Spandex or Spanx?
I've only tried the Assets and love the high waist - helps keep the rolls smoothed out under clingy garments. What I don't like is that the Assets brand high waisted only comes in thigh length, which creates a line across my leg. I guess under a skirt it might be okay, but not pants.
I bought a pair of support hose the other day and my, my, they made my flabby legs look positively HOT! If I could find a high waisted panty garment and pair them with the panty hose, I think that might work even better.
Here is my 2 cents... over the past 20 yrs or so I have tried every kind of "suck-it-in" type of undergarment and NONE of them are comfortable by any means, but I was at "Maximum Density" for most of those 20 yrs, so it was no small feat to suck-in my problem areas. Today, I still have some weight to lose but I wear Spanx when I want to smooth out the lumps/bumps and extra skin as others have said and they work pretty well and come in a variety of types depending on what you are trying to acheive. I like them, not for everyday wear but for those clingy items that show off problem areas. I havent tried assets or others yet since WLS. Now if they could invent something to take away the batwings, we'd be in business!!!