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'''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</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. | '''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. | 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. | ||
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===Shape=== | ===Shape=== | ||
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</ref>. | 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>. | ||
====Oval/Teardrop==== | ====Oval/Teardrop==== | ||