Patent ID: 7137973

Claim:
A garment for securing absorptive pads for collection of post-tumescent liposuction drainage fluid from a person, said garment comprising: a garment body having an outside surface and an inside surface, said garment body having a first end and a second end opposite said first end, said garment having a first edge and a second edge opposite said first edge, said first and second edges extending between said first and second ends; a first half of a hook and loop fastener secured adjacent to said first end of said outside surface of said garment body; a second half of said hook and loop fastener secured adjacent to said second end of said garment on said inside surface, said second half dimensioned and configured to engage said first half of said hook and loop fastener and form a connection between said first end and said second end of said garment body; a pair of opposing first pockets formed on said inside surface of said garment body, a first one of said pair of opposing first pockets adjacent said first edge of said garment body, a second one of said pair of opposing first pockets adjacent said second edge, said pair of opposing first pockets dimensioned and configured to receive a first absorptive pad that extends substantially from said first edge to said second edge of said garment body; and a plurality of opposing second pockets formed adjacent said pair of opposing first pockets, each one of a pair of said plurality of opposing second pockets dimensioned and configured to receive an end of an oblong pad whereby said first absorptive pad is sandwiched between said oblong pad and said garment body, said oblong pad being absorptive of bodily fluids.