Marena Recovery Mid-Calf-Length Post Surgical Compression Girdle with High-Back

Bought for recovery post surgery. The extra support and smoothing without bunching up anywhere was great. This is a very well-made garment. Check your measurements and order accordingly. I like that it has 3 rows of hooks which gives some flexibility of fit. I rated 4 on comfort for one reason only: because of the wide-spaced straps (which are necessary in the design to wear your own bra), the outer edge of the plastic hooks rubbed and irritated my skin. I solved this by stitching a soft piece of material around that spot. Manufacturer might consider adding an optional comfort pad to Velcro in place.

Perfect surgical garment

I’ll make this a quick review for now, I might update it later. The material is very soft on the inside. The opening down there is big enough to use the restroom and it didn’t bother me or dig in my thighs as I thought it would. You just need to bring it back in place just like pants. Their measurements says I’m large. I am sand-clock body shape. I got 360 body lift and arms lift (skin removal) I got large and easily closed in it at the last hooks. So, I returned and got medium. I also closed it at the last hooks! It’s very stretchy in a comfortable way. However, I’m sure if I get size small, I’ll also fit me; if not even fit me better. However, this one is very comfortable to move around and sleep in. I agree with others about the thingys that dig in your shoulder, unfortunately. For me, I’m wearing jacket like thing for arms compression and then I wear this marena over it so I don’t feel the digging specially under chest and armpits. I really like that it’s almost ankle length. Does it compress well? Honestly I’m not sure, I’m still swollen and I’ve been wearing it for two weeks. It didn’t rip or anything like what happened with others hear. My surgeon office recommended this so I got it. I’m planning to use Columbian faja very soon instead of this since they offer more compression than this medical one… yeah I know.. I think it’s too expensive for the name or the “medical graded” but i didn’t have much options and getting a garment after surgery is a hassle. This might be very stretchy bc it’s stage 1.. idk

This item is not at all what it says. Is very thin, not supporting and too long and big. Even the XS size,was very big to me and not knee length long, this was down to my toes. Very disappointed for this item and for that price. I tried to return it with amazon say 'free returns' and i had a very bad experience. Two weeks after the company received my returned item , still didn't have my money. After contact amazon and the seller i got a refund but they charged me almost $30 for restocking fee. Very bad customer service and very bad product.

I bought several of these through recovery from an extensive abdominal surgery. The rest all came in sealed packages. This one showed up in a clear plastic bag and smelled like Gain Moonlight Breeze laundry detergent. (I know that scent because I use it at home). The others I purchased were obviously new, not returned products. I found all this irritating as the packaging on the others I purchased, and website clearly indicate that these cannot be returned- likely because it is a medical device and is worn like underwear. Since it takes several days for these to arrive, I was stuck with the option of doing without a properly fitted garment for several days or boiling it to make sure it was really clean. I opted to boil it because I was in pain without a properly sized garment. The good news is that it survived the boiling process (I put it in boiling water for 3 minutes and then put it in the regular "sanitary" wash in my regular washing machine) quite well with no apparent shrinkage or other damage.

I want to love this (partly because it's expensive) but just enough things are wrong with it that it's frustrating. The shoulder straps are WAY TOO SHORT. I reached out to Marena customer service for guidance and they essentially said to pull it up higher. Well, I can't pull it up any higher so by mid-morning I feel so much pressure on my shoulders that I have a headache. Also, the sizing is off. I'm a couple of weeks post-op and ordered a small based on the size chart. I'm already on the tightest compression so as the swelling continues to go down I won't be able to adjust it and it will be too loose. I should have ordered xs, but I bet that would have made the shoulder strap issue even worse. There are parts of this girdle that are very comfortable but the uncomfortable parts and the inability to use it for more than a couple of weeks if you go by their sizing chart cancel those advantages out.

It feels great!

I had liposuction on my legs on Monday, wearing this compression garment by Thursday. My doctor told me to get a small size, I was hesitant at first, but purchased it. Out of surgery I was put in a large garment and weighed 176 lbs. I am 169 lbs. 5”2. I added two pics. I am also menstruating and wearing undies with the garment. I hope this helps when you make an informed decision on size.