Abstract: A film dressing includes a plastic film (2), which is coated on one side with a skin-friendly adhesive (3), a backing layer (5), which is detachably affixed to the plastic film on the opposite side to the adhesive-coated side, and a protective layer (4) detachably affixed to the adhesive coating. The backing layer (5) includes at least one grip tab (7, 8), which protrudes from an edge of the dressing beyond the outline of the plastic film, and a break line (11, 12) extends from the outer edge of each grip tab (7, 8) towards a central part (6) of the backing layer, dividing the grip tab into two parts.