Compression garments after thigh liposuction

Use the size and length selected by your surgical team. A garment that ends across a treated area or folds at the groin can create uneven pressure and friction.

Compression can support tender tissues and help contain postoperative swelling while you move. The thighs change shape when sitting and walking, so fabric that is flat while standing may crease at the groin, inner thigh, or back of the knee.

The garment is an aid to recovery, not a way to force a contour. Tightening it beyond the prescribed fit can increase rubbing and pressure without replacing the healing process.

Smooth the fabric after dressing and again after sitting. Check the feet and toes for normal warmth and colour, and notice any tingling or numbness. Follow instructions for short walks, incision care, bathing, and garment washing.

Do not cut the garment, double it over, or add tight leggings on top without approval. If it slides down, twists, or becomes loose as swelling changes, arrange a fit check rather than improvising fasteners.

Contact the surgical team for worsening pain, spreading redness, warmth, drainage, blistering, a cold or discoloured foot, persistent pins and needles, or swelling that is markedly greater on one side. These findings need a clinical check, not stronger compression.

Seek urgent care for sudden breathlessness, chest pain, coughing blood, fainting, or a newly painful swollen calf. Remove or adjust the garment only as emergency clinicians or your surgical team advise.

Ask where the garment should end, how to prevent groin and knee creases, when it may be removed, and which activities are appropriate while wearing it. Confirm how to recognise expected swelling versus a change that needs examination.