Selecting compression underwear is a responsible consultation. You don’t have to worry about choosing a size that is too small, because you won’t be able to put it on without tearing the compression bandage tissue and making it unsuitable for further use. But there is always a risk of choosing a size that is larger than necessary…
Selection of compression garments
The problem of choosing a larger than necessary size of compression underwear is always relevant. And this is very easy to explain. Some clients are simply not ready to tolerate the compression of the products. But this is the main property, without which all the advantages of compression therapy are reduced to nothing.
Thus, a larger than necessary size will not have the expected effect on the patient’s body and will not contribute to its speedy recovery. The second negative reason will be the loss of money and the need to spend it again to buy a second product in the right size for you.
In our practice, there are cases when clients buy compression bandages to replace the product that the doctor put on them after surgery. The reason for such a decision is always a complaint about excessive compression. In such a case, from the point of view of medical ethics, we recommend that when trying on compression underwear with the doctor, you express your concerns about your discomfort from the effect of the bandage. We also recommend asking his opinion about the model of underwear that you are going to buy yourself.
Compression garment size charts
In this article, we do not discuss the situations when a client chooses a breast support bandage while he has had hip surgery. Such a situation is absurd!
Basically, in order to provide a qualified answer to a request for a compression bandage size for a patient, we need to know some information about the surgery you are planning or have already undergone. We will also ask about what part of the body the surgery was performed on and what the expected result is after plastic surgery .
Each model of compression underwear has a size chart , which may contain one or more parameters that you need to know. Accuracy of measurements up to a centimeter helps to choose the right compression underwear . We ask customers to provide information on the indicators from the size chart , and not the clothing size itself, which is inherent to the client. This feature helps us to select the product in the best possible way.
Choosing a model of compression underwear
There are different models of compression underwear . On our website they are combined into the following groups:
- BANDAGES FOR WOMEN
- WOMEN’S BANDAGE SETS AND VESTS
- CHEST BANDAGES AND STABILIZING BANDS
- BANDAGES FOR MEN
- FACE BANDAGES
- OTHER BANDAGES
- COMPRESSION SHOES AND STOCKINGS
- POST-BIRTH BANDAGES
Always choose underwear with the aim of it receding from the areas of the body that require compression therapy. In other words, you should never allow the bandage to be placed with its edges right on the wound. Obviously, this will be neither useful nor pleasant.
We recommend always using the “with a margin” principle. This means that if you had surgery on your hips, it is better to choose a product that is below the knee, not up to the knee. If you had surgery on your arms and back, it is better to choose a vest-type product. If you had abdominal surgery, it is better to choose a product that is under the chest, not up to the waist.
Such simple recommendations in choosing compression products, coupled with the correct wearing regimen, will allow you to return to daily activities within 2-4 weeks.
