Longitudinal-featured compression legwear with pads to control symptoms of varicose veins

A compression stocking comprising:

• a compressive body having a lateral side and a medial side spaced from the lateral side, wherein the body is configured to be worn by a person having at least one varicose vein, wherein the body defines an upper portion configured to fit around a thigh of the person and a lower portion spaced from the upper portion, wherein the lower portion is sized, adapted, and configured to fit a foot of the person wearing the stocking;
• at least one elongated pad secured to an inner surface portion of the medial side, wherein the at least one pad is configured to either overlay or be located closely adjacent to a major portion of at least one varicose vein of the person wearing the stocking, wherein the at least one elongated pad has an upper end portion and a lower end portion spaced from the upper end portion, wherein the upper end portion of the pad is adapted and configured to be located proximate to an upper portion of the thigh and the lower end portion of the pad is adapted and configured to be located closely adjacent to the foot of the person wearing the stocking, wherein the at least one pad is adapted and configured to overlay and exert a preselected compressive pressure to, or closely adjacent to, said major portion of said at least one varicose vein of the person wearing the stocking,
• wherein the lateral side of the compressive body includes a pair of vertically oriented and spaced-apart edge margins, wherein the compressive body edge margins define a linear opening extending from the thigh to the foot of the person wearing the stocking;
• and
• a plurality of two-component closures spaced seriatim along the lateral side of the body, wherein a first one of the closures is fixed to a first one of the compressive body edge margins and a second one of the closures is fixed to a second one of the edge margins.