MCB DME

MCB-DME has a combined 50 plus years experience within the medical industry. Customer service and patient care is our #1 priority.

We specialize in pneumatic compression pumps, custom orthotics and prosthetics, along with off the shelf braces.

08/31/2026

Your daytime garment and your nighttime garment do different jobs. If you only wear one, you are running half the plan.

The garment you actually wear beats the one that is technically better. If yours is uncomfortable, that is a fitting problem, and we can fix it.

Fit is the treatment. Too loose does nothing while feeling like you are doing everything right.

If your arm is affected, your hand needs a garment too.

And Medicare covers all of this now.

Free fitting in Hawthorne. Call (973) 553-0777 or visit buff.ly/qdBhalv. Lumi answers questions on mcbdme.com any hour.

08/30/2026

Please do not wait until it is bad enough.

We hear the reasoning all the time, and it always makes sense. The swelling is manageable. It is not that noticeable yet. There is a lot else going on right now. It can wait until after treatment, after the holidays, after things calm down.

But lymphedema gets worse over time, and it does not go backward easily. An early stage limb held steady with compression often stays steady for years. Once the tissue has hardened, it is a much longer road, and it may not fully come back.

Earlier is genuinely easier. Every single time.

08/29/2026

Who actually needs compression garments? The list is longer than most people assume.

Lymphedema, including swelling after breast cancer treatment. Chronic venous insufficiency. Varicose veins. Recovery after surgery, injury, or radiation. Clot prevention on long flights. Lipedema. And people who are on their feet or seated for long stretches at work.

The group most likely to go untreated is people with early lymphedema, because the first signs are so easy to brush off. Heaviness in one arm. A ring that stopped fitting. A sock line that lasts longer than it used to.

If that sounds familiar, it is worth getting looked at.

08/28/2026

We are based in Hawthorne, and most of our patients drive less than twenty minutes to see us.

Ridgewood, Paterson, Wyckoff, Wayne, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Clifton, Paramus, Montclair, and across Bergen and Passaic.

That closeness is not just convenience. Compression is not a one time purchase. You get fitted, and then something is not quite right two weeks later. Your limb changes size and needs remeasuring. A garment gets damaged. Your reorder comes due.

Every one of those is a quick errand when we are nearby, and a real headache when you ordered online and there is nobody to go back to.

08/27/2026

Moisturizer is not a small detail when you have lymphedema.

Your skin is stretched, does not drain well, and spends most of the day or night under a garment. Skin that cracks is an open door for infection, and infection causes lasting damage to your lymphatic system.

So moisturize daily, but time it right. Put lotion on when the garment is off and there is time for it to soak in completely. Never right before you put a garment on, because the residue makes it harder to don and breaks down the fabric.

Use something fragrance free. And while you are applying it, take a good look at the limb.

08/26/2026

How do you know when a compression garment is worn out? Do not go by how it looks.

Daytime garments generally last four to six months with daily wear. That is why Medicare allows three every six months.

Nighttime garments have about a two year life. And this is the one that surprises people. A night garment can look nearly new and have lost most of its function, because the foam inside is what does the work and foam wears out invisibly.

Other signs it is done: it goes on much easier than it used to, you can pinch the fabric off your limb, or your swelling is creeping back.

We track reorder dates for our patients. Call (973) 553-0777.

08/25/2026

If you cannot get the garment on, nothing else about it matters.

This is the number one reason people stop wearing compression, and it is almost always solvable. Since January 2024, Medicare covers donning aids as an accessory.

What helps, roughly in order:

Rubber household gloves. Cheap, and they grip without snagging. A donning frame that holds the stocking open so you step in instead of pulling. A slide sock you pull the garment over and then remove. Zippered styles. Hook and loop wraps that skip the pulling entirely.

If you have arthritis or limited grip, ask specifically. We demonstrate all of these at fitting.

08/23/2026

Should you exercise in your compression garment? Yes, and for lymphedema it is actually part of the treatment.

Your muscles help pump lymph fluid along. Doing that while wearing compression gives the pump something to push against, so the two work better together than either does alone.

A few things that help. Movement matters more than intensity, so walking and swimming count. Build up gradually rather than jumping into something new. And pay attention afterward. If your limb is noticeably more swollen for hours after a certain activity, mention it to your therapist.

Protect your skin while you are at it. Gloves for gardening, and clean any scrape right away.

08/22/2026

Compression garments and shapewear are not the same thing, and swapping one for the other costs people real progress.

Shapewear smooths your shape. It squeezes wherever the design happens to squeeze, and it is often tightest at the top, which can actually trap fluid below it.

A compression garment applies measured, medical pressure that is strongest at the ankle or wrist and gets gentler going up. That gradient is the whole point.

Same goes for athletic wear labeled compression with no pressure rating on the package. If it does not list an mmHg range, it is not a medical garment.

Not sure what you have? Bring it in.

08/21/2026

Two compression garments can say the same thing on the label and behave completely differently. The difference is how they are made.

Circular knit is made as a seamless tube. Thinner, smoother under clothes, standard sizes. Great for milder swelling and for legs that are a fairly typical shape.

Flat knit is made as a flat panel and then sewn to shape. Thicker, more supportive, and it can be built for a limb that is not a simple cylinder. It has a visible seam, which is just how it is made.

If your garment keeps rolling or will not control the swelling, construction may be the reason. Fittings are free. (973) 553-0777

Address

293 Lafayette Avenue, Suite 104
Hawthorne, NJ
07506

Telephone

+19735530777

Website

https://www.mcbdme.com/

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