General process of creating a custom form

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The first steps in creating a custom breast form involve taking a casting

or surface mapping scan of the area before and/or after breast surgery.

If the mapping is done before surgery, important data about the original

external contours of the breast to be operated on can be preserved. The

mapping that happens after surgery is performed will capture the exact

current contours of the chest area where the breast form will sit, and

possibly map the other existing breast to create a mirror image

if a scan was not made prior to surgery.

After mapping the area, a form prototype is then made.

At this point you will probably meet again with the company

to do preliminary fitting adjustments. They should also discuss

any further options available for matching skin tone, breast shape

and areola size/color. If attachability to the chest is a desired feature,

you should also be asking about this by now. The final fitting for the custom breast form

should then follow at a later date.