Yet Another C-Section Overhang Swimwear Question

[JemimaPyjamas]

I not only have an overhang, but it's also a wonky one. One side far worse than the other. Lovely!

I know one-piece swimsuits are generally more flattering, but I also think that a white stomach like mine looks worse than a brown one - and everything else will be brown - so would like a bikini option too. A bright white stomach will make it seem even worse (even if it is only really me who'll see it.)

I suspect black or at least patterned (a busy pattern) would work best, and high cut or shorts if possible. I am slightly more relaxed about the top part.

Has anyone found success with what's around this year yet...? I am off for 4 weeks in the sun over the summer so want to get looking now.

M&S high waisted options are always good, and Spanx do high waisted shaping bottoms that you can mix and match, but the sizes are tiny so check if you need to size up. I find anything with shaping in them helps mine

I bought these (black and flowers pattern) for a recent trip to Barbados, I thought 3 pairs as I already have a lot of green / pink padded bikini tops so it mixed it up a bit.

https://www.marksandspencer.com/tummy-control-printed-ruched-bikini-bottoms/p/clp60589453?intid=mobile_app_pdp_share

I’ve found the Lands End swimsuits by far the most flattering over my c-section/mum tum. They’re a U.S. company but ship internationally.
They have loads of mix and match options (I love the stomach control ones) and I find their bikini bottoms sit on a more flattering part of my stomach than the M&S ones.

Weirdly, Victoria’s Secret ‘Pink’ also do really flattering swimwear if you can get through all the glitter and skimpy stuff. They have some great high waisted bikini bottoms and tops that give a really nice shape/support but without being too push-up (they also feel secure and more bra like than lots of the others I’ve tried). I have these: https://www.victoriassecret.com/ae/pink/swimwear-catalog/1121662800?brand=pink&collectionId=235a317a-a371-4d9b-a214-69984a0a72b5&limit=180&orderBy=REC&priceType=regular&productId=857b9f67-4d54-4643-9502-cbef9c624e15&stackId=1c87fb09-f719-4199-bc52-6648fc00299f&genericId=11216628&choice=5YOM&product_position=56&stack_position=1&dataSource=manual-collection
and this top:
https://www.victoriassecret.com/us/pink/swimwear-catalog/1121429200?brand=pink&choice=5YOM&genericId=11214292&rrec=true&recommendedProductType=matchback
The black one looks lovely on (although I also got the green because I loved the colour).
They also have a board short option that I love for more active days at the beach/waterpark with kids.

I also have a couple of nice bikinis from Boden (they’ve got some pretty ‘tile’ print ones at the moment that distract from the c-section bumps).

I was really disappointed by H&M, M&S and Next, everything I tried seemed to be cut in a really unflattering way (even the things that looked like they should work).

I live in a hot country and swim/go to the beach every day so I have very strong opinions about swimwear!