Medical dressing

A medical dressing for application to a contoured surface of a human body, the dressing having a central portion and a surrounding border portion, the dressing further comprising:

• a backing layer;
• a body contact layer comprising a film covered by a silicone adhesive layer, the body contact layer being coextensive with the backing layer;
• a pad positioned between the backing layer and the body contact layer, the pad further comprising:
• a first layer,
• a second layer, and
• a third layer,
• wherein the first layer has a higher affinity for liquid than the second layer of the pad,
• wherein the first layer is positioned between the backing layer and the second layer,
• wherein the second layer is positioned between the third layer and the first layer,
• wherein the third layer is positioned between the second layer and the body contact layer,
• wherein the backing layer and the body contact layer extend beyond a periphery of the pad to define the border portion of the dressing along the periphery of the pad extending along a contour of the pad,
• wherein the body contact layer further comprises a plurality of perforations extending through the body contact layer for aiding in absorption of a liquid into the pad,
• wherein the plurality of perforations extends through the film and the silicone adhesive layer of the body contact layer,
• wherein the pad has a lower region having a narrower width than an upper region of the pad such that the pad tapers towards the lower region, the pad further being symmetric about a longitudinal center line and comprises a first lobed portion on one side of the longitudinal center line and a second lobed portion on the other side of the longitudinal center line, and
• wherein the central portion has a tensile strength at 25% elongation in a longitudinal (y) direction that is higher than the tensile strength at 25% elongation in a lateral (x) direction, such that the central portion is stiffer in the longitudinal (y) direction and is more stretchable in the lateral (x) direction, such that the dressing is configured to absorb and redistribute pressure forces over a larger area for reducing a magnitude of the force applied to the skin of the body.