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What size compression garment (girdle) should I buy after my Tummy Tuck?

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PrettyGirlzRockkMar 24, 2014
I'm a size large right now I'm getting a TUMMY TUCK Lipo and bbl I want to buy a compression garment before I go to the D.R to get my sx done what size compression garment should I purchase

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Dr. Brooke R. Seckel, MD, FACS (retired)
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Dean Trotter, MBBS, FRACS

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I tell my patients walking is ok at 2 weeks, parties at 4 weeks, aerobic exercise at 6 weeks.Ask your surgeon what his/her views are.I'm glad you feel fine today.I don't know how much you regularly drink but 5 drinks is a lot for a small, trim woman like yourself. Best wishes.

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