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.