SANOSKIN MELLADERM

Specifications (with an arrow indicating a drop-down section)

Details (below specifications, with an arrow indicating a drop-down section)

SanoSkin Melladerm Plus is designed specifically for the patients with necrotic or sloughy wounds. This medical grade honey can be diluted 30 times before losing its antibacterial effect. *Nestjones & Vandeputte, 2012 When the gel is in contact with the wound, due to the high sugar content of honey, fluid is extracted from the surrounding tissue. The osmotic action creates a moist wound-healing environment and together with the honey stimulates the wound healing process, facilitates autolysis and promotes epithelial migration. *Winter, 1962 The gel dilutes gradually and can be removed easily with a wound cleanser, if required. SanoSkin Melladerm Plus is a primary wound dressing that can be covered by most commonly used secondary dressings.

• A unique natural medical grade honey-based gel
• Patented sterilisation process – the honey is neither heated nor irradiated, but ozonated (ozonation is a sterilisation process through which the healing properties of the honey are maintained) *Vandeputte, 2013
• Inhibits the growth of Staphylococcus Aureus, including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Candida Albicans *data on file
• Has debriding capabilities, does not adhere to the wound and it can stay up to 48 hours *Nestjones & Vandeputte, 2012 and Gethin, Cowman, & Kolbach, 2015
• Excellent bacteriostatic gel
• Regulates the pH level of the wound
• Honey together with the moist wound-healing environment stimulates the wound healing process, facilitates autolysis and promotes better epithelial cell migration
• Does not adhere to the wound and it can stay up to 48 hours
• This medical grade honey can be diluted 30 times before losing its antibacterial effect *Nestjones & Vandeputte, 2012
• Low to no-sting on application

Indications (below details, again with an arrow indicating a drop-down section)

• Superficial chronic wounds – bed sores, pressure ulcers, leg ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers, sloughy wounds, fungating wounds (deodorizing and debriding)
• Contaminated acute wounds – surgical wounds (postoperative wounds), traumatic wounds (superficial wounds, cuts) small burns and laser wounds (1^st and 2^nd degree)
• Abrasions
• Necrotic wounds
• Malodorous wounds
• Donor and recipient graft sites

Resources – Legal Disclaimer – all the documents I have used to make the above claims

SanoSkin Melladerm Plus is a medical device listed on the Therapeutic Goods Register, ARTG ID: 317491. The information provided on the SanoMed website is true and correct; however, it does not supersede advice from a healthcare practitioner. It is essential that you read the Instructions for Use document (IFU can be found inside each box) prior to using any SanoMed product. Seek advice from a healthcare practitioner. If the condition deteriorates, discontinue use.

References – all the asterisks

Data on file

Gethin, G., Cowman, S., & Kolbach, D. N. (2015). Debridement for venous leg ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (9).

Nestjones, D., & Vandeputte, J. (2012). CLINICAL EVALUATION OF MELLADERMR PLUS: A HONEY-BASED WOUND GEL. Wounds UK, 8(2).

Vandeputte, J. (2013). U.S. Patent No. 8,425,942. Washington, DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Winter, G. D. (1962). Formation of the scab and the rate of epithelization of superficial wounds in the skin of the young domestic pig. Nature, 193(4812), 293-294.