ALLEVYN Life Sacrum has a unique tail designed specifically for wounds in the sacral area and fits around the cleft, to help overcome common problems such as the dressing tenting. The dressing has been designed following observational ethnographic research with patients and clinicians who have experience of sacral wounds.

ALLEVYN Life dressing is a multi-layered design incorporating hydrocellular foam, hyper-absorber lock away core and masking layer which has been designed for people and their everyday life through:

• Unique quadrilobe shape with a wide border designed to fit the contours of the human body more securely and allows patients to shower
• The protective masking layer minimises the visual impact of strikethrough4(in-vitro), providing the patient with confidence that their dressing may not attract the negative attention of others
• Excellent fluid locking under pressure5 (in-vitro)
• Provides the patient with peace of mind leakage prevention (in-vitro)
• Common wound odour absorption when tested (in-vitro) on representative compounds
• ALLEVYN Life’s multi-layered design provides cushioning and helps to spread pressure (in-vitro)
• Silicone wound contact layer offers minimal pain and discomfort on removal while allowing the dressing to be repositoned
• Change indicator optimises dressing change frequency10 and minimises wastage