Mycuprunnethover

Good luck! The Dillard's where I live generally does not have my size in stock, but I am at the far end of the range even for the Eveden brands. I am not sure if they carry 30 bands (I'm a 38) but the staff is generally knowledgeable and helpful, they have frequent bra sales, and back when I fit them, their house brand Cabernet is the best bras I've ever had.

chromae You should definitely give Fantasie and Elomi a go, their wires wrap all the way around to my back! Fantasie more than Elomi, but the Elomi shape is very much a horizontal oval.

Try the lying down measurement. It most closely approximates the position your breasts will be in with a bra on, and your perimeter measurement lying down is the minimum depth you need in a bra cup, which you can find listed on this site for any given model in a particular size.

I'm not sure where big starts, but as a large cup, large band, (38k, +0) who is sized out of most brands and has yet to find a single bra that fits in 3-5 brands I'm not sized out of, I have to agree with the nearly universal opinion that mine are big although they don't always look that way to me. As a plus size hourglass, they are not disproportionately large, but my I can't buy off the rack corsets, either, because my natural measurements exceed the curves of most corsets. There is a 12 inch difference between my bust and my natural waist, and a 14 inch waist/hip difference. This is before allowing for the 4-6" waist reduction...so I have the same problems the other ladies have with not enough bust room in clothes that are way too big around the waist.

@ SparleDarkles it looks like their size chart goes up a cup size every 2 cm. So 92cm underbust and 131bust puts me in a 90O? And that's assuming their bands are tighter than EM, I generally wear an 85, which would put me in an even higher cup. I might need to email them myself and see if they can engineer a bra that big;)

mtblankus I just checked the site...the PL Onyks is available as a custom order in 80H-80L. I didn't look at every plunge bra, but since my last EM was a 38KK (PL Cielus), I was a bit alarmed at the idea of them discontinuing them at the upper end of the range. I need narrower wires also, you are not alone. I'm not sure what's up with all the best bra companies only going up to a 38HH in volume:(
@SparkleDarkles I haven't seen a way to order a Comexim in a larger custom size, if you figure out how to do so, please post it for the rest of us!

They are not often tender, but the biopsy consisted of the surgeon sticking this giant hollow tube through about 6 inches of breast tissue to get to the lump, and wiggling it around, cutting up the inside of my breast. Nearly 3 weeks later the tenderness has not subsided, so that oil may be helpful, I would love to know what's in it.

My experience with Elomi has been that brand new ones have bendy wires that are only wide when the band is fastened and that they give a very east-west look. They pretty much push my boobs so far sideways they are in my way if I put my arm up, at least until some of yhe tissue creeps under the gore and back into their naturally close position.

Your measurements are the same as mine...in Elomi, I wear a 38hh. Fantasie is a 36k or 38jj. My EM is an 85kk, but the gore doesn't tack and the wires are on my breasts in the center. I could probably go up 1 cup. My breasts have less than an inch between them without a bra, so if yours have a little more space you will likely not have the problem I have with the gore and wires. Elomi and Fantasie are commonly carried in specialty boutiques here in the States, they are an excellent place to try a bra on so you can get a better idea of how the different brands fit. Dillards also carries some in our size range, and many women on here recommend Nordstroms.

@Branarchist, my boobs push away gores first, AND quadboob...but the gore not tacking is painful because it being pushed out at the top drives the wires straight into my ribs on the bottom. I have pretty much given up on a tacking gore...

Vee, I looked into having this done last summer. Some current techniques are the traditional incision type but with a medial, superior, supero-medial or superolateral pedicle instead of an inferior pedicle, an anchor shaped incision that reduces scarring but is not an option if any kind of lift is needed with the reduction, and the use of liposuction for smaller reductions, up to about 30%. I endedup not getting one because the sur geon told me I would likely need a free nipple graft, due to the size of my breasts, and I am not willing to give up functioning nipples for more bra selection, better fitting clothes, and possibly breathing a little easier during exercise!

I would add to synchro's comments, try something other than a molded cup. They are notoriously hard to find the right shape. Once you nail down your size in some other models, and have a good idea of what shapes, etc. work for you, then revisit the molded cup if it is a must-have.

I have the same type of breasts, and find that my lying down measurement and my standing measurement without a bra are similar. I would use the lying down measurement, as it puts the breasts in the position on the chest they will be in with a bra, allowing for the reduction in measurement from them folding up. I would also not consider a gap along the top edge a fit issue with this type of breast, because we may well have the volume to fill the cup, but the way breast sits in the bra does not fill out the edge. I tend to get a triangular space in the top of the cup near the strap where my boobs fold into an angle when lifted and projected and my bra fabric forms the hypoteneuse.

Fantasie Salsa wires are the worst, I'm thinking that mine might fit if I replace the wires with those from an old Cabernet, since the cups fit fine when the band is not fastened!

I can't remember how the Panache band fit, it was several years ago. The Elomi band is firm and not at all stretchy like the Fantasie band. If you try it in a 34, you might be able to do the add an extra set of hooks trick.

If you are having a problem with adhesive, try using Skin Prep. It is available as spray or wipes here in the U.S. It is a product that forms a barrier between your skin and the tape, commonly used by people with ostomies or post surgery who have to change dressings frequently. I discovered it after a recent breast surgery when the tape irritation caused my skin to start tearing. Also, silicone tapes are easier on the skin than paper tape or the mesh kind. I had a corset made, because I have the same problem with the weight pressing wires into my ribs. I ordered it online from Tracy Robertson, the designer at Azrael's Accomplice. It has a 52" bust and a 34" waist. My only fit issues with it have been that the front seams are not exactly centered, because my breasts are very close together, and it comes up high in the back, because of how long the front has to be to cover my bust. I didn't realize the close breasts was a fitting issue at the time I ordered, so I didn't add that in the measurements.

I had a similar problem with the first EM bra I bought, it ended up in the trash (there were no tutorials about bra alterations back then...) I only recently got up the nerve to give them another try, because they are the only brand I can find in my size with narrow enough wires, and I decided that if the wire tortures my underbust, I will open the channel and pad it like a VS bra!