Described is a medical dressing that includes a backing layer, a body contact layer and a gel pad arranged between the backing layer and the body contact layer, wherein the backing layer and the body contact layer extend beyond a periphery of the gel pad to define a border portion around a contour of the pad, wherein the gel has a compressive strength of from 1 to 30 kPa at a strain of 25% and/or a compressive strength of from 5 to 70 kPa at a strain of 50%, as measured according to ASTM D3574-11, test C.