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Wearing compression stockings
Compression stocking improve circulation in the legs.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 22-year old female asked:
Can wearing compression stockings too tight cause a Deep Vein Thrombosis ?
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A 42-year old asked:
What is the use in wearing a compression stocking?
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A 19-year old male asked:
Can anyone wear compression stockings/socks?
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A 47-year old asked:
Are compression stockings effective for everyone?
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A 37-year old asked:
Should compression stockings be used for a cellulitis?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I have venous insuffiency, I wear compression stockings. Am I more prone to get DVTs from venous insuffiency ?
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A 32-year old asked:
Are compression stockings worth the cost?
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A 34-year old asked:
Could i wear compression stockings to bed?
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A 25-year old asked:
Should I wear compression stockings at night?
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A 45-year old asked:
Please explain how long are compression stockings good for?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can you advise on where should I order compression stockings?
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A 38-year old asked:
Need expert help here. What are compression stockings used to treat?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can you tell me if there are any cute or stylish compression stockings?
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A 38-year old male asked:
What is the difference between ted stockings and compression stockings?
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A 39-year old asked:
Are hane support stockings as good as compression garments on long plane trips?
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A 31-year old asked:
Do you need a prescription to get compression stockings?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can compression bandaids/stockings work to combat swelling?
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A 48-year old asked:
Do compression stockings/bandaids really help for moderate to heavy swelling?
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A female asked:
Are there side effects to using compression stockings for support for standing for a long time? Am not a diabetic.
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A 39-year old asked:
Can compression stockings make your blood pressure go up?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Does compression stockings prevent superficial thrombophlebitis?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Should i wear compression stockings after having cellulitis on my leg?
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A 32-year old asked:
Please help! what is the difference between anti embolism stocking and compression stockings?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Do compression stockings and/or socks improve other conditions besides venous and arterial issues? If so, what might those be?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Post DVT compression stockings do I need to wear 24 hrs?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Which grade compression stockings are advisable for post operative sclerotherapy? grade II or grade III(30 - 40mmHG)?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am a very immobile person. Would it be wise and safe to wear compression socks/stockings since I have a family history of blood disorders?
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A 32-year old female asked:
My doctor told me to get 20-30 compression stocking and the place where i got them they gave me 18 mmhg i been wearing them do you think that's ok?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I wore compressions yesterday, and i have the thigh high ones.. woke up and where its tight around your thigh hurts now.. is that from the stockings?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Took 16 hour car trip. Stopped almost every hour/never went more than two hours without standing up. And wore compression stockings. Risk dvt/pe low?
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