When they learned that lymphedema required them to wear an uncomfortable, orthopedic-looking, plain beige compression sleeve and a gauntlet or glove every waking hour, they took action.

Compression sleeves for lymphedema don’t have to be beige and boring. In fact, a saucier sleeve could help patients kick cancer’s ass. Products for the breast cancer market are, generally ...

Absolute volume loss was greater with CDT than with compression sleeves (250 vs 143 mL; 95% CI, 13 to 203; P = .03).

The study monitored more than 100 women at six Canadian breast cancer treatment centres for a year. One group wore elastic compression sleeve and glove garments on the arm for 12 waking hours a day.

Key Takeaways Choosing the right seat can help protect the arm and allow for periodic elevation without disturbing others. Compression sleeves should be in optimal condition; elasticity can degrade ...

Lymphedema is incurable, but specialized compression stockings, sleeves and gloves help prevent complications such as tissue damage, more swelling and infection. They're also expensive.

An area that can greatly benefit from these developments is lymphedema management, which aims to prevent a potentially irreversible swelling of limbs due to causes such as breast cancer surgeries.