Although compression hose, socks, and leggings won’t eliminate varicose veins, wearing the supportive material may help to reduce aching, heaviness, and swelling, and prevent varicose veins from getting worse.
- Wearing compression stockings is a conservative treatment strategy for people who suffer from varicose vein swelling and pain but, due to medical issues, cannot undergo other treatments.
- This more conservative therapy may also be the first approach our vascular surgeons take for patients whose insurance companies require it prior to authorizing other, more permanent treatments.
What’s involved in compression therapy?
Compression stockings are worn indefinitely, whenever the leg is not elevated.
What are the results from compression therapy?
Compression therapy does not treat the underlying condition. Support stocking use is intended to control symptoms, rather than correct the problem.
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