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I'm back. I did buy the Evebra and may be able to answer some questions.

First, it only took them 3 business days from my ordering it to ship it out. I received the product in 1 business day (it ships out of Miami).

So far, I'm impressed. It is a lot more comfortable than the few pumping systems I've used. The rims are a very soft flexible silicone (feels like those stress balls you can buy at the drug store). It's not firm at all, but squishy and kind of sticky on the outside but no adhesive at all. The rims are one size fits all. Its very thick at the base and tapers to a thin outer edge and it splays out over your chest and slightly under your arms. The instructions say not to apply any deodorant before you put the domes on. 

The way the domes are placed in the rims is similar to the gel rings that Noogleberry has - there is a channel at the base and the domes have a lip so you insert the dome lip/edge into the channel and secure it with the elastic band then secure the whole thing into the adjustable bra. It is much thicker than the noogleberry gel rims and again the rims splay out and hug your body.  

Because the outer edges are so thin you can overlap them if necessary and they keep the seal. The suction doesn't really hurt and doesn't leave any deep rings (at least when using the smart box). The pressure is dissipated because the rim spreads out across the area by inches so it is not concentrated on a narrow area like the plastic domes. On my first night I was able to wear them for 12 hours straight as recommended and when I removed them there was just a slight pinkish hue where the rims sat. The pinkness was mostly gone by the time I put them on for the 2nd session. I'm sure it would clear up entirely in 2 days (less for others with thicker skin). 

It doesn't really matter what the size of each dome is because you are inserting them into the silicone rims so each dome is not that much different in circumference but they are deeper from one another. The booklet says you can order size 5 and size 6 domes separately if you outgrow the 1-4 domes. I started with 1 but found after the first session that it was a little small. I am on 2 now.

The skin seal is just petroleum jelly in a tube (with a little oil but not enough to change the consistency). I'm guessing the two tubes you get are enough for 1 month. The instructions say to put it on the inside of the rims that touch your skin but on the third session I just applied it directly to my body with a light coating on the rims. 

There was still some unwanted pressure on my rib cage but the rims are so large on me I can put the lower edge below my rib cage and I still have good placement on my chest. Tonight, I decided to use some silicone bandages with padding on the rib cage to see if it works and so far, so good. The way this product is made I can apply padding where I need it, slather on some petroleum jelly, and still get a complete seal as long as the edge of the rims are contacting my skin. [The instructions say not to use bandages other than some thin clear silicone product (forgot the name but it's in the booklet), but I remember people were able to use bandages or panty liners with Brava so I took a shot.]

Much of the info on the website is in the book and it does recommend 12 hours for 6 months to double the size of the breast for the average person (aka you'll go up about 1 cup size/100-130 ccs) although the visible swelling will be twice the actual growth. I'm also going to use the rule of thumb in the Brava book that says you'll know you're halfway done with the program when the retained swelling you have before putting the domes on for the next session is the size you want. That isn't mentioned in the Evebra book but the swelling and growth charts are the same in both manuals, except 10 hours has been switched out with 12 hours for evebra.

You just wash everything with Ivory soap or something similar, no antibacterial soap.

You can't wear this under clothes at all, lol. Maybe the domes are flatter than Brava but you have to put them in the bra to wear them and there is a circular ridge that juts out and you can definitely see it under a shirt. And yes the pump makes noise when it needs to suction and if you move around a bit, the suction will kick on. Sometimes, air does escape if you move enough or change positions.

I work from home although I am wearing it mostly at night and then a few hours during the day to get at least 12 hours. I've been doing 14 hours mostly  - so again it is pretty comfortable esp. after the first few days of getting used to the sensation. The suction isn't as strong when I sit up so I've been sleeping sitting up rather than using my regular wedge pillows. I might try lying down flat to see how that feels and test whether the domes stay in place. Assuming acid reflux doesn't kick in.

I've been using the evebra pump since it is quieter than the other pump I have (the NPWT machine does a lot of clicking when there is no vacuuming whereas the evebra pump is pretty much silent). Only issue with the evebra pump is that it doesn't seem to like recyclable batteries. I have to switch them out for freshly charged batteries every 4 hours or so or the device will start beeping although there is no leak.

On the first session I did get about 1 to 1.5 inch initial swelling and by the time I was ready to do the next session I had about 1/4 inch swelling left. I've only had the unit a few days but that seems to be the baseline for now. I didn't get any swelling with the stwics but then I couldn't tolerate them for such a long period and gave up after exhausting all ideas on how to make them more comfortable.

Overall -
Likes: Very soft, no adhesive, no irritation, adaptable, no dark marks after pumping, pump is quiet as long as there are no leaks (I only get them when I move too much and they are small, not enough to make the domes release), easy to get a seal even if you have a narrow chest.

Dislikes: Petroleum jelly is very sticky/messy and the rims tend to slide a bit because of it when the pump is active despite the bra (at least on me) - it does cut down on irritation though, the pump didn't come with much instructions (I don't think it has a filter but there is nothing about needing to change parts out like the Brava pump), the pump is much bigger than the Brava pump and there's no way to conveniently carry it around except in your hand, the pump probably goes through a lot of batteries and there is no AC jack, I don't like that you need to wear it more hours and for a longer time period

Hope this helps someone.

This is so helpful!! I haven't bought the system yet because I've been uncertain if it would work for me. I emailed their info address a while back with some questions about fit (I'm a 34AA and was worried it might not fit someone like me on the extremely small end of the spectrum). Dr. Khouri emailed back and said:

"We have significantly improved the engineering of EVEBra to specifically make it more much more concealable than the original Brava. The rim skirt is the part that contacts your skin to secure the vacuum seal, it does not add any significant bulk. It is a one size fits all. It is the dome that increases the projection and brings bulk. This is why EVEBra comes with progressively larger domes. You will start with the #1 which is barely larger than your AA bra, and as your breasts grow, you will graduate to the #2, 3 & then the largest # 4. As your breasts grow, EVEBra will never be much more prominent than your normal Bra."

It sounds like based on your experience, the domes are more prominent than Dr. Khouri is describing here. Would you say that's the case? Based on the photos and videos on the website, the rim skirts looked pretty bulky to me! It's hard to imagine that the rim skirt plus #1 domes will barely project more than a AA bra.

I don't work from home and I've been trying to come up with ways to possibly conceal the bra during the day before I commit to buying it. The best I've come up with so far is an oversized hoodie, and if I make a small cut on the inside of the front pocket, maybe I could thread the tubing through the that hole and keep the vacuum pump in the front pocket of the hoodie. Is this a crazy idea? It sounds like the bra is pretty noticeable under just a t-shirt. Does it seem like a thicker, looser piece of clothing might actually hide it?

Thanks again for your helpful review!