Smith & Nephew Allevyn Life Dressing 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 strikethrough (in-vitro), providing the patient with confidence that their dressing may not attract the negative attention of others Excellent fluid locking under pressure (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 repositioned Change indicator optimises dressing change frequency and minimises wastage.