Living with venous insufficiency.
Once the venous leg ulcer has healed that does not mean that the cause has been healed: patients will suffer from venous insufficiency for the rest of their lives. Recurrent leg ulcers are frequent among patients, whose venous insufficiency is not treated continuously with compression. Patients therefore have to learn that this condition can be treated with ease and implemented in daily life.
Education and training are important! Discuss with your patient how compression therapy and the issue of skin care can become an integral part of his or her life.
Continue compression:
Jobst has a complete range of fashionable compression stockings – ready-to-wear and custom-made.
Provide medical skin care:
- Very dry and itching skin can be treated with a lotion/foam containing urea, such as Cutimed ACUTE 5% or 10%. Urea-based products can be used externally, binding water, re-balancing hydration and helping to restore the smoothniess and elasticity of the skin.
Excellent skin hydration by Cutimed ACUTE
