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Clothing to accommodate pelvic area pannus during pre-op phase?
Bariatric Surgery & Weight Loss | Last Active: Sep 16, 2025 | Replies (2)Comment receiving replies
Hi, @dsullivan2364 - having to hold and tug at your pants or shorts to keep them up sounds super uncomfortable and definitely distracting.
Tagging a few members (of different genders) who may have some ideas on how to solve this issue with some male clothing that will work better while you are in the pre-op phase of your program @grandmar @theilman01 @roch @wkb2texans @johnbishop @mcordeiro @mcat1 @max2 @matthewmayer @glassguy3.
How is the rest of the pre-op phase going, dsullivan2364?
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Hi, @dsullivan2364, When I was scheduled for a bi-lateral inguinal surgery. my surgeon recommended that I start using spandex like underwear until I had the surgery and then until I had made a full recovery. It did help quite a bit for my situation but I'm not sure it's the same challenge you are dealing with. I did see on Amazon that they have some pannus support garments that may be worth discussing with your doctor or care team - https://www.amazon.com/pannus-support-garment/s.
I also found wearing jogging pants much easier since they were elastic on the top.