The advantages and disadvantages of wearing elastic stockings

Compression stockings are not ordinary stockings, their main use is medical. There are many types of diseases that can be treated or improved by elastic stockings, such as varicose veins in the lower limbs. Some women also use elastic stockings to slim their legs, but this method is not recommended. Long-term compression can easily lead to blood circulation problems, which can affect health. We must have a full understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of wearing elastic stockings so that we can use them better.

The benefits of wearing compression stockings

1. Restoring function after lower extremity venous surgery. Prevent and treat the recurrence of varicose veins.

2. Eliminate edema after various surgeries and promote wound healing.

3. It eliminates swelling and pain caused by varicose veins and obstruction of venous blood return in the lower limbs, gradually improves the blackened and hardened skin, and heals the ulcerated skin. Restore the tortuous veins that have been varicose to their original state.

4. Prevention of deep vein thrombosis in the lower extremities in bedridden patients.

5. Eliminate lower limb edema in pregnant women in late pregnancy and prevent varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis in the lower limbs of women after delivery.

6. Preventing and treating economy class syndrome among air passengers.

7. It can relieve lower limb soreness and discomfort and prevent varicose veins in the lower limbs for people who stand or sit for long periods of time or do heavy physical labor.

Disadvantages of wearing compression stockings

1. Poor quality varicose vein socks are more harmful to your health. Regular varicose vein socks have less force on the thighs, so this force has little effect on slimming the legs. The so-called varicose vein socks promoted on the Internet still have high pressure on the thighs in order to achieve the purpose of slimming the legs. This will cause more serious blood circulation disorders, and pantyhose also have a compressive effect on the lower body. Wearing such inferior products for a long time may lead to infertility. In addition, there are also many cases where skin diseases and gynecological diseases are caused by using unscrupulous yarn and cotton in order to reduce costs.

2. Affects blood supply to the lower limbs. Highly elastic varicose vein socks that wrap the legs too tightly will affect blood circulation and be harmful to health. It is irresponsible for some online shop owners to advocate that "wearing it when sleeping will improve the leg-slimming effect". Even for patients with varicose veins, we do not recommend wearing them while sleeping.

3. Varicose vein socks have a certain supporting effect. If we use varicose vein socks for a long time and leave the support work of the lower limbs to this external tool, then our muscles themselves will be lazy and not do the work they should do. Over time, muscles and ligaments that are overly "rested" will lose strength, and when you don't wear varicose vein socks, your knee and ankle joints will be very susceptible to injury.

4. Put pressure on the skin. Varicose vein socks are thick and tight. Wearing them for a long time can easily affect skin metabolism and cause skin diseases.