Q. What underwear(bra) can I wear after breast augmentation? 

A. Underwear such as bra have a lot of functions.
Normally, bra is used so that a woman feels comfortable in doing breast related activities. In our country, all women need to wear it and it has become one beauty fashion product.




It is difficult to say that the bra is a mandatory clothing for the breasts. Also there are some people who think that the bra limits the blood circulation in the breasts there is having a bad influence.
I would like to share few things that you need to be careful about after breast augmentation.


First, you will be wearing bandage or pressurized bra after the surgery. Such clothing is a functional one and is used to stop the bleeding.
After you loose the bandage, you need to be careful so that the breasts do not get any harm and you need to know that you need about 6 months for your breasts ‘to get in shape”.




As the swelling gets better, the implant needs to press on the skin tissue making a good looking shape and also preventing itself from moving into another location or position. This can be helped with the use of correction bra.

However in my case, I have felt that the correction bra has a lot of inconveniences and there are some patients who can never get used to it, therefore I do not always recommend the correction bra to my patients.

Breast augmentation through axillary crease can make the implant move to upper location therefore one uses a band on the upper part so the implant cannot be moved.
The implant tends to move downwards in case of inframammary fold incision, therefore you need to wear sports bra so that the bra can withstand the weight of the implant.



Therefore, in the first month after the surgery, you need to use a bandage of Surgi-bra. In 2 ~ 3 months of the surgery, you can use upper band if necessary, and wear various type of other bras if necessary.

Younger patients have tight skin therefore the skin itself are pressurizing the implant. So it is recommended that these young patients do not wear bra that are too closely pressed on.

Older patients have loose skin with less elasticity therefore the implants are not pressurized. Therefore, it is recommend that they wear bra that will help the implants be stationed at the required location quickly.

Most patients can wear wired or wireless sports bras within the 6 months of the surgery.
If you get breast augmentation through fat transplantation, it is recommended that you use correction bras that are fitting with the inframammary fold as the fat used is half liquid therefore it gets absorbed or extinct as the liquid slips downwards.



Wearing what type of underwear depends on case by case. You should check with your doctor frequently on what kind you clothing to wear. The bra that you wear in the first 6 months of the surgery are strictly for functional purposes therefore it is not wise to wear tight bra to cosmetic reasons.

Today we looked at what bra to wear after the breast augmentation.
Thank you for reading. Have a great day.

when can i wear a wire bra after breast augmentation

When can I wear a bra after the breast surgery? This is another common question. (There are many types of bra and there are different time to as when you can start wearing different types)



I usually say this.
Just use the breast patch and wear shirts.
If you really want to wear a bra, wear a no wire bra, sports bra, or soft wire bra.

Patients have a strong belief that they must wear a bra.
This is something awkward, why do women think that they must wear a bra?

Is it unhygienic if you not wear a bra? Is it not good for your health?

Many think that the bra helps maintain the shape of the breast.
Then, this might seem like the patients want to use correction bra in order to maintain the shape, but this actually is not a correction bra.



One TV show announced that bra hurts the blood circulation and so this might lead to breast cancer and also damage the shape of the breasts.



The side effects that this TV show announced have not been proven. Wearing bra does not lead to breast cancer.

The TV show also let us know that wearing a bra is meaningful but nothing more.
There are no evidences that show bra has bad influence or good influence on the body.

If you compare this to food, it is not something like rice or salt, but something such as coffee, ice cream or biscuits. You can choose the type of bra according to your taste or preference.

If we dig more about this issue, we might have to talk about the origin of clothing, so I will stop here.
However, I need to provide answers on when you can wear the bra after the breast surgery, and what is good or bad for the patients.

If you are a patient with armpit incision, the implant may rise up (this is different from capsular contracture). Normal recovery may lead to this effect. If you want to avoid such a problem, you must not wear under wire bra for at least 6 months.




You must not use metallic under-band type that might pressurize the implant and the pocket the implant is in.

If you want to avoid the implant rising up after the armpit incision surgery, you must wear a lose fit, less pressure causing bra.

If you had subfascia plane surgery, then you need to protect the skin on the subfascia. Therefore, you cannot wear under wire bra for at least 6 months. There is a very low possibility that the implant would move to another position.

If you know few things then you would not have any problem in choosing and wearing the bra after the breast surgery.

First, the underwear must not have any pressure on the implant and the pocket.
Second, the underwear must not have any pressure that may change the shape of the breast.
Third, you may use the correction bra at the recommendation of the doctor if you had problem with the shape prior to the surgery.


If you have further question, please leave your feedback.

Have a great day.