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Feel the Smith & Nephew quality

TerryWhite Chemmart Content Manager

TerryWhite Chemmart Content Manager

11 Dec 2024

For cuts, grazes and stitches, choose the comfortable, waterproof, bacteria-proof dressing that sticks and stays for up to 7 days!

OPSITE Post-Op is Australia and New Zealand’s number 1 selling waterproof dressing1. OPSITE Post-Op’s REACTIC Top Film is breathableand allows excess moisture to pass through the film dressing to help maintain moist wound healing environment2.

Did you know that each dressing change can disturb and delay healing? Smith & Nephew’s REACTIC technology also means each OPSITE Post-Op dressing can last up to 7 days, providing value and can allow the wound to heal for longer while remaining protected from bacteria3, viruses4 and dirt.

OPSITE Post-Op has a low allergy adhesive that helps to minimise skin irritation5 – that is sensitive to the skin’s needs while still being able to stay on for up to 7 days. OPSITE Post-Op is also so easy to apply and remove6, 7. A dressing that is comfortable, flexible and moves with your skin. 

Life is full of accidents. Make sure you take the best care of yourself and your family with quality advanced wound care that is evidence based to help you heal faster. Smith & Nephew have been delivering quality wound care in the hospitals to your home for over 150 years.

So feel the Smith & Nephew quality for yourself.

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References:
1.  IMS Scan Data May 2024 Water Protective Adhesive Dressings Category – Internal Report.
2. Smith+Nephew 2009. OPSITE POST-OP Dressing Physical Properties. Internal Report. DS/08/149/R3.
3. Smith+Nephew 2018. OPSITE POST-OP Film Bacterial Barrier Justification. Internal Report. RD/18/042
4. Perfectus Biomed 2020. Standard Test Method for Resistance of Materials Used in Protective Clothing to Penetration by Blood-Borne Pathogens Using PhiX174 Bacteriophage Penetration as a Test System. Internal Report MB1004-PBM-20-01.
5. Smith+Nephew 2018. Low allergy adhesive claims support for OPSITE POST-OP. Internal Report. PSS305.
6. Jester R, Russell L, Fell S, Williams S, Prest C. A one hospital study of the effect of wound dressings and other related factors on skin
7. Leal A, Kirby P. Blister formation on primary wound closure sites: A comparison of two dressings. Wounds UK. 2008;4:31-37.