The Allevyn Gentle Dressings are the simplest and the easiest way to minimize trauma and pain while the change of dressings. Best suited in fragile and delicate areas of the body, they are available in different varieties at Wound-care.co.uk
What are Allevyn Gent provide gentle adhesion every time you apply dressings on delicate areas of the body. These come handy during application under compression bandaging. At Woundcare, we have 3 different types of Allevyn dressings.
These are as follows:
1. Allevyn Gentle Dressings- Having soft gel adhesion, these are ideal for healing wounds on the fragile skin.
2. Allevyn Gentle Border Dressings- These are hydrocellular dressings that have a perforated soft silicone adhesive wound contact layer and permeable waterproof outer film.
3. Allevyn Gentle Border Lite Dressings- Ideal for light to moderately exuding wounds, these showerproof dressings comes in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Benefits of Allevyn Gentle Dressings
1) Easily conforms to the curves and other awkward areas and are extremely soft and comfortable
2) Triple action technology helps maintain a moist wound healing environment and provides optimal fluid handling
3) Minimizes the risk of maceration to the wound and peri-wound as it has a breathable top film
4) Easy to apply and remove and is suitable for use under compression bandaging
5) Effective barrier preventing dressings that are gentle on the skin and are ideal for use on patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Where to use Allevyn Gentle Dressings?
1) Use on infected, malignant, surgical wounds
2) Can also be applied to chronic and acute exudative wounds
3) Ideal to use on pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, and diabetic foot ulcers
4) Allevyn gentle dressings are gentle on skin tears, fungating ulcers, donor sites etc.
5) These can be applied to first and second-degree burns along with shallow and granulating wounds
Where not to use Allevyn Gentle Dressings?
1 Not to be used with oxidizing agents such as hypochlorite solutions (e.g. EUSOL) or hydrogen peroxide as these can break down the absorbent polyurethane component of the dressing Precautions to be taken before using Allevyn Gentle Dressings.
2 In as of reddening or sensitization, one should discontinue the use of these dressings
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