How do you clean your prostheses boob?

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sm627
sm627 Member Posts: 298
edited February 2019 in Living Without Reconstruction After a Mastectomy

Hi Ladies,

I hope you all are doing well. I got my first silicone prostheses boob this past week and was wondering how to keep it clean? I was told to use soap and water and something about a powder but not sure what kind works best.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Hugs to all,

Sara


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  • hopedreams
    hopedreams Member Posts: 85
    edited June 2018

    HI I CALL MINE MY "CHICKEN CUTLET' LOL JUST WASH WITH SOAP..NO FRAGRANCE.. AND COOL WATER..PUT ON PAPER TOWEL TO DRY OVER NITE.. I DO NOT WASH MINE MORE THAN 1 TIME A WEEK..SINCE IT GOES INSIDE OF MY BRA POCKET.. BUT IN SUMMER IT CAN CAUSE U TO SWEAT MORE.. SO U CAN WASH MORE OFTEN IF NEEDED.. GOOD LUCK WITH IT.. ~HOPE I HAVE NEVER USED ANY POWDER..NEVER WAS TOLD TO..

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  • sm627
    sm627 Member Posts: 298
    edited June 2018

    Hi Hopedream,

    Thank you for the boob cleaning tips. I love that you named your foob "CHICKEN CUTLET that is so cool. How did you come up with the name?

    Wishing you well,

    Sara

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  • msphil
    msphil Member Posts: 1,536
    edited June 2018

    yes sweetie I just wash with my shower gel wash then dry on towel I also have few made of foam I wash on gentle cycle with clothes come out fine. God Bless Us All I was diagnosed at 42 while preparing for Our 2nd marriages. Praise God now this yr 24 yr Survivor.ms Phil idc stage2 0\3 nodes chemo before n after surgery Lmast got married then 7wks rads then 5yrs on Tamoxifen

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  • sm627
    sm627 Member Posts: 298
    edited July 2018

    Thank you msphil, I appreciate you sharing your story with me. 24 years is amazing.

    Wishing you all the best

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  • jajjaaj
    jajjaaj Member Posts: 60
    edited January 2019

    I wash mine with hand soap and allow to dry on a towel. Though, in he beginning that didn't seem to work or was enough as one side of my chest always had a severe body odor. It was weird. I started using under arm deodorant on the scar and that made a huge difference.

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  • sm627
    sm627 Member Posts: 298
    edited January 2019

    Hi jajjaaj,

    Thank you for sharing your tip about using deodorant on the scar itself I never would have thought of trying that before. What kind of deodorant do you use gel or the solid kind.

    Thank You

    Sara


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  • Erica3681
    Erica3681 Member Posts: 1,916
    edited February 2019

    Hi Jajjaaj,

    I've thought about using deodorant for years, not for body odor, but just to keep from perspiring behind my forms, especially in warm weather. I asked my dermatologist and she thought it would be fine, but the thought of putting an antiperspirant on my chest has always made me nervous. Silly, I know, since I apply it daily to my nearby underarms. I'm glad it's helped you and I would consider doing it, at least on occasion, when I really want to wear silicone forms but don't want to be uncomfortable.


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