Advise on different kinds of compression sleeves?

[RedHen]

My Juzo sleeve causes my forearm to swell on the outer side. It's the weirdest looking thing. The ring around the thumb on the gauntlet is so tight it cuts off circulation. I think both are doing more harm than good, so I've stopped wearing them. I don't know if they are defective or if I was measured incorrectly, but they are useless - and I had to pay out of pocket. I wear a Solidea double sleeve every day and bandage at night. I think the Solidea is helpful; at least it doesn't make matters worse as does the Juzo.

[ele]

I started in a loose sleeve and than was switched to a tighter sleeve. The tighter sleeve caused my arm to swell so I switched back to the looser one and it's much better. Also, I found a woman who does lymphedema massage and that helped a lot. Also, I think I was manually massaging too heavily so I switched to a lighter massage on my arm and that also helped me.

[RedHen]

Thanks, ele. I have a Solidea shrug that is looser than the Juzo and I have better luck with that. Maybe tighter is not better. I hate that there is so little scientific research into this topic!