Four-layer technique. This common method involves wrapping the affected body part in four layers of compression wrap. The first layer is the loosest. Each layer gets tighter until you’ve gotten ...

Patients tolerate two layer compression bandages better than four layer systems, according to new research. The research, published in the Journal of Wound Care, looked at the interface pressures of ...

The four-layer compression bandage system is expensive, and the NHS spends é60m a year treating venous leg ulcers," said Dr Subbiyan Rajendran, who is leading the research programme, working with ...