Breast Form
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- Commercially-prepared forms.
- Clinical-grade forms.
- These are the most desirable and are almost always the most expensive.
They are produced primarily for women who have lost a natural breast due to disease, injury, surgery, etc. These are usually full-breast forms, constructed of a silicone plastic or other ductile casing filled with a silicone compound which approximates the weight and specific gravity of a natural human breast.
Most clinical forms are produced in one of two shapes, These are the "teardrop", which is intended to be worn with the "tail" extending toward the underarm, and the "triangle", which adds fullness over the bustline as well as toward the underarm area.
- These are the most desirable and are almost always the most expensive.
- Lingerie shop forms.
- Costume-grade forms.
- Clinical-grade forms.
- Home-constructed forms.
