It is customary to recommend wearing of elastic band compression or compression stocking after treatment of varicose veins. We wanted to learn through this study the benefit of wearing elastic compression after surgical treatment of varicose veins (VVs). We have prospectively included all patients operated on for unilateral VVs, and distributing them into two groups: Group 1: putting on a class 2 stocking (18 mmHg) from the operating day until the postoperative consultation (approximately 8 days afterwards). Group 2: putting on a class 2 stocking (18 mmHg) from the operating day until the following day (D1) when it is removed. One hundred patients were included in the study, in equal proportion (50) between group 1 and group 2. The study of the demographic, clinical and hemodynamic characteristics, show no significant difference between the two groups. All the surgical procedures had been carried out under tumescent local anesthesia, in short ambulatory. The procedures carried out were not significantly different between group 1 and group 2, and had been most frequently phlebectomy with conservation of the refluxing saphenous vein (ASVAL) (46% vs. 48%). The patients all returned to postoperative consultation (on average 10.0 days on average for group 1 and 9.4 days group 2, nonsignificant: NS) for evaluation. The average pain score (visual analog scale: VAS) was not significantly different between group 1 and group 2 (0.6 vs. 0.8). The self-evaluation by VAS of the size of ecchymoses reported an average score without significant difference between groups 1 and 2 (1.3 vs. 1.2). The circumference of the ankle measured was not significantly different between the operated limb and the contralateral limb, for group 1 (26.2 cm vs. 25.9 cm) as well as for group 2 (26.2 cm vs. 26.0 cm). The measurement of the quality of life by the CIVIQ questionnaire found an average score of 7.00 in group 1 vs. 8.64 in group 2 (NS). Superficial or deep vein thrombosis was not found in any case. Lastly, 73.3% of the patients in group 1 and 67.7% of the patients in group 2 (NS) did not have sick leave, and the average sick leave was, respectively, 2.6 and 2.3 days in group 1 and 2 (NS). We found no value of wearing the compression after a surgical treatment of the varicose veins beyond the 1st postoperative day for pain, ecchymoses and the quality of life after the procedure. These results were obtained in the context of a mini-invasive surgery carried out under tumescent local anesthesia with immediate ambulation.