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Introduction: In advanced lymphedema of lower limbs, stage III bandaging under the routinely applied pressure of 40–60 mmHg remains largely ineffective. This is caused by skin and subcutaneous tissue stiffness due to fibrosis. Edema fluid accumulates deep in the subcutaneous tissue. Evacuating this fluid requires a high external compression force to overcome the resistance of fibrous tissue. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the compression method, with high pressure lasting for 3 days.
Zaleska et al. (2024) studied this question.