Should I wear a sports bra to bed after a breast lift?

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My surgeon never mentioned anything about it and I don't really see or talk to him after surgery. I woke up wrapped up in a bandage and 3 days after have been wearing sports bras day and night ever since. Is this ok?

Peter N. Butler, MD, FACS · Answer

I would recommend calling your plastic surgeon for clarification. We place our breast lift patients in a compression bra after surgery, and ask them to wear it for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, they may wear a different sports bra or non-underwire bra for the remaining 4 weeks. T

S. Larry Schlesinger, MD, FACS · Answer

Whether you should or shouldn't wear a sports bra depends on what kind of lift you had and what your personal plastic surgeon recommends.  Only he or she can determine if a sports bra vs. a vest with cups is the appropriate surgical garment.If you were my patient and you had a Benelli mastopexy, I personally think a sports bra is a good idea.  On the other hand, if you had a standard lift with an incision in the inframammary fold, I think wearing a bra is a terrible idea because the bra would hit the incision in your inframammary fold and potentially disrupt it and/or cause an infection.At this point, I think it is important for you to call your personal plastic surgeon and get his or her take on whether a sports bra is appropriate.

Vishnu Rumalla, MD · Answer

Thanks for your inquiry,  please call your surgeon's office to discuss.  His/her staff should be able to answer this question.  In my practice, I decide when patients advance to  fashion bras,wire bras, etc. Good Luck.

Guray Yesiladali, MD, FEBOPRAS · Answer

Hello, 
Thank you for your question, 
I don't recommend underwire bras for 6 weeks after any kind of breast surgery. I let my patients free to wear a sports bra or leave their breasts free. Please contact your PS and ask his/her opinion about it.
Kind regards,
Guray

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Sports bras may be OK for the first 6 weeks.  I do not recommend underwire bras. Recommend that you email or phone your surgeon's office as his staff can provide you with his/her recommendations.Kenneth Hughes, MD, Board Certified Plastic SurgeonLos Angeles, CA

Ira H. Rex III, MD · Answer

You should not hesitate to call your plastic surgeons office and get advice on this matter. Plastic surgeons have a wide variety of ideas about this. I prefer to have my patients wear some type of a light bra to bed for 3 to 6 weeks, depending on the circumstances.

Robert E. Zaworski, MD (retired) · Answer

I highly recommend my patients wear good sports bras / compression bra for several weeks following a breast lift.  Contact your surgeon's office regarding his recommendation.

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