PrimaPad Non-Adherent Dressings

PrimaPad dressings from Integra LifeSciences are designed for one job most wound dressings struggle with: covering a healing wound without sticking to it. The non-adherent surface lifts away cleanly at each change, sparing fragile new tissue and sparing the patient the sting of a dressing that has bonded to the wound bed. For anyone managing abrasions, skin tears, minor burns, donor sites, or post-surgical incisions, that difference is the whole point.

We carry the sterile Integra LifeSciences PrimaPads Non-Adherent Dressing (83323) in a white gauze, 2 x 3 inch size — a practical footprint for smaller wounds, IV sites, and areas where a full-size pad would be overkill. Being individually sterile-packaged, each pad is ready to apply straight from the wrapper, which makes it as suitable for a clinic tray as it is for a home first-aid drawer.

A common question is what holds a non-adherent pad in place, since it isn't self-adhesive. PrimaPads are meant to be used as the contact layer against the wound and then secured with a separate cover — gauze wrap, tape, or a bordered dressing over the top. This layered approach lets the absorbent pad wick drainage while the outer layer does the anchoring, and it means you can change the secondary dressing without disturbing the wound each time.

Buyers weighing PrimaPad against a standard gauze sponge should know the trade-off: plain gauze is cheaper but adheres to drying exudate, while a non-adherent pad protects the healing surface and reduces trauma at removal — usually worth it for wounds you want to disturb as little as possible.

For related supplies to complete a dressing change, browse our broader Wound Care selection, or return to the Honest Medical homepage.