AnitaWomen's Lynn Mastectomy Bra

There's a lot to love about this bra, and I've worn it for many weeks in a row, 24/7. I purchased more than a dozen bras to compare for post-biopsy (wish I'd had this one then!) and post-lumpectomy support.SIZE AND FIT- I'm a 36B and size SM per the size chart was way too tight for me across the bottom band. The MED offered great compression and was comfortable to breathe in, but the fabric was looser above the zipper where tissue/fluid compression should be happening above the breasts. I wish the fit was better but nevertheless chose to keep the MED knowing that I needed to wear this 24/7 after surgery, and being able to breathe is important :). This was otherwise the best design of all bras I purchased. Also, I looooove that this bra comes up higher under the arms and unless your surgeon puts an incision right where the cup pocket is (you won't know til after your surgery), there's nothing about this bra that will rub.FABRIC- The fabric is a lovely, tight but stretchy tech weave that's very soft. Nothing irritating about it, though using thick gauze on top of your dressing provides another buffer in case something brushes up against you. The weave and substantive compression is going to keep you from jiggling around when moving which reduces discomfort. It also keeps the tissue that was cut compressed so that it can heal faster! The blush pink (pinker than beige) is as depicted onscreen. I purchased a very similar bra from another brand at Amazon whose pale pink was actually orange sorbet colored in person. The tags on this says OEKO-TEK which is important because it's free of hundreds of harmful substances- most fabric does not have this distinction, so I was happy to see it. Nevertheless the removable thin cups are made of polyurethane foam (and smelled faintly of it before washing), which is not the best health-wise. While the foam padding does not feel good early in recovery I appreciate them being included for definition. It's nice to know that if you need to be on a video call, you have the cups for modesty and definition. Without them it's not total uni-boob but you will look compressed about a cup size- you need that for healing.DESIGN- You're going to want the front closure because your arm will initially be less mobile than normal. Moving more than you need to just increases any discomfort. The pockets for foam cups are accessible near armpits, and can hold small ice packs. For me the compression of the bra was so helpful that I didn't want to be unzipping and messing around with putting ice inside during the first two weeks. The ruching in the front of the bra is hidden if you're wearing button-ups and loose sweaters, but you can see it and the zipper through cotton shirts, and it will leave "whisker" marks on your breasts. I would have preferred no ruching. Something that was very helpful though was that the straps were adjustable from the back. It requires taking off to adjust but you're going to want to make these looser if you sleep in the bra and I didn't like the designs with adjustments over your collar bone which rubs.(NOT) MOISTURE WICKINGAfter surgery you may be sweating more. And you will be told not to wear deodorant. And you need to be in a bra 24/7. The one thing I absolutely hated about this bra is that I reeked in it. Initially I thought I must have been sweating out anesthesia but no matter how many times I washed it, within 24 hours my sweat smelled awful. When I told my surgeon she wasn't sure what was going on. Two weeks after surgery I changed to the Fruit of the Loom all cotton Front Close Sports bra when less compression was necessary. And immediately realized it was the Anita Lynn bra. The polyamide which is so great for compression is just not breathable. I'm telling you in case you have the same experience.HEALINGThis bra provided the best comfort and compression of 12+ bras I tried, including the seam-a-palooza bra the hospital had me wear home. It is the best of the best for post-surgery. I am certain the compression it provided aided in my healing, especially because I was stitched instead of itchy Steristrips. I needed a bra that kept the incision area tight and this worked beautifully. Surgeon was very happy with how the incision was healing and looked cosmetically...If you're on the fence, buy it in 2 sizes to figure out which works for you. It was worth every penny. But maybe have a 2nd bra to alternate with so that this can be washed often.

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Brassière de soutien post opératoire de bonne qualité. Conforme aux descriptifs.