#$%^&*AU2016201622A120161110.pdf#####PROSTHESIS FOR SUPPORTING A BREAST STRUCTURE ABSTRACT Prosthesis (100) for supporting a breast structure (12) within a patient, the prosthesis comprising: - a reinforcement part (101) comprising a first fabric made of a first arrangement of yarns and configured to receive at least a curve-shaped lower portion of the breast structure, said reinforcement part being intended to be sutured to the chest wall (8) or to the infra-mammary fold (6), said first arrangement of yarns conferring to said first fabric an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of El, - a fixation part (102) comprising a second fabric made of a second arrangement of yarns and intended to be fixed to the pectoral muscle (7), said second arrangement of yarns conferring to said second fabric an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of E2, and - a transition part (103) comprising a third fabric made of a third arrangement of yarns, said transition part connecting together the reinforcement part and the fixation part, said third arrangement of yarns conferring to said third fabric an elongation under 50N in the vertical direction of E3, wherein E3 is greater than El and greater than E2.15 loc 10 Fig. I 12 1 90 6 Fig. 2
