Wear and CareSupport Hose Store™Life with Compression Stockings At first it may be necessary to apply moisturizers to your legs at night. Applying moisturizers to your legs before putting the stockings on can make it more difficult to don (put on your stockings). Put on your stockings each day when you first wake up. This will help prevent fluid from accumulating in your legs before you put your stockings on. Wear your stockings whenever you are out of bed. Walk often. Practice routine periods of leg elevation. Remember wearing the stockings is only one of the steps you can take to make your legs feel better. General Tips for Donning Wearing compression stockings may take some adjustment. These tips are included to help make that adjustment easier. Wearing rubber type gloves such as the Sigvaris Donning Gloves sold at Support Hose Store will help you grip the stocking and help prevent rips, runs, or holes from forming in the stocking. Special assistive devices such as stocking donners may be purchased from Support Hose Store. If you have a satin foot slip (for use only with open toed stockings) which came with your open toe stockings or purchased one put on the satin foot cover first. Turn back the top of the stocking onto itself.  Place your foot [toes pointed if possible] in the stocking until it meets resistance. With both hands grab the stocking on each side of your ankle and pull towards your body until it meets resistance.  Fold the stocking back onto itself, grab at the sides at the top of the fold and pull towards your body. Repeat the fold back and pulling procedure again until the garment is positioned correctly on your leg. Smooth out any wrinkles and adjust the heel and ankle area for comfort. The top of knee high stockings should be two finger widths below the crease at the back of your knee. Thigh high stockings should be two to four finger widths below your groin. With knee high and thigh garments, never pull on top band. Stockings will wrinkle and move throughout the day. Check your stockings periodically to smooth out any wrinkles. Remove your stockings before going to bed. The stockings your physician has recommended may not be intended to be worn while you are laying down for more than one hour. Check with your physician. If you are wearing thigh high stockings, the inside of the top band may need to be wiped with a cloth dampened with rubbing alcohol once a week. This will help restore the stickiness of the silicone so the stockings will stay up. Laundering Your compression garment should be laundered after each and every wearing. Hand or machine-wash with warm water (about 105 degrees) and a non-phosphate detergent (All Free, Tide Free or ERA) or Jolastic® Washing Solution. No chlorine bleach or fabric softener. Warm water rinse (about 105 degrees). Hang or lay flat to air-dry. You may dry in a dryer on low heat or delicate setting if necessary. Thigh highs with silicone bands should not be dried in the dryer. Replacing your stockings The elastic fibers of your gradient compression stockings will break down with wear. Proper care will increase the "life" span of your stockings, but you will need to replace your stockings at least every 3-4 months. Your fitter may remind you to check your stockings. As a general rule, if your stockings become easy to put on, they probably need to be replaced. |
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