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I Didn't Wear a Compression Garment for 8 Hours - is This Damaging?

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I had lipo of my lower abdomen done two weeks ago, and I have been wearing my compression garment consistently for 24 hours a day for these 2 weeks. Today I removed my compression garment for about 8 hours (it's a long story, but I definitely needed to take it off). I did wear spanx but they weren't tight at all. Will this hinder my healing at all? My stomach still felt swollen and stuck out over my pants just like before I had surgery. I thought the swelling would've gone down a little by now...

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