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My girlfriend read this in Cosmo and now believes it is true, I said it probobly wasnt only becuase I've grown quite suspicious of 'facts' she's read in that magazine but she told me to 'proove it' so here I am, am I wrong? Is she wrong?
I hope its her
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I would say your girlfriend has fallen pray to wishful thinking on the part of the article writer.
Seaboe
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I don't know if wearing pantyhose prevents VV totally, but it does prevent the ones you have from getting worse and showing. But not flimsy pantyhose. The real lycra-y stuff. I have VV but most of the time only one small one is visible, I have tons more that are usually far enough below the surface that they don't show that are the spider vein variety. If you already have VV but don't know it because they haven't shown yet, that is probably the only way that wearing pantyhose would prevent them from appearing.
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quote:Originally posted by Seaboe.Muffinchucker: [ Here's a very strange site that claims they are the result of the veins being used incorrectly.
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Weird. I do know that there are support hose made specifically for those with varicose veins.
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I've been told this in the past as well - I beleive the reasoning is that the support hose are tight on the legs, and help keep the veins from popping out of the skin.
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There is a considerable difference between panty hose and support hose. Pantyhose is a convenient (supposedly) change from stockings with garter belt. Support hose are opaque, tight and ugly.
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quote:Originally posted by Seaboe.Muffinchucker: There is a considerable difference between panty hose and support hose. Pantyhose is a convenient (supposedly) change from stockings with garter belt. Support hose are opaque, tight and ugly.
quote:Originally posted by Seaboe.Muffinchucker: There is a considerable difference between panty hose and support hose. Pantyhose is a convenient (supposedly) change from stockings with garter belt. Support hose are opaque, tight and ugly.
So are you saying we can now wear opaque, tight and ugly panty hose, too?
Seaboe
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I wear support stockings for edema and all I can confirm is that they make my whole two varicose veins hurt.
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quote:Varicose veins develop when you have faulty valves in your veins and weakened vein walls. Normally, the one-way valves in these veins keep the blood flowing efficiently against gravity up toward the heart. When these valves do not function properly, blood pools, pressure builds up, and the veins become weakened, enlarged, and twisted. This is called venous insufficiency.
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I developed varicose veins during my third (and last) pregnancy, and my doctor recommended I wear support hose. I think the primary reason he gave was to improve blood circulation, but I found that my legs hurt a lot less when I was wearing the nasty things. I even wore them to bed most nights.
I've heard that varicose veins are more common among women who have had closely-spaced pregnancies. Thankfully, my problem went away once I had the baby.
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"Support hose" has come a long way! Yes, you can still get the ugly tan ones, but you can get them in other colors and styles too. They come in compression sizes (the high the compression, the thicker and tighter the hose is, and harder to put on!) The higher compressions need a prescription, however anyone can buy the lower compressions. The lower ones have more style varieties as well. Some do look like regular pantyhose. I suggest those for every woman who is on her feet a lot! They also come in dress sock and athletic sock styles.
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"Support hose" has come a long way! Yes, you can still get the ugly tan ones, but you can get them in other colors and styles too. They come in compression sizes (the high the compression, the thicker and tighter the hose is, and harder to put on!) The higher compressions need a prescription, however anyone can buy the lower compressions. The lower ones have more style varieties as well. Some do look like regular pantyhose. I suggest those for every woman who is on her feet a lot! They also come in dress sock and athletic sock styles.
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