This 3D-printed postmastectomy bra could be the next best breast prosthesis. Here’s how the technology works.

Tal was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in the fall of 2019. She underwent chemotherapy, a mastectomy, and whole breast radiation.

Tal wasn’t a candidate for reconstructive surgery, because radiation thinned her skin and reduced its elasticity. Determined to move on and regain confidence, she tried her first breast prosthesis at a hospital.

“It was knitted and looked like a pillow,” she says. “It made me laugh because it looked nothing like a real breast.”

Tal was shocked when she saw how few options she had outside of reconstructive surgery. She wasn’t satisfied with the choices currently on the market, and she’s not alone. Eventually, she met a team developing a new product called the U-Bra, which uses scans to create a customized prosthesis.

“For the first time since my surgery, when I looked in the mirror, my chest looked symmetrical, and everything was in place,” Tal says about trying the U-Bra on for the first time.

The U-Bra isn’t available yet, but I met with the cofounder of U-Bra to learn about its technology. Doctors weighed in with thoughts, concerns, and other options.

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U·Bra was co-developed by Technion Professor Yoav Sterman.