Barbara Strapless Underwire Rear Fastening Padded Bra by Amoena

Fitter's Product Notes

Useful Resources

Mastectomy garment suggestions.
Options for correcting Uneven Breasts.
Wear, Adjust & Care for your bra.
Reimbursement Options.

Product Notes

For the first 6-12 months after most breast surgery, it can be better to limit the wear of underwire bras with side stays to special occasions. If lymph nodes have been removed or affect during breast surgery, the lines of pressure that underwires and stays can create are less likely to aggravate lymph flow and scarring.

After a mastectomy, lumpectomy or breast reconstruction, a medium cleavage covers chest scarring and ensures a breast form or partial form is fully concealed.

The low/medium underarm and narrower back band can tend to concentrate pressure and be better suited to occasional wear.

The low/medium underarm usually covers the tissue flap that may occur at the end of a mastectomy incision, can be high enough to contain excess underarm tissue and the upper edge is likely to sit below a lymph node removal incision.

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 in China.

Material   72% Polyamide, 14% Polyester, 14% Elastane.

Fastening   Rear clips. 3 Rows: 10-18 A, B, C; 10-16 D.

Adjustment:   Band: 3 clip positions. Strap (when used): Sliding buckle at back.

Strap Options Strapless, fabric and transparent silicone strap options. Unclip and remove for a strapless bra. Clip on to create straight, cross-over or halter neck configurations. Adjust with sliding buckle at back.

Performance

Free of Harmful Chemicals (Latex)   OEKO-TEX material certificates.

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

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 natural breast 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