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Underwire Bra With Breast Implants

There is a lot of confusion about whether someone with breast implants should wear a bra with an underwire in it. Many women have been told not to wear an underwire bra with breast implants ever, and others were told they could do as they pleased. The truth is that you need to ask your surgeon.

Personally, I was told I could wear an underwire bra with breast implants whenever I pleased. For me, it is a necessity since I have such large breasts that I need the support of an underwire.

Some surgeons advise that wearing the underwire in a bra can thin the skin. I have not found this to be the case in the years since I have had my implants.

Many patients who started out small-breasted or who had a lift, will have a tight breast envelope at first. For them, an underwire is not advised for the first weeks and months after surgery to allow for the breast implant to drop correctly into the pocket.

Underwire bras may also not be recommended for patients with inframammary incisions because the wire may cause friction or pressure on the suture line, which can result in discomfort or could impede healing of the scar.

Underwire bras do not increase your chances of implant rupture. In a worst-case scenario, if a metal underwire pops out of your bra, impales your skin and breast tissue, and punctures your implant, you could have a rupture. However, the odds of that happening are astronomical.

Underwire bras do not cause cancer from pressure on the glands or lymph nodes around the breast. That is a myth. There is absolutely no scientific study showing that underwire bras have ever been implicated in breast cancer. This rumor was spread on the internet and theorized that the obstruction of lymph flow led to an increased risk of cancer. This is simply not so.

If you decide you do not want to wear an underwire bra with breast implants (or your surgeon has told you not to), how do you find a pretty bra without an underwire? It may be difficult, but if you still want that pretty Victoria’s Secret underwire bra, the underwires can usually be removed quite easily.