Binding- Does it work?

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I'm not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but it has been eating at me for a while now.

I have a larger than average chest-size for a Lolita (100cm or 40inches). Some places seem to have dresses that go up to that size, but often the fit is quite tight and there is not much wiggle-room, so to speak. I am not a plus size lolita, but the my chest size makes it incredibly hard for me to get comfortably fitting blouses, jsks and ops (skirts and such are fine; I have an average waist). It's come to the point now where I am considering compressors or binders.

But what I want to know is, do they actually work or do they just create a uni-boob? If they do work, how much do they shrink you down? Are they worth it?

x.X

H-help me please?