What Type of Bra Should I Wear After the Wrap is Removed from Having a Breast Reduction?

This is an excellent question which should be discussed with your surgeon prior to surgery. I prefer more support immediately after a breast reduction and place a dressing with Ace wraps. The dressing is removed at the first post-operative visit  and a sports bra which fastens in the front or a post-surgical bra is placed. A bra with a soft foundation may be worn after 6 weeks. I would recommend a consultation with a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon.

At my Long Island, NY practice, I have breast reduction patients wear a supportive surgical bra over the bandaged breasts immediately after the procedure. I instruct patients to continue wearing a surgical bra or sports bra for 3-6 weeks to ensure they get the best possible results. Of course, different plastic surgeons have varied postoperative instructions, and you should follow the recommendation of your surgeon. 

Every doctor has different post op instructions so you should ask your surgeon what would work for you. The dressings vary from patient to patient. Some patients may be placed in a sports bra; others will wear a stabilizing elastic support strap. Your doctor will decide after surgery and in subsequent weeks, which dressing will suit your needs

         In the immediate
post-operative period a compression bra offers significant advantages for wound
healing. Compression minimizes discomfort, swelling, pain, seroma formation,
hematoma formation and wound breakdown. In addition, it provides support to the
wound closure and helps shape the breast.

 

         We place all of our
patients in a compressive support bra before they leave the operating room.
This is continued for at least three weeks following surgery. At this point,
patients are switched into a sports bra without an underwire for an additional
three months.

What Type of Bra Should I Wear After the Wrap is Removed from Having a Breast Reduction?


I generally have my patients wear a postop bra right out of the operating room that provides some support and compression and it clips in the front.  Patients are to wear this type of a bra for 1-2 months.  Once the incisions have healed and the patients are comfortable then I have them start wearing a good supportive underwire bra.

Good luck.