Thin foam dressing
Mepilex Lite
Thin-design foam dressing for managing low-exuding acute and chronic wounds
Downloadable materials:
Mepilex Lite Product Sheet
Mepilex Lite Suggested Cutting guide
Mepilex Lite Instruction for use
Listen to Professor Amit Gefen:
Mepilex ® Lite foam dressing is designed to help you manage low-exuding acute and chronic wounds. The thin profile is soft and conformable 1 2 3, to make it easier to use for difficult-to-dress areas of the body. And you can easily cut it to size. 3 .
Mepilex Lite dressings have been shown to protect fragile skin from external forces, such as friction and pressure resulting from frequent use of medical devices 4 5 *.
This design includes Safetac ® – the original less-pain contact layer with silicone adhesion. We designed it to mould softly to skin without sticking to the moist wound 6 7– so you can remove it easily without damaging the skin 1 2 7 8 9 10 . That means less pain for your patients 3 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 . And it seals the wound margins to protect skin from damaging leakage and maceration 1 8 . Mepilex Lite is clinically proven to manage radiotherapy induced skin reactions 2 14 15 16 17 18 19 .
- May be used to prevent skin damage under medical devices 4
- Minimises pain during dressing changes 3 6 7 9 10 11 12 13
- Soft and conformable design, for ease of use 1 2 3
- Minimises the risk of maceration 2 14 - 19
- Can be easily cut to size, for versatility
- Can be used to manage radiotherapy-induced skin reactions 2 14 - 19
* Disclaimer: The prophylactic use of dressings in reducing the risk of medical device related pressure injuries is well reported, however their use under PPE in terms of maintenance of a seal and potential impact on viral transmission has not been tested by Mölnlycke or others to our knowledge.
'References'
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- Folestad A et al. An open non-randomised case study to evaluate a new soft silicone dressing, Mepilex Lite/EM®, for patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Poster presentation. SAWC, 2004.
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- Cohen LP, Ovadia-Blechman Z, Hoffer O, Gefen A. Dressings cut to shape alleviate facial tissue loads while using an oxygen mask. Int Wound J. 2019; 1-14
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- Herst PM, Bennett NC, Sutherland AE, Peszynski RI, Paterson DB, Jasperse ML. Prophylactic use of Mepitel Film prevents radiation-induced moist desquamation in an intra-patient randomised controlled clinical trial of 78 breast cancer patients. Radiother Oncol. 2014;110(1):137-43.
- Zhong WH, Tang QF, Hu LY, Feng HX. Mepilex Lite dressings for managing acute radiation dermatitis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: a systematic controlled clinical trial. Medical Oncology (Northwood, London, England). 2013;30(4):761.
- Poonam P. The Effect of Mepilex Lite Dressings on Acute Radiation-Induced Skin Reactions in Women Receiving Post-Mastectomy Chest wall Irradiation (Thesis, Bachelor of Radiation Therapy with Honours). University of Otago. 2013.
- Diggelmann KV, Zytkovicz AE, Tuaine JM, Bennett NC, Kelly LE, Herst PM. Mepilex Lite dressings for the management of radiation-induced erythema: a systematic inpatient controlled clinical trial. British Journal of Radiology. 2010;83(995):971-8.
- Paterson DB, Poonam, P., Bennett, NC, Peszynski, RI, Van Beekhuizen, MJ, Jasperse, M, Herst, PM. Randomized intra-patient controlled trial of Mepilex Lite dressings versus aqueous cream in managing radiation-induced skin reactions post-mastectomy. Journal of Cancer Science and Therapy. 2012;4 (11):347-56.
- Sharp L et al. An open non-randomised case study to evaluate a new soft silicone dressing, Mepilex Lite/EM®, for patients with radiation skin reactions Poster presentation. SAWC, 2004.