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Always select a standard design from the design options chart that covers 8-10 cm. beyond the affected area and get it made as such. Most of the additions or deletions will either make it difficult to wear the garment or the garment will start slipping from its place. Compression Garments can apply compression only when they cover the area circumferentially.
For problems like Varicose Veins, D.V.T., Filarial Lymphoedema or Venous Insufficiency the preferred designs are the Above Knee designs of stockings. For the Arm Sleeves the "with gauntlet" designs should be preferred for avoiding distal oedema. Jackets are back open as a standard. In exceptional cases front open can be made but not for female patients.
Wearing the compression garments is always slightly different than wearing ordinary garments because of the compression built into them. This often makes one think that a zipper here or there will make the job easier. A zipper will always disturb the compression gradient of the garments. Moreover it will also render the length stretch useless thus making the garment more uncomfortable.However, a zipper can be added if it is absolutely essential.
The wonder called Velcro often fires the imagination of creative people who keep on asking for stockings with Velcro so that they can adjust the compression on their own. It sounds a fantastic idea but only in theory. Please keep it in mind that the stockings are made without velcro closure so that the patients can wear the stockings themselves without worrying about the adjusting the compression.