I use butterfly strips and/or suture tape and have been patching myself up with them for many years with great success. It has saved me many a trip to the hospital for stitches. I however stop my bleeding with direct pressure and elevation ahead of time and also thoroughly clean the wound. At that point the butterfly sutures or suture tape is really just serving two purposes. 1) To minimize scarring and 2) to keep the wound from reopening once I close it.