20/02/2023
Varicose veins treatment:
Treatment for varicose veins is of two types: surgical and non-surgical. The non-surgical treatments include exercise, weight loss in overweight/ obese patients, leg elevation and most importantly compression stockings and compression garments along with pneumatic compression pumps.
Medical compression stockings:
Medical compression stockings remain the mainstay of treatment for varicose veins. There are hundreds of clinical studies proving the efficacy of graduated medical compression stockings.
How do medical compression stockings work?
Medical compression stockings help provide external compression on the leg and thereby on the veins. The compression should be tight enough to compress the veins, but not too tight to compress the arteries and stop blood flow to the feet. This delicate balance is achieved by determining the pressure level given by the stockings at the ankle level according to compression classes determined by expert clinicians and scientists. These medical compression stockings have to be graduated which means, they’ve to be tighter at the ankle level and reducing as you go up the leg. This follows the basic physics principal that blood will flow from high pressure to lower pressure.
How to choose scientific medical compression stockings?
Stockings have to be RAL/GZG certified
Ask for colour options, if that is important for you. In India, colour stockings may not be readily available but can be imported upon your order
Many times, we find legs thinner at the ankle and broader at calf and thigh. For this, regular sizes are not the right choice. Ask the company if they have PLUS sizes or custom made stockings
It is best to get proper measurements taken by an expert
Initially, wearing and removing may be difficult, but after wearing the stockings they’ve to feel comfortable
Buy from a reputed and experienced dealer near you who’ll train you how to wear and remove stockings. And how to wash stockings
Remember, proper measurements, training / demonstration and comfort after wearing are most important steps in choosing where to buy medical compression stockings from. Your comfort and clinical result will be the indicator if you’ll be able to wear these stockings everyday. When you feel this difference, money will be the last priority in choosing your stockings
