Cleaning breast forms and attachable nipples You can wash your silicone breast forms and silicone attachable nipples with mild soap and water.Any soap that is safe for your skin is safe for the forms' polyurethane skin.Do not use solvents like alcohol or kitchen cleaning products.The silicone forms are totally water proof.Then...
Lengthen the bra strap on one side. Pull the cup away from the chest wall. Insert the form from the inside top of the cup. Turn the form in the direction that best fills the bra cup and looks the most natural. Repeat on the other side. After forms...
Slide your hand all the way into the pocket in front of the form. Stretch the elastic and pull the form out without folding it. Try not to grab the wing with your thumb and forefinger to pull it out. The forms are durable, but can be punctured.
Spread the bra out on a flat surface with the inside of the bra facing you. Hold the form by the edges with a flat hand so that the nipple is facing down. Spread the elastic on the cup and slide the form in so that the nipple faces...
Fighting breast cancer and having to undergo all of the treatment, is hard on your body and your psyche. After having a mastectomy patients can feel inadequate and less confident then they used to be. There are a few choices to be considered, such as reconstructive surgery and prosthesis. Prosthesis,...
After mastectomy restoration of body symmetry, a very important aspect of coping with daily life, may be achieved either using breast forms that are suspended in a brassiere or by a new system in which breast forms are attached by adhesive strips to the thorax walls. The system promises free...
There are a number of reasons why Breast Forms are favored over reconstructive surgery. Breast forms have been identified as an important alternative to reconstructive surgery post mastectomy surgery. Reconstructive surgery is less advantageous because it requires further surgery for the patient to undergo. Not only must a patient go...
The following factors are linked to a decreased risk of breast cancer: Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) SERMs are drugs that act like estrogen on some tissues in the body such as bones, but block the effect of estrogen on other tissues. Tamoxifen is a SERM that blocks the effect of estrogen...
Doctors cannot always explain why one person gets cancer and another does not. However, scientists have studied general patterns of cancer in the population to learn what things around us and what things we do in our lives may increase our chance of developing cancer. Anything that increases a person’s chance...
Prosthesis: an external breast form that may be worn in a bra after a mastectomy. Also, the technical name of a breast form that is placed under the skin in breast reconstruction. Exactly what is a breast prosthesis? A breast prosthesis is an artificial breast usually made of silicone gel with a...
Many women experience days in which low self-esteem or self-confidence becomes incredibly overwhelming. These days are commonly referred to, by women, as “blah days” or “fat days.” Traditionally, low self-esteem and poor body image has been viewed as strictly a female issue. However, recent studies have shown that men have...
