
Chest braces are used following chest surgery (typically, open-heart surgery). Post-surgery bracing your incision is very important for several reasons.
- Pressure on your incision while you are coughing, deep breathing or sneezing decreases the stress on it, which can significantly decrease the pain you feel.
- In addition, the support you give your incision can prevent it from pulling apart and opening, a complication which can become very serious.