Thank you Bombayduk, for the two articles on the internal bra. I read them both with interest. The patient before and after pictures did not show any women with very large breasts, but I think the procedure could work to provide uplift and prevent stretched breast skin. The procedure does require incisions around the areola and I am sure that doctors would be inclined to want to move the areola to a higher position. In that sense, they would still be trying to reshape or pare down the breasts to their own vision. Also, there would be scarring around the areola.
I was fascinated, however, in the use of the sling which is formed out of pigskin which over time would be assimilated into the surrounding tissue and even accept new veins and blood vessels. I do have some questions whether the procedure would be effective on breasts that are growing larger and larger over time as the sling might distort the shape of the breasts from inside. I think you mentioned that Beshine may have these internal bras and how does that work if her breasts keep getting larger?
My initial reaction is that I don't want any doctor near my breasts using medical procedures that require surgery, but this is still a new field and perhaps something better along these lines could be useful especially if the women get to keep their very large bosomy look.
I have attached an illustration of the internal bra from one of the articles.
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I believe it was one episode of Botched! that they described how a internal bra for very heavy breasts would be anchored in the 1st rib and anterior shoulder. When you examine early pictures/video of Beshine, you can see the 4 braided suture lines raised under the skin, precisely where the surgeons on the Botched show indicated they would be, and when she leaned forward, you can see them move with her breast movement. To this day, the right medial remains quite evident, though the others have disappeared as her breast size increased. You can view it as a sling or hammock that gives a permanent bottom support, where all future growth cannot go lower, hence the breasts grows wider, higher, and projects further. It really doesn't take but a simple observation to see the results with Beshine; her once large gapping cleavage, perhaps 8" apart at mid-projection, now has her breasts nearly touching, the tops of her breasts at mid-projection are several inches higher, while the underboob has remained fairly consistent in height, still framing her navel. Of course, she has implants and since the development of the internal bra 15 years ago, it has become increasingly recommended for larger implants to prevent migration, muscle tears, and avoid revisions.
The internal bra for natural breasts involves using a silicone sling as opposed to the expensive pigskin lattice, which drops the price by half. The one article mentions the surgeon that first used it in London, though the company is based in another country, in 2014 and the website included dozens of physicians throughout Europe that were using it as of last year. It mentioned that the product was still under review in the US. I could not glean the rationale for needing a different sling composition for natural breasts versus implanted breasts, which can use either pigskin or silk lattice.
Insertion can be done at the time of implant insertion using the under breast incision. With natural breasts, it is performed at the areola and it is my understanding that if the areola is desired to be lifted, or if there is just too much stretched tissue, a actual breast lift would be performed in conjunction to the bra. Though I read all the information provided, it made no mention regarding future growth, but that can be expected in some cases, so I have to imagine all growth, given a firm foundation, would result in the breast becoming increasingly fuller and projecting further, while mitigating the gradual stretching and droop which would be inevitable.
The article says it is not a replacement for the need of a bra, however, indexing patient reviews, this is often a desired outcome; to be able to go braless while having the breast held in place, with quite a few excitedly remarking on that aspect and being able to wear tops that they could not wear before. Most that I have read involved breast sizes D through G when they indicated cup size, but I have to imagine that the procedure could manage any breast size; it is just the location of the braided suture anchors that need be adjusted for heavier breasts (smaller breasts can actually be anchored at the sling rather than hung from above). Of course, small breasts require less support, and they now have a laser procedure to create scar tissue under the skin to essentially do the same thing; obviously, that would not work with heavy breasts.
The one thing that cannot be argued is that the procedure eliminates what nature would dictate; that with age, breasts sag, become less full, and less sexy. You cannot argue with Mother Nature, but you can choose to artificially avoid or decrease her inevitable affects.