Patent ID: 7445541

Claim:
A support garment adapted to be worn by a patient following breast surgery comprising: front and rear panels; said front panel having an inner surface; a compression pad mounted on the inner surface of the front panel to confront the cleavage area of the user; each of the front and rear panels having upper extensions defining shoulder straps; said shoulder straps each having a means for detachably securing said shoulder straps in overlapping relation thereto to snugly fit about the user's shoulders; midriff band portions adjacent a lower edge of each of the front and rear panels; each midriff band portion having a means for snugly fitting the garment at the midriff area of the user; wherein said shoulder straps and said midriff band portions, when combined, support the compression pad in pressure applying relation with the cleavage area of the user; and wherein said front panel is generally “Y” shaped defining two upwardly extending arms forming the shoulder straps and forming a “V” from an apex at the top of the vertical section of the “Y” of said front panel and extending downwardly to merge with the midriff band portions.