Is it okay to go braless after a breast augumentation and lift?

Thank you for your question.  Yes, you can go braless after an augmentation / lift , however, gravity still affects your breasts, I wouldn't recommend going braless 24/7.  Once in a while , yes, otherwise you still need support .  

Hello, thanks for your question. You need to wear your post surgical bra for at least 1 to 3 months depending on your actual size. Remember breasts can fall very easily. The postsurgical bra is designed to help breast implants to settle correctly and also to prevent your breasts to look saggy sooner.

Hi, VickieGibson.My answer to going braless after a BA with lift would be "No, No, and No!"  But in reality, who really knows?  There really are no good scientific studies to say with any certainty whether wearing a bra will prevent further sagging or not, and there are some new studies (of questionable science) espousing going braless, by virtue of "increasing the pec muscle tone" may slow down the progress of breast sagging.In my opinion, however, pectoralis muscle tone has nothing to do with breast sagging, and the little, flimsy ligaments of the upper breast that attach the breast to the overlying skin and to the underlying muscle weaken and lengthen.  Additionally, the upper breast skin also progressively thins and stretches with aging, sun changes, weight fluctuation, pregnancy, breastfeeding, etc., resulting in further stretch and elongation.  This stretch and elongation results in a lowered breast off of the chest wall, as well as a droopier breasts itself.  As such, a breast lift doesn't really "lift" the breast very effectively, but rather lifts the nipple and distal drooped portion of the breast to a more balanced and central position.  The upper breast ligaments and thinned skin have not corrected, and the addition of an implant is adding more pull and weight to this area.  Hopefully, a well-designed and properly-fitting bra will help suspend some of the weight and tension on the upper breast ligaments and upper breast/chest skin.Good luck with your surgery if you haven't had it yet, or I hope that you are happy with your results and doing well if you have!  Dr. Ghafoori

There is no “standard” when it comes to the use of specific bras or garments after breast surgery. In other words, different plastic surgeons may have different practices when it comes to postoperative dressings/bras. 
In my practice, patients wake up with a surgical bra in place. This surgical bra, although not attractive, is supportive and used for about one month after surgery (some of my patients have been known to burn the bra ASAP). Then, patients transition to a soft sports bra. Wired bras are used when breast implants have reached their “final position” and patients have full sensation along the breast skin. 
Generally, the longer I have been in practice, the more I appreciate the use of supportive bras forever after breast augmentation and revisionary breast surgery.   
 Best wishes.

For our patients I do recommend some type of elastic bottom, non-formfitting bra such as a jog bra. It makes sense to me to support the tissues that have stretched in a more elevated position such that they can heal without re-stretching early on. There really isn't any science to support this. I do think, placement of an underwire bra in the face of a breast augmentation can disallow the implant from migrating with gravity to the bottom of the pocket. Hence the strip elastic type bottom. Just one plastic surgeons opinion. Hope that's helpful.

Here's the best way to think of that....if you needed a lift it was because you have lost the elasticity and supportive nature of the skin. That has not changed, you still have the same skin, just less of it. Wearing good support will help delay or prevent restretching of the tissues over time. 

Thank you for your question. After an augmentation with lift, I typically recommend the use of a good supportive bra thereafter. An augmentation with lift is performed because of the effects of gravity, breast feeding, pregnancies, weight fluctuations etc. on the breasts. The surgery is intended to "re set" the breasts to a more youthful position. Unfortunately, age, gravity and changes in the skin continue to work against us. Using a bra for support helps stave off the inexorable effects of nature. Remember, the implant, though it does restore volume lost, it does add weight to the breast which stresses the skin and suspensory ligaments of the breast. Best to wear a comfortable and supportive bra to maintain the effects of your surgery.Best wishes,Dr. Morrissey

The use of compression bras aid in healing from surgery as well as scar management.  There is no standard when it comes to going braless.   This question should be addressed to your surgeon as he is the one who is monitoring your recovery.