A compression garment for treating post operative patients involved in body contouring surgery and structured for removable disposition in an operative position about the torso or other predetermined portion of the patients body. The compression garment is dimensioned, configured and structured to apply a predetermined, appropriate compression to the surgically affected portions of the patient in order to reduce pain, diminish swelling and avoid fluid accumulation, while not impairing the venous and lymphatic circulation of the affected body portion. The garment includes a base of flexible, compressible material having at least one, but more practically both a first and second cover member overlying the internal and external surfaces of the base, wherein a closure assembly serves to removably maintain the garment in a variably closed orientation while in the operative position such that appropriate compressive force is applied to the affected areas including adjacent soft tissue and bony prominences.
