Ladies: Bra Suggestions for Post-Op Recovery Period?

[gina171 626]

So I recently saw a photo of someone's incisions immediately post-op and I thought, "Darn, the biggest one is RIGHT WHERE THE BRA LOWER BAND HITS!" Ouch!

Does anyone have suggestions for a soft bra to wear post-op during the first few weeks of recovery at home? I don't like to sit around with the girls free at all, and while I know I can't get right back in a serious support bra, I don't want to wear no support garment at all. I know I will have visitors, and my 44DD self needs some support to be comfortable in a social situation, even if I am the patient.

And....how long til you could go back to wearing real bras again?

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Edited May 28, 2016 by gina171

[MayMarie 349]

I wore sports bras as much as possible for two months after surgery. They were just more comfortable. I only had one very small incision a few inches below my bra band

[UsernameTaken 283]

I got wireless bra at target, it is very comfy and I have just been wearing that.

You can go back to wearing regular bras whenever you feel ok with it...

[jess9395 5,450]

You might be fine, I didn't have an incision anywhere on my bra line.

That said j found a great stretchy zip up one for post Breast lift/aug at Walmart

[NeedaBreak4Me 1,755]

I have a wireless bra and a maternity bra that i wear even now.

I have an incision right where the wire would sit and it seemed a little pink around it so i know that the wire was aggravating it.

So till i heal i wear a wireless bra with a tight singlet to hold em in place. I plan to do this until the incisions are 100% healed and no longer looking like fresh incisions.

Early out i wore a sports bra.. or i just let these babies hang out.. but my knees didn't appreciate it.. so i switched to wireless for support lol hahaha

[Elle09 157]

Post op I wore sports bras. They were just easy and did not interfere with incision.

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[tpasun 55]

I got a sport bra that hooks in front, no wire which I don't wear wire anyway. But I feel ya, I'm 48E, so I need to have something!

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[eoconnell24 30]

I hate to say it but I couldn't wear a bra for about 8-9 days bc to me every time I tried it felt like the incision was being stretched and it hurt REALLY bad. The good news is that the little incision that you're talking about is tiny bc all it's used for it to put the instrument that retracts your liver (at least that's what my dr said)... So it heals the fastest. I'm less than 3 weeks post op and not only is the incision healed but there isn't even a scar! I went from no bra for 8-9 days back to regular bras... Although they were already too big! Lol

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