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Hi All... Just wondering if anyone has used a compression garment during weight loss? I"m wondering if it might aid in minimizing loose skin during the process.

I go to my MD on the 22nd and with his blessing plan to wear one during the entire wl process. Maybe no miracles, just hoping it will help. Besides, many of them make your clothes fit better and you look much slimmer too, The boost in self confidence and appearance cant hurt!

All my life Ive worn a bra even to bed. I must say though Im a size 20, the girls have always looked great. No stretchmarks and still sittin pretty high! I wont be wearing the compression garment to bed tho :thumbup: Anyway let me know if anyone has tried this? Ill keep you posted as to any success. If it doesnt work Ill have plenty of garments when I have ps lol.

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I haven't tried it yet but during my last support group meeting my surgeon happened to be there dropping by on her way to a meeting and I asked her specifically if it would be ok to wear one and she said yes. I have a little bulge in the middle that is sticking around right now and bugging me like crazy. She told me it would be the last thing to go and it would take awhile. In the meantime, I think I am going to try one and see how it looks and how I feel about it.

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I wear the Spanks, that Oprah rave's about. It shapes you and hold everything in nicely. It makes you look much slimmer and body smooth, no bluges. I even wear them and work out in them. I have the one that comes up to your bra lines and goes down to my calves. It will definitely hold you in. Go ahead and try them, they are great. A boost to your confidence will surely help.:thumbup:

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It's not going to do anything to change your dna as far as excess skin once the fat is gone.. But like the others says they are great for holding you in - I wore them when obese - hated my back fat - now weare them due the skin issues - not to bad considering my age - saggy skin is to be expected :0) -

I'm not going to have the body of a 20 yrs old after being obese for the majority of my life - but heck I will take the saggy skin over the fat any day - the saggy skin isn't going to kill me - but the fat was going to :0)

Good luck on your journey

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Its not going to do any harm, but the hard truth is that the damage is ALREADY done to your skin. Its done when your weight is on the way up, not now when its on the way down. There is nothing you can do to prevent what has already happened, its just that you have to lose the weight to see the damage.

compression garments after surgery reduce bleeding and swelling and help healing that way, but they can do nothing to make overstretched skin contract.

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