There are many different types of breast reconstruction and so advice on which bra to wear varies accordingly. Each consultant and/or hospital will have their own guidelines on post-operative bras and some hospitals may even offer you a post-surgery bra. Consequently, you should ask your reconstruction nurse or surgeon which type of bra you'll need and when to start wearing it.

These days a large number of high street and online stores stock post-surgery underwear and swimwear. These include Marks & Spencer which offers a wide range of post-surgery underwear as well as pockets for prostheses which can be used in regular bras. M&S lingerie staff are trained to help those who have had or who are facing breast surgery and reconstruction.

John Lewis also sells some post-surgery bras, as does Bravissimo, while you can also try Primark, which sells two-packs of post-surgery bras, and George at ASDA which has a number of different post-surgery options.

Meanwhile, online options include Nicola Jane who are mastectomy and post-surgery bra specialists and who offer online fitting appointments. Other online providers include Trulife which also produces prosthetics and other breastcare aids, and Lipoelastic which produces post-operative compression garments. Amoena also produces breast forms, post-surgery bras and swimwear, as does Silima which sells breast forms and prosthetic nipples as well. You'll also find post-surgery underwear on the Cancer Research website. You can also try other online stores such as Camille, Envie4u and Anita as well as The Mastectomy Shop which has a range of post-surgery bras and breast forms. Of course, this list is not exhaustive, it's just an indication of what the high street and online retailers have to offer.

Meanwhile, The Bra Ladies offer a specialist bra fitting for everyone, especially before and after breast surgery. Sharon and the team hold in-person clinics in Norwich, so please contact them if you're in the area.

For those looking for non-surgical help with asymmetry, Get Evenly have created a great product called their Bra balancers. They also sell some nifty nipple covers in varying skin tones, providing another alternative to stick on nipples for those wishing to cover instead.