Doctors say that bras may be bad for breast health. Hey, it’s science!
Ditching a bra could make your breasts perkier, experts have claimed.
Women’s health specialists and plastic surgeons have suggested that the tight pressure from a bra can weaken tissues around the breasts over time, causing them to droop.
The uplifted look is also said to be due to the gradual strengthening of back muscles that happens when you’re unsupported, improving posture.
If only some scientist were courageous and dedicated enough to devote a lifetime to studying breasts. Oh wait!
A 15-year study conducted by Dr Jean-Denis Rouillon, a sports science expert from the University of Besançon, France, revealed that bras did more harm than good when it came to perkiness.
In the study, he examined changes in the breasts of hundreds of women over many years.
He concluded that women who didn’t wear bras had nipples that were seven milliliters higher than those who did.
Dr Rouillon said in a radio interview: ‘Medically, physiologically, anatomically—breasts gain no benefit from being denied gravity. On the contrary, they get saggier with a bra.’
What about personal testimony?
Dr Lucky Sekhon, a board-certified OB/GYN and reproductive endocrinologist, told Well+Good that people have long believed the opposite – that not wearing a bra causes drooping.
This, she says, is a common misconception.
Women who have gone long periods without wearing a bra often report that this leads their breasts to being firmer, rounder, and perkier over time.’
So there you have it — unless you hate health and science, you should stop wearing a bra.