Foam Dressings - Mepilex, Allevyn, Silicone, Bordered

Foam wound dressings for moderate to heavy exudate management - silicone-backed and bordered foam dressings from Molnlycke (Mepilex line), Smith & Nephew (Allevyn line), Medline (Optifoam), Hartmann USA and Performance Health. Available in standard squares from 2x2 through 8x8, anatomical heel and sacrum configurations, and large transfer formats up to 8x20. Self-adherent and adhesive-bordered options with Safetac silicone technology for atraumatic dressing changes. Sterile, ships within 24 hours. Wholesale case pricing.

Molnlycke # 282455 Border Foam Sacrum Dressing, 8.7 x 9.8 (22 x 25cm), Self-Adherent Soft Silicone, 10/bx, 4bx/cs Ships within 24 Hours $ 589.00	Smith & Nephew # 66007637 Foam Dressing, 4" x 4", 10/pkg, 7 pkg/cs Special Order/Non-Stock $ 298.00	Molnlycke # 294090 Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 4" x 5", 5/bx, 10 bx/cs Ships within 24 Hours $ 398.00	Molnlycke # 294199 DRESSING, FOAM, MEPILEX, 4''X4'', SELF-ADH, 70/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 369.00
Molnlycke # 294299 Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 4" x 8", 5/bx, 9 bx/cs Ships within 2-4 Days $ 447.50	Molnlycke # 294499 Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 8" x 8", 5/bx, 4 bx/cs Ships within 24 Hours $ 298.00	Molnlycke # 294599 Silicone Soft Transfer Foam Dressing, 8" x 20", 4/bx, 6 bx/cs Special Order/Non-Stock $ 549.00	Smith & Nephew # 66800276 Dressing, 3" x 3", Gel Adhesive Hydrocellular Foam with Border, 10/bx, 4 bx/cs (248 cs/plt) Ships within 24 Hours $ 169.00
Smith & Nephew # 66800279 DRESSING, FOAM, ALLEVYN, BORDER, 5''X5'', 40 EA/CS, 4 BX/CS, 1 CS/PK Ships within 24 Hours $ 229.50	Smith & Nephew # 66801067 Foam Dressing, Small, 10.3cm x 10.3cm, 10/bx, 10 bx/cs (56 cs/plt) Ships within 24 Hours $ 458.00	Molnlycke # 581200 Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 3" x 3", 5/bx, 14 bx/cs Ships within 24 Hours $ 249.00	Molnlycke # 581300 Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 4" x 4", 5/bx, 10 bx/cs Ships within 24 Hours $ 219.00
Molnlycke # 595200 Foam Dressing, 3" x 3" (7.5 x 7.5cm) Flexible, Self-Adherent, Absorbent, Bordered, Safetac Technology, 5/bx, 10 bx/cs Ships within 24 Hours $ 198.00	Molnlycke # 595300 Foam Dressing, 4" x 4" (10 x 10cm) Flexible, Self-Adherent, Absorbent, Bordered, Safetac Technology, 5/bx, 10 bx/cs Ships within 24 Hours $ 256.00	3M # 90619 Dressing Heel Adhesive 3''x3'' Foam 20/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 234.88	Advancis Medical # CR4202 DRESSING, BRDR, LITEADVZRB HYD, FM, 7.9X7.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 112.92
Advancis Medical # CR4199 DRESSING, BRDR, LITEADVZRB HYD, FM, 4.9X4.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 85.39	Advancis Medical # CR4197 DRESSING, BRDR, LITEADVZRB HYD, FM, 3X3, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 62.07	Advancis Medical # CR4195 DRESSING, BRDR, ADVZRB HYD, FM, 7.9X7.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 118.02	Advancis Medical # CR4194 DRESSING, BRDR, ADVZRB HYD, FM, 3.9X7.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 75.63
Advancis Medical # CR4193 DRESSING, BRDR, ADVZRB HYD, FM, 5.9X5.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 85.80	Advancis Medical # CR4192 DRESSING, BRDR, ADVZRB HYD, FM, 4.9X4.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 88.04	Advancis Medical # CR4191 DRESSING, BRDR, ADVZRB HYD, FM, 3.9X3.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 80.44	Advancis Medical # CR4190 DRESSING, BRDR, ADVZRB HYD, FM, 3X3, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 63.05
Advancis Medical # CR4188 DRESSING, SLFX, LITEADVZRB HYD, FM, 5.9X5.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 89.22	Advancis Medical # CR4187 DRESSING, SLFX, LITEADVZRB HYD, FM, 4.9X4.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 96.11	Advancis Medical # CR4186 DRESSING, SLFX, LITEADVZRB HYD, FM, 3.9X3.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 75.93	Advancis Medical # CR4185 DRESSING, SLFX, LITEADVZRB HYD, FM, 3X3, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 62.38
Advancis Medical # CR4176 DRESSING, LITE, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 7.9X7.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 185.83	Advancis Medical # CR4174 DRESSING, LITE, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 5.9X5.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 75.08	Advancis Medical # CR4173 DRESSING, LITE, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 4.9X4.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 68.45	Advancis Medical # CR4172 DRESSING, LITE, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 3.9X3.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 54.65
Advancis Medical # CR4171 DRESSING, LITE, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 3X3, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 47.41	Advancis Medical # CR4168 DRESSING, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 5.9X5.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 75.63	Advancis Medical # CR4167 DRESSING, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 4.9X4.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 89.56	Advancis Medical # CR4166 DRESSING, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 3.9X3.9, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 62.43
Advancis Medical # CR4165 DRESSING, ADVZRB HYDRO, FOAM, 3X3, 10/BX Ships within 24 Hours $ 50.76	Acelity # M8275052/5 Granufoam Dressing Kit, Size M, 18 cm x 12.5 cm x 3.2 cm (5/CS) Special Order/Non-Stock $ 993.74	Abco Dealers # 66800898 DRESSING ALLEVYN GENTLE 60/CS Special Order/Non-Stock $ 1,202.31	Abco Dealers # 66000046 ALLEVYN DRESSING ADHESIVE Special Order/Non-Stock $ 1,770.38
3M # MTL104 Tielle Sacrum Hydropolymer Dressing, 7'' x 7'' 25/case Special Order/Non-Stock $ 987.42	3M # 90616 Tegaderm Foam Dressing 7.5x8.75 5x3/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 298.97	3M # 90615 Tegaderm Foam Dressing 2.75x2.75 40/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 276.90	3M # 90613 DRESSING, FOAM, TEGADERM, OVAL, 5.5''X6'', 30 EA/CS, 6 BX/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 347.13
3M # 90612 DRESSING, FOAM, TEGADERM, SQ, 5.5X5.5, 4X4PAD, 40 EA/CS, 4 BX/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 378.35	3M # 90610 Tegaderm Foam Dressing 3.5x3.5 10x4/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 276.90	3M # 90605 DRESSING, TGDRM, FOAM NON-ADH 4''X24''RL, EACH Ships within 24 Hours $ 58.58	3M # 90603 Tegaderm Dressing Foam Non-Adh 8x8 30/CS Special Order/Non-Stock $ 840.39
3M # 90602 DRESSING, FOAM, TEGADERM, NON-ADH, 4''X8'', 30 EA/CS, 6 BX/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 490.74	3M # 90601 Dressing Tegaderm Foam 4x4 4x10/CS Ships within 24 Hours $ 351.25

Foam Dressings for Clinical Wound Management

Foam dressings are the most clinically versatile and widely stocked advanced wound dressing category in US healthcare - the workhorse of pressure injury management, post-operative wound coverage, chronic wound programs and routine dressing changes across acute and long-term care settings. The catalog covers the full range of foam configurations: thin and conformable for low-profile coverage, thick and absorbent for heavy exudate, bordered with adhesive perimeter for self-fixation, non-bordered for use under compression or with separate fixation, and anatomically pre-shaped for heel and sacrum sites where flat dressings do not conform reliably.

Foam Dressing Lines Stocked

Molnlycke Mepilex family - The most widely stocked foam line in the catalog. Includes Mepilex (standard self-adherent foam in 3x3, 4x4, 4x8, 8x8), Mepilex Lite (thin, low-profile, 20x50cm transfer), Mepilex Border (bordered with adhesive perimeter), Mepilex Border Sacrum (anatomical sacrum shape) and Mepilex Transfer (large transfer formats). All Mepilex foam dressings use Safetac silicone adhesive technology for atraumatic dressing changes.
Smith & Nephew Allevyn family - Allevyn Gentle Border (3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 10x25cm), Allevyn Gentle (2x2 through 8x20), Allevyn Life (large hydrocellular dressings with multi-layer construction), Allevyn Life Sacrum and Allevyn Life Heel (anatomical configurations), Allevyn Non-Adhesive Hydrocellular (4x4, 6x6, 8x8 for use without adhesive border).
Medline Optifoam - Optifoam Non-Adherent Heel and additional Optifoam formats for heel and high-absorbency applications.
Hartmann USA - Silicone foam wound dressings including bordered 3x3 and silicone heel dressings (5.5 x 5 inch).
Performance Health - HydraFoam Hydrophilic Foam Wound Dressing (2x2), DermaLevin Waterproof Adhesive Foam Wound Dressing (6x6), HydraLock SA Super-Absorbent (6x10).
Ferris Polymem - Polymem Dot Dressing 2x2 polymeric foam.

Foam Dressing Formats Available

Format	Common Sizes	Representative SKUs	Configuration
Standard self-adherent foam	3x3, 4x4, 4x8, 8x8	Mepilex (Molnlycke), Allevyn Gentle	Silicone-backed, no border
Bordered foam	3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 10x10cm	Mepilex Border, Allevyn Gentle Border	Adhesive perimeter for self-fixation
Sacrum-shaped	8.5x9, 22x25cm	Mepilex Border Sacrum, Allevyn Life Sacrum	Anatomical sacrum profile
Heel-shaped	Standard heel size	Allevyn Life Heel, Optifoam Heel	Anatomical heel profile
Thin / low profile	20x50cm transfer	Mepilex Lite, Mepilex Transfer	Reduced thickness for use under garments or compression
Hydrocellular non-adhesive	4x4, 6x6, 8x8	Allevyn Non-Adhesive Hydrocellular	For use under compression or with separate fixation
Large transfer	8x20, 10x12cm	Mepilex Transfer, Allevyn Gentle	Large surface wound coverage
Specialty hydrophilic / hydrophobic	2x2 through 6x10	HydraFoam, DermaLevin, Polymem Dot	Specialized polymer foam variants

Safetac Silicone Adhesive Technology

Across the Molnlycke Mepilex line, Safetac silicone adhesive is the bonding technology that defines the category. Safetac adheres gently to dry intact periwound skin without sticking to a moist wound bed - which means dressing changes lift cleanly from the wound surface without disturbing newly granulated tissue. The clinical value shows up in three places: less pain during dressing changes, less peri-wound skin damage over repeated changes (important for fragile elderly skin and steroid-thinned skin), and lower change-frequency requirements because the dressing stays in place between scheduled changes. The Allevyn Gentle line from Smith & Nephew uses a comparable gentle adhesive technology with similar atraumatic change characteristics.

Specialty Anatomical Configurations

Sacrum dressings - Mepilex Border Sacrum (8.7 x 9.8 inch / 22 x 25 cm) and Allevyn Life Sacrum (21.6 x 23 cm large; 17.2 x 17.5 cm small) are anatomically shaped to conform to the sacral curve, with extended coverage over the buttocks for pressure injury prevention and management. Standard square dressings do not stay in place reliably on this anatomical site.
Heel dressings - Allevyn Life Heel and Optifoam Non-Adherent Heel are pre-shaped for the heel anatomy.
Tracheostomy and stoma dressings - Smith & Nephew Tracheostomy Dressing (3x3 inch with pre-cut keyhole) for trach site care.
Large transfer dressings - Mepilex Transfer (6x8, 8x20 inch) for large surface area coverage including donor sites and large pressure injuries.

Foam dressings are the highest-volume advanced wound dressing line in most institutional wound care formularies - the SKU group most commonly automated through standing orders for hospitals, surgery centers and long-term care facilities. Active wound care programs consume foam dressings at multiples higher than any other dressing class, which makes case pricing and supply continuity especially important for materials management teams. Order at the best Wholesale Prices with MAP Medical.

Browse Related Categories

Foam dressings with bioburden concerns pair with silver antimicrobial dressings (Mepilex Ag, Allevyn Ag) for combined absorption and antimicrobial coverage. For atraumatic primary contact under foam secondary, see silicone contact layer dressings (Mepitel). Heavy exudate beyond foam absorption capacity uses alginate and gelling fiber dressings. For foam fixation when the bordered version is not used, see surgical and medical tape. Browse the full wound dressings catalog for material alternatives.

Top Foam Dressings

Molnlycke # 294199 - Mepilex Self-Adherent Foam, 4" x 4", 70/cs
Molnlycke # 294090 - Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 4" x 5", 5/bx, 10 bx/cs
Molnlycke # 294299 - Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 4" x 8", 5/bx, 9 bx/cs
Molnlycke # 294499 - Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 8" x 8", 5/bx, 4 bx/cs
Molnlycke # 294599 - Silicone Soft Transfer Foam Dressing, 8" x 20", 4/bx, 6 bx/cs
Molnlycke # 294899 - Mepilex Transfer Foam Dressing, 6" x 8", 40/cs
Molnlycke # 282455 - Mepilex Border Foam Sacrum Dressing, 22 x 25 cm
Molnlycke # 284599 - Mepilex Lite Foam Dressing, 20 x 50 cm, 24/cs
Molnlycke # 581200 - Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 3" x 3", 5/bx, 14 bx/cs
Molnlycke # 581300 - Self-Adherent Absorbent Foam Dressing, 4" x 4", 5/bx, 10 bx/cs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between bordered and non-bordered foam dressings?

Bordered foam dressings have an adhesive perimeter that extends beyond the foam pad, allowing the dressing to self-fixate to intact skin around the wound without needing separate tape or secondary fixation. Non-bordered foam dressings have no adhesive border and require separate fixation - tape, transparent film, tubular netting or compression. Bordered formats are typical in routine wound care and pressure injury management. Non-bordered formats are stocked for use under compression bandage systems, with patients allergic to standard adhesives, or where peri-wound skin is too fragile for adhesive contact.

What is Safetac silicone adhesive and why does it matter?

Safetac is the proprietary silicone adhesive technology used across the Molnlycke Mepilex foam line. It adheres gently to dry intact periwound skin without sticking to the moist wound bed, which means dressing changes lift cleanly without disturbing newly granulated tissue or causing pain. Documented benefits include reduced dressing change pain, less peri-wound skin damage over repeated changes, and lower trauma to fragile skin. The Allevyn Gentle line from Smith & Nephew uses a comparable gentle silicone adhesive with similar atraumatic change characteristics.

Are anatomical heel and sacrum foam dressings available?

Yes. The catalog stocks Mepilex Border Sacrum (22 x 25 cm) and Allevyn Life Sacrum (large 21.6 x 23 cm and small 17.2 x 17.5 cm) for sacral pressure injuries, and Allevyn Life Heel and Optifoam Non-Adherent Heel for heel pressure injuries. These pre-shaped configurations conform to the anatomical curves of these high-risk pressure injury sites and stay in place reliably where flat square dressings do not.

Can hospitals order foam dressings in bulk?

Yes. Foam dressings are stocked in case and pallet quantities for hospitals, surgery centers, long-term care facilities, outpatient clinics and licensed medical distributors. Standing order programs are available for the highest-velocity foam SKUs - Mepilex 4x4 self-adherent (#294199), Mepilex Border Sacrum (#282455), Allevyn Gentle Border in standard sizes and Allevyn Life Heel are the most commonly automated lines. Contact our procurement team for tiered case pricing and standing order setup.

What foam dressings should be included in a facility formulary?

A comprehensive foam dressing formulary typically includes a standard self-adherent line in 3x3, 4x4 and 4x8 sizes (Mepilex or Allevyn), a bordered line for self-fixation (Mepilex Border or Allevyn Gentle Border), anatomical sacrum and heel configurations for high-risk pressure injury sites, a thin/transfer format for low-profile coverage (Mepilex Lite or Mepilex Transfer), and a non-adhesive hydrocellular option for use under compression systems. MAP Medical builds consolidated foam formulary packages matched to facility type and clinical volume - contact our team for an assessment.