title: Patient preference for bra or binder after breast surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  No data are currently available to assess the relative merits of breast binder or bra following breast surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized controlled study was undertaken to compare a breast binder with a bra postoperatively for patients undergoing lumpectomies, partial mastectomies and total mastectomies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-eight patients were included in the study. Six different parameters were compared and the bra was found better on all criteria; a small group of patients who initially used a binder and then, for a second procedure, used a bra, found the bra more comfortable.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Postoperative discomfort can be decreased by using a well-fitting bra rather than a breast binder.
authors.affiliation: Christo Road Private Hospital, Waratah, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laura
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Fiona
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Harvey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003020:Clothing; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires