3M Skin and Wound Care division is a global supplier of single-use skin and wound care products for medical professionals in hospitals and community settings. These products provide cost -effective solutions and are supported by educational services, professional and technical support as well as ongoing research and development.

3M Skin and Wound Care products focus on both acute wound and chronic wound care and provide innovative solutions, including dressings and barrier film, for the prevention of skin breakdown and management of wounds in order to help avoid associated patient discomfort and cost.

Skin Integrity
3M™ Cavilon™ Skin Care products provide a proactive approach to total skin health. The product line seeks to protect 'at risk skin' , prevent skin breakdown before it happens and encourage the maintenance of healthy, intact skin.

3M™ Cavilon™ Skin Care products include 3M™ Cavilon™ No Sting Barrier Film for pain-free treatment of sore or broken skin and 3M™ Cavilon™ Durable Barrier Cream for moisturising dry skin and preventing skin breakdown.

Wound Care and Management
3M™ Tegaderm™ Film Dressings have been tried and tested by healthcare professionals for 25 years. Tegaderm™ brand dressings include 3M™ Tegaderm™ Film Dressings, 3M™ Tegaderm™ Foam Dressings, 3M™ Tegaderm™ + Pad and 3M™ Tegaderm™ Hydrocolloid Dressings. The Tegaderm™ film dressing backing provides protection from water, bacteria and viruses*, thus reducing the risk of wound infection. Additionally, our wound dressings feature a frame delivery system that provides a one-handed application technique for quick and easy application.

3M™ Tegaderm™ Matrix Dressing with PHI™ technology is a unique solution for enabling stalled chronic wounds to progress toward healing.

Compression Bandages
Compression bandaging has been the mainstay of treatment of venous ulcers for over 15 years. 3M™ Coban™ self-adherent bandage sticks only to itself and not to skin or hair. Used for compression bandaging, strains and oedema control, the original Coban™ bandage is also suitable for securing dressings and devices.

3M™ Coban™ 2 Layer Compression System is entirely latex-free and is designed to provide easier application for clinicians and improved comfort for patients. This encourages better concordance and increased mobility and activity, resulting in a more efficient and cost-effective treatment regimen.

Surgical Tape Securement
3M™ Surgical Tapes offers a range of performance and quality to meet your needs. Our tapes are easy-to-use, economical, latex free and hypoallergenic; they are perfect for securing dressings, tubing, catheters and other devices. They are available in a variety of backing and adhesive characteristics for your specific technique or situation.

Skin Closures
3M™ Steri-Strip Adhesive Skin Closures offer simple solutions fo fast wound closure fast and are available in a variety of sizes and conformability. 3M offers an extended line of adhesive skin closures. Our versatile, cost-saving, non-invasive Steri-Strip™ skin closures have many applications and come in a variety of sizes. Adhesive Skin Closure options include reinforced, elastics, 'blend-tone', an anti-microbial and a waterproof wound closure system.

* References available on 3M Skin Health website (see links)