I suffer from chronic venous leg ulcers and my home care nurses began putting these on my legs several years ago. After I became stable and the nurses no longer came around I continued to buy and use this product with great success. I cut them to fit to just under my knee and then sew one end up to use them as compression socks because the open end would always ride up and choke my ankle. My Doctor was very impressed with how the Tubigrip "socks" kept the swelling down and with how they kept the ulcers in check. I buy two or three rolls a year. Way cheaper than Doctor visits. I highly recommend them.