Compression garments are not chosen by your clothing
size: they are chosen by measuring. A garment that is too big does not compress and one
that is too small does harm, so it is worth spending five minutes with a tape measure.

How to measure yourself

With a fabric tape measure, not a rigid one.
Standing up, with your back straight and your arms relaxed.
In your underwear or wearing very little.
With the tape parallel to the floor, snug but not tight. It works better if
someone helps you.

Where the tape goes

Measurement	Where
Chest	Around the widest part of the chest, at nipple height.
Underbust	Just below the breasts, in the natural fold, with the tape horizontal.
Chest under the arms	Around the torso just below the armpits, above the shoulder blades.
Waist	Around the narrowest part of the torso, about 2.5 cm above the navel.
Abdomen	At navel height, or halfway between the lowest rib and the hip bone. Without pulling your stomach in or pushing it out.
Hip	Around the widest part of the pelvis, over the buttocks.
Thigh	Around the widest part, just below the buttock crease, with the leg relaxed.
Arm	Halfway between the shoulder and the elbow, with the arm hanging relaxed.
Neck	About 2.5 cm below the Adam’s apple, leaving room for two fingers between the tape and the neck.

If you are between two sizes

For waist and abdomen, take the smaller one: the garment has to compress, and
one size too big does not hold. With reinforced garments it is the other way round: if your
measurement falls right on the edge of the table, take the larger one.

And if in doubt, write to us before buying. The garments are sent
sealed and, once the seal is broken, they cannot be returned for hygiene reasons.

Girdles

The women’s abdominoplasty garment with back, the liposuction garments (trousers above or
below the knee, with or without the abdomen) and the buttock lipofilling garment.

Size	Waist	Hip	Thigh
70 (XXXXS)	54-58	80-85	43-46
75 (XXXS)	58-64	85-90	46-49
80 (XXS)	64-68	90-95	49-52
85 (XS)	68-72	95-100	52-55
90 (S)	72-76	100-105	55-58
95 (M)	76-80	105-110	58-61
100 (L)	80-85	110-115	61-64

The waist decides; the hip and thigh are the check.
Measurements in centimetres.

Men’s vest and garment

The gynaecomastia vest and the men’s abdominoplasty garment with back. For the vest, the
chest decides; for the garment, the waist.

Size	Chest	Waist	Thigh
75 (XXXS)	90-95	80-85	43-46
80 (XXS)	95-100	85-90	46-49
85 (XS)	100-105	90-95	49-52
90 (S)	105-110	95-100	52-55
95 (M)	110-115	100-105	55-58

Measurements in centimetres.

Bras

Post-surgical bra with and without band. Size 80 is only available in the bra without band.

The size comes from the underbust measurement. The cup comes from a
subtraction: the bust measurement at its fullest point, at nipple height,
minus the underbust.

Bust − underbust difference	Cup
14 to 16 cm	B
16 to 18 cm	C
18 to 20 cm	D

Size	Underbust	Bust, cup B	Bust, cup C	Bust, cup D
80	63-67	78-82	82-85	85-88
85	68-72	83-87	87-90	90-93
90	73-77	88-92	92-95	95-98
95	78-82	93-97	97-100	100-103
100	83-87	98-102	102-105	105-108
105	88-92	103-107	107-110	110-113

Measurements in centimetres. An example: an underbust of 79 cm and a bust of 96 cm give a
17 cm difference, which makes a 95C.

What the number and the letter mean, why the same cup is not the same amount of breast and what changes with surgery: bra size and cup size, explained.

Chest and abdominal bands

Abdominal band and gynaecomastia band.

Size	Chest (under the arms) or abdomen circumference
S	70 to 90
M	90 to 110
L	110 to 130

Measurements in centimetres. Note: the bands have their own scale, and each size covers
20 cm. It has nothing to do with the girdle numbers.

Arm sleeves

Brachioplasty and arm liposuction sleeves, with zip.

Size	Underbust	Arm
S	70-77	24-27
M	77-84	27-30
L	84-91	30-33
XL	91-98	33-36

The arm decides; the underbust is the check, because the garment
fastens around the chest. Measurements in centimetres.

Chin strap

Size	Neck circumference
S	27-31
M	32-37
L	38-46

Measurements in centimetres.

One size

The breast band, the otoplasty band, the
abdominal foam board and Epifoam are one size: there is nothing to measure.

Caring for the garment

By hand, like a delicate garment, without fabric softener, and dried in the shade.
No iron and no tumble dryer: heat damages the elastic fabric and the garment stops
compressing. It is best washed every two or three days, so it is handy to have two: one
on and one drying.

How long do I need to wear it?

For as long as your surgeon has told you. The time varies a great deal
depending on the operation and on how your recovery goes, so that schedule comes from your
consultation, not from this page.

Does your measurement fall outside the table?

VOE makes sizes above and below the ones we list.
Write to us with your measurements and we will tell you whether we can order one for you.

The measurements in these tables are the manufacturer’s, VOE.

Size Guide