For women who have had a mastectomy, crocheted knockers offer a softer, more comfortable alternative to silicone prostheses.

If you choose the option of external prostheses, you can alter your usual bras to have pockets, or you can purchase specialty mastectomy bras that already have pockets built in. The bras help keep ...

However, they don’t always sit well in bras and can shift uncomfortably. The alternative is post-mastectomy breast reconstruction, a costly procedure that can run into the thousands of dollars.