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
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