Smith & Nephew Allevyn Gentle Border Lite Dressing - All Sizes

Allevyn Gentle Border Lite is designed for individuals who have sensitive or fragile skin with slightly to moderately exuding wounds. Allevyn Gentle Border Lite is a combination of a comfortable and conformable thinner foam and a gentle silicone adhesive minimizing your pain on removal. This dressing is used on low to moderately exuding wounds including shallow, granulating wounds, chronic and acute exudative wounds, fully and partially thick wounds such as pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers, malignant wounds, surgical wounds, first and second degree burns, donor sites, skin tears, fungating ulcers, oncological wounds and epidermolysis bullosa wounds. Benefits & Features

• Allevyn triple-action technology provides a moist wound healing as it maintains the optimal balance in fluid
• The 2mm foam core provides great flexibility and makes the dressing fit to even the awkward areas of your body ensuring your comfortability
• Allevyn Gentle Border Lite is showerproof and allows you to shower with the dressing in place
• It is easy to apply and to remove. You can lift or reposition the dressing and it will not lose adhesion
• This dressing is appropriate for patients with fragile skin
• Allevyn Gentle Border Lite acts as a barrier to bacterial contaminations and lowers the risk of external infections
• It can remain in place for up tp 7 days
• Available in a variety of shapes and sizes

Instructions For Use

1. Cleanse the wound according to normal procedures.
2. Choose the suitable dressing size for you. You can cut Allevyn Gentle Border Lite Dressing in order to dress awkward areas such as heels or elbows. Remember to use a clean technique to cut the dressing.
3. Clean the surrounding skin, remove excess moisture and clip excess hair in order to prepare your wound.
4. Remove one of Allevyn Gentle Border Lite’s protector films and anchor its adhesive side to the skin.
5.  Remove the remaining protector film and smooth the dressing over the wound ensuring no creases are left. Remember to adhere the dressing to the whole surface of the wound. 
6. If the dressing has been cut ensure any exposed foam areas are covered with an appropriate film dressing taking care not to cover the entire dressing.
7. To remove the dressing, lift one corner of it  and slowly peel back until it is completely removed.

Note: You should inspect Allevyn Gentle Border Lite Dressing based on local clinical protocol at the early stages of wound treatment. If the dressing is used on an infected wound, you should treat it as per local clinical protocol. Allevyn Gentle Border Lite can remain in place for up to 7 days depending on the surrounding skin, the wound condition or until exudate is visible and approaches 0.5cm from the dressing pad edge. If the dressing is used on sacral areas, it can remain in place for up to 5 days. However, these areas must be monitored frequently as per local clinical protocols due to their increased potential for contamination and infection. Remember no to use Allevyn Gentle Border Lite with oxidizing agents including hypochlorite solutions or hydrogen peroxide, because these can break down the dressing’s absorbent polyurethane component. Discontinue use if reddening or sensitization occurs.

ALLEVYN™ Gentle Border Lite delivers fluid management via the triple-action technology which
absorbs, retains and transpires the optimal balance of fluid.This optimises the moist wound
environment and helps to promote healing. ALLEVYN Gentle Border lite has a thinner foam core
but still provides all the benefits of ALLEVYN Gentle Border:

• Conformable – ensuring a more comfortable experience for patients
• Optimal retention properties during wear due to the combination of the triple-action technology and the silicone gel adhesive6
• Ability to mould to the contours of awkward body areas
• Easy to apply – can be lifted and repositioned without losing its adherent properties
• Shower-proof dressing to enhance patient quality of life
• Silicone wound contact layer which helps to minimise pain on removal – ideal for patients with fragile skin
• Top film is an effective bacterial barrier – helping to minimise the risk of infection from external contaminants

Indications

ALLEVYN Gentle Border Lite is indicated for low to moderately exuding shallow, granulating wounds, chronic and acute exudative wounds, full and partial thickness wounds such as pressure injuries,diabetic foot ulcers, leg ulcers, fungating ulcers, malignant wounds, surgical wounds, donor sites, skin tears and superficial and mid dermal burns.

Frequency of change

During the early stages of wound management ALLEVYN Gentle Border Lite should be inspected according to local clinical protocol. Where the product is used on infected wounds the infection should be inspected and treated as per local clinical protocol. Dressings can be left in place for up to 7 days, except the sacral area where dressings can be left in place for up to 5 days, depending on the condition of the wound and the surrounding skin or until exudate is visible and approaches to within 0.5cm of the edge of the dressing pad, whichever is sooner. The decision of when to change should be dependent upon clinical assessment and local protocols should also be taken into consideration.

Application

Cleanse the wound in accordance with normal procedures. Select appropriate dressing size. ALLEVYN Gentle Border Lite can be cut to dress awkward areas. Always use aseptic technique when cutting the dressing. Prepare and clean the skin surrounding the wound area and remove excess moisture. Any excess hair should be clipped to ensure close approximation to the wound. Remove one of the protector films and anchor the adhesive side of the dressing to the skin. Remove the remaining protector film and smooth the dressing over the remainder of the wound without stretching, ensuring there are no creases. The pad area of the dressing must be adhered across the entire surface of the wound. The dressing can be lifted and repositioned without losing its adherent properties. If the dressing has been cut ensure any exposed foam areas are covered with an appropriate film dressing taking care not to cover the entire dressing.

Removal

To remove ALLEVYN Gentle Border Lite, lift one corner of the dressing and slowly peel back until completely removed from the wound.

Precautions

Do not use ALLEVYN Gentle Border Lite with oxidising agents such as hypochlorite solutions (e.g. EUSOL) or hydrogen peroxide, as these can break down the absorbent polyurethane component of the dressing. If reddening or sensitisation occurs discontinue use. ALLEVYN Gentle Border Lite is a single use product.