Benefits of Wearing Pantyhose

Pantyhose is not just a sexy thing to see on women's and mens's legs. It has real heath benefits, and many people wear them just for those effects, and not the cosmetic benefits. In an effort to get recognition for pantyhose as a genderless garment, online groups such as "Legwear as Unisex Fashion" and "Men Wearing Pantyhose for Health Reasons" exist for men who use hosiery as a functional piece of clothing. Those sites shun sexual content, and hundreds of men who contribute posts ask each other advice on what to tell their girlfriends or if shaved legs keep hose from slipping. Others give testimony on how hose helped them with restless leg syndrome or kept their legs feeling fresh after working on their feet all day.

Warmth
Pantyhose can provide warmth in colder weather and let one appear "bare-legged" even in the winter.

Circulation
Pantyhose that are knitted with lycra enhance blood circulation by applying even pressure on the legs throughout the day.

A soldier was quoted in an online article "For those long marches, pantyhose are just the thing to replace the chafing of socks and boots with the swish of nylon."

Pantyhose provides varying degrees of muscle compression, which aids circulation in the surface veins of your legs. Varicose veins or "spider veins" can occur when circulation in these vessels breaks down. Many doctors prescribe heavy duty compression socks, medical hosiery or surgical stockings for their patients, though often Full support hose is uncomfortable, and not required. Support Pantyhose fills a niche that many men find exactly right for them, because their situation may not be critical enough to require heavy compression hosiery. Unlike medical hose, regular support pantyhose isn't as tight, isn't as hot, doesn't itch, is much easier to get on and off, and is much more economical. You'll actually LIKE wearing it! Ask your physician if men’s full support legwear is right for you.

Avoid Vericose Vains
It's estimated that up to 20% of all pregnant women develop varicose veins. Support Hosiery will aid circulation problems in the legs, reduce swelling and potentially aid in preventing future varicose veins.

What do Compression Stockings Do?
Compression stockings prevent swelling. They provide comfort - there is less pain. They promote circulation of blood in your limbs. They prevent some of the problems associated with poor circulation, such as leg ulcers. They prevent blood clots from developing in your leg. They prevent the creation of problems associated with thrombosis disorders such as varicose veins.

Ace bandage-style wraps are not suitable as a compression hosiery substitute. From personal experience I can tell you that you will have a lot of problems from doing that. You are better to go without any stocking than to wrap it.

Do I need to shave my legs?
The short answer? “Of course not.” The long answer: maybe. Most women who wear sheer hosiery do so for appearance and fashion. If they have light color skin and dark leg hair, the hair will show through skin-matching hose. Many women (and men) find this appearance objectionable, so these women shave their legs. The following situations will usually not display obvious leg hair:

wearing opaque legwear or dark sheer legwear
wearing legwear under trousers
having dark skin and dark leg hair
having light skin and light leg hair

So, if you’re concerned about appearance, the only time it would matter is if you have light color skin and dark hair, and wear skin-matching sheer legwear with shorts. Then dark leg hair could be obvious. In that case it’s your choice if you want to shave or not. Some men do, some don’t.

Benefits of Shaving
Now, after all that is said, you should know that many men appreciate some non-visual benefits to shaving their legs: legwear feels better, it stays up better (because leg hair acts as a lubricant to accelerate the sliding down of stretched legwear), it massages the legs better, and there is no itching or hair pulling, which is annoying for some men.

So is leg shaving for you?
Well, lots of athletes do it: bikers, swimmers, football players, runners, body builders, and wrestlers for instance. Models and movie stars do it, too. It’s not just a feminine thing, necessarily, and in fact, Men’s Health magazine ran an article on body hair removal a couple of years ago, because more and more men are doing it as part of their grooming routine. And one nice advantage is that you can always try it with no risk. If you find you don’t like it, just let the hair grow back in a few weeks.

Restless Leg Relief
RLS sufferers have noted that using stockings or wrappings which cause compression of the legs seem to help their RLS (usually only mildy, but some can get considerable relief). One wrote "My doctor mentioned that a lot of her patients with leg pain and discomfort wear support hose (pantyhose) and suggested I try them. I talked with my wife and she said it couldn't hurt. So I did. After getting over my awkwardness, I found they helped immensely."

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. You should not consider this medical advice no claim that your health condition will improve by wearing its products, nor do I assume any liability for health problems that might ensue as a result of wearing Pantyhose or other legwear. People at risk should choose their legwear only under the direction of a competent physician.