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Choosing the Best Postoperative Bra

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After surgery, healing is the top priority, and it has to be a team effort between mind and body. However, sometimes the body needs a little help, and that's where a postoperative bra comes in.

Postoperative Bras

Postoperative bras are garments created to offer support and comfort to a patient's entire chest after surgery--whether it's heart surgery, a mastectomy, or cosmetic reconstruction. This means that all postoperative bras are a little bit different; they must meet the varying needs of a wide variety of patients. However, the key to using a postoperative bra to speed healing and make a patient comfortable is to find the right garment for each patient's unique needs and recovery goals.

What to Look For

Our Postoperative Bra experts know how important it is to match the right garment to the right patient. Here's a quick look at what to consider!

Sternum Stability For Your Recovering Patients

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Sternum Stabilization

As you develop relationships with your patients, as a doctor or nurse, you have to consider every aspect of their care, while also considering your medical institution's best interest. As you go through the process of your patient's care, you will want to consider the process of recovery. Each patient will recover differently, but there are recovery aids which could benefit your patients in a big way.

Part 2: Sternum Stability for Your Recovering Patients

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Sternum Stabilization

In part 1 of our blog series, we went over the possible complications that accompany sternum surgery. It is unfortunately very common for postoperative complications to arise, and it is only wise and prudent for healthcare providers such as yourselves to foresee these issues and give your patients the best course of action for their immediate health. There are several different postoperative care options out there, but one that has stood out to healthcare providers is the HeartHugger. This noninvasive care option enables patients to manage their pain and recovery at a reasonable pace with relative ease.

Worried about Postoperative Complications?

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It is a fact; postoperative complications do happen. Though there may not be a standard list of complications, as a doctor or nurse you are no doubt aware of the challenges. So when it comes to combating these complications, where do doctors and nurses have to turn? Sternum surgery is incredibly invasive, and leaves the sternum weakened, no matter the skill and precision of the surgeon. With that in mind, it becomes paramount to give patients a means of support in their recovery. HeartHugger offers just that type of support.

Sternum Support: A Decreased Risk of Post-Surgery Complications

If you could provide your patients with the chance of a decreased risk of complications after the invasive surgery the is a sternotomy, would you? HeartHugger's sternum support harnesses are built to do just that. They not only offer postoperative support, but they also put care back in the hands of the recovering patient.

Facilitate Patient Recovery After Coronary Bypass Surgery

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As a healthcare provider, you know the importance of treating your patients and helping them stay out of the hospital. So as important as your care in the hospital is, it can be equally as important to provide your patients with sufficient recovery support and attention. When your patient has gone through sternum surgery, it can be especially daunting to think about recovery. Sternum surgery is incredibly invasive, leaving the patient with a long ways to go toward full recovery. By giving your patient a way of controlling their own recovery, you enable them to feel more confident about the entire process.

Encouraging Patient Healing with Heart Hugger

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As a medical professional, you know just how important healing is. You also know that healing is a journey--and it can be helpful for your patients to have a little support along the way. That's exactly what Heart Hugger provides, both literally and metaphorically. Heart Hugger is a sternum stabilization garment that provides the support that patients need after surgery, and it is specially designed to offer extra support for the unique needs and goals of a woman's healing journey.

How Heart Hugger can Support a Sternum after Surgery

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Anyone who's ever had to let their body heal before (which is just about all of us) can attest that the healing process is important--and that is never more true than when it comes to cardiac rehab. Healing is a journey, and with a device like Heart Hugger, that journey can be easier, quicker, and more painless than ever.

Sternum Support

One of the most important parts of healing for cardiac rehab is sternum support. Providing safe, comfortable protection to the body and the incision, sternum support garments help to speed healing and improve patient comfort.

How?

Sternum Stabilization After Mitral Valve Surgery

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Sternum stabilization is a crucial part of the recovery process after any surgery on the chest--but, as experts and patients alike already know, not all healing processes were created equal. In some cases, like after mitral valve repair surgery, the journey toward recovery is a little more complicated, and that makes sternum stabilization all the more important.

Cardiac Rehab from a Patient's Perspective

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You have plenty of experience in the field of medicine and healing. You know the ins and outs, the ups and downs--and even though your patients trust you, they just can't see eye-to-eye with you on cardiac rehab, simply because they don't have the same specialized knowledge that you do. Bridging the gap between what you know and what your patients know is important, but sometimes it can be difficult when you're so focused on the healing process itself. That's why it's helpful to take a moment to review cardiac rehab from a patient's perspective.

What is Cardiac Rehab?

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The human body is a truly amazing machine. Against all odds, our bones, muscles, and organs work together to keep us alive, functioning in ways that we still don't fully understand. Consider, for just a moment, all of the events taking place within any of us right now. The heart is beating. The lungs are working to breathe. The brain is computing thousands of thoughts, sensations, and messages every second. The body is completely responsible for these functions, ensuring that they take place and that they succeed--and it's a good thing, too, because no one really knows how to voluntarily beat their own heart or control messages sent by the brain. When it comes right down to it, we do very little to take care of our bodies considering how much they do for us. However, there are some occasions when the body demands more care, like after cardiac surgery--and on those occasions, rehabilitation is the answer.

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