Breast prosthesis

Claim 1

A surgical breast prosthesis adapted to be worn inside a brassiere by a woman who has had a breast removed surgically comprising: a distended hermetically-sealed casing of substantially impervious material containing an elastic filling of gel, the casing including a substantially conical substitute breast body portion adapted to fit into and to be worn inside the breast cup of the brassiere and including a laterally projecting tongue formed as an integral extension of the substitute breast body portion, the tongue being of substantially uniform thickness throughout its extent and having a front face curved slightly rearwardly from its inner end to its outer end relative to the body portion and terminating in a substantially straight rearward marginal edge, interrupting means in the form of a plurality of projections of varying lengths disposed within the substitute breast body portion and a stiffening member within the substitute breast body portion and tongue, the tongue being adapted for tucking into the substitute breast body portion for varying the size and shape of the latter or for fitting the area of the body of the wearer which is below the underarm and from which tissue has been removed as an incident to the removal of the breast.