Compression stockings are designed to improve blood flow in your legs by gently squeezing your legs to move blood up your legs. This helps prevent leg swelling and, to a lesser extent, blood clots.

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Healthcare providers recommend compression hosiery for varicose veins, spider veins and for patients who have just had surgery.

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Wearing stockings helps with:

• Aching and heavy feeling in legs

• Swelling in legs

• Preventing blood clots, primarily after surgery or injury when you are less active