How Long Should You Wear Your Binder/garment for After a Tummytuck?

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Compression Garments are NOT absolutely needed after a Tummy Tuck

Regarding: "How Long Should You Wear Your Binder/garment for After a Tummytuck?" Not so fast. First we need to establish is it REALLY absolutely necessary that you wear a compression garment in the first place. I KNOW I am kicking a hornets' nest by saying that - BUT - I and a growing number of my colleagues do not think so and have given up this treatment for several reasons. Every treatment should be based on scientific evidence and benefit the... more

How long to wear garment after lipo

Thanks for your question. As with any treatment you have received you should direct questions like this to your doctor. The concept of compression garments after any form of liposuction are two fold. First the garment helps collapse the tunnels within the fat that have been formed by the liposuction. This improves the result and that compression needs to be in place until the scar tissue has formed to help hold those tunnels in a collapsed position. This usually takes 2 weeks to a month... more

Wear garment for about 2 weeks after Tummy Tuck

After abdominoplasty procedure, I usually recommend to wear a compression garment for about 2 weeks. Abdominal support garments and binders are used to help reduce swelling, ease discomfort, increase blood circulation and also support your tissues while they are healing. You should definitely follow your surgeon's advice. see video

Most patients will wear binder for 4-6 weeks after Tummy Tuck

Most patients will wear some compression for 4-6 weeks following a tummy tuck. Initially, they will wear the abdominal binder provided for the first week or so. Once the drains are removed, we will have our patients switch to a girdle or 'barely there' type of garment.

Compression garment after tummy tuck yields superior results

I recommend to my patients that they should wear the compression garment for 5-6 weeks. During the first week, it is worn 24/7, coming out only of it for showers, bath, change of clothes, etc. It is then worn the majority of the time 10-12 hours per day, especially during exercises and other physical activities. My office staff orders the garments to size. I feel that by controlling the swelling, healing, and scar formation we get smoother skin and superior body contouring results. I... more

Binders after Abdominoplasty

Dear nicole123, This is an interesting question. It's interesting because this question falls under the realm of what I consider Voodoo practices. Every plastic surgeon has a set of practices that they follow based on little or no evidence. This is certainly one of these practices. The thought behind abdominal binders is that they help reduce post-op swelling and seroma formation. There is no good evidence to support this. Nonetheless, most... more

Wearing a binder after tummy tuck

Wearing a binder serves several functions. It is a great comfort to most patients and decreases the pain of moving around after the operation. It also compresses the tissue against the abdominal wall to decrease the amount of fluid accumulation (seroma). Most patients wear the garment for three or more weeks. After that some patients will wear it for comfort. Most do not need the garment after the drains are pulled if there is no seroma formation. All... more

Talmage J. Raine, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Compression Garments After a Tummy Tuck

The rule of compression garments are two fold, for comfort control and swelling control. I tell my patients to wear them two weeks day and night and two weeks at night. However, since I am plastic surgeon in Dallas, TX where the weather is warm especially during the summer months, that is the maximum. However, I do have many patients that wear the compression garments longer for comfort reasons. I will have them convert often to a Spanx type of garment for comfort for 6-8 weeks. This helps... more

Rod J. Rohrich, MD

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Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Wear binder after tummy tuck for 4-6 weeks

For the first few days after Tummy Tuck, I like to leave the garment loose to prevent too much pressure on the dissected abdominal flaps. Following this, I like to use it for 4-6 weeks.

One month

I ask my patients to wear compression garments for one month after a tummy tuck. I use an over-the-counter garment called a Flexie because it looks more attractive than a velcro binder. The patients often ask to wear it longer, but one month is my request. After their drain comes out (usually after 7-10 days) I let them wear it intermittently for the rest of the month.