Your best fashion tips post mastectomy

Today I am excited to share with you my favorite prosthetics and mastectomy bras.

Prosthetics serve as a valuable option for individual dressing a post-mastectomy body who may want the curves of a breast everyday or only sometimes. There are many types of prosthetics available. From lightweight silicone prosthetics, custom designed forms, a variety of foam inserts, knitted knockers, even shower loofahs are used. For these reasons, the versatility, options, pros and cons of each I will be highlighting my favorite prosthetics the Athleta Empower Pads athleta.gap.com in this post and similarly my favorite mastectomy bras where I find many styles I love at, www.amoena.com. There are many other creative ideas I have run across as well the last five years since going flat and I will share those with you in a future post.

Prosthetics also can help those struggling with body image either from concavities, lumps, bumps, and of course many other reasons as well.

I know personally I really enjoy having the option of “removable breasts!” I love options and consider them an accessory in my wardrobe. And I believe there are prosthetics to fit everyone’s budget and fashion needs.

Finding Community Resources

In many cities get a free pair of prosthetics at your local breast cancer centers once a year as a breast cancer survivor where they may likely have a volunteer(s) that will help fit you and send you home with a pair to implement into your wardrobe and will often include a couple of mastectomy bras as well. They are usually just your basic nude and black colors of bras but, it is a good starting point to explore mastectomy bras, fit and prosthetic weight and sizes as well. I recommend calling your local breast cancer or Oncologist to see if you have such a place in your local area.

Prosthetics can be very costly when not covered with insurance. So exploring options in your local area is a good place to start along with the Athleta Empower pads that are quite affordable online. That way you will have a light weight style prosthetic to swim, and use for everyday use along with a custom style/traditional style prosthetic that will be heavier and you can decide what works best for you. I like both at different times depending on what I am wearing and also consider the time of year as the traditional prosthetics are latex/plastics and they can be much warmer if sweating is something you are concerned about.

Fashion & styling

Here is a great video I did with a lace top that I styled with and without my Athleta Empower Pad prosthetics,,(Mastectomy bra inserts) which you can find here; https://athleta.gap.com https://youtu.be/6YoFtO04Lb4?si=horuNdv0oSRTDhYg

In this video, https://youtu.be/0LzIn98HM2M?si=j8HYl42S53S-UHb8 I highlight the Athleta Empower pads again inside of an Amonea mastectomy bra. Amonea has a wide selection of mastectomy bras to fit any style you might be looking for from basic to pretty and sexy. athleta.gap.com & https://www.amoena.com/us-en/ I love to take advantage of their sales when they have them to get some new bras as I like a wide selection to have numerous colors and styles to choose from so that when I am dressing and choosing to wear prosthetics I have something that will work in any circumstance.