Question:
If you are at/below goal, have or had a panni and no plastic surgery...

can you tell me if you ever get even a remotely flat look to your belly when wearing clothes? I am 15-20 lbs. from goal -- most of which I still need to lose from my middle. It is very frustrating to still have to shop for clothes that hide the bottom of my belly. I excercise every day, and am starting some strength training. PS is nowhere in my near future, as I will be self paying. I just want to know if I will at least be able to wear some of the shorter shirts/sweaters w/out a prominent bulge. Or will the hanging panni always look so evident?    — Jennifer W. (posted on March 19, 2003)

March 19, 2003
Have you tried the heavy duty support garments? I had a mederma compression garment after my LBL and remembered thinking "Gee, I wish I had had this BEFORE surgery!". It seemed like it would have held everything in. Maybe go to a good department store and try on some of their one piece body shapers, concentrating on the ones with the extra heavy duty tummy panels.
   — mom2jtx3