The procedure of mastectomy is a dreadful surgical procedure for women. This surgery becomes inevitable in certain cases of breast cancer. While the ailment itself is disturbing enough, mastectomy, its curative procedure, is further dreadful. In this procedure, the patient’s cancer-afflicted breast is surgically removed. Breast being the primary most feature of one’s feminineness, when a woman will have to lose this most precious and proud feature of her body, it can be acutely agonizing. The next phase is her constant, tormenting concern about how she will have to look as normal as other women.
In such situation of despair, technology comes to her rescue. After the mastectomy procedure, one will have to bear through a healing time when she needs to tend the operated area using soft cover and remaining in the confines of her privacy, which is very tough too. After the surgery wound heals, she has to come out and join the mainstream and socialize which is a much more difficult mental state. She feels inhibited that she is ‘different’ from the other ‘normal’ women. She cannot overcome the sense that she falls short of total womanhood. But her going out and getting along with her people in the society is surely inevitable.
This is when she has to cope with the problem by looking for aids to help her look normal without allowing her feelings to betray her. Now, she will have to bodily look as normal as any other woman. Naturally, her first task is to find out the best way to look and somewhat feel normal. For this, she will need proper prothesis and a very suitable bra.
First, here is something to know about making a choice of the right prosthesis. Prosthesis is an artificial replacement to a lost part of the body. Now, she will need to choose a prosthesis in place of her breast that will have been removed by mastectomy. Prosthesis comes in three different types – made of silicon, non-silicon (foam) or fiber-fill. Silicon prosthesis feels closest to being natural in terms of its softness. It also looks natural. However, if you are into rigorous work out activities, the non-silicon prosthesis is advisable. It gives better comfort and feel.
Where one of the breasts is removed or partial mastectomy is done, the prosthesis has to perfectly match the other natural breast. Often, women choose the prosthesis themselves with the assistance of their doctor or friends in the medical field or their own family members. There are also consultants who can help those in need. They can professionally help choose the most suitable prosthesis.
Then, she will need to choose an appropriate bra. Mastectomy bras will have pockets embedded inside the cups to hold the prosthesis. The bra chosen should fit perfectly with no creased, loose ends or extra material folding on the surface of the prosthesis. The best fitting bra looks smooth all around the prosthesis as if it is covering a natural breast. The proof of a mastectomy bra being the best lies in how well it can make the prosthetic breast look absolutely natural. Fortunately there are a few local stores in Dubai and online sites selling stylish mastectomy lingerie products. Some of the well known brands are Anita, Nicola Jane, Amoena, and Camp.