y when you wash your stockings or bandages. Washing them at the wrong temperatures can damage the elastic. You need to make sure they are replaced every 3-6 months because over time they lose their stretch.
- If you put on your stockings yourself, avoid turning over the tops and don’t pull them too high up your leg.
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BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF DERMATOLOGISTS
PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
PRODUCED AUGUST 2004
UPDATED MAY 2010, JANUARY 2014, MARCH 2017
REVIEW DATE MARCH 2020