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Compression high legging for postsurgery recovery
©Peter Backens
Compression high legging for postsurgery recovery
©Peter Backens
Compression high legging for postsurgery recovery
©Thuasne®

Detailed description

Cicatrex contour leggings with high waist is a compression garment designed to aid the healing process for people with scars or recovering from surgery1,2.
The product is easy to put on and adjust4, providing adequate support while allowing mobility during the recovery phase.

Care instructions: 

  • Always wash Cicatrex by hand, as often as you wish, with soap or a product designed for delicate fabrics. 
  • Do not add bleach or stain remover. Rinse thoroughly and squeeze out excess water without twisting.
  • Dry flat, away from any direct heat source (do not dry on a radiator for example).
  • Do not iron.

1 Cicatrization/healing : Monstrey Updated Scar Management Practical Guidelines: Noninvasive and invasive measures Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (17486815/ª) 2014 + internal tests (cf catalgue LO 2024)
2 Reduction of hypervascularisation / Reorganisation of fibroblasts / improvement of skin appearance : internal tests 
3 Cicatrex skin : its fine, smooth, light knit. The composition of Cicatrex Skin compression garments makes them both aesthetically pleasing and easy to care : ETN 280 Dossier Textile Polyamide – July Aug 2017 – Page 1
4 Easy to put on : end user survey (catalogue LO 2024) This high stretch capacity makes the garments easy to put on and remove
 

Patient profile

  • AdultAdult
  • Atypical morphologyAtypical morphology
  • Burn survivorBurn survivor
  • Post surgeryPost surgery

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© Peter Backens

Specifications

  • Damage of the skin and the skin‘s healing function with hypertrophic scarring or keloid formation.

    • Following injuries / burns / surgical interventions
    • Skin grafts
    • For improvement of scar / wound healing until complete healing of the scar
    • For the stabilisation of surgical results
    • Medical care of acute, chronic and lymph oedemas
    • Lipedema pain

    • Peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) stage III/IV
    • Decompensated heart failure
    • Septic phlebitis
    • Phlegmasia coerulea dolens
    • Acute erysipelas
    • Acute bacterial, viral or allergic inflammations
    • Untreated or advanced dermatoses / contact dermatitis
    • Untreated open wounds
    • Swelling of extremities of unknown origin
    • Untreated malignant tumours

  • SizeWaist circumferenceCircumference in the middle of the buttocksThigh circumference (widest point)
    Size XS61 cm - 66 cm86 cm - 91 cm48 cm - 51 cm
    Size S66 cm - 71 cm91 cm - 97 cm51 cm - 54 cm
    Size M71 cm - 76 cm97 cm - 102 cm54 cm - 57 cm
    Size L76 cm - 81 cm102 cm - 107 cm57 cm - 60 cm
    Size XL81 cm - 89 cm107 cm - 114 cm60 cm - 65 cm
    Size XXL89 cm - 99 cm114 cm - 124 cm65 cm - 70 cm
    Size 3XL99 cm - 109 cm124 cm - 135 cm70 cm - 77 cm
    Size 4XL109 cm - 119 cm135 cm - 145 cm77 cm - 86 cm

  • Please find the exact information on the sewn-in fabric label.
    Note:
    The sewn-in fabric label is an important component of the compression garment.
    If you remove this labelling from a Thuasne ® product, any claim for warranty, repair or replacement shall be waived.
    Material composition of Cicatrex Contour:
    59% polyamide, 41% elastane

  • The medical device class I, mentioned on this document is CE marked according to the European Regulation 2017/745 on medical devices.
    Please read carefully the instructions for use of the product.

    CE marking
    Thuasne® Deutschland GmbH - Sydney Garden 9 30539 Hannover - Germany

How to use?

Instructions for use

The version of the manual available online is the current version.
Depending on the date of manufacture and place of purchase of the product, this original version of the manual may differ from the version physically present with the product.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Legging high Cicatrex contour

  • It is used to provide gentle compression and support for healing after injuries or surgeries, reducing scar formation. (1) (2)

  • Yes, its discreet design allows it to be worn under regular clothing without being noticeable.

  • Yes, it can be washed by machine laundry with 40°