Can I wear a push up bra to create cleavage if I have textured, tear drop, "gummi bear" implants?

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I have not had my surgery yet, but have already chosen teardrop shape, textured, semi solid silicone implants. Would I be able to wear a push up bra to create a look of clevage after? (not immediately post-op, but once recovred from surgery)

Young R. Cho, MD, PhD · Answer

Thank you for your question. My patients will have a surgical bra that I place at the time of surgery.  They normally wear this for the first week or two and then transition to a sports bra that opens in the front.  By six weeks, if their implants have sufficiently descended, I let my patients know they can start wearing a normal bra (including a push-up bra).  They may still undergo some changes which can change their bra preferences a few months later.  The type of implant should not affect your choice of bra once the breasts are fully healed.

Jourdan Gottlieb, MD · Answer

A shaped implant will not give as much cleavage with a push up brassiere as compared to natural breast tissue of the same volume. All the best with your uipcoming procedure.

Ronald V. DeMars, MD (Retired) · Answer

Textured implants are "locked" into place because of the ingrowth of scar tissue into the texture so they will not move. If a teardrop implant could move, and they sometimes do, the look is quite bizarre. Most doctors do not use the teardrop because of that risk and the fact that in a year it is hard to tell the difference by exam or mammogram as proven in two large studies in the last 10 years.

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