Smith & Nephew's Advanced Wound Management division has launched two extensions to its Allevyn Ag range of dressings, designed to minimise the pain and wound trauma of dressing removal.

The new Allevyn Ag Gentle Border and Allevyn Ag Gentle combine the antimicrobial protection of silver with the gentleness of silicone and soft gel adhesives. They offer the key benefits of antimicrobial protection, minimal pain at dressing change and superior fluid management.

"The addition of these two new Allevyn Ag variants will undoubtedly add to the growing success of Allevyn and will enable us to maintain our position as the leading global brand within the foam dressings market," commented Roger Teasdale, President, Smith & Nephew Advanced Wound Management. "We will be the first company to offer an adhesive bordered silicone silver product which combines the benefits of silver and silicone gel technology." The new dressings, he said, "offer additional benefits and choice to our customers and will continue to improve the quality of life for patients living with a wound."

Following their recent US launch, the new dressings were described by clinician Paula Kotz of E.T. Consultant Services Inc. as "An innovative new dressing which provides antimicrobial protection, as well as the ability to remove and re-apply without disruption of the wound base, which is suitable for many types of wounds, especially skin tears."

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