Is the bra really good for anything?
The usefulness of this piece of lingerie is questioned by a sports doctor from Besançon. He observed and measured the breasts of 320 women to study the evolution of a breast without a bra.
Would the bra be useless? This is the hypothesis of a doctor from the hospital (CHRU) of Besançon who has been carrying out a study for 15 years on the interest for women to wear this accessory or not.
Since 1997, Jean-Denis Rouillon, sports doctor at the CHRU Besançon and professor at the University of Franche-Comté, has observed and measured the breasts of nearly 320 women to study the behavior of a breast without a bra.
He more particularly followed a group of fifty women aged 18 to 35 and the first results of this "preliminary study" show "that the usefulness of the bra deserves to be asked", explained the doctor.
The suspension tissues stretch
His team observed in this small group that without a bra, "the nipple of the breasts went up on average by 7 millimeters in a year, compared to the shoulder". The doctor also noted that overall "the breasts are firming and stretch marks are fading".
He hypothesizes that “if the woman puts on a bra as soon as her breasts appear, the suspensory apparatus (located on the upper body) does not work correctly and her suspension tissues become distended.” woman then becomes dependent on the bra, which she does not really need ”, according to Mr. Rouillon.
Capucine Vercellotti, member of the French orienteering team, participated in the study. “At first I was a little reluctant to run without a bra, but I gave it a go and after five minutes I wasn't in any pain at all,” she says. “I don't really feel a difference in everyday life, but when I put on a bra I don't feel at all comfortable anymore,” adds the 28-year-old who “breathes much better without ".
Bad posture
Her mother followed suit, putting the bra back in the closet. “Women who trust their bra no longer feel like they have breasts because they are supported and they adopt bad posture. Without, they straighten up and stand more upright, ”notes this 59-year-old osteopath.
"Women have the impression that without a bra their breasts fall, but it is an illusion", she affirms, convinced that "the only job to face, it is the eyes of the others". But "this is a preliminary study on female volunteers who are not representative of the entire world population", he added.
In addition, “it all depends on the structure of each individual's breasts,” added the doctor. "A 45-year-old woman overweight and with three children has no interest in stopping wearing a bra," he warned.
AFP
