Do you have to wear a bra after breast augmentation for a certain period of time? Does it help keep your implants from bottoming out?
Answer: Bras and Bottomed out Breast Implants Hi there- While I do believe that a good support bra is important after augmentation surgery (especially when implants are placed under the chest muscles), I don't think that the bottomed-out appearance, where there appears to be excessive skin showing between the fold under the breast and the nipple, can be prevented by using one. The primary cause of a bottomed out appearance would be violation or lowering of the inframammary fold structures (either deliberately or inadvertently) at the time of surgery. In a minority of patients, an initially lovely result can over time appear more bottom heavy, indicating a possible need for a breast lift, but a truly bottomed out appearance soon after surgery would most likely be due to technique and not the bra.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Bras and Bottomed out Breast Implants Hi there- While I do believe that a good support bra is important after augmentation surgery (especially when implants are placed under the chest muscles), I don't think that the bottomed-out appearance, where there appears to be excessive skin showing between the fold under the breast and the nipple, can be prevented by using one. The primary cause of a bottomed out appearance would be violation or lowering of the inframammary fold structures (either deliberately or inadvertently) at the time of surgery. In a minority of patients, an initially lovely result can over time appear more bottom heavy, indicating a possible need for a breast lift, but a truly bottomed out appearance soon after surgery would most likely be due to technique and not the bra.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Compresssion Bras Following Breast Augmentation There doesn’t appear to be a consensus amongst plastic surgeons regarding the use of bras following breast augmentation surgery. Many plastic surgeons tell their patients it doesn’t make a difference while others tell their patients that bras are an absolute necessity in the post-operative period. Unfortunately, there are no scientific studies that clarify this issue.A complex relationship exists between breast tissue, wound healing biology, breast implants, and gravity in patients who have undergone breast augmentation surgery. It makes sense that breast implants can exert significant downward pressure on the soft tissue of the breasts. Over the course of time, this might lead to soft tissue stretching and bottoming out of breast implants. For this reason, we feel it’s appropriate to wear a bra for support following breast augmentation surgery. This is especially true when larger implants have been used and placed on top of the pectoralis muscles. It’s important to realize that each patient’s situation is unique. For this reason, postoperative care should be individualized. Under these circumstances, it’s appropriate that you discuss this issue with your plastic surgeon. Your surgeon should be able to formulate a treatment plan that’s appropriate for you.
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CONTACT NOW Answer: Compresssion Bras Following Breast Augmentation There doesn’t appear to be a consensus amongst plastic surgeons regarding the use of bras following breast augmentation surgery. Many plastic surgeons tell their patients it doesn’t make a difference while others tell their patients that bras are an absolute necessity in the post-operative period. Unfortunately, there are no scientific studies that clarify this issue.A complex relationship exists between breast tissue, wound healing biology, breast implants, and gravity in patients who have undergone breast augmentation surgery. It makes sense that breast implants can exert significant downward pressure on the soft tissue of the breasts. Over the course of time, this might lead to soft tissue stretching and bottoming out of breast implants. For this reason, we feel it’s appropriate to wear a bra for support following breast augmentation surgery. This is especially true when larger implants have been used and placed on top of the pectoralis muscles. It’s important to realize that each patient’s situation is unique. For this reason, postoperative care should be individualized. Under these circumstances, it’s appropriate that you discuss this issue with your plastic surgeon. Your surgeon should be able to formulate a treatment plan that’s appropriate for you.
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June 6, 2016
Answer: Bras may prevent bottoming out in many
My experience after nearly 3 decades of observation is that in many cases bra wear most days in general do help prevention of bottoming out over the life time of the implant. This applies to all implants and especially with smooth implants that are place over the muscle (subglandular). They of course would not be of benefit at night as gravity and implant weight is not at work pulling the implant downward.
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Answer: Bras may prevent bottoming out in many
My experience after nearly 3 decades of observation is that in many cases bra wear most days in general do help prevention of bottoming out over the life time of the implant. This applies to all implants and especially with smooth implants that are place over the muscle (subglandular). They of course would not be of benefit at night as gravity and implant weight is not at work pulling the implant downward.
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November 13, 2015
Answer: Bottoming out of breast implants usually caused by implant placement It is important to wear a support bra after breast implant surgery, but usually I have my patients go bra-less after the first day or so. Bottoming out of implants can happen if you have very thin skin with insuficient dermal elastic tissue. However, wearing a bra 24/7 is impractical and probably won't help if you are going to eventually bottom out. If you have good skin and your implant is placed properly, then you should not bottom out. The reason that I have patients go bra-less the first few weeks and do displacement exercises for life is that the nmost common breast implant position probelm is that the implant is too high and does not fall into a natural position-in my experience. If your implants bottom out soon after surgery then the implant was likely placed too low at surgery.
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Answer: Bottoming out of breast implants usually caused by implant placement It is important to wear a support bra after breast implant surgery, but usually I have my patients go bra-less after the first day or so. Bottoming out of implants can happen if you have very thin skin with insuficient dermal elastic tissue. However, wearing a bra 24/7 is impractical and probably won't help if you are going to eventually bottom out. If you have good skin and your implant is placed properly, then you should not bottom out. The reason that I have patients go bra-less the first few weeks and do displacement exercises for life is that the nmost common breast implant position probelm is that the implant is too high and does not fall into a natural position-in my experience. If your implants bottom out soon after surgery then the implant was likely placed too low at surgery.
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February 7, 2017
Answer: Bras provide support Yes - a bra will help prevent your implants from "bottoming out". The main issue is your choice of implant size. If you chose very large implants, they will have more of a chance of dropping than moderate sized implants. A bra will help with either implant, as the elastic support of the bra will prevent the skin from feeling all of the stretch caused by gravity and the implants.
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Answer: Bras provide support Yes - a bra will help prevent your implants from "bottoming out". The main issue is your choice of implant size. If you chose very large implants, they will have more of a chance of dropping than moderate sized implants. A bra will help with either implant, as the elastic support of the bra will prevent the skin from feeling all of the stretch caused by gravity and the implants.
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