Breast prostheses: Difference between revisions

'''Breast prostheses''' (also called '''breast forms''', '''fake breasts''', '''prosthetic breasts''' and '''false breasts''') are wearable items intended to mimic the look, feel, shape of natural breasts.<ref>https://gracemd.ca/categories/breast-forms.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20210119170634/https://gracemd.ca/categories/breast-forms.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> There are many types, shapes and styles of breast prostheses; some attach directly to the skin and some use special bras to hold the prostheses in place.  

Using breast prostheses is common among trans women and AMAB nonbinary people looking to appear more feminine, however this is not limited to just these two groups. [[Genderfluid]] people, for example, might switch between [[binding]] and using breast prostheses depending on how they wish to present on a given day.

There are five main shapes of breast form: oval (or teardrop), round, triangle, asymmetrical and a breastplate. There's two main shapes for the back of the forms too - concave/shell (for those who have some breast tissue), and flat (for those without)<ref>https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/information-support/facing-breast-cancer/living-beyond-breast-cancer/your-body/breast-prostheses/prosthesis-styles [https://web.archive.org/web/20220324005714/https://www.breastcancercare.org.uk/information-support/facing-breast-cancer/living-beyond-breast-cancer/your-body/breast-prostheses/prosthesis-styles Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref>.