Peristomal Skin Deserves Better
The importance of peristomal skin health in ostomy care can’t be overstated.
Peristomal skin is the immediate skin surrounding your stoma – the skin which your barrier adheres to. It is important that this skin is kept as
healthy as possible to ensure that your barriers adhere properly to the skin. This in turn will support the best possible environment to minimise
leaks and to minimise disruption to your life.
Unfortunately, peristomal skin problems are too common.
People with an ostomy even think that skin problems are a normal part of living with a stoma. We disagree. Your skin around your stoma should be the same as the skin on the opposite side of your stomach and our goal is to help maintain healthy peristomal skin from the start.
The Ceramide Advantage
Ceramide is a natural component of human skin, consisting of waxy lipid molecules. Ceramide links cells of the outer skin (epidermis) together to form a waterproof, protective barrier.
Like mortar in a brick wall - ceramides are the mortar andyour skin cells are the bricks. Ceramides help prevent water loss from your skin which can lead to skin damage and dryness. This damage can be amplified with the skin stripping (which occurs when you remove and apply barriers to your skin). Many skin moisturizing products contain ceramide as a component to help protect the skin against loss of its natural moisture.
Skin Cross Section
Introducing the CeraPlus Range
Hollister has a long heritage of many decades of creating and delivering innovations for the ostomy community. Our products are used globally.
Our newest ostomy care range, CeraPlus, is designed to ensure your perisonal skin remains as healthy as possible. The Hollister CeraPlus skin barrier with Remois technology* is infused with ceramide, the skin’s naturally occurring protection against dryness. It is designed to maintain adhesive and absorption properties you expect from Hollister products and in addition features a formulation to help:
- Protect the skin's natural moisture barrier
- Maintain good peristomal skin health from the start
The Hollister CeraPlus range includes:
- Skin barriers for use in 2-piece system available in flat and convex options
- 1-piece pouching systems in a range of closed and drainable bags with firm convex, soft convex and flat barriers
- CeraRings available in round and oval
Would you like a sample?Contact Liberty Medical for a CeraPlus sample. Email: livewell@libmed.com.au
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Visit www.hollister.com.au/en-au/ceraplus for more detailed information.
The Hollister logo, CeraPlus, New Image and Hollister Ostomy. Details Matter. are trademarks of Hollister Incorporated.
* Remois is a technology of Alcare Co., Ltd.