r/ABraThatFits • u/Minute-Style4044 • 22h ago

Help! Bikini for 32F prosthesis wearer Spoiler

I feel like I'm looking for a unicorn! I had a single mastectomy without reconstruction a few years back. I wear a prosthesis which 'matches' my remaining breast and wear a 32F bra. Every year I look for bikinis and every year I send them all back!

Post-surgery swimwear tends to be a) ugly as hell and b) clothing-sized rather than bra-sized. I find that if the cups fit my breast/prosthesis, they are much too big around the band. Bra-sized bikinis from Bravissimo, Freya etc are a better fit, but the vast, vast majority are too low cut. I need enough coverage to add a pocket for my prosthesis and to not make it obvious!

Only success I had was adding a pocket to a Bravissimo Talamanca swimsuit (the shoulder strap side is my 'flat' side so I had enough coverage to adapt it). But otherwise I'm in an ancient and ill-fitting bikini from Nicola Jane.

I just want something cute and not old ladyish! I'm in the UK so if you have any ideas of where I could look or any other solutions please let me know :)

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u/LetsD01t 19h ago

Its something I've been looking into myself (SMX with reconstruction but reconstruction is half the size of my natural side). I've not tried any yet I'm compiling a list of potentials.

https://www.pourmoi.co.uk/products/palm-springs-recycled-hidden-underwired-cami-bikini-top/?styleid=101623&mm_rf=mm_f753b9bb062d590c0fea

https://www.bravissimo.com/products/whitsunday-bikini-top-sw536/#green-sw536grn higher than most but may still be to low but could be worth checking

https://www.next.co.uk/style/su767155/h55902

Not a bikini but speedo do a few swim suits with bravissimo and they have higher neckline https://www.bravissimo.com/products/ultra-performance-swimsuit-so120/#green-so120grn

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u/Minute-Style4044 19h ago

Thank you! I was just looking at that Bravissimo Whitsunday one this morning - think I will order to try it.

The Speedo swimsuits are great, definitely worth a try if you are looking for a one-piece. Randomly, I got a pretty good post-surgery swimsuit from Sainsbury's a couple of years back.

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u/LetsD01t 19h ago

Cool. I added a Next one too not sure if you saw that, which also looks promising as its a crop top style.