Mary Mastectomy Bra (Hook & Eye)

Mary is intended for post-surgical use after breast surgery, especially mastectomy and lumpectomy surgeries. It is designed to cover the entire treated area, including the armpits, to offer the best possible protection, compression and support, speeding up the entire recovery period.

By exerting compression, Mary reduces the harmful build-up of blood and tissue fluids, thereby minimising post-surgical swelling and infection risk, improving blood circulation and wound healing.

The main function of Mary is to fixate and support both the treated breast and a potential healthy breast, assist a speedy wound healing and provide optimum user comfort. This may result in a reduced and almost invisible scar appearance.

Design

• Double layered cups offer excellent fixation and superior hold and support to both the treated and a potential healthy breast.
• Bilateral pockets intended for insertion of textile breast puffs offer an excellent opportunity to create a breast shape or achieve breast symmetry, improving body image significantly until second surgery, or for as long as the woman prefers to use it.
• Wide shoulder straps provide optimum support to a treated as well as a potential healthy breast and ensure that no pressure marks or uncomfortable shoulder indentations will occur.
• Primary material of Mary is polyamide for superior support and maximum breathability, skin friendliness and comfort.
• The bra is seamlessly knitted and has no seams in critical areas, i.a. on or around the cups, on the sides or the armpits as is the case in most competitive bras.
• For superior skin friendliness and comfort, the bra has a wide and soft under bust band that also allows easy and untroubled drainage.
• Women, who have had breast surgery, often take on a protective posture for protection of the treated area. Mary is designed with a high back to offer post-surgical posture correction. The aim is to protect muscles and joints from strain, reducing neck, shoulder and back pain and providing additional support for a comfortable recovery.

Features

• Front opening with a 2-row hook-and-eye fastener for adjustment of compression and support.
• Behind the hook-and-eye fastener, there is soft padding with full coverage for superior skin friendliness.
• Nice and comfortable edge band for superior skin friendliness.
• Openable and adjustable shoulder straps for easy application and optimum fit.
• No irritating care label. Care handling instructions are integrated in the under bust band for optimal skin friendliness.

Composition:
91 % Polyamide
9 % Elastane

Indications: Medical device for post-surgical use after breast surgery, especially mastectomy and lumpectomy. With pockets for Carefix textile breast puffs (not included).

Precautions: If you have any questions regarding use and correct fitting, please consult your doctor or nurse. Make sure that any bandages and/or drainage tubes underneath the bra are placed correctly to avoid pressure points and/or obstructed flow from the drainage tubes. For breast augmentation, a stabilizer band for breast implants may also be required. Consult your doctor or surgeon before use. Always follow the surgeon’s recommendations. The bra must be removed during radiotherapy, as it contains metal parts. If any unexpected discomfort, wound irritation or similar occurs, please consult your doctor or nurse.

To find the correct size of your bra, always measure yourself, while wearing an unpadded bra. Two measurements are important: The band size (below your breast) and the bust size. 

This is how you measure correctly (Watch video below for guidance):

1. Measure around your body, just under your breast (band size)
2. Measure around your body, at the fullest part of the breast (bust size)
The difference between these two measurements gives the cup size:

10 - 12 cm = Cup AA
12 - 14 cm = Cup A
14 - 16 cm = Cup B
16 - 18 cm = Cup C
18 - 20 cm = Cup D
20 - 22 cm = Cup E 

Please note: Carefix advises to measure yourself after your surgery, but since most patients need to have their bra with them by the time of their surgery, they suggest that you can still measure before your surgery. Simply find the size you fall under using the above graph, then go up one or two sizes to account for the possible swelling. For less compression go up 2 sizes, for more compression go up one size.