Patent ID: 8100848

Claim:
A system for providing a force to a person's breast area, the system comprising: a dressing assembly shaped and configured to be placed on the breast area and wherein the dressing assembly comprises: a dressing bolster, a dressing bolster sized and configured to extend circumferentially about at least a portion of the person's torso and sized and configured to be placed on at least a portion of the person's breast area, the bolster having a first surface and a second, inward-facing surface, and an interior surface member having a first surface and a second, inward-facing surface, and the first surface of the interior surface member coupled to the second, inward-facing surface of the dressing bolster; a first breast cup formed as part of the dressing bolster and formed with a first pocket, the first pocket sized and configured to cover a portion of the person's chest; a releasable circumferential connector for holding the dressing assembly against at least a portion of the breast area; a sealing subsystem for providing a fluid seal over the dressing assembly and a portion of the person's epidermis; and a reduced-pressure subsystem for providing a reduced pressure to the dressing assembly whereupon the system is operable to generate a force against at least a portion of the breast area of the person.