Allevyn Gentle Border Sacrum Foam Dressing

• Minimal trauma to the sacral area
• Excellent flexibility and conformable dressing
• Bacterial and waterproof barrier
• Optimal fluid management

• Wider border to help secure the dressing to the sacral area
• A tail at the end of the dressing to aid with conformability
• 3 perforated slits to help with placement around the cleft
• Silicone wound contact layer can be lifted and repositioned without losing its adherent properties
• Excellent conformability helping to ensure patient comfort
• A soft silicone gel adhesive which minimises trauma and pain during dressing change which is ideal for patients with fragile skin
• Shower-proof dressing allowing patients to shower with the dressing in place
• Top film is an effective bacterial barrier that help to minimise the risk of infection from external contaminants
• Easy to apply and remove and can be lifted and repositioned without losing its adherent properties
• Contributes to a pressure relieving protocol when used in conjunction with pressure relieving devices
• Triple layer technology that effectively manages exudate helping to ensure that the wound is kept at optimum moisture levels to support moist wound healing
• Consists of a highly absorbent hydrocellular foam pad held between a perforated wound contact layer which is coated with a soft silicone gel adhesive and a highly permeable outer top film
• The shape of the sacrum can often mean it is hard to dress
• The design means it can be anchored securely in place on this area
• Achieves its benefits of easy application and removal and the ability to repositioning through an adhesive technology based on a soft silicone gel
• This foam dressing Lowers risk of maceration, extensive wear time and retention, resistant to leakage
• Provides a bacterial barrier that reduce the risk of infection
• Easily molds to body contours and hard to dress areas
• Allevyn dressing adheres gently to surrounding skin
• Unique design with a dressing tail to aid dressing conformability and fit to the sacral area
• On application, the silicone gel adhesive on dressings flows into the crevices of the skin, allowing more points of contact to stay in place
• On removal, the silicone gel adhesive stretches and flows out of the crevices of the skin, minimizing the risk of trauma to the wound and pain to the patient