Description
Siltape is made from soft silicone which is gentle on the skin, particularly useful in patients with very thin, friable skin which is vulnerable to damage. Silicone does not cell strip in the same way that other adhesives may damage tissue.
Siltape is delivered on a handy roll with perforations for ease of use, no scissors are required.
Features:
Atraumatic soft silicone, reduced pain on change, adjustment or removal
Soft and conformable
Adheres only to dry skin not to a moist wound
Easily adjustable with no loss of adherence
Indications:
Hold dressings in place
Taping down eyelids (in theatre)
Securing IV lines
Over small incision sites
Under oxygen masks on bridges of noses
Securing fistula needles
Protection from pressure damage or sores from tubing