I wore mine at work and when I tell you I haven’t had any pain whatsoever I didn’t think it would help but it actually does." Arterburn DE, Telem DA, Kushner RF, Courcoulas AP. Benefits and risks of bariatric surgery in adults: A review. JAMA. 2020;324(9):879-887. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12567 Wrap yourself with tape. You can do it yourself or seek help. Wrap the tape tightly but not to the point you are uncomfortable. Make sure you keep the tape even and smooth. You can wrap horizontally or lay vertical strips. This technique uses two KT strips. Start at the hip bone, or ASIS, and pull the tape across the belly. Repeat on the other side, forming an X with the two strips that meet at the belly button. Umbilical hernias occur when fatty tissue or part of your bowel pokes through your tummy near your belly button.

The moment I lifted my top up, [I felt like I wanted] the Earth to swallow me up because the last thing I wanted was [for people] to see was my tummy,” she says. This photo, provided by the company, shows a before-and-after shot of a model using Tum-Tape. Today the type of hernia – some types of hernia are more likely to become strangulated or cause a bowel obstruction than others This is a short fix whose potential risks might outweigh the short term gains. We do not encourage you to through with the plan.

If you're thinking of going ahead, make sure you're aware of the cost and the fact that it's major surgery, with risks to consider. Take time to reflect on your decision. It may help to read Is a cosmetic procedure right for me? How much does it cost? laparoscopy (keyhole surgery) – this is a less invasive, but more difficult, technique where several smaller cuts are made, allowing the surgeon to use various special instruments to repair the hernia After a few weeks you will probably be asked to attend a follow-up appointment to make sure the wound is healing properly.

Dr. Melissa Piliang, vice chair for the Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute at Cleveland Clinic, says such a product would probably be safe if worn responsibly. When you pull off a strong tape, like a bandage, it removes a layer of skin so while Piliang could not speak directly about Tum-Tape, she said that when people wear adhesives, such as an adhesive bra, day after day, they might experience problems.Inguinal hernias occur when fatty tissue or a part of your bowel pokes through into your groin at the top of your inner thigh. incisional hernias – where tissue pokes through a surgical wound in your tummy that has not fully healed