FarrowWrap™ LITE is designed for mild to moderate edema and is available in both tan and black. It is thinner and cooler than the Classic version and will be better tolerated in warmer climates. The LITE garment may be an appropriate choice for control of lymphedema in children.
Other FarrowWrap™ Products include:
• FarrowWrap™ Classic
• FarrowWrap™ Liners
All footpieces are designed to extend from the heel to just before the metatarsal heads; however, a lymphedema footpiece option is available, which extends 2 additional cm towards the toes. See Prescribing Information.
FarrowWrap™ LITE may be your best green (environmentally friendly) solution for wound care, providing reliable short-stretch compression that can be machine washed and reused for months
in an easy to apply and remove garment, improving patient compliance while preserving our environment as well as health care dollars.
Compression stockings and long-stretch products, such as elastic wraps and TED hose, have traditionally been prescribed as the predominant long-term treatment products for swelling. The majority of these products apply a relatively monotone or narrow range of compression, and some lose even that compression within hours. Additionally, if they are applied incorrectly they can actually hinder blood flow. Even if put on correctly, the physician must prescribe, and the therapist or patient must don, a tight-enough garment to overcome the swelling pressure in the extremity. If they don't prescribe enough compression, the garment will stretch and the limb will swell. Often, because of the amount of strength and agility it takes to don such products, patients simply cannot get them on and off daily by themselves. If the patient also has arterial disease, the situation becomes even more complicated because the physician may not be able to prescribe enough compression to control the swelling.
Indications:
1) Edema (edema, lymphatic, post-surgical)
2) Lymphedema
3) Post-operative swelling
4) Venous disease (varicose veins, venous valvular insufficiency, venous stasis, venous ulceration)
5) Stasis dermatitis
6) Lipodermatosclerosis
7) Burns
Contraindications:
1) Severe peripheral arteriosclerotic disease.
2) Decompensated heart failure.
3) Deep Venous Thrombosis or suspected DVT.
Relative Contraindications: (use with more caution)
1) Peripheral neuropathy
2) Moderate peripheral arteriosclerotic disease
3) Active, untreated infection
4) Severe congestive heart failure
