Purpose

The objective of this study is to investigate an appropriate breast prosthesis of pattern with center of gravity that exerts less clothing pressure on women who are breast cancer patients.

Design/methodology/approach

From November 2018, clothing pressure was measured with silk fabric breast prosthesis (SBP) of three different patterns above an affected breast (AB) by the force-sensitive resistance (FSR) sensor.

Findings

When wearing SBP above the AB, clothing pressure was significantly different in the healthy breast (HB) and the AB; the highest clothing pressure was at the center of nipple in the AB. Meanwhile, the top of the nipple area in the HB experienced higher clothing pressure than before wearing it. Because wearing heavy breast prosthesis presses down, influencing the HB as well. However, below the bottom of the breast bra curve in the AB, clothing pressure becomes lower than before wearing it. Because when the breast prosthesis was inserted into the bra, the clothing pressure not only increased generally but also the clothing pressure divided at some areas. Also, when comparing three different patterns of SBP, the result indicated a significant difference in clothing pressure only inside of breast cap and the center of gravity of the lower breast prosthesis has the lowest clothing pressure.

Research limitations/implications

A comparison in pressure based on a circuit design (FSR sensors) and an air pack (AP) device was presented. Further work will be focused on the generation of pressure clothing for breast cancer patients.

Originality/value

The paper demonstrates that wearing breast prosthesis with a center of gravity in the lower position from the nipple area has less effect on breast cancer women. The results of this paper facilitate the pattern design of clothing for patients.

中文翻译：

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乳腺癌患者进行乳房切除术时乳房假体的美学和舒适性要求

目的

这项研究的目的是研究一种具有重心的合适的乳房假体，该假体对乳腺癌患者的女性施加较小的衣物压力。

设计/方法/方法

从2018年11月开始，通过力敏电阻（FSR）传感器使用丝绸织物的乳房假体（SBP）在受影响的乳房（AB）上方测量三种不同样式的衣服压力。

发现

当SBP高于AB穿着时，健康乳房（HB）和AB的穿着压力显着不同；最高的衣服压力在AB的乳头中心。同时，HB的乳头区域顶部比穿前有更高的衣物压力。由于穿着沉重的乳房假体会压低，因此也会影响HB。但是，在AB的胸部文胸曲线下方，衣服压力变得比穿着前更低。因为当将乳房假体插入胸罩时，衣服压力不仅总体上增加，而且衣服压力在某些区域上也分开了。另外，在比较三种不同的SBP模式时，

研究局限/意义

提出了一种基于电路设计（FSR传感器）和空气囊（AP）装置的压力比较。进一步的工作将集中在为乳腺癌患者生产抗压服上。

创意/价值

该论文证明，以乳头区域的较低位置为重心的乳房假体对乳腺癌女性的影响较小。本文的结果有助于为患者提供服装的图案设计。