Varicose vein treatment and ambulatory venous hypertension

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD answers: Do compression stockings help prevent varicose veins?

Do compression stockings really help with varicose veins? It seems to me they are making things worse. My veins are getting closer to the surface at much quicker speed than before. At loss on what to do. My appointment with my doctor for Varicose veins treatment is still on June 17th.


Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
6 months ago
By Raffy Karamanoukian, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Short stretch elastic compression stockings reduce ambulatory venous hypertension and improve calf muscle pump function, thus reducing the progression of venous disease and improving symptoms. Compression stockings will not eradicate varicose veins. A trained phlebologist will best be able to address your concerns with an in-office duplex examination.

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