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MY surgery is tomorrow and I thinking stacking up on those to wear under jeans and tops any suggestions or thoughts? I will get surgery handle the loose skin but in the meantime I might wear those

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Check with your doctor, because I've heard that they don't recommend restrictive garments for a while after surgery during the healing process. Especially while the incisions are healing. If you're talking about what to wear weeks and week after surgery, that's probably a personal choice depending on what fits you best! :) So far what I've found is not to really pre-buy anything - wait until you actually need it. (I start my 5th week post op tomorrow and am donating Soups and whey powder to whoever will take it. I seriously over bought pre-op). Good luck tomorrow!

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I have lost 128 pounds and don't need spanks! wait till you drop the weight to buy anything, you might not even need it! congrats on the surgery :)

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I would reccomend waiting until you are post op and trying things on as you go. I learned the hard way no stocking up on ANYTHING post op, because I found I usually wasted my money!!

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I am 4 months post op and just bought my first tank type Spanx for the loose skin. I would definitely wait! Good luck with your surgery! :)

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I also recommend waiting- it will be several weeks after surgery before you are healed enough to wear them, and by then you might be down a size or two and what you bought won't fit. Also, you won't see loose skin for a few months, and it is hard to predict now what size you might be, or if you will even need them.

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Don't stock up!

Things will fit differently, your body will look and feel different, you'll loose weight faster some places than others, etc etc etc.

I didn't wear Shapewear until 3-4 months post op, I think. It really didn't make much of a difference before that, other than the smoothing that I wore it for before surgery.

Good luck!

I like Silkies footless tights, and have worn Spanx before, too.

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