A dressing for covering a wound. The dressing including: a first component having a first shape a second component releasably attached to a first surface of the first component to maintain the first component in a second shape different from the first shape and an adhesive disposed on a surface of the first component different from the first surface for attaching the first component to the wound such that the second component can be released from the first component to allow the first component to take the first shape to apply a pressure to portions of the skin surrounding the wound to close the wound wherein the second component is a mechanical device.
