No. Because heart&core is an IIAS-certified retailer, your FSA or HSA debit card processes at checkout automatically — no prescription required. If your plan requires manual substantiation or you're pursuing insurance reimbursement, a Letter of Medical Necessity from your surgeon strengthens that process. Ask for one at your pre-op appointment.

Yes. A pre-surgery purchase made specifically for an upcoming procedure qualifies as a medical expense, and buying before surgery is the approach we recommend. It lets you confirm sizing while you can still move comfortably, have your bras washed and ready when you come home, and plan your FSA spending without the pressure of recovery.

There's no set quantity limit, but purchases should correspond to genuine medical need. Most surgeons recommend three bras for proper rotation during recovery — one to wear while one washes, plus a backup. That's a medically appropriate quantity given compression garment care requirements and typical recovery timelines.

IIAS stands for Inventory Information Approval System. When a retailer is IIAS-certified, eligible medical items are pre-identified in their point-of-sale system as qualified FSA/HSA expenses. Your card processes at checkout the same way it would for any other purchase — no forms, no waiting on reimbursement.

It depends on your plan and procedure. The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act requires most group health plans that cover mastectomy to also cover prostheses and related garments — which includes post-mastectomy bras with internal pockets. A prescription from your surgeon noting medical necessity substantially improves approval outcomes. Contact your insurance provider before surgery to understand what documentation is required.

5. PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION BLOCK

Which bra is right for your recovery?

Larissa Post-Surgical Bra — if your surgery involves drains
The Larissa is designed for the earliest stage of recovery, when surgical drain management is part of daily life. Built-in drain tabs based on the Prody™ Drainage Bulb Holder keep drainage bulbs lying flat and secure against the body — no safety pins, no improvised solutions. Internal pockets, a medical-grade Velcro® front closure, and adjustable straps carry you from day one through extended recovery. Start here if you're having mastectomy, breast reconstruction, or any procedure that typically involves drains.

Serena Post-Surgical Bra — once drains are out, or if you never had them
The Serena is built for the post-drain phase, or for procedures that don't require drains at all. It shares the Larissa's front-closure design, internal pockets, and fabric construction in a streamlined style suited to breast, shoulder, heart, and lung surgery recovery. If your surgeon has cleared drain removal or your procedure didn't involve drains, the Serena is the right next step.

Shirl Post-Surgical Bra — for limited mobility or longer recovery arcs
The Shirl features a double zipper that allows the front closure to open from the top, the bottom, or both — giving you full adjustability when arm and shoulder mobility is significantly restricted. It's particularly suited to heart surgery recovery, shoulder procedures, and recoveries where body shape changes over a longer period. If standard front closures feel difficult to manage independently, the Shirl is the answer.

All five sections are designed to slot in cleanly around the existing product grid — the intro and procedure list above the grid, the product differentiation block either below the grid or between the title and products, and the FSA/HSA how-to and FAQ below. Want me to suggest a specific page layout order, or adjust the tone or length on any of these?

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You said: For the top section, I'd like to make the padding on desktop only a little more narrow.

For the top section, I'd like to make the padding on desktop only a little more narrow. Can you just share the media query, and I can handle the rest?

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Claude responded: Just swap in your actual section class and the values you want.

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Just swap in your actual section class and the values you want. If you share the class name I can fill it in for you.

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You said: Is heart and core IIAS certified?

Is heart and core IIAS certified?

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Claude responded: Based on the content you shared, yes — the FSA/HSA article states that heart&core bras are approved through sig-is.

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Based on the content you shared, yes — the FSA/HSA article states that heart&core bras are approved through sig-is.org, which is the IIAS certification body, and the collection page meta description you already have live references it too. So it's stated consistently across your own content.

That said, if you want to be certain before publishing the new page copy, it's worth a quick internal check that the sig-is.org certification is current and active — certifications can lapse or require renewal, and you don't want that claim live on a high-visibility collection page if anything has changed.

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You said: AH, ok, I know they are approved through sis

AH, ok, I know they are approved through sis

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Claude responded: Got it — so the IIAS certification language in the copy is accurate and good to go.

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Got it — so the IIAS certification language in the copy is accurate and good to go. No changes needed on that front.

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