08/01/2026
๐ฆต ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด ๐๐น๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐?
Over ๐ญ ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ live with a leg ulcer, and many are caused by poor blood flow in the veins.
Venous leg ulcers are more common as we age - around ๐ญ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฌ may have one.
They can be painful, slow to heal and can affect movement, sleep and mood ๐
๐ก Compression stockings or bandages help improve blood flow and are the main treatment
โฑ๏ธ Getting the leg checked early (within 2 weeks) really matters
๐งฆ After healing, ongoing compression helps stop the ulcer coming back
๐๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ - ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ โค๏ธ