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What are the effects of not wearing a bra?

Wonderful question. Every person is different, and (believe it or not) it’s a personal choice whether or not someone wants to wear a bra. For those with larger breasts, bras can provide support by redistributing weight on the back and shoulders. For those who walk, run or perform other exercises that cause breasts to bounce, bras can provide similar back support and ease stretch on the breast tissue itself. Otherwise, medically-speaking, that’s about it!

Not wearing a bra will NOT cause your breasts to sag — that’s gravity. Not wearing a bra will NOT cause any lasting positive or negative changes in breast tissue — that’s just aging. Bras are truly there for support for those that need and prefer it. So you do you!