Mastectomy Swimwear

The age of the radical mastectomy has affected millions of women and their families. Thankfully, (although sadly), clothing designers have also been affected. While many fashionable clothing styles can be worn with or without implants, mastectomy swimwear is a different matter. One piece bathing suits are imperative after surgery. Mastectomy swimwear has long featured boxy-looking implant-ready bathing suits, reminiscent of our grandmother's era though modern designers are changing all that. Today's mastectomy swimwear styles are sleek, sexy and desirable. Just like the women who wear them.

Mastectomy Swimwear Designers

Designer Jessika Allen's line of Jets mastectomy swimwear brought back the sexy! She rejuvenated the elongated halter and square top, replete with button detail and mesh. The mastectomy swimsuits, with their attractive top and high-legged bodice, draws the eyes toward all the curves the female figure has to offer. Jessika and other designers such as Baku are bringing mastectomy swimwear to the modern women. They employ the wrap-around waist panel that draws attention to that sexy waistline. And today's women want sexy raised leg styling and curvy seam lines. Baku recently accommodated very special customers with a ruched top panel and sides to add flourish and detail to the bust line. The results are spectacular - a one-piece bathing suit that flatters a woman's curves with a slimming high back.

The momentum has begun. Not only is mastectomy swimwear leading the way, it is garnering followers. Pocket-less tank tops, stylish peasant dresses and comfortable, flattering sleepwear have already joined rank. While traditional garment-makers insist that using an insert pocket in mastectomy swimwear helps create the illusion of a "whole" woman, survivors are putting their foot down. They want comfort, durability, class and style. They see nothing wrong with a womanly blouse that gently embraces their neckline, rather than their breasts.

Mastectomy Swimwear Innovates

But before we begin slighting past oversights, we should applaud mastectomy swimwear manufacturers for their untiring effort to provide specially-created products that address the unique prerequisites of these brave women. Industry innovations include materials that are nearly twice as dense as a regular swimsuit. Mastectomy swimwear architecture reinforces the bodice of the suit, so that implants don't become displaced. Fortunately, mastectomy swimwear materials have found their way to many offshoot products, and light-weight implants are increasing in popularity as well.

We never cease to amaze ourselves, do we? When we put our minds toward a thing, great changes occur. Mastectomy swimwear is just one example of the innovative application of fashion design, and if we look more closely, I'm sure we'll find many more. Meanwhile, it is our hope and prayer that medical science grows as exponentially as this industry has done. So take heart, (yes pink ones). Until that day, today's fashion designs will help you keep styling.