I bought this for an event and it did absolutely nothing. Why? Well, because I made the foolish mistake of believing the other reviews, I would normally wear a small but a size 2 girl  reviewed and said the medium was SO TIGHT- so I ordered a large and it was ridiculous, it was just a regular old lip at that point...if you want shapewear order down or true, not up- the other reviewers are crazy, didn't really want shapewear to start with or don't know what shapewear is. I'm 5'7" and weigh 130# and a small would probably have actually done what I wanted (make it look like I hadn't just gained 15 lbs.), as it was I had to end up wearing my spanx and hike them up so they didn't show below my dress.. Thanks a lot other reviewers!