{"id":20225,"date":"2021-07-09T10:51:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T17:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/?p=20225"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:41:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:41:32","slug":"internal-bra-perky-breasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://www.realself.com\/news\/internal-bra-perky-breasts","title":{"rendered":"An Internal Bra Could Be the Key to Achieving Perfectly Perky Breasts"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re willing to wager that if we were to ask a sweeping sample of American women about their ultimate aesthetic goals, the majority would put “perky breasts” at the top of the list: year after year, augmentations<\/a>, lifts<\/a>, and other breast surgeries remain the most popular cosmetic procedures<\/a> stateside. But what if one’s breasts aren’t perky—even after <\/em>committing to surgery?<\/p>

Full breasts, be they natural or surgeon-made, can have a bit of heft to them. According to Dr. Kelly Killeen<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, implants can weigh anywhere from a quarter of a pound to a pound and three-quarters, while natural breasts can weigh as much as 10 pounds or more each, depending on the individual. Over time, the skin there can thin, due to the effects of gravity, and would benefit from extra help in supporting the weight of an implant or breast tissue—you know, like a bra. Internal bra surgery does just that. <\/p>

“An internal bra is a material placed to support either breast tissue or a breast implant, to help give longevity to results and prevent complications,” explains Dr. Jerry Chidester<\/a>, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Draper, Utah, who performs hundreds of internal bra procedures annually. While some internal bras consist of sutures made by a surgeon, many are special pieces of dissolvable mesh designed for this use. One such example is GalaFlex, a bioabsorbable mesh made of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate, a type of polymer. This mesh is secured along the ribs in order to help support the breast. A few weeks post-op, your body starts developing tissue around the mesh, creating natural reinforcements to inevitably replace the internal bra. “Over a period of about 18 to 24 months, [the mesh] creates fibroblasts, converting to type three and type one collagen,” says Dr. Chidester. Once two years have passed, the body has fully absorbed the mesh and developed collagen where the mesh once was, resulting in a durable, natural support system. <\/p>

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At Dr. Chidester’s practice, an estimated 75% of internal bra surgery is incorporated into augmentations, with the other 25% supporting natural breasts after a lift or a reduction. For someone seeking support after those latter surgeries, the use of an internal bra is fairly straightforward: “With a natural breast, the internal bra will help keep the breast in its new location following surgery … [with] less stretching of the skin, which prevents breast tissue sagging,” notes Dr. Killeen. <\/p>

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