Saturday, June 27, 2015

Swimsuits for Pectus Excavatum

Once, my boyfriend was looking through my facebook albums and noticed the date of an old beach photo– "Hey wait... oh my god, isn't that the same bikini you have now... ha! it is! hahaha! Why don't you just get a new one?!"

My avoidance of swimsuit shopping had caught up with me: 7 years of wearing the same one. Fortunately I don't go swimming much anyways.

As if bathing suit shopping isn't unpleasant enough already, let's throw in a deformity. The hunt can be emotionally draining to say the least. But it's worth gritting your teeth and braving the search process because once you find one that you feel comfortable wearing in public, the overall burden of having PE lightens.

I'm happy to report that I now have three different ones (and have since deleted that photo he found in the depths of my account). Here are some bikinis for inspiration in your own search:

Black Bandage Cut Out Bikini
Long-Line Halter Top - Anthropologie
Long-Line Halter Top - Anthropologie

Crisscross Strappy Halter Bikini - MayKool


 Wrap Around Halter - Ani Bikinis
Body Wrap Swim Top - PINK Victoria's Secret
Aurora Printed Swim Top - Marc by Marc Jacobs 

Vitamin A Antibes Long-Line top - Anthropologie
If you've discovered others that work well for PE bodies, please post in the comments!

4 comments:

  1. I'm glad that as a girl you have that many options. I don't have such luck unless I'm going full retro and going with one of those striped onesies from the 1920s

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    1. Hey, in not a guy,but wearing a rash guard may be your solution. Comfortable to swim in,but they don't look bad. Also, alot of womens suits still don't work, so I wear a rash guard to hide it.

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  2. There are so many comfortable swimsuits on sale at the store www.hot166.com

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  3. Hola! Mi hijita pequeña tiene pectum, estoy esperando que crezca para ver si avanza, ojalá no ha que no es tanto... Pero le noto el pectum más arriba que muy abajo... Tú te operas te? Gracias

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