• Compression & Silicone In One
Silon-TEX is not just another silicone gel or elastomer sheet or pad, it is silicone-impregnated fabric and, as such, has many advantages over traditional silicone products.
• Cheaper than many vendors charge for silicone elastomer sheet products.
• Lasts Longer than most silicone sheet products on the market today.
• Easier to work with than silicone gel and silicone elastomer sheeting for most burn scar management applications.
• Patient Compliance, is greatly enhanced because Silon-TEX is a part of the garment and cannot be lost or omitted when the patient is away from the treatment facility.

• Instructions and Use
We have just released an instruction and usage sheet for Silon-TEX products. Please review this information if you are using or are planning to use Silon-TEX for your patients.

• Indications
• Hypertrophic scarring from burns and other trauma
• Keloid scar formations

• Contraindications
Silon-TEX should not be used on open wounds, excessively sore areas, or areas with excessive fluid drainage.
Some patients exhibit rashes and rash-like symptoms with Silon-TEX as with all silicone products. Rest the skin for a few days, wash with soap and water, air-dry, and then re-apply Silon-TEX for 1 hour, increasing the duration of re-application each day. If symptoms persist, discontinue use and consult a physician.

To Be Used Only Under
Direction of a Doctor, Nurse, or Therapist

• Application
Wash with soap and towel or air dry the skin surface prior to each application of Silon-TEX.
If needed to facilitate donning of the garment, sprinkle baby powder on the silicone surface of the Silon-TEX. Otherwise, keep the skin surface as clean and dry as possible when applying Silon-TEX.
Silon-TEX is used with traditional Nylon Spandex pressure garments. The material may be sewn directly into the garment in any configuration required by the injury and as requested by the therapist or physician.

• Care of Silon-TEX
Silon-TEX is as durable and washable as the rest of the garment. Hand wash in cool water with mild soap. Rinse thoroughly. Avoid extremely hot water, hot air, and bleach. Most patients should have two sets of pressure garments so that one set may be worn while the other is being washed. For patients with garments including large areas of Silon-TEX it may be necessary to order a second set with no Silon due to discomfort caused by the occlusive properties of silicone.

• Precautions
The silicone surface of Silon-TEX is not sticky but it is resistive. Care should be used in ordering pressure garments with Silon-TEX to ensure that the patient will be able to don the garment without irritating the wound area. Consult with our design staff to ensure that the maximum benefits of silicone are applied where needed.

• Pockets & Linings
Silon-TEX can be sewn directly into the inside of a garment as a simple lining shown on the back of this vest. Or, as illustrated by the Silon-TEX pocket, one side may be left open so that foam pads can be inserted for extra compression.

• Inserts
The chin and cranial inserts shown on this open face mask illustrate placement of Silon-TEX inserts into a garment.

• Custom Design
Custom means the way you want it. We constructed two fingers of this glove out of Silon-TEX to cover only the healing scars resulting from a severe laceration.

• Pockets & Linings Silon-TEX is exceptionally useful when incorporated into garments where silicone is required to treat particularly troublesome areas of hypertrophic scarring or keloid development. This vest has a patch of Silon-TEX sewn into the upper back of this vest and a Silon-TEX pocket has been incorporated into the upper right front as a pocket and a pad.

• Inserts Tell us where your patient needs Silon-TEX and we can insert it into the garment in any configuration you can imagine. Chin inserts and cranial patches sewn into this open-face mask are no problem.

• Silon-TEX Technology Silon-IPN® combines the properties of silicone and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE - commonly known as "teflon"). Over the years numerous silicone formulations have been developed for a wide variety of commercial applications. Some of these materials offer high strength and stiffness, others provide a soft and compliant character. Until recently, however, no single product could offer both high strength and softness in one formulation. The Silon technology provides a unique blend of silicone and PTFE. These two biopolymers are "interwoven" into a structure of mutually penetrating matrices. The PTFE contributes an internal reinforcing mechanism, thereby providing very thin sheets of soft silicone with significantly enhanced physical strength. Silon-IPN (Interpenetrating Polymer Network) Versatile Membrane Technology. Since the membranes can be formed in very thin layers, Silon-IPN membranes are moisture vapor permeable.