Global Absorbent Surgical Dressing Market Growth 2025-2031

Global Absorbent Surgical Dressing Market Growth 2025-2031

The global Absorbent Surgical Dressing market size is predicted to grow from US$ 6442 million in 2025 to US$ 7742 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.1% from 2025 to 2031.

Absorbent surgical dressings are special materials used for wound care. They are usually made of highly absorbent materials and can quickly absorb secretions such as blood and tissue fluid from wounds. While absorbing wound secretions, absorbent surgical dressings can keep the wound in a moist environment. This helps promote wound healing because a moist environment is conducive to cell growth and reproduction, and can also reduce discomfort symptoms such as wound pain and itching. At the same time, some absorbent surgical dressings also contain ingredients that promote wound healing, such as growth factors, collagen, etc. These ingredients can accelerate the wound healing process.

With the increasing attention paid to wound care, the arrival of an aging society, and the increase in the number of patients with chronic wounds, the global absorbent surgical dressing market continues to expand.

Traditional wound dressings such as gauze and cotton pads are still widely used, especially in some primary medical institutions and home care. This type of dressing is relatively cheap and easy to replace, but it is relatively weak in terms of absorption performance, moisture retention and breathability.

Advanced wound dressings include hydrocolloid dressings, foam dressings, alginate dressings, silver ion dressings, etc. Advanced wound dressings are significantly better than traditional dressings in performance. Although the price is higher, they are increasingly widely used in clinical practice.

The global absorbent dressing market is mainly occupied by some internationally renowned medical device companies, such as 3M, Molnlycke Healthcare, Smith & Nephew, Convatec, etc. These companies have strong R&D capabilities, production capabilities and brand influence, and have a wide sales network and customer base worldwide.

Asia Pacific is estimated to register the highest CAGR of 5.62% over the forecast period. This can be attributed to the rising prevalence of chronic and acute diseases, along with an increase in the number of surgical procedures throughout the Asia Pacific region. For instance, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, in 2018, there were 352,000 hospital admissions, which were involved in emergency surgical procedures. Moreover, according to a similar source, there were 2.2 million admissions, which involved elective surgery in Australia. Therefore, with such an increase in the number of surgical procedures, acute wounds are expected to increase, thereby boosting the market growth in the Asia Pacific region during the forecast period.

As a medical device, the production, sales and use of absorbent dressings are strictly regulated. Governments and relevant agencies have formulated a series of regulations and standards to strictly control the quality, safety and effectiveness of absorbent dressings. Enterprises need to continuously improve product quality and management level to meet regulatory requirements.

Global key players of absorbent surgical dressing include 3M, Smith & Nephew, Mölnlycke Health ConvaTec, BSN Medical (Essity), etc. The top five players hold a share over 40%. In terms of product type, Gauze Dressing is the largest segment, occupied for a share of 27%, and in terms of application, Home Care has a share about 55 percent.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Absorbent Surgical Dressing Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Absorbent Surgical Dressing sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Absorbent Surgical Dressing sales for 2025 through 2031. With Absorbent Surgical Dressing sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Absorbent Surgical Dressing industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Absorbent Surgical Dressing landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Absorbent Surgical Dressing portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Absorbent Surgical Dressing market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Absorbent Surgical Dressing and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Absorbent Surgical Dressing.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Absorbent Surgical Dressing market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Foam Dressing
Alginate Dressing
Hydrophilic Fibre Dressing
Gauze Dressing
Cotton Pad Dressing
Nonwoven Dressing

Segmentation by Application:
Hospitals and Clinics
Home Care
Others

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
3M
Smith & Nephew
Mölnlycke Health Care
ConvaTec
BSN Medical (Essity)
Coloplast
Hartmann Group
Urgo Group
Zhen De
Cardinal Health
Medline Industries, Inc.
Lohmann & Rauscher
B.Braun
McKesson
Integra LifeSciences
Hollister Incorporated
Advanced Medical Solutions Group
Hua Yang
Deroyal Industries, Inc.
Genewel Co., Ltd.
Wen Jian
Pharmaplast
Yi Ding

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