What should you know about mastectomy boutique?

A fitter can help you choose an item that sits comfortably over healing tissue and accommodates drains or changing swelling. Bring any guidance from your surgeon, and ask whether the service can arrange a private fitting. Skin sensitivity and altered sensation can make fabric, seams, and weight especially relevant.

A boutique may discuss options after [Mastectomy](/treatments/surgical-oncology/mastectomy/) but cannot decide whether surgery is suitable. If you are considering an implant or tissue-based option, discuss [Breast Reconstruction](/treatments/surgical-oncology/breast-reconstruction/) with the surgical team. [Breast Cancer](/conditions/breast-cancer/) and other diagnoses can lead to different care plans.

Wait for clearance before wearing a firm bra or breast form. Take the discharge instructions, note which side was operated on, and ask how to clean the garment. Start with a light, comfortable option if your chest is tender; fit can be reassessed as swelling settles.

Tell your clinician if a garment rubs, causes pressure, or worsens swelling. Shoulder exercises and activity limits come from your care team. If nodes were removed and your arm or chest becomes heavy or swollen, ask about [Lymphoedema Therapy](/treatments/survivorship-and-rehabilitation/lymphoedema-therapy/).

A boutique fitting cannot assess infection or a surgical complication. Contact your care team for increasing redness, heat, drainage, fever, wound opening, sudden swelling, or pain that is getting worse. Get emergency help for breathing trouble, chest pain, fainting, or heavy bleeding.

Ask when a breast form or compression garment is safe, whether drains change the fitting, what weight is appropriate, and whether reconstruction is planned. You can also ask how to protect numb skin and whom to contact if swelling or rubbing develops.