I bought another brand of these, and they were just awful. The velcro attached between the toes and it always scratched and was very uncomfortable. I threw them away. So I was on the hunt for something different and so I bought these. The velcro on these don't attach between the toes. It attaches on the outside so no more scratching and irritation between the toes. So far these have worked really well. I only have one foot with a bunion, so I wish I could have gotten 2 left ones. I have no use for the one for the right foot. I wish they were a tad bit smaller. I only wear this at night. It would not be comfortable with shoes. I would buy these again.