Open AccessThe Paper Mache Bra: A Postsurgical Breast Taping Technique
Author(s) -
Amiram Borenstein,
Ron Azaria,
Roy Inbar,
Or Friedman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery. global open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.759
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 2169-7574
DOI - 10.1097/gox.0000000000002407
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , breast surgery , breast cancer , cancer
Little has been published about dressing the breast after surgery and the potential benefits of added support to the routine use of a nonwired bra postoperatively. We report a postsurgical breast taping method and suggest its use might help reduce minor postsurgical complications and subsequent impaired scarring.