This review is for the SMALL super strong hip pant. I just received them yesterday. Took 7 days for them to process and get to DHL, but the transit from Hong Kong to NY USA was astonishingly fast. DHL is SO quirky.. ya never know how well they'll perform. Anyway... I was soooo excited to try them out.
Unfortunately, I was a bit discouraged. Not from quality, the quality was definitely there.. but from fit. I have a very lean and somewhat athletic build. Upper leg just above the knee was snug, so no problem there. These have a noticeably thicker edge to them tho... not like the super thin edge of Roanyer's breastplate.
They gradually add thickness to the outer 1/3 of the thigh up to the hips. The measurements of the product as shown on product page are near dead on to what I received. However, the actual measurement of my upper thigh (without the pant) is 20", which is too small to fill the pant. So there's gapping, and the gapping becomes folding when you move your leg a given way. It looks weird and deformed. You WILL need at least 22" of upper thigh if you want these to fit snug. In the hips, same problem occurred. My body has a small waist (33"), flat stomach, and very little butt cheeks (my natural hip measurement is 36.5"), which again is not enough to fill the inside of the pant. I had to add more pad to the inside just to fill the empty void. In the tummy area below the navel, the pant doesn't add any thickness (to be expected), but because the silicone is still thick, and I'm not big enough to stretch it in any way, it wants to ripple and fold when sitting. (dreadful!)
Your own natural hip will need to measure at least 39" if you want these to fit snug. As far as the rippling and folding especially when sitting, I wore a strong, sturdy and tight fitting pair of tights over the pant and it helped a lot... but far from perfect.
The butt cheeks a nicely rounded, but proportioned for someone whose hip width is roughly 16-17".
Other notes: yup, silicone does not breathe. These are NOT warm weather prosthetic. It was 50 out today and I did sweat. Yes, they are every bit as heavy as they say, but I'm ok with that. Ya get used to it and it feels nice. The belly button is subtle. The labia (I got "regular", no catheter no vagina) are prominent but not absurd.
Conclusions: Sizing is for smaller people, but there IS a lower limit... you can't be TOO slim and lean. If you're less than a US clothing size 10, you may have the issues I have. Figuratively, I'll say I went from "beanpole girl" to "girl with thick thighs and a moderately plump butt". When they call it "super strong", they mean the silicone is thick and rugged, and won't tear easily.... and it's going to take you a few minutes to get these on.
Hope this helps y'all !!
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