SHAPERXWomen's Fajas Colombianas Shapewear Postpartum Tummy Control Body Shaper Butt Lifter Bodysuit

As someone who has only used Spanx in the past, I did not have super high hopes for this shapewear. I was pleasantly surprised by how well it worked.First things first, size UP! I normally wear an XL in American brands, but I tend to need a 2XL for places like Shein, so I ordered a 2X here. It was teeeeny. I exchanged it for a 4XL and I was still certain there was no way I’d be able to fit into it. It takes some acrobatics, but once you get it hooked and zippered, it fits like a glove.I have been tortured by my hip dips for my entire life. Nothing I tried has been able to make them appear any smaller. My other shapewear is useless in that regard. But this one makes an actual difference. I wanted to cry when I first put it on. I can finally wear pencil skirts and miniskirts and form fitting dresses and tuck my shirts in! I’ve been stuck wearing A-lines and hiding my mid section anyway I can every single day bc I hate my hip dips so much. Never again!It also helps keep my fupa in check. It doesn’t flatten it completely, but I feel like it helps give me a nicer, smoother silhouette.

This shapewear garment had everything I was looking for...- open bust- adjustable straps- full belly compression, including upper belly, which is tough to find- hook and eye crotch panel- leg openings that were smoothing but didn't cut into the leg and backside and cause bulging- smoothed the dreaded back bulge caused by my bra- very reasonable priceAlthough a 2XL was the recommended size, that was too small for my middle. Thankfully, the return process was easy. A 3XL ended up being the perfect size.I thought that finding what I was looking for would mean a day full of shapewear discomfort. That wasn't the case with this garment. Don't misunderstand me, it was very compressing in the belly area, but somehow it was really comfy.

I read everyone else’s review. Several said to order a size down. I’m 5-4”, 160 lbs and just had a tummy tuck 3 mos ago for reference. I ordered a L (I wear size 10 pants now) which would be my size and not a size down. It is super tight and I almost didn’t think I would be able to zip it. I tried to use the fasteners and gave up. I couldn’t see the fasteners because of my breasts blocking my view. I finally laid down and pulled the fabric together and inched the zipper up. It took me about 5 minutes to get it fully zipped. I still need compression from my surgery so this is certainly strong and compressed. It’s not uncomfortable even this tight. It is smooth under clothing and does give a nice silhouette. I’ll wear it around and see if it stretches out some. I do like it but I would not recommend a size smaller unless you have a tiny waist.

I'm a 2X breast cancer survivor and have had 5 breast surgeries (among other surgeries). I say that so it's understood that I have had to wear my fair share of compression garmets. I originally bought this for use after diep flap surgery (breast surgery #4) but it didn't seem right when I attempted to put it on. It seemed too small and too hard to put on. I felt it would have hurt the healing incisions on my stomach just trying to get it on. Also those incisions required daily care and i had drains to deal with at first. Fast forward 3 months later to my revision surgery and it is perfect. This surgery involved fat graphing to the breast using fat liposuctioned from the abdomen and saddlebag area. 1 day after surgery I am comfortable and i feel well compressed in my whole abdomen area (I have a long torso).Going to the bathroom hasn't been too bad either. I just unhook the clasps and go. I have been hooking only 2 of the 3 clasps down there. The only thing that makes it a little difficult for me is I don't have all of my arm range of motion from prior surgeries but I still make it work. After using the restroom, I pull the back flap forward as much as I can and then hook it to the front flap.With all my other compression garmets usually I become uncomfortable somewhere or I don't feel properly compressed where I need to be. A couple of my good ones seem to cut into the top of my inner thigh after a few hours. This one has been so comfortable. The nurse told me to bring my compression garmet to surgery and they will put it on me afterwards. So I woke up from surgery with this garmet on yesterday morning. I noticed the right side shoulder strap was on twisted on both my compression garmet and bra (most of the work was done on the right side). I was starting to correct it and straighten them out but thought it might have been done on purpose so I left it that way. After seeing some of the comments complaining about straps cutting into their shoulder, im starting to think it's why they did my straps this way. The whole strap cannot cut into my shoulder now. I don't know for sure if that's why they twisted those straps but i thought i'd pass it along in hopes that it helps someone else with that issue.Before and after diep flap surgery I was 5'6 and 181 pounds. My measurements before yesterday's revision surgery was 40-35-43. I was on the border of both size large and XL but I'm really glad I had the large for this surgery. Luckily it was a perfect fit but if it was any tighter it wouldn't have worked.I hardly ever write reviews but as I'm sitting here comfortably 1 day after surgery (with nothing else to do lol) I felt i should share my experience with this garmet since it's not rated 5 stars. That held me back from purchasing it for months and then when I did it wasn't right for the first surgery 3 months ago but it was perfect for this surgery. I'm glad i didn't rate this back then. Sometimes a garmet isn't the right one for certain situations but it doesn't mean it isn't perfect for others. If after washing and wearing this again it holds up well, I will be purchasing another one. As of now this is a 5 star item for me