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How to enhance your breasts once your implants are gone - bras for smaller breasts

By Angiemcc on 11 Jan 2012

For those of you concerned about your appearance after breast implant removal (and who isn't?), here are some interesting links I found with nice looking "fake breasts" for sale.

Nearly You: A whole shop tailored to breast prosthesis and enhancers.

Inflatable bra pad inserts from Amazon.

Push up pads from Love My Bubbles.

Victoria's Secret Miraculous push up bra, which increases your breast size by 2 cups.

And, the Braza Dolly Wedge inserts!

For ladies in the UK, check out Silicone Sally!

As recommended by a RealSelf member, the Handful bra is supposed to be a great, comfy sports bra that won't completely flatten you out.

The Itty Bitty bra doesn't necessarily make your girls look bigger, but it might fit your smaller proportions better than other bras on the market.

I've heard some good thinks about the Voda Swim Suit. Check it out.

Hope these ideas help!

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Health1st 28 Feb 2013

Jodee bra with built in form works great. They run big so a AA cup is just right

Angiemcc (Community Manager) 28 Jan 2013

Hi ladies,

I just ordered, received, and wore for the first time my handful bra! I loved it. Very supportive without flattening me out. It came with inserts that helped enhance the girls a bit. I'm a 36 A almost B/B almost C, asymmetrical and the Medium fit me perfectly.

I didn't get paid to say this or anything, I just think it's a really good bra.

MrsWest 18 Oct 2012

Can anyone recommend good sports bras for after surgey that aren't too expensive? I'll have to buy a few sizes so will end up returning some.

andi22 14 Sep 2012

I wouldnt wear any of those silicone insert things...i feel like part of this journey is learning to love yourself the way you truly are. You shouldnt have to fit in with some ideal of having enormous breasts to feel 'normal'. You can be sexy with small breasts.

i dont mind a bra with a bit of padding of course though! :) (I am now an A cup).

Angiemcc (Community Manager) 21 Sep 2012

I agree that this would be ideal--full body acceptance. I love that and some days can rock it. Other days, though, I want a little more fullness. The dolly wedge inserts don't look enormous, either. They add about a cup size, same as most padded bras.

mellybelly 8 Sep 2012

Thanks so much for sharing your story! I am 4 days post-op from explantation and my post-op look is almost exactly like yours. The upper breast feels quite flat, and when I bend forward I have a little bit of a distortion. My ps did a capsulectomy and I still have drainage tubes - hopefully they come out Monday. I asked him about the capsulectomy since there are so many differing opinions; my implants were 16 years old and he said leaving them would create an unusual dent where the implants were. I'm also still wearing binding...so glad to get rid of that... I'll try to post pics if they will share the pre-op pics. I only had 125cc over the muscle, but I only like wearing underwire bra and just felt too huge.

melvirginia 31 Oct 2012

Glad to here you are doing well. My surgery is tomorrow after 24 years total. I have my second set of only 5-6yrs in now. But I have 2-3 capsulotomies and one capsulectomy since! Way too much. And I believe I have some capsule (definitely in the right) so he will be removing them. Like you, I see many differing opinions. Also would love to know if those of us with implants above the muscle have a different (worse?) post implant look than those with under the muscle. Good luck with your recovery!

ExplantAlice 24 May 2012

Hi the sill icon Sally products are the enhancers, no10 is best when healing and 9 is good when u wear underwired bras.
Hope this helps
X

sheatheviking 3 May 2012

Wore the Dolly Wedge inserts for the first time this week. They looked great and made me just busty enough!

brownies123 3 May 2012

sheatheviking, im glad you like them. I think they're great too.

sheatheviking 27 Apr 2012

There is a store called Eve's Apples online that specializes in small breasts. By the way, the bra that is a 32 D that fits me (I would be in a 32 A cup) is the Natori Feathers Contour Plunge bra. It was $65 at the normal price, and I just bought another one on ebay for $19.

nani001 27 Apr 2012

Thank you so much for the advice. I've been having a hard time finding a bra. The nurse told me to look for a bra that has a good cup shape, to mold my breasts back in shape, but most of the bras I find in my size are padded. I don't want to wear the bras I already have (34As) because they are all push up bras. I'm planning to go get fitted this weekend.

sheatheviking 27 Apr 2012

That's great. Just avoid Victoria's Secret for now. You know most of the girls who work there really don't know what they are doing. No offense to VS employee's, but this is important! Nordstrom's or another high end retailer would be a place to go.

sheatheviking 21 Apr 2012

Hi everyone, I just got fitted for my first real bra since explant. My doctor sent me to a shop in a hospital that specializes in fitting women after surgical procedures. The woman there (Cathy) was a professional fitter at Nordstroms for years. She actually put me in a 32 D bra. Now, if you look at my pics, you will see my new natural breasts are tiny, but she says the D doesn't refer to cup size, it refers to how wide the underwire is. She said I have to be in a D because my breast tissue goes around the side of my chest under my arm, and I don't want the underwire to be on breast tissue. She says this is very important for women who have just had surgery and are still healing inside, as the wrong bra could permanently distort your breast shape. So I urge all of you to go get fitted for a bra by a professional, like someone at Nordstroms, before you go out and start shopping for bras!

Julia from Cincy 19 Apr 2012

Great tip about the Victoria's Secret sports bra! Thank you. Funny, I have been wearing the Champion thin-strapped SB too.

Julia from Cincy 19 Apr 2012

It's a little early to tell, but I think a 32A is being optimistic for me. I believe my 10 year old daughter who is just getting her buds has more then I do :(

nani001 20 Apr 2012

Julia- I felt the same way the first few days after the explant. It's now been a month, my breasts feel a little fuller and firmer, almost filling up my old 34A bras. I got a "Bombshell" bikini from Victoria Secret, it solved the bathing suit dilemma for the summer.

sheatheviking 19 Apr 2012

I have been wearing tight sports bras too (Champion, cute with thin straps) and also I found a Victoria's Secret sports bra that just has light padded cups for shape, not push up. They make me have a better shape under my clothes. It is the Supermodel Cami Sports Bra.

I got mine on Ebay for $19. I'm around a 32-34A, and I got a small. It is pretty cute.

angel802 21 Jun 2012

Thanks for sharing this - I just had my implants removed on Monday 6/18 and have been searching like crazy for a good comfy bra with soft inserts! Hopefully, the store near me has them in stock!

angel802 21 Jun 2012

Well, I just called the store, and they don't have them! So I guess I'll have to order online. Are they true to size?

sheatheviking 22 Jun 2012

They are just sized small, medium, etc. Im a 32A, and the small fits perfect. Look on ebay, they are cheaper.

Julia from Cincy 19 Apr 2012

This is very good to know! What I am doing right now so I can still look half way decent in my clothes is wearing an extremely tight compression sports bra, and then a zip up one over top that has a little padding. I still appear very small, but it helps with the clothes.

carokofer 19 Apr 2012

Thanks for the info xxx

sheatheviking 17 Apr 2012

I talked to my doctor yesterday, and he warned against using push up products too soon after surgery. He said if you wear a push up bra all the time while you are still healing there is a possibility of it deforming your breasts. He said if you want to wear one for a couple of hours when you go out once or twice a week, that's okay. Just an FYI for all you recent explant ladies!.

Angiemcc (Community Manager) 27 Apr 2012

Great feedback, shea! Thank you. Yes, definitely don't go crazy with the inserts and push up bras until you've been cleared by your doctor.