How soon should you put on a Girdle?

[Yosy 47]

I am post op its been 5 days doing ok beside night time gas pain when i lay down... But im worried im losing already and because i cant work out yet i will start to sag

By when should i wear a gridle?

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[lytebryte 11]

Good question

[ewilliams4491 76]

I was wondering the same thing lol. Hopefully we can get an answer

[Healthy_life2 8,319]

13 hours ago, Yosy said:

I am post op its been 5 days doing ok beside night time gas pain when i lay down... But im worried im losing already and because i cant work out yet i will start to sag

By when should i wear a gridle?

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Ok ladies,

A girdle or Shapewear will smooth and tuck the loose skin for clothing to fit better. Age and how long you have been overweight will be factors on what your loose skin is going to look like. Plastics is the only way to get rid of it.

We are talking a 75 pound to a 100 pound weight loss. If you are concerned about sag now...You are going to be surprised after your loss. A few photos of what it might look like for you.

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

Ok ladies,

A girdle or Shapewear will smooth and tuck the loose skin for clothing to fit better. Age and how long you have been overweight will be factors on what your loose skin is going to look like. Plastics is the only way to get rid of it.
We are talking a 75 pound to a 100 pound weight loss. If you are concerned about sag now...You are going to be surprised after your loss. A few photos of what it might look like for you.

Unfortunately I'm already pretty saggy in the stomach 60lbs down. Would hate to see what I look like at 100lb loss.

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[Mhy12784 423]

5 minutes ago, jenn1 said:

Ok ladies,

A girdle or Shapewear will smooth and tuck the loose skin for clothing to fit better. Age and how long you have been overweight will be factors on what your loose skin is going to look like. Plastics is the only way to get rid of it.

We are talking a 75 pound to a 100 pound weight loss. If you are concerned about sag now...You are going to be surprised after your loss. A few photos of what it might look like for you.

Are those from 75-100 pounds of weight loss? The first one maybe, thst second guy that's gotta be at least 200 pounds of weight loss if not more

[Healthy_life2 8,319]

12 minutes ago, Mhy12784 said:

Are those from 75-100 pounds of weight loss? The first one maybe, thst second guy that's gotta be at least 200 pounds of weight loss if not more

It all depends on your age, weight and how long you were overweight. Your loose skin is an unknown outcome of surgery. You can have two people the same weight and height and the loose skin looks totally different.

[Mhy12784 423]

21 minutes ago, jenn1 said:

It all depends on your age, weight and how long you were overweight. Your loose skin is an unknown outcome of surgery. You can have two people the same weight and height and the loose skin looks totally different.

Oh totally but that second guys skin is extremely bad (and is relatively young) I think it looks like much more than 100 pounds of weight loss

[Yosy 47]

Im 30 been chunky all my life .. Pretty soild but i heard a shape wear can help you skin from sagging really bad i just want to do all possible to try to look good afterwords ... With of course working out... So how long should i wait till i put one one ? Is now 6 days in too soon...

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[Kim D. E. 5]

I was just looking into ways to avoid skin sagging, genetics, age, how long you've been overweight does play a factor. What u can do as u lose weight, get a body brush to brush your skin, it increases circulation & skin renewal. purchase a colagen cream & massage needed areas: stomach, legs arms etc. hope this helps. I am 10 days post op & anything tight on my stomach still hurts. when u are comfortable put the shapeware on. I figured, I would give myself another month but in the meantime I cam start with the above

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[Mhy12784 423]

55 minutes ago, Yosy said:

Im 30 been chunky all my life .. Pretty soild but i heard a shape wear can help you skin from sagging really bad i just want to do all possible to try to look good afterwords ... With of course working out... So how long should i wait till i put one one ? Is now 6 days in too soon...

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I don't believe this will make any difference at all whatsoever.

Nor would anything in the post below.

Honestly most of your options is putting on muscle after (which is extremely limited in its usefulness), surgical/laser based, and just staying healthy and hydrated.

Most articles on treatment/prevention options expose them as gimmicks designed to steal your money.

[TexasMommy80 297]

From what I read, there is not much you can do. I had really good luck using cocoa butter when I was pregnant. I didn’t get a single stretch mark and my tummy bounced right back. I know weight loss like this is a completely different ball game, but I might try it just for the heck of it. Saying that, I’ve always had a small waist, even for being a chunky monkey, lol.

I am going to really focus on heavy lifting for the next few months before my surgery, and pack on as much muscle as I can. I know I will be out of the weight room for about a month, so I want to be as proactive as I can. Then, as soon as I can get back to it, heavy lifting will be my focus. The muscle helps a ton!

[confusedturtle3 246]

I wear an ab binder to help with pain. It holds my stomach tight so that when I sneeze, cough or laugh in public it doesn’t hurt as much. It allows me to sleep on my side and reduces my pain when getting up, sitting down or going for a walk. I love mine, I don’t have any expectations that it will help with sagging skin or anything though. I have no idea about shape wear, wish I could help more.


Have a great day!
Amanda [emoji16]
HW 248 CW 230 SW 231 ASW 239
Surgery Date: 11/21/2017.
Goal weight 150’ish 🤞🏼