Hydrocolloid Self Adhesive Dressing Management Latex Free Reviews Summary

Healing and Pain Management

Pros:

• "Duoderm thin promotes healing through a hydrocolloidal dressing by keeping the wound moist."
• "They seem to ease the pain of the wound, and will stay on in a shower."
• "These minimize scarring and pain for both uses and seems to speed up healing."
• "It helps the wound heal fast, with saline wash and sterile swabs."
• "It stuck directly onto the wound, which is a little strange at first, but it took most of the pain away and I was able to continue with normal activities."
• "The wounds that I put it on healed about twice as fast as the others."
• "Applied one of these and left it for 5 days and was just pink skin."

Cons:

• "It's too thin for use on the underside of a big toe."
• "It will peel off slowly with all the moisture, and infection might set in."
• "Used a tiny piece on my forehead and it gave me premature wrinkles."
• "The skin under became so moist, it didn’t look healed at all."
• "It’s almost like it was stored in the heat. It will not separate from the backing without losing a portion."
• "This product made my skin break out."
• "Bought this to cover small cuts on elbows from autoimmune disease, fragile skin. I removed pad and it tore my skin."

Adhesion and Flexibility

Pros:

• "These Convatec Duoderm Cgf Extra Thin Sterile hydrocolloid dressings are flexible enough to conform to the area of the wound and are very adhesive."
• "Each 4x4 sheet can be trimmed to fit any area."
• "They really stick nicely and are like skin, where skin is missing."
• "These dressings can be cut to size to fit your wound."
• "The whole bandage is sticky, so you can cut it to the right size."
• "Very flexible with good adhesion but easy to pull off."
• "Besides you can cut as much or as little as you like."

Cons:

• "Even after proper preparation of the skin (clean, dry, wiped down with alcohol, dry) to which it it is being applied, I was lucky if it would stay stuck through the day."
• "They are very thin and do not offer any protection against rubbing or friction."
• "This group did not adhere as well. They came off every day compared to the others I ordered which stayed for days!"
• "I didn’t find these to be sticky enough. Even upon application."
• "The extra thin feels like a second skin."
• "It feels a little too sticky and has to be changed every day."
• "The product I received is thicker & has a pebbled texture which catches on clothing & causes me to itch even more."

Cost and Value

Pros:

• "Purchasing DuoDerm boxes at this price is far cheaper (when cutting up bandages as needed and by proper size) than the expensive hydrocolloid bandages marketed toward acne use at drugstores."
• "This is a fantastic price for DuoDerm. Normally running $6-7.00 per sheet locally, I bought a box of 10 for only $20.00."
• "This product is quite popular in my home country and I'm surprised that it's two times cheaper in amazon."
• "They're pricy compared to gauze / bandaids but well worth the cost."
• "Great price for a really great product."
• "I found them on Amazon for a whole lot less and they are the same quality."
• "Great stuff at a great price."

Cons:

• "VERY EXPENSIVE."
• "Even though insurance paid a good portion of it, the cost was $157.00."
• "They are very expensive and someone has removed 5 out of the box."
• "The price is the only downside of this."
• "When I checked Amazon to see if I could buy more I was shocked by the prices."
• "This high end sterile bandage has to stay sterile but it came in squished both ends pop opened packaged in just thin plastic bag."
• "These bandages were expensive but well worth the cost given the alternative excruciating pain of leaving the wound open or removing gauze from an ulcerated wound."