Finding the right skin barrier for you
Since peristomal skin health can be compromised when stoma
output is allowed to come into contact with the skin, making sure
your pouching system fits is key. Skin barriers provide the
necessary wall between your skin and stoma output that may irritate
your skin and lead to complications1.
To ensure the best fit between the skin barrier and stoma, make
sure you monitor changes in your stoma's size and shape. As your
stoma changes, you may need to adjust the size of your skin barrier
and pouching system, or switch to a new system or skin barrier.
Remember, a well-fitting skin barrier can be your best defense
against skin complications.
TRADITIONAL TWO-PIECE AND ADHESIVE COUPLING TECHNOLOGY™
TWO-PIECE SKIN BARRIER OPTIONS
Stomahesive®
Skin Barriers for standard wear (with a special combination of
hydrocolloid and adhesive ingredients) allow for:
- Reliable peristomal skin protection
- Dependable, consistent adhesion
- Comfort on skin during wear and gentle to skin upon
removal
Suggested for people with a colostomy,
whose stool is formed.
Durahesive
® Skin Barriers for extended wear (designed for a
stronger bond to skin as compared with standard wear skin barriers)
are:
- Highly durable and resistant to liquid output
- Designed to "turtleneck" to help prevent leaks and provide
added skin protection
- More flexible than standard barriers
Suggested for people with a urostomy or
an ileostomy, whose stoma output is liquid to semi-liquid or
high-output. Also suggested for people with a colostomy when stoma
output is more of a liquid.
ONE-PIECE ADHESIVE OPTIONS
ConvaTec one-piece systems feature modified versions of our Stomahesive
® and Durahesive®
technologies that are:
- Thinner and more flexible than the skin barrier in a two-piece
system
- Designed for more frequent pouching system changes-with less
risk of harming the peristomal skin upon removal
TRADITIONAL TWO-PIECE AND ACT TWO-PIECE SYSTEMS
| Technology |
Barrier type |
Stoma opening type |
Other options/features |
Available on |
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Stomahesive®
technology for standard wear.
|
|
- Pre-cut
- Cut-to-fit
- Mouldable
|
- With flexible fabric collar
- Without collar-full hydrocolloid
|
|
| |
|
Durahesive
® technology for extended wear
|
|
- Pre-cut
- Cut-to-fit
- Mouldable
|
- With flexible fabric collar
- Without collar-full hydrocolloid
|
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aAvailable only on Natura ®
systems
ONE-PIECE SYSTEMS
References [+]
- Rolstad BS, Erwin-Toth
PL. Peristomal skin complications: prevention and management.
Ostomy Wound Management. Available at: http://www.o-wm.com.
Accessed January 2, 2007.
