Seprafilm®

How Seprafilm works

Seprafilm is a clear piece of film that is applied during surgery. It sticks to your internal tissues and separates your organs to help prevent them from attaching to one another as they heal during your C-section recovery. Seprafilm is made up of chemically modified sugars, some of which occur naturally in the human body. Once placed inside the body, Seprafilm becomes a gel that contours to your internal anatomy, and you will not feel its presence.

See how Seprafilm is applied during C-section surgery

Seprafilm is absorbed naturally during Cesarean recovery

Seprafilm is applied during C-section surgery and stays in place up to seven days while you heal. It is then absorbed and excreted by your body in less than 28 days after application.

It's proven safe and effective

Seprafilm is FDA approved. It has been studied in over 4,000 patients, featured in over 20 published human studies¹, and has been proven safe and effective.² The many types of surgery studied include Cesarean section, bowel surgery, and surgeries involving the uterus and ovaries.¹

1. Data on file. Genzyme Corporation.
2. Seprafilm Prescribing Information. Cambridge, MA: Genzyme Corporation; 2007.

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“When I have used Seprafilm on primary C-sections, I have found fewer adhesions and encountered less distortion of normal anatomy during subsequent C-sections.”

Dr. Lewis Bellardo
Baptist Hospital
Nashville, TN