ALLEVYN Gentle Border Wound dressing delivers fluid management via the unique triple-action technology which absorbs, retains and transpires the optimal balance of fluid. This optimises the moist wound environment and helps to promote healing. It comprised of a highly breathable polyurethane top film, a hydrocellular foam layer and a perforated wound contract layer coated with a silicone gel adhesive. It has a unique design with three slits in the film at the bottom of the dressing to aid placement of the dressing in the cleft and aid dressing conformability in this awkward area of the body.

• Top film provides bacterial and waterproof barrier.
• Wider border to help secure the dressing to the sacral area.
• A tail at the end of the dressing to aid with conformability.
• Shower-proof dressing allowing patients to shower with the dressing in place.
• Easy to apply and remove- can be lifted and repositioned without losing its adherent properties.
• Benefits: Lowers risk of maceration, extensive wear time and retention, resistant to leakage, may help reduce risk of infection, easily molds to body contours and hard to dress areas, minimal trauma to the sacral area, excellent flexibility and conformable dressing.
• Indications: For chronic and acute low exuding wounds, full and partial thickness wounds, skin tears, pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, leg ulcers, fungating wounds, infected wounds, malignant wounds, surgical wounds, donor sites, first and second degree burns.
• Precautions: Do not use with oxidizing agents such as hypochlorite solutions or hydrogen peroxide, as these can break down the absorbent polyurethane component of the dressing, if reddening or sensitization occurs discontinue use.
• Disposable.