Surgical Bra
Post-surgical bra · Compression bra · Post-op bra · Mastectomy bra
A soft, wire-free bra that opens in the front with hooks, a zipper or hook-and-loop tabs, with wide adjustable straps. Some styles have pouches to hold drain bulbs.
On the table
What it does.
What it’s for
Put on at the end of breast and breast reconstruction cases, such as a latissimus dorsi flap, implant or tissue expander surgery. It holds the dressings and supports the breasts, and is often used as the dressing itself. The perioperativepair-ee-OP-er-uh-tivRelating to the whole time around a surgery: before, during and after it.peri- aroundoperative relating to surgeryFull entry nurse applies it after the team cleans the incisions and puts on the dressings.
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2 sources
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 22 (Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), pp. 827, 829, 846
- marena.com
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