Mepilex Border Flex (Oval)
Nurse and Patient Preferred Brand
The unique and proprietary Safetac® adhesive makes sure that your dressing can be changed without damaging your wound or skin around it, this makes dressing change as pain free as possible.
Special Flex-cuts are designed for a body in motion. Mepilex® Border Flex (Oval) is designed for medium to highly draining wounds.
Available Sizes:
3.1in x 4in
Clinically proven to hurt less.
Advanced technology creates a faster healing environment
- Repositionable
- Breathable dressing
- Showerproof
- Ideal for medium to highly draining wounds – try Mepilex® Border Lite for less draining wounds
- Ideal for sensitive skin
- No additional fixation is needed for this dressing
- Can be worn for several days
- Protective, water resistant barrier keeps out dirt, bacteria and viruses †
- Can be used as part of a preventive therapy to help prevent skin damage such as pressure ulcers
† Microbes larger than 25 nm
- Clean the wound.
- Dry the surrounding skin thoroughly.
- Gels or ointments can be placed on the wound as desired, but the surrounding skin should be clean and dry and free of any ointment, lotion, etc, because Safetac® sticks best to clean, dry skin.
- Remove the release film.
- Apply the sticky side to the wound, with at least a ½ inch overlap of the wound pad to the surrounding skin all the way around the wound. Change the dressing when it begins to leak or when fully saturated with drainage.
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