If you are not satisfied with your shape, you might be tempted to get a surgical procedure for a quick fix. However, body shaping surgery is not usually covered by insurance, so it can be expensive. Instead, trying to lose weight the natural way is the best option, while wearing contouring garments along the way.
Perhaps you already lost weight, but since you can't spot reduce, you are still not happy with the shape of some parts of your body. Body contouring can be achieved simply by wearing certain clothing specially formed for this purpose.
Such garments were originally designed to provide compression and comfort after surgery, such as breast augmentation, as the treated area needs to have pressure applied. However, it soon became apparent that one does not need surgery to benefit from such clothing.
Both men and women can use this invention to their advantage. For men, body contouring vests can help shape the chest and stomach into more defined, toned forms. They can even disguise sagging skin after extreme weight loss, as well as fat rolls before weight loss.
Women have several options when it comes to shaping garments. If you want to reduce the appearance of love handles, stomach fat, and larger hips, you can wear a torso compression girdle. Some garments can cover the majority of your body, reducing the size of thighs and buttocks as well as the midsection.
Others are made more specifically for your upper torso, camouflaging breasts and an abdomen you are not happy with. Such clothing is usually a simple tank top you can wear either under other clothes or as a regular shirt.
Whether you are overweight, a little out of shape, recovering from fat loss surgery, or getting over a pregnancy, special clothing to contour your figure can be a good idea. Unlike a corset, such clothes are known as being comfortable, just snugly hugging you like strong spandex. You might forget it's even there, until you pass a mirror and look like you lost at least five pounds.
If you wish you had a better figure, the best way to achieve that is to exercise. However, that takes time, and there is no reason to resent your appearance while you lose weight.
Body contouring garments can also be a great motivator, as you will see what you might look like if you lost about five pounds. Either way, it is a smaller commitment than surgery, and gets you fast results you will be happy with.