Treating venous leg ulcers
Sustained compression bandaging is recognised as the most effective way to treat venous leg ulcers.¹

Achieving the correct level of compression is a key issue influencing healing rates

• Too little compression does not achieve optimum results
• Too much compression can cause tissue damage and necrosis
  

Conventional bandages must be applied at 50% extension in order to achieve the correct level of compression.

Smith & Nephew have developed a NEW elastic compression bandage system to ease the uncertainty of achieving the correct level of compression.

ProGuide contains a revolutionary elastic. It stretches to fit all your compression needs, and reduces the risk of over compression.

ProGuide incorporates an innovative new elastic to give you the confidence that you will help heal your patient's ulcer.

• Conventional bandages require a precise stretch to deliver the right level of compression.
• The revolutionary elastic in ProGuide has built-in Vari-stretch technology, which means you can vary the stretch of ProGuide and still get the effective compression.
• The effective level of compression is even maintained when oedema reduces.
• From clinician to clinician an effective level of compression is consistently achieved - a clear advantage over conventional bandage systems^.

^ NB Has only been compared to Profore*, not other bandage systems. 

The ProGuide compression range consists of 2 sizes to ensure the effective compression for every patient, whatever their ankle size. The kits are colour coded for quick and easy selection.