Wexford People

Mastectomy bra fitting service available online

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LINNOCO, one of the leading suppliers of mastectomy bras, prosthesis, sports bras and compressio­ns garments, has had to reorganise its face-to-face measuremen­t and fitting service in the wake of the Covid-19 restrictio­ns.

Before the coronaviru­s pandemic, Sasha Roche Kelly from Linnoco met her clients face to face but the practice had to stop and clients were left without interactio­n and the availabili­ty of services.

‘Our client base is mainly women who have experience­d breast cancer and are at difference stages of this journey,’ said Sasha who worked as an oncology nurse for over 13 years in the UK and Ireland.

For her, the service is not about fitting a bra but more about providing time for her clients to talk, get the correct bra and walk out of a fitting feeling that their body image and confidence have improved. With social distancing guidelines, it wasn’t possible to continue having consultati­ons with clients to assess their needs for medical lingerie, prosthesis and compressio­n garments. This meant the business structure had to change.

Sasha had to provide her service remotely, leading to the establishm­ent of Online Bra Fitting Services, whereby people get in touch by phone, email or filling out an online form on Linnoco’s website to request a free bespoke Linnoco tool kit comprising a measuremen­t chart, written instructio­ns, helpful pictures and a measuring tape.

The kit is posted to the clients and they do their own measuremen­ts at home. Once this is completed, they can then go to the website www.linnoco.com to view the range of post-op lingerie including mastectomy bras, prosthesis and swimwear. They choose the products they wish to purchase and Linnoco will deliver to their home, anywhere in Ireland.

 ??  ?? Sasha Roche Kelly from the Wexford-based service Linnoco.
Sasha Roche Kelly from the Wexford-based service Linnoco.

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