When you're getting ready for a special occasion, you want to look your best. But if you're getting dressed for the event and are just then discovering that your favorite dress just won't fit, then you don't have time to drop five pounds.

When you're getting ready for a special occasion, you want to look your best. But if you're getting dressed for the event and are just then discovering that your favorite dress just won't fit, then you don't have time to drop five pounds. You need to take emergency measures. It's in cases like these that having a compression girdle can really come in handy. Compression girdles are a type of undergarment that can slim you down by compressing your body's soft tissue. It might be just what you need in order to fit into that special dress at the last minute.

Traditional girdles were hard to get into, and often required assistance in order to be put on. But today's compression girdles take advantage of modern science and synthetic fibers. They're made out of resilient fabric that can stretch out so that you can get into them, and then compress back into the usual shape in order to compress the soft tissues that they're intended to contain. They're also made seamless so that no one will even be able to tell that you're wearing a shaping undergarment. After all, it defeats the purpose of appearing slimmer if the whole world can see what you're using to get that appearance.

Some people worry that compression girdles may have an adverse effect on their health, but these concerns are groundless. Today's girdles work to compress the soft tissues only; they're not pressing down on the internal organs. In fact, they may provide much needed support for your body. That's why there are even maternity girdles that are designed to help support a woman's lower back to compensate for the weight in her womb. But if you're looking for an undergarment that will compress your soft tissue, then you should look for a compression girdle specifically designed for that purpose instead of using a maternity girdle, which won't work to compress your soft tissue.

Compression girdles are a great way to lose a few sizes in case of an emergency. It's amazing how even small fluctuations in weight can make a garment too tight that used to fit easily. But with a compression girdle as your safety net, you can make sure that you'll always be able to fit into that favorite dress, and that you can be ready for a special night out at a moment's notice. No one will notice that you're wearing a girdle; they'll just notice that you have a fantastic figure.