JOBST Relief Open Toe Pantyhose 30-40 mmHg for Severe Medical Therapy with Toe Accessibility

JOBST Relief Open Toe Pantyhose deliver 30-40 mmHg extra-firm prescription compression with the critical addition of an open toe for medical access and accommodation. Designed for the management of severe venous and lymphatic conditions requiring bilateral treatment, this waist-high garment provides maximum therapeutic pressure while allowing for toe monitoring, care, and comfort—often a medical necessity in intensive compression therapy protocols. Find your correct size for optimal therapeutic benefit.

As a globally trusted, physician-recommended brand, JOBST draws on decades of clinical expertise in venous and lymphatic care to ensure every compression garment meets rigorous medical standards.

This dual-feature design supports complex bilateral treatment protocols with patient-centered considerations. For extra-firm closed toe options, explore our 30-40 mmHg Waist High Compression Stockings for Women. Discover the full range in the JOBST Socks and Stockings collection. This compression level is prescribed for active venous ulcers, severe lymphedema, and severe chronic venous insufficiency. Learn more about managing your circulatory health.

Key Features

• Open Toe for High-Compression Medical Needs: Facilitates essential bilateral toe inspection, accommodates structural deformities, and reduces forefoot pressure—a design often medically mandated in severe cases involving diabetes, neuropathy, or significant toe pathologies.
• Maximum Therapeutic Pressure (30-40 mmHg): Provides the high level of graduated compression required to manage massive bilateral edema, facilitate venous ulcer healing, and treat advanced post-thrombotic syndrome throughout both legs.
• Complete Bilateral Limb Containment: The waist-high design ensures fluid reduction and support is applied to the entire lower extremity bilaterally, which is absolutely crucial for managing advanced bilateral lymphedema or severe bilateral venous disease.
• Enhanced Practicality for Patient Care: Allows for easier application of prescribed topical medications, regular inspection for skin breakdown and circulatory changes, and accommodation of orthotic devices within the compression therapy regimen.
• Robust, Medical-Grade Fabrication: Constructed with a 78% nylon, 22% spandex blend specifically engineered to sustain high compression forces and integrate with the open toe feature for long-term durability.
• Promotes Adherence to Demanding Therapy: By simultaneously addressing critical comfort and practical needs, this design can be vital for a patient's ability to consistently follow a challenging high-compression bilateral regimen.
• Facilitates Clinical Monitoring: The open toe enables healthcare providers to assess toe color, temperature, and capillary refill bilaterally during regular checkups without removing the compression.
• Heavily Reinforced Construction: Features extra reinforcement in heel, waistband, and stress areas to withstand the extreme mechanical demands of extra-firm bilateral compression.

Therapeutic Benefits and Use

• Manages Severe Lymphedema with Essential Toe Access: Provides the necessary high sustained bilateral pressure to reduce fluid accumulation and maintain limb volume while allowing for essential toe checks, daily hygiene, and reducing the risk of maceration complications.
• Venous Ulcer Treatment with Patient-Focused Design: Supports the optimal healing environment for active bilateral venous leg ulcers while the open toe may significantly improve patient tolerance and allow for concomitant foot care.
• Accommodates Patients with Significant Toe Pathologies: A medical necessity for those with severe hammer toes, claw toes, bunions, or thick fungal nails that cannot tolerate enclosed toes at high bilateral pressure levels.
• Ideal for Diabetic Patients Requiring High Compression: Allows for critical visual bilateral foot inspection essential in diabetes care, though use requires specific vascular assessment (ABPI testing) and ongoing medical approval and monitoring.
• Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS) Management with Accommodation: Helps control severe PTS symptoms including pain, extensive bilateral swelling, and skin changes in patients who require both maximum compression and the accommodation of an open toe design.
• Ensures Effective Delivery of Intensive Therapy: The combination of secure bilateral positioning and toe accommodation addresses two major barriers to successful high-compression treatment compliance and adherence.
• Supports Complete Decongestive Therapy (CDT): Essential component for severe bilateral lymphedema when toe involvement, monitoring, or separate toe bandaging is part of the comprehensive clinical protocol.
• Enables Comprehensive Wound Care Access: Allows wound care specialists to monitor and treat bilateral leg ulcers while ensuring toes remain accessible for separate assessment, treatment, or diabetic precautions as medically necessary.

Product Specifications

Brand/Series: JOBST Relief

Compression Level: 30-40 mmHg (Extra-Firm Compression)

Style/Length: Waist High (Pantyhose)

Toe Style: Open Toe

Gender: Women (View All JOBST Women's)

Fabric Content: Nylon 78%, Spandex 22%

Construction: Gradient compression with heavily reinforced heel, standard waistband, and open toe.

Best For: Physician-prescribed high-compression therapy for severe bilateral disorders where an open toe is medically indicated for monitoring, accommodation, or access, and complete bilateral coverage is therapeutically essential.

Important Medical Notice

This is a Class 3 prescription medical device. A physician must evaluate, prescribe, and monitor its use. Contraindications include severe arterial insufficiency (ABPI < 0.5), acute deep vein thrombosis, untreated infection, or allergy to materials. The open toe does not reduce the compression level delivered to the legs. Do not use if you have open wounds, ulcers, or infections on the forefoot or toes. Precise medical sizing and professional fitting are mandatory. Regular medical monitoring is required for safe extra-firm compression therapy.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is an open toe medically necessary in 30-40 mmHg pantyhose?
It is often medically recommended or required for patients with significant toe deformities, those requiring frequent bilateral toe monitoring (especially diabetic or neuropathic patients), or those who develop pressure sores or skin breakdown from closed toes at this high bilateral compression level. The open toe allows essential visual assessment of toe color, temperature, and circulation during intensive therapy.

How do I put these on safely?
Donning aids are absolutely required. Use a donning frame, metal slide, or specialized stocking butler. The open toe can help with initial bilateral foot placement. It may require two-person assistance initially. Precise sizing per our measuring guide is critical for both effectiveness and donning ability.

Can I wear these if I have bilateral leg ulcers?
Only under direct supervision and explicit instruction from your wound care specialist or vascular physician. While extra-firm compression is used therapeutically for bilateral venous leg ulcers, an open toe design may be chosen if the ulcers are located on the legs (not the feet). Never place any compression garment over active foot ulcers, open wounds, or infected areas without explicit medical direction and ongoing monitoring.

What is the care routine for these medical compression stockings?
Hand wash or machine wash gently inside-out in cool water with mild detergent. Avoid fabric softeners, bleach, and high heat drying as they can degrade the compression fibers and reduce therapeutic effectiveness. Air dry flat or tumble dry on low heat. Due to the high cost and critical medical importance, follow care instructions meticulously to extend garment lifespan.

How do I know if the compression is working properly?
Your physician or certified fitter will assess proper fit and bilateral compression effectiveness during regular follow-up appointments. Signs of proper function include gradual reduction in swelling, improved symptoms, and comfortable wear without pain or toe discoloration. Regular medical monitoring is essential to track therapeutic progress and adjust treatment as needed.

Are these garments covered by insurance?
Many insurance plans cover Class 3 compression garments when medically necessary and prescribed by a physician for severe bilateral conditions. Coverage varies by plan and typically requires comprehensive documentation of medical necessity. Consult your insurance provider and healthcare team for specific requirements and authorization procedures.

Your Comfort, Our Commitment

JOBST Relief Open Toe Extra-Firm Compression Pantyhose meet the most exacting medical needs with a patient-centric design focus. Whether you're managing severe bilateral lymphedema with toe monitoring requirements, healing active bilateral venous ulcers under medical supervision, or treating advanced chronic venous insufficiency with concurrent foot pathologies, this medical-grade dual-feature solution provides the essential bilateral security, accessibility, and positioning critical for successful intensive treatment outcomes. Explore the full JOBST collection for comprehensive physician-recommended compression solutions.