Smith et Nephew CICA-CARE Silicone gel sheeting 150x120x3,5mm

• Cica-Care is a self-adhesive plate of silicone gel that has proven effective in more than 90% of patients in whom there was an improvement of red scars, hyperpigmentation or blistering. More than one million people worldwide have been treated with Cica-Care.
• Cica-Care is durable, comfortable and reusable. This is the appropriate treatment for everyday use and continues. It can be used from 18 months. Cica-Care can even be used on scars aged nearly 15 years.
• With treatment for 2 to 4 months, you can treat and permanently improve the appearance of scars you thought definitive.

Description

Cica-Care * Self-adhesive plate of silicone gel, is a simple and effective treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids, old or recent.

Cica-Care * has all the proven benefits of silicone sheets for scar adding an improved adhesion and resistance.

Features

• Plate adherent silicone gel
• Washable, reusable
• Cuttable, easy to use

Benefits

• Improving the appearance of scars
  Clinical studies have shown that Cica-Care * is effective in 90% of cases of hypertrophic scars and keloids: smooths, softens and reduces recent scarring and old.
• Usability
  The plate Cica-Care * is soft, comfortable, easy to install. It can be cut to fit the size of the scar. Durable and reusable, it can be used day and night, the treatment protocol is simple and painless and therefore well accepted by patients.
• Integrity extended
  The addition of a silicone membrane to the gel plate gives superior strength to those of ordinary silicon plates.
• Conformable
  The dressing Cica-Care * is a sheet of silicone gel very flexible, thanks to its grip, Cica-Care * can be used on all parts of the body including the ear lobes or the sternum.
• Reusable
  The plate Cica-Care * is reusable and easy to clean. It must be changed when the cleaning is difficult, or after 14-28 days of average use.
• Cost-effectiveness
  As the lifespan of each piece of Cica-Care * is 28 days, the regimen is a cost-effective.
  The daily treatment cost for four months to process a scar 4 cm long and 1cm wide is 0.30 at 0, 46 euro only if a single plate of 0.61 to 0.91 euro if 2 plates are required.

Use

Cica-Care * is indicated for:

• Improve the appearance of hypertrophic scars and keloids (red and swollen), old or recent.
• Prevent their occurrence in sutured wounds.

1. Step 1:
   Wash hands before and after use.
   Gently clean the wound and the skin on the edge with water and a mild soap and rinse with warm water. Dry the wound and surrounding skin.
   Remove the gel plate blister.
2. Step 2:
   Cut the gel plate to fit the scar (use multiple sheets if necessary), keeping a slight overhang on the periphery.
   Remove the protective paper printed.
3. Step 3:
   Place the gel plate, adhesive side on the scar, without stretching. If necessary, use tape to keep light Cica-Care * in place.
   During the first two days, keep Cica-Care * 4 hours per day.
   The next two days, eight hours a day.
   Continue increasing the exposure time of two hours per day to a minimum of 12 hours per day. If possible, keep the plate Cica-Care * 24 hours per day.
4. Step 4:
   Wash the gel plate Cica-Care * 2 times per day with a mild soap or cleanser Cica-Care * and rinse thoroughly with warm water, dry, then reapply Cica-Care * scar on the cleaned.
5. Step 5:
   The piece of Cica-Care * used must be replaced when it begins to wear out or it becomes difficult to clean. This usually occurs after 14-28 days of use (lifetime varies according to the conditions of use of the plate).
   The average duration of treatment is 2 to 4 months and the first results are visible after a few weeks.

Precautions

The dressing is Cica-Care * cons-indicated in patients with skin diseases reaching the integrity of the skin areas covered. Do not use on open wounds or infected. Do not use on skin acne.
Carefully follow the instructions.
Various clinical studies have revealed that less than 4% of patients with silicone gel plate showed a rash through the base silicon. This has been traced to the lack or absence of hygiene, or a plate too compressed. In the presence of a rash, it is best not to ask the plaque 12 hours per day. In case of persistence of the rash, stop applying the product.
The instructions, advice and technical information available to users only relate to the prevention and treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids. On surgical incisions, do not use Cica-Care * before suture removal.