A supportive undergarment configured to restrain movement of breast tissue in the superior direction is provided. The undergarment is configured to be used in conjunction with a conventional bra, especially an underwire-containing sports bra, without unnecessarily duplicating the support provided by the bra. The undergarment comprises a pair of supporting straps that are releasably anchored to the undergarment's lower circumscribing band via at least one anchor member. The supporting straps are configured to provide compression to the wearer's upper breast roots and arrest upward movement of the wearer's breasts.

A device for postoperative compression of breast skin following breast reconstruction surgery includes a female garment that supports the breast, and wherein each cup of the garment contains inflatable modules with defined pressure gradients that generate different compressive orthogonal vectors on the four quadrants of the breast, leaving the areola-nipple complex free. The inflatable tubular modules have a shape resembling a truncated cone with variable thickness that is minimum in the area closest to the areola-nipple complex, and maximum in the area furthest away from the areola-nipple complex. The inflatable modules can be inflated separately. The device is made up of non-elastic tissue preventing the cups from moving away from breast skin when air chambers are inflated, and includes two non-elastic tissue straps that cross on the spine and close on the front. In the two sub-axillary areas, a Velcro clasp allows operation even when postoperative drainage is in place.

Disclosed is a brassiere having breast cups configured with inflatable bladders specifically positioned and configured to manipulate the breast tissue of a target breast into a lifted position whilst simultaneously displacing laterally sideways/outward and downward a contra-lateral breast. The brassiere is configured to lift the target breast away from the chest wall and to stabilise the breast so as to increase treatment accuracy and reduce radiation dosage to high risk organs such as the heart and lung. The brassiere according to the subject invention is advantageous to be worn by women for the treatment of either the left or right breast whilst providing modesty during treatment delivery.

Provided herein are undergarment pads comprising an outer portion having a convex shape, a corresponding inner portion having a concave shape, wherein the outer portion is coupled to the inner portion through at least one curved edge; and an apex elevated from a base surface of the pad.

Provided herein are undergarment pads comprising an outer portion having a convex shape, a corresponding inner portion having a concave shape, wherein the outer portion is coupled to the inner portion through at least one curved edge; and an apex elevated from a base surface of the pad.

The present disclosure relates to support members for brassieres and other clothing. The support member may be manufactured by additive manufacturing, subtractive manufacturing methods, and injection molding, among others. The support member may include a thickness gradient devised to support a breast. The support member may be customized to the anatomy of a particular user. The support member may include one or more biometric sensors.

Disclosed embodiments include an upper body shaper garment for women. The garment contours the breasts and other aspects of the chest area into a fashionable form by delivering distinct amount of compression force at select areas of the garment. In various embodiments, the shaper garment includes a support area covering the breasts and a shaping area including one or more compression zones for moving the support area to enhance the appearance of the wearer. The shaper garment may be knitted from one continuous piece of fabric with the compression areas knitted directly into the base layer. The shaper garment may also include one or more transition zones between the areas and/or zones of the garment to smoothly transition between different areas and/or zones.

Disclosed embodiments include an upper body shaper garment for women. The garment contours the breasts and other aspects of the chest area into a fashionable form by delivering distinct amount of compression force at select areas of the garment. In various embodiments, the shaper garment includes a support area covering the breasts and a shaping area including one or more compression zones for moving the support area to enhance the appearance of the wearer. The shaper garment may be knitted from one continuous piece of fabric with the compression areas knitted directly into the base layer. The shaper garment may also include one or more transition zones between the areas and/or zones of the garment to smoothly transition between different areas and/or zones.

A garment for supporting a breast load of a wearer is described. The garment includes a ribcage enclosure for encircling a ribcage of the wearer. The ribcage enclosure has a length, a width, a lower edge, an upper edge, a first end, a second end, and a thickness, and further includes a breast sheath integral with the ribcage enclosure and sharing the upper edge. The breast sheath is sized and shaped to receive the wearer's breast and the breast sheath includes an engineered bracing integrally formed therein. The engineered bracing conforms to the ribcage of the wearer in a horizontal direction and conforms to an underside of a breast of the wearer in a vertical direction. The garment may be formed by additive manufacturing technology.

A garment for supporting a breast load of a wearer is described. The garment includes a ribcage enclosure for encircling a ribcage of the wearer. The ribcage enclosure has a length, a width, a lower edge, an upper edge, a first end, a second end, and a thickness, and further includes a breast sheath integral with the ribcage enclosure and sharing the upper edge. The breast sheath is sized and shaped to receive the wearer's breast and the breast sheath includes an engineered bracing integrally formed therein. The engineered bracing conforms to the ribcage of the wearer in a horizontal direction and conforms to an underside of a breast of the wearer in a vertical direction. The garment may be formed by additive manufacturing technology.