JOBST Activewear 30-40 mmHg Knee High Compression Socks

These socks are very comfortable and they control lower leg edema very well.As others have mentioned, they don't have any compression in the foot - So if you have that need these socks are not for you.I love these socks, own 7 pair and wear them all the time.Update: The quality has gone down hill as of late. Jobst recently moved production out of the USA into Mexico. The issue is not that the product is no longer made in the states. The issue is that the quality control in their new plant appears to have major problems. I recently purchased 3 pairs of these socks and the compression was non existent above the ankle in all 3 pair. These are a medical product that my doctor has me wear and I depend on them for my health. Jobst needs to get their act together real fast or I will need to seek out another sock/brand. Jobst - Please send some of your best quality control engineers down to your new plant in Mexico and get your process under control fast. Your customers purchase your product for medical reasons and they have depended on you for years. You'll ruin your reputation real fast if you don't address these quality problems.

Germany was where some of the first compression socks were developed (Jobst, Juzo; the "J" sounds like "Y"). I worked at a job that focused on Germanic Studies, fascinating. German engineering is very reliable but I find it can also be kind of "one track." Hence, my remark in my headline about waterproof. You may retort that if one swims then socks are not necessary. I live in Texas. Here and many other places we participate in water sports & recreation that involve NOT having our legs submerged all the time like rubber rafting, casually floating on rivers using old truck inner tubes (& drinking beer, prost!), & lots of boating either motorized or not. Thus, having waterproof socks or sock designed for water sports where lots of swimming is not involved really need to be designed and produce. There are MANY Texas Germans. I invite you to come here the Texas German Dialect someday.

My husband wears this in the 20-30 mmHg. He used to wear the stronger pair, 30-40. These are great for looking more like a traditional athletic sock, and he prefers them to the standard compression socks. They basically look like regular sport socks. They only down side is the seam at the top wears quickly. There is a fold at the top and it's stitched there, and the thread comes out within a few months. Also, the bottoms seem to wear thin quickly, but if you are looking for compression socks that don't make you feel like you are a senior citizen, these are for you (not that there is anything wrong with senior citizen status, but if you are twenty years from it, you prefer to look a little more like you are wearing regular socks...)

Other brands of compression stockings may be less expensive but these are the very best. You can actually feel the compression and they are sturdy and can be laundered without losing compression. They are also good looking and they don't look like they came from a hospital supply store! They also last a long time and the various colors are subtle and look like regular socks.

Great compression socks, but to hard to get on! Can't get on after swelling on the legs.