When Can You Start Wearing Underwire After Breast Augmentation?

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. 

I generally advise my patients that they can wear an under-wire bra from 6 weeks post-op.The reasons for this is quite simple. I don't want the "harshness" of an underwire pressing on a young surgical wound (most of my augmentations are done via an incision in the lower breast fold). This could potentially irritate the wound and compromise healing. Having said that, anytime from 3-4 weeks post-op the wound is typically well enough healed to put up with an underwire.However, it takes about 6 weeks before most of the swelling has gone so this is when patients are advised they should go out and invest in new well-fitted bras. This is therefore when they can/will wear underwire bras.