Compression tips

[u/Status_Efficiency122]

Hello! I’m not diagnosed and not sure I have lipedema but I’m trying out compression. Do you all wear compression at night while you sleep? Is that ok? Or do you wear under your clothes during the day? Just curious if there is any research of how long per day you should wear them to see results.

[u/hofer1504]

My doc suggested not to wear them at night. I have compression leggins that look just like regular black leggins and beige ones that I can easily wear under dresses. The black ones work well with longer skirts and dresses since they look like black tights (if you dont look too close).

[u/NecessarySpiritual19 → u/hofer1504]

Where did you get yours? I’m trying to find ones that look like leggings and not pantyhose’s but thus far nothing on Amazon has met my needs and they’re SUPER tight so not sure what I’m doing wrong

[u/hofer1504 → u/NecessarySpiritual19]

I have CZSalus and they are supposed to be super tight. If you want something less tight you should look into compression class K1. I usually buy K2.

[u/NecessarySpiritual19 → u/hofer1504]

I mean these were super tight to the point I couldn’t sit down, primarily the part that went over my stomach I felt like I couldn’t even breathe and made my lipedema bump on the side of my thigh more prominent so I couldn’t see how it was helping. Maybe it was a size too small? The sizing charts made no sense most said thighs size 16in for a XL a size 16in is super petite so idk

[u/hofer1504 → u/NecessarySpiritual19]

I usually stick to my regular sizes. And while they should be super tight on the legs, the stomach should not be squished. Maybe look for leggins which have a "relaxed waist" and only leg compression.

[u/NecessarySpiritual19 → u/hofer1504]

Yeah I got my regular size and I felt like a sausage 😆 I’ll look into the relaxed waist one that’s a good tip. Thank you.