ALLEVYN™ Gentle Border Foam Dressings (loose)

ALLEVYN™ Gentle Border is a sterile, absorbent silicone foam dressing with an adhesive border, designed for the management of exuding acute and chronic wounds. Its gentle silicone adhesive helps minimise pain and trauma during dressing changes, making it particularly suitable for fragile or sensitive skin.

Key features:

• Highly absorbent hydrocellular foam core
• Effectively manages wound exudate
• Maintains a moist wound-healing environment
• Gentle silicone adhesive border
• Helps minimise pain and trauma during removal
• Suitable for fragile and sensitive skin
• Soft, flexible and conformable
• Multi-way stretch helps adapt to difficult body contours
• Breathable and showerproof outer film
• Provides a bacterial barrier while intact
• Can be repositioned during application
• Can be cut to fit awkward areas where clinically appropriate
• Can remain in place for up to 7 days
• Sterile and single use

Suitable for:

• Pressure ulcers
• Leg ulcers
• Diabetic foot ulcers
• Surgical wounds
• Skin tears
• Donor sites
• First and second-degree burns
• Other exuding acute and chronic wounds

Available sizes – Box of 10:

• 7.5 × 7.5cm
• 10 × 10cm
• 12.5 × 12.5cm
• 17.5 × 17.5cm
• 10 × 20cm
• 10 × 25cm
• 10 × 30cm

Specialist Heel, Multisite and Sacrum formats are also available.

Product details:

• Product type: Bordered silicone foam dressing
• Wound contact: Gentle silicone adhesive
• Maximum wear time: Up to 7 days
• Showerproof: Yes
• Sterility: Sterile
• Manufacturer: Smith+Nephew

Apply to a clean wound with dry surrounding skin, ensuring the absorbent pad covers the wound and the adhesive border is securely positioned.

Always follow the instructions supplied with the dressing and advice from an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.