Swim suits for women who go flat?

Mommy2Six

KSusan, SUPER CUTE! Love it!

Thanks everyone.

glennie19

FYI,, Just got a catalog from Land's End today,, and they are having an End of Summer sale with prices up to 60% off.  I have to laugh at end of summer,, since this is 4th of July weekend,,, LOL!!  Anyway,, take a look if you need a bathing suit or swim shirt, etc,,, the UV protection swim shirt are nicely marked down.

Ravin

I am looking for a swimsuit top for flat chest. I do not want one for prosthesis. They are uncomfortable. I have no problem looking flat and most people don't even notice. I would prefer a bandeau type. Does anyone know a place to buy something like this

windingshores

Speaking of Land's End, they make a tank specifically for those with mastectomies who go flat. It is entirely smooth on the inside.

It took me a couple of years to find a bathing suit that was not scratchy on my scars and when I found one, I bought two. Have been swimming again now for 3 years.

A bandeau is an interesting idea. I know some people wear swim shirts. I just wear a regular one piece, looser than a tank, that has space for breasts but is otherwise comfy. I don't wear any prostheses.

mconover

I just ordered a Land's End Tugless tank that is "lined" and apparently without any cups or underwires or pockets for prosthetics. I'll let you know how it turns out. I searched the Speedo site, and the racing tanks are also without bras, but it seems that I'm too big for them. Any other ideas are most welcome.

BlueGirlRedState

Has anyone found a tank top similar to these. Often wishing the ones I have just a little thicker or a top good for getting wet without cups. I will check out the Lands End Tugless Tank mentioned. Even though flat, wanting a bra like to wear under thin shirts. Ordered some big girl training that I hope work.

Miriandra

Instead of making me fit my suit, I made my suit fit me.

varmintville

I am looking for guidance to modify my existing swimsuit tops. Every sewing guide seems to be for adding cups or pockets, and I want to go in the reverse of that. I have tankinis with soft cups that wrinkle up noticeably when I wear the swim top, yet I love the tops, so I want to carefully remove or re-sew the cups. I'm giving up on protheses-they just aren't for me, so putting poofs in just for swimming just doesn't seem right, but the tops look odd without something to fill them out. I don't want to cut willy nilly and damage the tops so that they won't stay in place in the water, nor do I want to make uncomfortable seams in the cups. I also looked online at Land's End tugless tanks - couldn't find any available that were just lined, no cups. I don't want to buy new anyway-I want to try to re-use what I have, and I haven't found a site or video or story to help yet. Summer will be over before I get anywhere!

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msphil

hey sweetie i get bathing suits from Amazon J C penney has them also. I use prothesis that i put inside the pocket in bathing suit. I also brought regular bathing suits that i liked and sewed in a pocket myself with piece cloth to hold my prothesis. Hope this helped been doing this forover 20yrs. Praise God i am a 26 yr Survivor this yr. msphil idc stage2 0/3 nodes 3mo chemo before and after surgery got married we were planning at diagnosis then 7wks rads and 5 yrs tamoxifen.