Vivana Active Non-Underwire Rear Fastening Sports Bra by Anita

Fitter's Product Notes

Useful Resources

Breast Surgery garment suggestions.
Options for correcting Unequal Breast.
Wear, Adjust & Care for your bra.
Reimbursement Options.

Product Notes

Medium support sports bras can improve comfort when walking or doing Pilates or Yoga, undertaking activities like golf, hiking and cycling, and when there is moderate but not sudden or high breast movement at work.

After breast surgery, the non-underwire style with a high cleavage and medium/high underarm can be more comfortable on the chest and under the arm. Research suggests that underwires do not significantly improve active support.

After a mastectomy, lumpectomy, breast reconstruction or breast reduction, the high cleavage needed to encapsulate the breast and reduce movement also covers chest scarring and/or conceals a breast form or partial form.

Pocketed cups hold a breast form after a mastectomy, shaper after a lumpectomy, or partial form to balance breast shape. Pockets do not affect wear after breast reconstruction or reduction.

Components

Brand & Manufacture   German Brand. Made by Anita in Portugal.

Material   Outer: 80% Polyamide, 20% Elastane.

Fastening   Rear clips.

Adjustment   Band: 3 clip positions. Straps: Sliding buckle at back.

Performance

Free of Harmful Chemicals (Latex)   OEKO-TEX Product Certificate 98.0.1439.

BreastCare STUDIO is centrally located in the Perth suburb of Burswood. You're welcome to drop-in or call if you have any questions.

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Measure & Size Notes

Sizing Notes

Product Label Sizing   European (EU).

Measuring Tips

Measure to the nearest centimetre.

A flexible cloth tape is best. Alternatively, use non-stretch fabric or a belt, mark the size and then measure the length with a metal tape or ruler. Avoid string because it presses into the skin and flexible metal tapes because they wrap unevenly.

Having someone else measure is better. Wear a bra, stand still and upright, relax and breathe out. Measure the underbust against the skin under the bra band and measure the bust over the bra. If self-measuring, use a mirror to check posture and that the tape is level and wrapped firmly (but not tightly) around the body.

After a unilateral mastectomy, measure the bust using the Half Bust x 2 illustration above, then calculate the bust measurement.

After a bilateral mastectomy, measure the underbust, then use the Sizing Chart to select the preferred cup size.

When correcting breast asymmetry, bra size is determined by the underbust and larger breast using the Half Bust x 2 method above.

Sizing Suggestions

Measurement is a reliable way to match chest circumference to band size and breast volume to cup size, but it cannot match bra style to breast shape. For example, ‘puckering’ when the breast shape does not fill the front of the cup.

A STUDIO fitting provides the opportunity to try-on different bra styles, and to know how the bra looks and feels.

If purchasing online, relying on an existing band or cup size may not achieve a good fit.

Over time breast and body shape tend to change. With wear, bands tend to stretch as elasticity is lost. Relying on an existing band size rather than using an underbust measurement is likely to result in a new bra with an uncomfortable band.

Cup volume changes as band size changes. Changing the band size and not using a bust measurement is likely to result in a new bra with a cup size that does not fit the breast.

BreastCare STUDIO is centrally located in the Perth suburb of Burswood. You're welcome to drop-in or call if you have any questions.

T (08) 9361 1300
E info@breastcarewa.com.au