Abstract: A surgical recovery process for improving the adhesion of the skin to substrate after procedures such as liposuction. A kinetic tape is adhered outside of the surgical area and then stretched along a midline of the abdomen over the rectus abdominis muscles and then adhered to the skin to pull the skin into a better position for healing. Additional segments of kinetic tape are similarly anchored to the skin outside of the surgical area to pull skin over the side muscles of the abdomen. The kinetic tape remains applied for a period of days and may optionally be reapplied to be continually refined the healing process.