Patent ID: 7909675

Claim:
A breast garment for stabilizing breast implants following their surgical placement during breast augmentation or reconstructive procedures, comprising: a body surrounding the wearer's mid to upper torso, wherein the body has a back panel, a front, a bottom edge, and an inside facing the wearer's mid to upper torso, and wherein: the back panel has left and right sides; the front has left and right front panels extend forwardly from the left and right sides of the back panel, the left and right front panels having respective, opposing front edges, respective back edges, and respective bottom edges, and the body is made of a stretch compressive fabric; an elastic band at the bottom edge of the body for providing proper fit around the wearer's midriff; left and right built-in implant stabilizers separate from the body and positioned at the front of the body, wherein the left and right built-in implant stabilizers are made of a stretch compressive fabric for applying medium to firm downward and lateral pressure on a wearer's breasts to help muscle tissue relax and accept breast implants in their new position, for providing downward pressure on a wearer's breasts to prevent upward movement of breast implants, and for providing lateral pressure on a wearer's breasts to prevent lateral movement of implants, and wherein the left and right built-in implant stabilizers have top, bottom, front, and back edges, with a cut-out in the front edge shaped to permit the areole and surrounding area of the breast to protrude therethrough; and adjusting means for adjusting the amount of downward and lateral pressure applied on the wearer's breasts by the left and right built-in implant stabilizers.