Stupid question - silicone foobs

Hi Momine,

I am so sorry, but I snorted hot tea when I read this. Hot tea in the nose is not nice, but the picture you paint of the drooping silicone foobs was priceless.

Please don't be offended, I don't mean to make light of it, but you just have a way with your words that got me laughing.

I bought an Amoena Natura Light, they advertise this as a very natural looking foob that conforms when you lie down. It is supposed to look really natural, but the truth is it is really "perky", and a tad too hard in comparison to the real one. It certainly doesn't droop a lot, just moves a little to look a bit more more natural. I also have another amoena that is a discontinued style which is a much better match to my existing breast. It has a very slight ski jump shape, but doesn't droop excessively, and is much more mooshy, and soft, more like an almost 60 year old breast feels. Sorry if that is TMI.  

I have to ask, were they actually prosthesis that you bought? or enhancers that go on top of real breasts. I found myself in a site the other night that catered for cross dressers. They even have a recipe for making your own silicone foobs. Very interesting! I digress LOL

Did you put them in a pocketed bra, or just in a normal bra? Were they ones that attached to your chest? If you are putting heavy silicone foobs in an Ahh bra, type bra, that may be your problem. They aren't made to go together.

Can you give some more information? I'd love to help you work out what went wrong with these "foobs".

Momine, I've had three sets of silicone foobs and none of them have done quite what you mentioned. However, I did have one set that was much too small and they drooped down in the bra. I found that if I put them in a cover with some lambs' wool behind them they stayed as they should. I have been able to wear foobs up to a size 4 in the Genie bra without problems so if your foobs are small I don't think weight is the issue.

Feel free to PM me if you want a better description of the lambs' wool thing.

I am so glad you posted this, because it happens to me too, which is why I wear the memory foam amoenas when i choose foobs.

My silicons are amoena...and I did buy a size 4 but my real ones were size 7. But I can't take that weight and since I have had a double mastectomy, i get to choose.

Ok, so what I see happening is I am concave, and the top part of the silicon eventually disappears right into the concave place, so I am left with the droop part projecting out. in my case, I didn't have any droop with the real gals, so I don't want droop now. I have read to put something behind them so they are more prominent, but it is all too much work at that point.

Silicon foobs seem to address the issue of women having extra skin and needing the foob to be concave, but no one addresses what to do about our body being concave.

The foam ones seem to eventually get pressed into the concave places of *me* but do it slower than the silicons.

I do like that you found the foob inexpensive, I am not going to spend any more big money on  this unless they come out with something that is more right for me.

Momine- I'm just wondering if there was a reason that those foobs were on 90% sale? Could it be that they just aren't very good? It sounds like the silicone pools down to the bottom inside of your foob and that really isn't supposed to happen. With my silicone foob, the silicone stays put within the form. Why don't you go to a real mastectomy store and try some on to get a feel of if the foob you have is normal? Also, if you find another type you like, you could look for them online and buy them when they are on sale. I used the fiber-fill forms for many months and didn't think the silicone would make a difference, but I LOVED it when I got it. It looked so much more real and felt better. I understand you have issues with LE, so that makes things different. Good luck in finding a solution!

Hi Momine,

Sorry this is proving to be so difficult. I have just received my Amoena Contact. I had a problem with the Amoena light that I bought. so returned it and got the Contact instead. Have you watched the video for the Contact on the Amoena website?

The reason I went for this prosthesis, which I should have bought right from the start, is because it can be attached to the chest inside a normal bra. It can also have the sticky side covered and used inside a pocket Mx bra.

The video on the website shows a woman, who has had a Umx and is very small, as you describe yourself.

I can't use this prosthesis attached for a while yet because they say you have to wait till 6 months after surgery, but I have tried it on several times and really like it. I have a deep concave below my scar going under my arm, but this still sits well and atttaches into the dip. Inside a bra it falls just like the real one.

I have been on the hunt for the "perfect" prosthesis, but have discovered that for me, there are several options that I need. I know it sounds very over the top to have the softees, the microbeads, the Contact, and the Basic Light Amoena, but to be able to match the other side in all circumstances, that is what it takes. It is really easy for me now, to dress exactly as I choose. 

The reality is that I haven't spent a great deal of money on these items. Our Government reinburses $400.00 on single prosthesis, every two years. We're out of pocket for the difference, and when you consider most prosthesis here in Aus are approx $450.00, much more expensive than in the US, but I don't know about Greece where you are, it is a reasonable shortfall, but is recoverable from our private health insurance if we have it. I have insurance, so my Contact was paid in full. The others I have bought online, the everyday Basic light from ebay, and the microbeads from websites in the US.

I discovered another interesting product last night called "BustFree"Mastectomy Prosthesis which I believe is a double up of two sizes of their standard BustFree Bra inserts. It was apparently invented here in Australia, I am not sure how well it would work for me, being Umx, but for you,it may be worth a look. At approx $40.00 for the pair, it is a mighty cheap option for you, and no weight whatsoever. If they work, they would be ideal for those who can't take the weight of a silicone prosthesis.

Although I prefer the Mx bras, Amoena Mona, being my favourite, and a great cotton one that is Target's own brand is another great one, the beauty of these prosthesis is that they can be worn in a normal bra. In fact the non prosthesis advertising says that you don't even need  a bra, that these things can be held in place by a cami, vest, or a tight Tshirt.   

I'd love to hear from anyone who has tried these, either for Umx or Bmx.

Sorry to be so long winded, but just wanted to share what I have found.