Has anyone used Mepitel for radiation? Did it help?

@chorn I was told I could shower with it and did. I did try to keep the mepitel out of any "hard stream" of water. After the 3rd shower the edges curled up a bit. It is a bummer we can't use deodorant during the process, lot's of "pit sponge baths" , ha ha. Good luck!

My oncologist recommended it and believes it should be standard of care. I had 5 targeted sessions and no skin reaction. I asked the radiation tech to apply it since she had a better idea of what area the targeted radiation would affect. I used the large rectangular shaped on that is available on the Mayo Store for 19 dollars. In hindsight, I did have a small area above the mepitel that turned a little red, and may have covered more of the surrounding area. I highly recommend this stuff! I ordered extra and donated it back to the cancer center.

@resnurse
My Mepitel was applied yesterday. I did moderate exercise and already stink. Do you have any advice on how not to stink to high heaven for 5 or more days? Continuing with Low to moderate exercise is recommended. All I can say is that my deodorant when used really works!

I used it in January at Mayo. I had 15 radiation sessions with "The Beam". Mayo did the application and patching and trimming as I progressed through treatment. I used a hair dresser cape to keep it dry in the shower. I was told to leave it on for 2 weeks after and then gently remove in the shower

My skin has been perfect - no blisters, no redness, no itching at all. I just use thick creams to keep it moisturized on a daily basis.

@jmccap my Proton Therapy center wouldn’t use it on me and I got 3rd degree burns. If you can get your radiation center to use it, say YES. And if you have some on hand, order as much as you can!!

@jmccap

I purchased 2 of the
15 x 20 cm and 2 of the 10 x 25 cm.
When showering, I placed a hand towel over the area where the Mepitel was and that kept it from peeling off. I only needed to have a little bit patched a few times.
Hope this helps and please reach out with any questions.

@svb How much of it did you need? I'm looking to order as I will be having radiation soon. I'm out of state so will have to have it shipped etc. I'm trying to figure out how much to order from the Mayo Clinic store. Did you order the smaller or the larger size sheet? Thanks so much for any insights you can provide.

If you are fair skinned and prone to burn, I would definitely request it, but I bet it would help anyone. I burned and only heard about it too late.

Hello all:
Yes, Mepitel Film (not plain Mepitel or Mepitel One--these are different products) is great! Used it for 33 sessions of breast radiation including underarm, collarbone lymph nodes and neck. There are many medical journal articles highlighting Mepitel film's usefulness. There is an excellent article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Dec. 2022, "Mepitel Film for the prevention of acute radiation dermatitis in breast radiation".
There are other medical journal articles--use search terms: Mepitel breast radiation.
The Mepitel Film helped me a lot!
There are some in-service YouTube videos produced by the manufacturer (a Swedish company called Molnlycke) of Mepitel on how to apply it. One tip is to use one sheet on the underarm. That's not a place to patchwork it.
When showering, place a small towel over your shoulder so rhat the water does not directly hit the top of the Mepitel on your shoulder or chest.
Good luck everyone!

I got my Mepitel FILM (not Mepitel One) from Canadian Medical Store https://canadianmedicalstore.ca/ which was mentioned by my radiologist in AZ.