Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
Silicone implants are not banned actually are the most commonly used ones currently due to them being more 'natural feeling' than silicone. A friend had hers placed as recently as 2008 I know a few other girls who have gone for consults even more recently and silicone is still the leader. Implants have come a LONG way since the early problems with them. Agreed on the waist cincher option though. :D Random knowledge-share over; Traci On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Kay Shelton dela...@yahoo.com wrote: A waist cincher - what a good idea! It'll give her the look she wants and show off her new assets without any possibility of harm. Thanks for the suggestion. Kay HAving been a PA in Surgery for the first part of my career as a PA (and also being a costumer, who loves to make and wear corsets),I can say--probably best to wait a LONG time before wearing a corset that substantially changes or sturctures the basic shape. Our plastic surgeon always had patients wearing special structured bras for at least 6 weeks. Remember, that for augmentation, saline implants are put in, and significant squashing can actually rupture them (not a good thing). It may be a year or never before she could wear a corset. Silicone implants, as far as I am aware, have not been used for really long time, and are outlawed, becasue of hte serious problems they produced back in the 1960's and 1970's, when they ruptured, causing very serious inflammatory conditions. A boned waist cincher would be a possibility though. Yours inc osutming, Lis AA ant squashing can actually rupture them (not a good thing). It may be a year or never before she could wear a corset. Silicone implants, as far as I am aware, have not been used for really long time, and are outlawed, becasue of hte serious problems they produced back in the 1960's and 1970's, when they ruptured, causing very serious inflammatory conditions. A boned waist cincher would be a possibility though. Yours inc osutming, Lis AA ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
Isn't this a question that the breastee (patient) should ask the breaster (doctor)? -C. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 8:58 PM, stils...@netspace.net.au wrote: Isn't this a question that the breastee (patient) should ask the breaster (doctor)? -C. Yes and no; the doctor might hear the word corset and freak out if he has only vague common knowledge of the subject; and he might have no idea what to answer anyway. So asking fellow costumers who might have experience with the same issue makes sense. HOWEVER, this question SHOULD be asked to the doctor anyway, always! ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
I have a picture of my great aunt in a waist cincher--she was 16 and WOW! -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Kay Shelton Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:57 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery A waist cincher - what a good idea! It'll give her the look she wants and show off her new assets without any possibility of harm. Thanks for the suggestion. Kay HAving been a PA in Surgery for the first part of my career as a PA (and also being a costumer, who loves to make and wear corsets),I can say--probably best to wait a LONG time before wearing a corset that substantially changes or sturctures the basic shape. Our plastic surgeon always had patients wearing special structured bras for at least 6 weeks. Remember, that for augmentation, saline implants are put in, and significant squashing can actually rupture them (not a good thing). It may be a year or never before she could wear a corset. Silicone implants, as far as I am aware, have not been used for really long time, and are outlawed, becasue of hte serious problems they produced back in the 1960's and 1970's, when they ruptured, causing very serious inflammatory conditions. A boned waist cincher would be a possibility though. Yours inc osutming, Lis AA ant squashing can actually rupture them (not a good thing). It may be a year or never before she could wear a corset. Silicone implants, as far as I am aware, have not been used for really long time, and are outlawed, becasue of hte serious problems they produced back in the 1960's and 1970's, when they ruptured, causing very serious inflammatory conditions. A boned waist cincher would be a possibility though. Yours inc osutming, Lis AA ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
On May 20, 2011, at 5:57 AM, Kay Shelton wrote: (SNIP) I fear the doctor may not have experience with costuming. You might be surprised. Some years back, I found a lump in my breast. I told the doctor I'd spent the weekend at a historical event wearing a corset, and that might have something to do with it. Without batting an eye, he asked What period? And when I told him, wrote down elizabethan without further question. Wierded me right out, it did. (It turned out to be mastitis, irritated by the corset. While I can't wear a tight corset without it coming back, I can deal, considering what I was afraid it was.) Margo ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
Thank you Melody, Melanie, Sylvia, Sheridan, and Carol. I appreciate your taking the time to think about the issue. The costume she wants is steampunk, so we're talking late Victorianish. I can pick the style of corset and make one that's curvier in order to fit her new body style. I will find out what kind of implants they are, but I think she said saline and I think through the nipple area. Her interview with the doctor is tomorrow, but I wanted input from the group before she went so she can bring up any questions you all might think of that I haven't. Almost anything is going to be way bigger. She's very broad in the chest, but very small in the cup area, so she may be going large in order to match. Broad hips also. I understand why she's having the surgery done, even though as a 38AA myself I've never been tempted. But at that, I'm larger than she is. Six months sounds like a good time frame. I can work on the rest of her costume during that time. Thanks again for all your input. Kay --- What time period? The only thing I can't do comfortably is lay on my chest. The upward compression of a corset doesn't hurt.Mine are located under the pecs . But have had both.Is the surgery going thru the nipple area or the armpit? If she is going way bigger then her natural size she will be tender for 3-4 months in the breast area and maybe longer at the incision scar. I'd wait about 6 months to fit her. M ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
I'm hoping someone here will know. A friend to whom I've promised a corset is having breast augmentation surgery: a boob job. How will this affect her wearing a corset? Is it a matter of days, weeks, years? Can I fit her if she doesn't wear it long? She's planning on asking the doctor, but I fear the doctor may not have experience with costuming. Thank you for any advice you can give. Kay ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
I've put an Elizabethan corset on an augmented figure. Once the person is healed from the surgery, there shouldn't be a problem. What you will discover, however, is that fake breasts don't compress as much as real breasts. They're much firmer and tend to retain their original shape rather than creating the lifted shelf that Elizabethan corsets often produce. It's difficult to get the front profile as flat as is possible with real breasts as well. If you're doing a Victorian corset, it should be much less of an issue due to the curvy design. If you're doing an 18th-century corset, you may have some difficulty creating a period effect, but the 18th-century aesthetic allows for a somewhat curved profile, and the lifted cleavage is more like that created by a modern push-up bra and less like the Elizabethan, so it should work well enough. Good luck, Melanie Schuessler On May 20, 2011, at 8:57 AM, Kay Shelton wrote: I'm hoping someone here will know. A friend to whom I've promised a corset is having breast augmentation surgery: a boob job. How will this affect her wearing a corset? Is it a matter of days, weeks, years? Can I fit her if she doesn't wear it long? She's planning on asking the doctor, but I fear the doctor may not have experience with costuming. Thank you for any advice you can give. Kay ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
She's right. I had a boob job years ago, and have since had it reversed, but one side got very hard and wouldn't compress that much. I was able to wear a corset though without any medical problems, although my implants were silicone, not the saliine they mostly use today and I'm told that saline ones rupture more easily. I wuoldnt think you'd want to wear a corset too much of the time because of the frequency of the additional pressure, but I would think it's ok once in awhile. And find out if the implants are saline or silicone.  Sylvia Rognstad Costume/clothing design construction Alterations home dec http://www.ezzyworld.com On May 20, 2011, at 8:17 AM, Melanie Schuessler wrote: I've put an Elizabethan corset on an augmented figure. Once the person is healed from the surgery, there shouldn't be a problem. What you will discover, however, is that fake breasts don't compress as much as real breasts. They're much firmer and tend to retain their original shape rather than creating the lifted shelf that Elizabethan corsets often produce. It's difficult to get the front profile as flat as is possible with real breasts as well. If you're doing a Victorian corset, it should be much less of an issue due to the curvy design. If you're doing an 18th-century corset, you may have some difficulty creating a period effect, but the 18th-century aesthetic allows for a somewhat curved profile, and the lifted cleavage is more like that created by a modern push- up bra and less like the Elizabethan, so it should work well enough. Good luck, Melanie Schuessler On May 20, 2011, at 8:57 AM, Kay Shelton wrote: I'm hoping someone here will know. A friend to whom I've promised a corset is having breast augmentation surgery: a boob job. How will this affect her wearing a corset? Is it a matter of days, weeks, years? Can I fit her if she doesn't wear it long? She's planning on asking the doctor, but I fear the doctor may not have experience with costuming. Thank you for any advice you can give. Kay ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
A friend of mine had this surgery done a few years ago, she was very tender through her pectoral muscles and chest for quite a while, it might be a month or two before she can deal with the compression for any length of time. Even lifting her arms up hurt a lot. You'll have to play it by ear, it will depend on how fast she heals, and how fast her body and muscles adapt to the implants. Sheridan P. Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 05:57:43 -0700 From: dela...@yahoo.com To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery I'm hoping someone here will know. A friend to whom I've promised a corset is having breast augmentation surgery: a boob job. How will this affect her wearing a corset? Is it a matter of days, weeks, years? Can I fit her if she doesn't wear it long? She's planning on asking the doctor, but I fear the doctor may not have experience with costuming. Thank you for any advice you can give. Kay ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery
What time period? The only thing I can't do comfortably is lay on my chest. The upward compression of a corset doesn't hurt.Mine are located under the pecs . But have had both.Is the surgery going thru the nipple area or the armpit? If she is going way bigger then her natural size she will be tender for 3-4 months in the breast area and maybe longer at the incision scar. I'd wait about 6 months to fit her. M --- On Fri, 5/20/11, Kay Shelton dela...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Kay Shelton dela...@yahoo.com Subject: [h-cost] OT: corset and breast augmentation surgery To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Date: Friday, May 20, 2011, 5:57 AM I'm hoping someone here will know. A friend to whom I've promised a corset is having breast augmentation surgery: a boob job. How will this affect her wearing a corset? Is it a matter of days, weeks, years? Can I fit her if she doesn't wear it long? She's planning on asking the doctor, but I fear the doctor may not have experience with costuming. Thank you for any advice you can give. Kay ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
