Experience advanced wound care with Allevyn Life foam Dressings. 

Allevyn Life Dressings are a protective, multi-layered dressing consisting of hydro-cellular foam, hyper absorbent core and silicone adhesive. 

ALLEVYN TECHNOLOGY

Masking Layer

Allevyn Life dressings contain a masking layer to prevent visible strikethrough and enhance patient confidence. This layer also acts as a change indicator to reduce changes thereby optimising resources and reducing waste. ¹

Lock-away

The hydro-cellular foam core locks away exudate under pressure and absorbs common odours from the wound.²

Cushioning 

Allevyn Life Foam Dressings multi-layer designs provides cushioning against everyday trauma whereby pressure is dispersed across the dressing and away from the wound. This is especially important for wounds in highly mobile areas such as joints. ^3,4

Allevyn Life Foam Dressings come in a range of shapes and sizes to suit different wounds and areas of the body

Allevyn Life Quadrilobe

A versatile, wide border design that moulds to contours of the human body. Showerproof and highly absorbent. ^5,6

Allevyn Life Sacrum

Designed specifically to mould to the contours of the sacral area and the cleft. This dressing is also showerproof and overcomes problems such as tenting. 

Allevyn Life Heel 

Thanks to its unique design, Allevyn Life heel is the only dressing to mould to the malleolus without a secondary dressing. 

Key Features and Benefits

Exudate Management and Comfort

EXULOCK Lock-In Technology allows the patient to experience high levels of comfort by effectively managing exudate. 

Encourage Patient Self Care

Allevyn Life's change indicator feature empowers patients to take ownership of their wounds in a manageable way  by facilitating fewer dressing changes. 

Better manage budgets and resources

Allevyn Life Dressings can be worn twice as long as other dressings on the market, reducing the overall cost of dressings for your practice. 

Allevyn Life Dressings are indicated for use on:

• Shallow granulating wounds
• Chronic and acute exudative wounds
• Full and partial thickness wounds e.g. pressure ulcers, leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers
• Malignant wounds
• Surgical wounds
• First and second degree burns
• Donor sites
• Skin tears
• Fungating ulcers
• Infected wounds where the wound is treated according to local clinical protocol

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Allevyn Life Sacrum 21.6x21.6cm - Box/10

ALLEVYN Life Sacrum 17.2x17.5cm - Box/10

ALLEVYN Life 15.4x15.4cm - Box/10

ALLEVYN Life Foam Dressing 10.3x10.3cm - Box/10

ALLEVYN Life Foam Dressing 12.9x12.9cm - Box/10

ALLEVYN Life Foam Dressing 21x21cm - Box/10

ALLEVYN Life Heel - Box/5

Reference Materials and Videos

Allevyn Life Application Technique

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

• What kind of dressing is Allevyn Life?

  Allevyn Life dressings are a hydro cellular multi-layer dressing designed for low to moderately exuding wounds. 

• Is Allevyn Life a hydrocolloid dressing?

  Allevyn Life dressings are not hydrocolloid dressings, however they do combine the benefits of hydro cellular polyurethane foam and sodium polyacrylate to manage wounds of all exudate levels. 

• How do foam dressings work?

  Foam dressings work by absorbing exudate in a moist environment and providing a cushioning effect at the site of the wound. 

REFERENCES

1. Smith & Nephew data on file report DS/12/129/DOF Simulated wound model testing of ALLEVYN Life and Mepilex Border.

2. Smith & Nephew data on file report DS/12/130/DOF Simulated wound model testing of ALLEVYN Life and Mepilex Border.

3.Smith & Nephew data on file report DS/12/185/DOF Impact protection properties of ALLEVYN Life, Mepilex Border and Biatain Silicone^TM.

4. OR-DOF/024 - An open, prospective, randomised, volunteer trial to assess ALLEVYN Life. dressings in terms of volunteer’s perception of protection.

5. Smith & Nephew data on file report OR-DOF 020 An open, prospective, randomised, comparative volunteer trial to compare the performance of silicone adhesive dressings. Mepilex^TM Border.

6. Smith & Nephew data on file report OR-DOF 041 An open, prospective, comparative volunteer trial to assess the retention qualities of ALLEVYN Life and Biatain^TM Silicone.