Are Mentor Memory gel implants safe?

Conclusions: Mentor MemoryGel Silicone Breast implants represent a safe and effective choice for women seeking breast augmentation or breast reconstruction following mastectomy.

How long do Mentor gel implants last?

Your MENTOR® Breast Implants are guaranteed for your lifetime. All recipients of MENTOR® Breast Implants are automatically enrolled in the MENTOR®Promise™ Protection Plan. Should a confirmed rupture or deflation occur, you will receive up to two replacement breast implants of the same style at no charge.

What is memory gel implants?

MemoryGel® Breast Implants come in either a textured or smooth surface shell and are available in a wide range of sizes and profiles to fit the patient’s body. 1. Each silicone implant is filled with MENTOR’s proprietary cohesive gel, which holds together uniformly while resembling the natural give of breast tissue.

What does moderate profile implant mean?

Moderate Profile Implants: Implants with a moderate profile tend to yield the most natural-looking results. As the name implies, they provide more projection compared to low profile implants but not as much as high profile implants. Moderate implants are typically ideal for women with smaller or narrower chests.

Has there been recall on Mentor implants?

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a voluntary nationwide recall of certain types of textured breast implants on Wednesday due to their cancer risk. About 84 percent of BIA-ALCL cases are attributed to Allergan implants, opposed to other FDA-approved brands Mentor, Ideal and Sientra.

Are Mentor Memory gel implants gummy bear?

Allergan has named their silicone gel implants Natrelle and Inspira with their highly cohesive shaped silicone implant being the Natrelle 410. Mentor’s silicone gel implants are called MemoryGel, MemoryGel Xtra and MemoryShape is their shaped gummy bear version.

What is the most common profile for breast implants?

Moderate – Moderate profile breast implants are the most popular profile. They offer both cleavage and volume while retaining the natural-looking results that our patients crave. High – For a dramatic change, high profile implants are often the way to go.

Are Mentor implants lifetime?

* In the event of an unexpected rupture (loss of shell integrity), MENTOR® will provide replacement of a MENTOR® Product of any size in the same style as the originally implanted product free of charge for the lifetime of the patient.

What is better saline or gel implants?

In general, gel breast implants look and feel more natural. Saline implants are less expensive, and may be somewhat more helpful if there is a significant breast asymmetry that needs to be corrected, because the saline implants can be filled on the OR table within a range of volumes.

What is a mentor implant?

The mentor is a shell that is created by the silicone material and it is soft and like human skin. Therefore, it is filled with silicone gel and implant under the breast.

What is a memory gel implant?

Memory gel is a trade name for an implant marketed by Mentor. The implant is a silicone gel breast implant with a relatively cohesive gel that sticks to itself and will indeed reduce the spread of the gel when the implant does leak. However over time all implants will leak and need replacement, and all are safe.

What are gel breast implants?

Cohesive gel implants are a type of breast implant made up of a solid gel-like substance. They are different from other types of breast implants since their filling is semi-solid. If a cohesive gel implant is cut in half, the filling remains intact and looks similar to that of gummy bear candy.