Compressure Comfort Bra
date: label: date made
content: about 2010
name: label: maker
content: JoViPak Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: Off-white 36 C/D bra with adjustable straps, a front zipper, and multiple rows of hooks in the back. Each side has a pocket for a breast prosthesis. The inner bands support the breast.
label: Description
content: The Bellisse Compressure Comfort Bra was developed in 2001 by Dr. Lesli Bell, physical therapist, and Lisa Lindahl, one of the inventors of the Jogbrat. The bra was designed for breast cancer patients who experience lymphedema, a buildup of fluid and swelling due to their treatment. Compression, as provided by special garments such as this bra, is part of the treatment for lymphedema which may also include lymphatic drainage, bandaging and exercise.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Vermont, Williston
topic: label: Subject
content: Women's Health
label: Subject
content: Women's Health Products
label: Subject
content: Women's Health
label: Subject
content: Breast Cancer
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Cancer
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content: Cancer: Recovery
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eugenie Z. Lindahl
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0162.01
label: accession number
content: 2015.0162
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0162.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bra
label: Object Name
content: brassiere
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 38 cm x 41.2 cm; 14 31/32 in x 16 7/32 in