ALLEVYN Thin is a sterile wound dressing made of polyurethane matrix and a polyurethane top-film.
Features:
- Self-adhesive
- Flexible and highly conformable
- Maintains a moist wound environment
- Waterproof
- Helps prevent bacterial contamination
- Permeable to oxygen and water vapor
- Does not adhere to the wound
- Sticks well to dry, intact skin
- Semi-transparent film
Benefits:
- No need for a secondary dressing
- Easily shaped to fit awkward areas
- May help reduce the risk of secondary infection. The patient is able to bathe and shower.
- Helps to minimise the risk of maceration
- Monitoring of the wound is possible
Precautions:
Do not use any ALLEVYN product with oxidising agents such as hypochlorite solutions or hydrogen peroxide solutions.
Contraindications:
Do not use on wounds with exposed muscle, bone or tendon, or where a risk of drying out exists, or where the surrounding skin is damaged or sensitive.
Options:
5 x 6cm (10)
10 x 10cm (5)