Let us set the scene. You just finished surgery, or maybe you are prepping for a big recovery phase, and the nurse gives you a golden rule: you need a compression garment, and it needs to fit perfectly. So, what do you do? If you are like most humans who have ever bought a t-shirt at a concert, you glance down, hold your thumb and index finger three inches apart, look up at the ceiling, and think: “Yeah, looks like a Medium.” Stop right there. Put down the imaginary measuring tape. Eyeballing...

It's Not Just Patients—Even Doctors Can Be Caught Out One thing we've learnt over more than 20 years at Alpha Health Malaysia is that this misconception isn't limited to patients. It can happen to doctors, surgeons, nurses and clinic staff too. And that's completely understandable. After all, they're human. Like everyone else, when they see a label marked Medium, Large or XL, their minds naturally compare it with everyday clothing sizes. We've all spent our lives buying T-shirts, dresses and...

"I'm NOT a Large!" A few years ago, we had a patient who was absolutely convinced we had made a mistake. After taking all of her measurements, we told her she would need a Large medical compression garment. Her expression changed immediately. "There is no way I'm a Large!" she said. "I only wear Medium jeans. You've measured me wrong." No matter how many times we explained that compression garments are sized differently from fashion clothing, she simply couldn't accept it. She was convinced...