My husband has swelling in both his legs and one arm. He gets so excited when he puts shoes on. They look so pretty and look like "regular" shoes that are easy to put on. If I were a janitor and put them on him it would be easier but he still can't seem to put them on himself. The rear "valve" that is created when the zipper is opened gets in the way. We didn't even get to see if he could zip up, the shoes didn't fit his feet. But they looked good and looked very nice, the zippers were a bit stiff and if we kept them I would paint them graphite. Unfortunately we didn't succeed.