I am 6’5 265 pounds and the garment holds everything in tight. I had gyno surgery 2 months ago and wearing this feels better than the initial vest I received from the doctor. I am still tender and healing so I choose to wear my vest while I am working all day at the computer. It helps with posture and swelling of the chest. I am ordering another one today! Read more

I have a lot of compression/body shaper shirts and all but 1 of them are medium-sized. I ordered a medium in this shirt as well and it is a little on the tight side. I can put it on and zip it up by myself, but it is the tightest medium that I own. It compresses the chest for sure. Absolutely no man boobs while wearing this. I can tell that this shirt is helping a lot with my posture the entire time that I have it on, which is a good thing in my book. When I take the shirt off it leaves some red marks and indentions in my skin where the seams were pushing against it. In my opinion, a size large would be just as effective as the medium, and there would not be red marks and indentions in my skin from the seams. Even with the shirt being very tight on me, the zipper stayed where it was supposed to. There are 2 hook and loop closures under the zipper, and I think that they helped to keep the zipper from sliding down. I would definitely recommend this shirt for anyone who needs or wants help in the chest area and/or with posture correction. Remember that it does run a size small, so order 1 size bigger than what you would normally wear. Again, it is very effective. Read more

After I had top surgery the binder the hospital put me in was total murder once the bolsters were removed, this one was much more comfortable. Just wash on delicate with fabric softener. Taking off a star because although it has hooks they’re almost impossible to hook. Even the nurse at the hospital, facing me, couldn’t get them hooked. The zipper has held up well though. Read more

I can't speak to the effectiveness for the post-surgery things the descriptions mention but it works very well for gynecomastia caused by hormonal imbalance. The zippered version has two hooks behind the zipper that can be fastened first to make zipping easier. I would never have noticed them if another reviewer hadn't mentioned it. The zipper makes light clacking sounds in some situations. It is not terribly uncomfortable to wear and does not restrict breathing to any meaningful degree. I find it marginally but tolerably itchy for the first 5-10 minutes of wear, then it passes. It fits its purpose and, most importantly, I can wear a shirt in public this summer without having to cover it with a coat. There seemed to be a significant bit of trouble shipping this out on time but that may be a one time event. Read more

Good things about it is it has a good amount of pressure. The sizing chart was pretty accurate for me. It doesn't really change shape all too much but it is breathable and easy to wear. I haven't tried exercising in it yet but I think as long as it isn't intense and is more day to day situations it will be fine as it doesn't impact breathing. The bad thing is the zipper. While it makes it secure it means you're a bit restricted on what you can wear because it will show through any thinner clothing. But if you wear lose thicker clothes there shouldn't be a problem for you. Read more