edemawear compression stockings utilize a new textile technology called fuzzy wale elastic compression (fwc). wales (fuzzy corduroy-like material) create a fuzzy nexus with the skin to deliver effective compression of the subcutaneous fat to move water back to the heart. between the wales, medical lycra spandex elastic yarn provides compression, and there is non-compressed skin between each wale with patent lymphatic vessels. over time, the wales impress into the skin creating a cornrow" furrow, and in each cornrow furrow, tissue compression is high enough to be physiologically useful.
