Maintenance of elastic socks
Wear your stockings in the right way and wash them in warm water with a neutral detergent, do not wring them out, and dry them in the shade; you should also cut your nails to avoid scratching them.
Other questions about elastic socks
1) Can wearing compression stockings cure varicose veins?
Varicose veins are an irreversible disease, and there is no cure for it so far, including surgery, and it is necessary to wear elastic stockings for six months to a year after varicose vein surgery to eliminate the swelling of lower limbs after surgery, consolidate the effect of surgery and prevent recurrence.
2) How long does it take for the elastic stocking to work?
After putting on the stockings, you should feel a comfortable feeling in your legs and give your legs an upward boost, not a feeling of strangulation. For patients with ulcers, the ulcers less than one centimeter in diameter will gradually heal after more than 2 months of wearing, and by insisting on wearing, the protruding veins can be gradually flattened and the darkened and hardened skin will gradually turn better. As the symptoms of varicose veins are reduced, the time and frequency of wearing can be gradually reduced.
3) Only one leg has symptoms, should I wear one or one pair?
It is recommended to wear one pair, so that both legs can feel the same and have a positive preventive effect on the other leg, or you can wear two socks in rotation on one leg, because elastic socks need to be hand-washed and dried, and cannot be baked, so it is convenient to wear two socks in rotation to change and prolong the service life.
4) How to choose the right compression and length of elastic socks?
First of all, according to the symptoms of the wearer’s legs, choose the right pressure, according to the part of varicose veins, choose the length of elastic stockings, measure the size of the legs, the circumference of the ankle (the thinnest part of the foot neck), the circumference of the thickest calf belly, and the maximum circumference of the thigh, in order to determine the right number.
5) How to distinguish the thickness of elastic stockings?
There are two thicknesses of elastic socks: thin and normal. The thin type is mainly for summer, and can be worn in spring, summer, autumn and winter, while the comfortable type is slightly thicker than the thin type mainly for winter.
6) How long can a pair of elastic socks be used?
The elasticity can be maintained for more than a year if the stockings are worn and washed in accordance with the instructions, but after that, the pressure is not as great as at the beginning, so it needs to be replaced. You should have at least two pairs of medical compression stockings to replace them and to prolong their life.
7) What is the difference between the calf protector and the medium socks?
The length of the calf protector is more than 20 centimeters, which can cover the middle part of the calf, and it is generally used to protect the veins of the lower limbs when varicose veins are exercising vigorously, and it is more convenient to use when exercising. The pressure at the ankle is the biggest in the middle standard elastic socks, and the continuous socks can better help the blood return to the veins of the lower limbs.
8) Why should I wear compression stockings after varicose vein surgery?
Wearing compression stockings after varicose vein surgery can prevent bleeding at the stripping site and incision and reduce venous blood stagnation. Because varicose vein surgery is a destructive treatment, saphenous vein stripping, after all, is to remove part of the veins of the lower limbs of the human body, and accordingly, the burden of deep veins is increased, after varicose vein surgery, the doctor will give the patient to wrap the elastic bandage, after removing the bandage, use elastic stockings, the use of sequential decompression elastic stockings can help the lower limbs of venous blood flow back, eliminate the swelling of the lower limbs after surgery, and prevent Recurrence. After varicose vein surgery, use long compression stockings with secondary compression.
9) Why should I wear compression stockings after thrombosis treatment?
The deep vein of lower limb is the main return channel of venous blood of lower limb, only a small part of venous blood returns through superficial veins, if the deep vein forms thrombosis, the return flow of deep venous blood of lower limb is blocked, and most of venous blood has to rely on superficial veins to compensate, which will cause superficial veins to expand outward.
During the recovery period after DVT thrombolytic treatment, it is necessary to wear sequential decompression elastic stockings to counteract the increased venous pressure caused by DVT blockage with external pressure, promote venous blood return, improve local skin malnutrition, reduce edema, and enable patients to get out of bed early after the acute period, and the activity on the ground itself has the effect of preventing the re-formation of DVT in the lower limbs. Some patients after DVT treatment will have various symptoms due to incomplete thrombolysis or other reasons, so they should insist on wearing it for a long time.
10) Why can elastic compression stockings treat varicose veins of lower limbs?
The pressure in the veins of the lower extremities of normal people increases gradually from top to bottom, and the ideal elastic stockings should produce decreasing pressure on the lower extremities from bottom to top to support the veins of the lower extremities and promote the return of blood to the veins of the lower extremities, so as to effectively relieve or improve the pressure on the veins of the lower extremities and the venous valves, so that the clinical symptoms of venous insufficiency can be significantly improved. Wearing sequential decompression elastic stockings is one of the effective measures to treat venous diseases and lymphedema of lower limbs.
It is effective in treating varicose veins of lower limbs, lower limb deep vein valve insufficiency, lower limb deep vein thrombosis and post lower limb deep vein thrombosis syndrome and lymphedema.