Short answer. Cheap stretch does. Better fabric recovers. If the knee bags after three washes, the cloth was never going to last. Stretch is a promise — recovery is the proof.
The pinch test
If a pinch stays pinched, it will bag on a 12-hour. Do that in the store or on arrival at home.
Heat
High dryers murder stretch. Cold and low keep the promise.
Shop medical scrubs at Yireh
The Classic V-Neck set ($86), The Zip-Front Jumpsuit ($98), and The Fashion Flare set ($86) are built as medical scrubs — nine colors, real pockets, a cut you will still wear at hour ten. Care is half of recovery.
