When Can You Start Wearing Underwire After Breast Augmentation?

Disclaimer: Every surgeon has different post-operative instructions, or preferences, regarding post-operative care. You should always listen to your own surgeon first.
These are my post-op instructions:
Immediately after surgery, the patient is placed in a surgical bra that is given to them. The surgical bra will provide support and be snug but not tight or compressive. Additionally, the surgical bra will not have an underwire.
At the one-week follow up, I instruct my patients to continue wearing the surgical bra if they like it and/or are comfortable with it. That said, they can wear any sports bra they like as long as it is snug, provides support for the breast while not being too tight or compressive, and does not have any underwire. The reason you don't want an underwire is because it can dig into the incision while it is still healing.
The patient can return to a wired bra once the incision has healed. This is typically at 4 to 6 weeks, which is where you are in your recovery. By this time, the patient will have had their one-month follow up.I hope that answers your question. It's great that you're doing this research. I always say the best patients are informed patients.Thank you for reading and good luck on your journey!

My general advice is to wait one month prior to wearing an underwire bra.  (After a breast aug.)  But - the most important thing is for any garment to not rub against a new surgical wound.  So regardless of the surgery or incision  - do your best to avoid any friction or trauma to the incision until it is well healed! Best of luck.

I tell my patients that they can begin wearing an underwire bra around 6 weeks after breast augmentation. If their implants have completely dropped, then wearing an underwire should not be an issue. Some  women who have implants that have not completely dropped, will need to wait longer before wearing underwire. If you implants are still high, then you don't want to wear an underwire yet and be pushing the implants up when they are still needing to settle. It is best to ask your surgeon for their recommendations.