Foam Dressings are made from Polyurethane, Polyvinyl alchol or Silicone.Foam dressings help maintain a moist wound healing environment and can also act a protective cushion for fragile skin. Foam dressings come either with or without an adhesive border and in a wide array of sizes and shapes.Additionally, some foam dressings also contain anti-microbials such as manuka honey, silver and iodine.They are generally easy to apply and remove.Depending on the level of exudate, foam dressings can remain in place for up to 7 days. Foam Dressings are suitable for use on exuding wounds.They are not advisable to use on dry wounds.
Urgoclean® is a soft adherent absorbent dressing indicated for use on sloughy wounds. It is suitable for use for all wounds locally infected or at risk of infection, acute or chronic in nature and traps in all the bacteria, and has haemostatic properties. It is also available as a rope dressing with a probe and with silver for use on infected wounds. This dressing is easy to apply and removable in a single piece. In contact with exudate, UrgoClean gel’s poly-absorbent polyacrylate fibres, swell and bind to the sloughy residue, absorbing and further, draining it to aid elimination. The gel helps to maintain a moist environment which assists in effective healing. Urgoclean dressing offers atraumatic and pain-free dressing changes.