14 DAY TRIAL // Bras as we know them may soon become a thing of the past, as the same may happen to corrective surgery for sagging breasts. A new procedure which allows for the placement of a cone-shaped polyester mesh under the skin could be the solution to this problem most women have.
The procedure is relatively new, in the sense that it’s just recently surgeons realized they could use it to perk up ladies’ breasts, the Daily Mail writes.
It consists of the placement of a mesh under the skin in such a way as to hold the breast, thus eliminating the need of a bra or even surgery to have implants put in. This is why it’s also called the Internal Bra System or simply the “invisible” bra.
The mesh is fastened on a layer of fat, which ensures it stays in place – and, with it, the breast. The procedure is derived from the one used for the past 40 years in hernia operations, the Mail informs.
Aside from the fact that the intervention requires that patients wear a special stabilizing bra 6 to 8 weeks after surgery, there are no other side effects to it, a study conducted in Holland on 170 women revealed.
A possible downside to the invisible bra may be the high cost: about £6,000. Until now, only about 600 women worldwide have had it inserted under their skin – and they all say they’re happy with the results.
“Over time, with gravity and pressures on the tissue, the skin stretches and you get drooping. The Breform supports the breast tissue into its new position,” surgeon Fiona Court of Nuffield Health in Cheltenham says.
“It is a very safe mesh and you cannot feel it when it is under the skin. It is effectively a thin layer of sponge but it has enough strength to support the breast tissue,” Court tells the Mail.
The Breform will also help women dealing with low self-esteem, aside from making the sometimes-uncomfortable bra obsolete.
“There are many women lacking in self-esteem because of problems with their breasts, after giving birth for example, and they don't feel womanly anymore,” Court says for the same publication.