Essential Points
- Compression hosiery is and will remain the keystone of treatment in phlebology.
- It prevents DVT and plays a role in its treatment.
- It relieves varicose vein sufferers and is essential in CVI or leg ulcer.
- Appropriate treatment (varicose vein stockings, anti-thrombosis stockings, short or long stretch elastic bandages, adhesive bandages) depend upon the diagnostic, indication, experience of the practitioner and the compliance of the patient.
