I purchased this for my hubsand who has very swollen feet and was basically stuck to wearing his house shoes all the time because he could not get his feet into regular shoes. These do the job quite well. I love that they open all the way and he just slips into them. The only minus is that he has small heels and the shoe looks kind of funny sticking out in the back-the velcro could be a tighter or just wider to fit better on the heel. Other than that, no problem.