Where to find a small prosthesis

Can we give a shout out to Erica (Barbara) who is probably the most knowledgeable?

How small is she? I'm 100lbs, 5'3, 32 inch chest and wear a size 4 prosthesis which is the biggest I could go and still look natural. Size 1 is extremely small.

Dx 4/15/2008, IDC, 4cm, Stage IIb, Grade 2, 3/9 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2-

Edited to say: Dawn, I think we were posting at the same time! You covered some of what I said, below, but I'll leave my post as is. I like my Pals forms, but these days seem to mostly wear my Silique Comfort Lites.

Hi Binney,

I think the one you're remembering is the PALs form. It's a non-silicone gel form and can be cut away to make it smaller. The smallest size they sell still fits me like a large B, though, and cutting away wouldn't make it smaller-enough. But you can order custom forms from them. I did that (the salesperson suggested a half-size smaller than their smallest regular-size triangle form) and the resulting form is a nice A cup size on me. These forms can be worn directy against the skin. Some people love them, others not so much. They're very inexpensive, so a great backup form. You can read about them, with a link to their website, in the Breast Forms section of BreastFree.org, under Non-Silicone Forms.

I myself wear a size 2 or 3 silicone form, depending on the form. But my experience is that the sizes aren't always consistent in different styles, even from the same manufacturer. For example, I wear a size 3 in the Amoena Climate breast form. I originally tried a size 2 and it was tiny. I'm sure a size 1 would be very very small in that form. However, when I tried the Amoena Natura 3S form, the size 3 was way too big for me. So it will probably take some trial and error for your friend to find a small form that fits, but I think there are at least a few out there.

The idea of using an "enhancer" might be a good one. I tried Silique's enhancer, which has a cool-max backing, so can be worn comfortably against the skin. It was too small for me, but might be just the thing for someone looking for a AA or smaller. Here's a link to an online site that sells it: http://www.smartshopforwomen.com/products/924/Slique-Breast-Form-Enhancer-With-Cool-Max-Back.htm.

Hope this helps!

Barbara