Is Compression Therapy Becoming Increasingly Worthless?

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) Compression therapy Varicose veinsCompression therapy has been widely used as a symptomatic treatment, providing venous support and symptom relief across all disease stages of chronic venous insufficiency.However, the recent Society for Vascular Surgery guidelines downgraded its recommendation, influenced by a Cochrane review highlighting inconsistent trial data.This Cochrane review, however, had methodological flaws, including patient variability and short follow-up periods, potentially underestimating compression therapy's benefits.However recent studies reaffirm the efficacy of compression therapy, particularly in advanced cases.There is a lack of strong scientific evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of compression therapy based on conflicting data.