AQUACEL® Extra™

AQUACEL® Dressings

Reach for the right dressing for all the right reasons.

AQUACEL Extra Layers

Help manage chronic wounds by keeping exudate in check, fighting infection and defending against pain with the AQUACEL® Family of dressing - powered by  Hydrofiber® Technology.

Protect your patients with AQUACEL Extra®*

  • Protect the wound bed2
  • Lower risk of peri-wound maceration3
  • Reduce wound pain and pain during dressing changes2,4,5
  • Maintain a moist wound environment6
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With over 20 years of innovation ConvaTec's Hydrofiber® Technology gives AQUACEL® dressings powerful capabilities.

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Resources: Watch the enhanced absorbency & strength of AQUACEL® Extra™ dressings in action

 AQUACEL® Extra™ and Ag Extra™
Absorbancy Demo
Strength Demo vs. Durafiber

*As demonstrated in vitro

  1. Queen D. Understanding Hydrofiber Technology. Wounds Int. 2010;1(5):29-32.
  2. Kogan L, Moldavsky M, Szvalb S, Govrin-Yehudain J. Comparative study of AQUACEL and Silverol treatment in burns. Ann Burns Fire Disasters. 2004;17(4):201-207.
  3. World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS). Principles of best practice:wound exudate and the role of dressings. A consensus document. London: MEP Ltd; 2007.
  4. Caruso DM, Foster KN, Hermans MHE, Rick C. AQUACEL Ag in the management of partial-thickness burns: results of a clinical trial. J Burn Care Rehabil. 2004;25(1):89-97.
  5. Jurczak F, Dugré T, Johnstone A, Offori T, Vujovic Z, Hollander D; and AQUACEL Ag Surgical/Trauma Wound Study Group. Randomised clinical trial of Hydrofiber dressing with silver versus povidone-iodine gauze in the management of open surgical and traumatic wounds. Int Wound J. 2007;4(1):66-76.
  6. Queen D, Walker M, Parsons D, Rondas A. AQUACEL Ag dressings made easy. Wounds Int. 2011;2(2):1-6.

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