Recovery guides love physiology and skip wardrobes. Yet "what do I actually wear?" decides more daily comfort than anything else in week two. The practical guide:
You'll be fitted before discharge with compression designed around one principle: support the donor zones, protect the grafted sides from pressure. That means snug at the waist and flanks where fat was harvested, with the lateral hip zones shielded rather than squeezed — worn on its own written schedule (typically full-time early weeks, weaning after). Two sets, one on, one washing.
Everyone asks: normal trousers press exactly on the harvest zone and, depending on cut, ride the graft's border. The early-weeks answer:
Two loose jogger/legging sets · oversized shirts and one dress · slip-on shoes (early bending is undignified) · the body pillow if you're a committed side-sleeper · and nothing with a firm waistband until the garment says so. Istanbul has excellent shopping for anything forgotten — late in the week, gently, as a walking excursion that doubles as prescribed exercise.
