Bariatric Surgery Compression Garments

A bariatric and weight loss compression garment can provide optimal results for your body’s contour. It can minimize the appearance of scarring and help reduce complications. However, depending on the surgical techniques, your aesthetic goals and individual anatomy, the healing process can vary widely between patients.

Some of the overall benefits of wearing a bariatric compression garment includes improving blood circulation, managing fluids, optimizing and decreasing recovery time, less pain and discomfort during the healing process, reducing swelling and bruising, and shaping and contouring your results.

ContourMD© compression garments are designed to comfortably assist in your journey to recovery.

Bariatric surgery is performed under general anesthesia; depending on the specific technique you and your surgeon agree upon, the procedure itself can last between 1 and 3 hours. He or she will implement either a bypass, sleeve, or band to help reduce appetite and therefore promote a healthy, but drastic, amount of weight loss.

When your surgical procedure is finished, a compression garment and surgical drains are placed by the surgeon or someone from the medical team. The surgeon prescribes pain medication(s) to minimize any discomfort after surgery. Patients will experience some swelling and bruising, but this will subside within a few weeks. Depending on your surgeon’s instructions, it can take up to 5 days to be released from the facility, and up to 2 months to recover. And unlike many other major surgeries, patients are often encouraged to get active immediately following bariatric surgeries in order to promote the effects of the procedure. For some, visible results are immediate; for others, it may take up to three years to see the full effects of bariatric surgery.

Bariatric Surgery is a term that encompasses a variety of surgical procedures & techniques, such as gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric bands, and biliopancreatic diversion. All of these surgeries share a common goal: to help patients shed a significant amount (in some cases up to 50%) of their body weight. What each of these weight loss surgery techniques accomplish, essentially, is not to remove excess fat in surgery, though on some occasions bariatric surgery may also utilize liposuction or other fat removal technique. Instead, it’s goal is to improve long-term body weight by affecting the appetite of the patient.

Each of these surgeries involve unique pros and cons. But if you’re looking for compression garments to use after your bariatric surgery or significant weight loss, that probably means you have already selected the right technique that will best help you achieve your desired outcomes. Afterwards, many patients see the need for a body lift, or excess skin removal as a result of bariatric surgery.

Bariatric surgery can manage and help with the following cosmetic concerns: