A device for facilitating application of a plastic film (1) to skin, said plastic film being a component in a wound dressing or other medical article, comprising a stiffening layer (2) removably attached to one side of said film. Two grip handles (6,7) are arranged on the stiffening layer (2), which is divided in two regions (21,22), arranged on opposite side of a fictitious line crossing over the film. A first one (6) of said grip handles (6,7) is fastened on one (21) of said regions (21,22) of the stiffening layer in at least parts (61,62) of an elongated area and the rest of said grip handle is free and extends from said elongated area over said one region (21) of the stiffening layer with its centre line (67) in a first direction towards one end of the film. The other grip handle (7) is arranged in the same way on the other (22) of said regions of the stiffening layer and extends in an opposite direction to the first grip handle.
