Considering silicone mentor breast implants

It is nice you didn't go to a quack like I did. I got a plastic surgeon who gave me two different size implants 375 CC's and 240 cc's and then LIED and told me I had ruptures, three dfferent times! Patients have to pay for subsequent surgeries and they do not tell you that when they remove them, 99% of surgeons do not know how to explant them without rupturing them and having all that poison-silicone or mold-saline leach into your body. So my plastic surgeon/butcher popped the smaller implant each time. Fix it surgeries are a great money drain for patients and a wonderful source of extra income for the surgeons! I called Mentor and found out exactly what he put in my body by the serial numbers on the implant cards I got after surgery. I suggest every woman call them after their first surgery to know exactly what is in your body because doctors do not always tell the truth.

Quacks? Let me just say that we have those here too where I am from ... have been down that road as well~ I am sorry that you, like so many others have been put through this medical hell with breast implants. For myself I did gain some closure by what I have believed in when it comes to silicone gel breast implants = about proteins, protein excesses and causation of silicone gel breast implants when the chemical adjuvancy of breast implant lot numbers are entangled with the genetics of the human body-those variants of genes, of key genes that are indeed exerted/turned on, which is not the "cause" of one's genetics at all....along with the time factor of exposure. Like a "two hit" theory. Causation of silicone is simple in its understanding IF people want to see the scientific truth to uphold their oath of First, do no harm with these types of devices OR they can stay in denial...Free will choice is theirs. I really do not care anymore, because the human body is still going to speak out with the exerting of the human immune response in other plastic surgery patients because this division of medicine (plastic surgery) has FAILED GROSSLY to craft/tailor ANY BREAST IMPLANT (lot number) to the genetics/the variants of genes/of KEY GENES of the patient...therefore they will continue to see a variety of REAL problems exerted/turned on in a breast implant patient/offspring included. Within the Art of Medicine they CAN make their studies fall the way they want...and this has been true with the chemical adjuvancy of silicone gel breast implants of the past and ones that have FDA approval to date. This really does scream great ignorance. They can not even get a grasp on stem cells grown in a mold with good blood supply to aid women's health care to create a more genetically embracing b. implant for obtaining excellent women's health care~ Anyway, Over time I have forgiven my plastic surgeon for his ignorance, because I learned from my own extremely hellish experience as a 1976 teenage breast implant patient (from 1976- 2009) that it does not take a medical degree to uphold one's oath of First, do no harm to that highest of high standard when it comes to these so-called medical devices of an illusion of the mind, silicone gel breast implants. It just takes massive resiliency, some knowledge and a voice to speak up when others try to break you down because they do not want the truth to be told. But just like our economy here in the USA & its great failures, medicine/science and research will indeed find itself in the same black hole (like we see with our economy) sooner than later, from the lies & medical bushwhacking...and sadly, all of humanity (just like we witness today with our ill economy) has to suffer because of the free will poor choices of others that get us into these types of messes...Be careful who you really trust, especially when it comes to your health, like with breast implants. I have learned never to give up and never to give in, because I told the truth. I have been saying the same thing since the very early 1990's & I know I will continue to forge on like a footsoldier in a war to uphold the highest standard within the Art of Medicine. I am in hopes that women exposed to their failed/toxic breast implants never give up...because we all really are just kids in aging skin.... ...oh yes, the children...the generations to come. The innocent ones exposed to their moms failed/toxic breast implants. They are the real ones who are being damned by this type of behavior of not telling the truth about breast implants. Many, MANY agree with my words.

The name of the implants in the US are called mentor memory gel implants.The gummy bear gel implants are not FDA approved in the united states. I have them and I love them over my Saline implants way more comfortable and my healing time was so much quicker. Also look on you tube it gives some good demonstrations on how they work.

i just got them and am not sure about the size. with the 450 cc how much did that change your cup size?

Chandra~ That little worry factor you are having, is telling you to listen to your instincts, that is your angels trying to save you from the same tragedies many people go through from implanted devices. Google FDA statistics on breast implant complications, there you will find many articles where you can read about the statistics. Do the math. EXAMPLE: If say 10 percent of the people that get implants get necrosis where the implant starts to protrude through your breast and you have infection and cell death, then, take that number and multiply it times the number of people that got implants for ONE year, say 350,000 people, that is alot of people ! ! Here is the web page for you that has info on it : http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/breast_implant_risks_brochure.html , Here is some of the list: Potential local complications are shown alphabetically below. You may need non-surgical treatments or reoperations (including removal of your implant) to treat any of these. (See the Glossary in the Handbook for definitions.) Asymmetry Breast pain Breast tissue atrophy Calcification/calcium deposits Capsular contracture Chest wall deformity Delayed wound healing Extrusion Galactorrhea Granuloma Hematoma Iatrogenic injury/damage Infection, including Toxic Shock Syndrome Inflammation/irritation Malposition/displacement Necrosis Nipple/breast changes Palpability/visibility Ptosis Redness/bruising Rupture/deflation Scarring Seroma Unsatisfactory style/size Wrinkling/rippling Capsular contracture and rupture/deflation are the most common local complications that occur with both silicone gel-filled and saline-filled breast implants. I wish you well what ever your decision is. I hope one day there is some type of safe reconstruction for those that want or need it for any reason. May your life be blessed !

Cambridge ~ Doing your research is a very smart thing to do, but also be sure you do the math.....your statement ... "The bottom line is that even the most common complications are infrequent and are very "fixable"--this being encapsulation. Many doctors advise patients to massage the implants within the breast daily, which is believed to help break up and prevent accumulation of scar tissue".......This sounds like a statement that the manufacture or doctor would be making. Below is the FDA site, and exact words from there..... They recommend you do NOT massage the breasts, and they also give an approximate percentage of capsular contracture. This is where you need to do the math. Take the number of implanted women, say for only 1 year, ( approximately 350,000 people )and multiply that by the percentage they have listed. This is by no means, infrequent ! it is actually very frequent ! ! For Breast enhancement patients: 3 years...9% get CC 5 years...10-11 % get CC For reconstruction patients: 3 years...25-30% get CC 5 years...29-36% get CC On the issue of massaging your implants dailey, this was something that they recommended years back before they had such a high rupture rate. Re-operation is also a high number. For every person that gets implanted devices, the doctor and manufacture can almost guarantee repeat business, and since it is cosmetic, cash up front, or guaranteed monies from financial institutes. http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/handbook2004/localcomplications.html Prospective studies of saline-filled breast implants approved by FDA in May 2000 showed rates of grade III or IV capsular contracture of 9% at 3 years and 10-11% at 5 years for augmentation patients. The same studies showed rates of grade III or IV capsular contracture of 25-30% at 3 years and 29-36% at 5 years for reconstruction patients. The following surgical practices are contraindicated (not recommended) for the approved saline-filled breast implants because they are known to cause rupture/deflation: closed capsulotomy (technique used to relieve capsular contracture involving manually squeezing the breast to break the hard capsule) Prospective studies of saline-filled breast implants approved by FDA in May 2000 showed implant removal rates of 8% at 3 years and 12-14% at 5 years for augmentation patients. The same studies showed implant removal rates of 23-27% at 3 years and 28-30% at 5 years for reconstruction patients. In a retrospective study of augmentation patients with silicone gel-filled breast implants, 303 of 907 (33%) of women reported that they had at least one reoperation in which their implant(s) were removed or replaced. The average time to removal, as reported by those who remembered the date of their surgery, was 11.5 years. I hope that your implant experience is a wonderful one, maintaining your optimal health through the years ! Best Wishes ~

I had reconstruction after subcutaenous mastectomies many years ago. Plastic surgeons will always tell you they are silicone implants are safe...and it used to be, "they will last you a lifetime"... Some people can tolerate the silicone for a long time --and some people get necrosis quite soon -- and the implant comes out as the tissue rots. I was told --within 2 years of getting the implants---by the implanting surgeon "Don't ever let your husband come to rest atop you after marital relations --that can cause the implant(s) to rupture". He told me about a patient to whom that had happened...he said he was in suregy for 6 hours trying to remove the spilled silicone in just one breast --and stoill did not get it all....This was a military doctor --I do not believe there is a civilian plastic surgeon who would give that warning I have never heard from a single other woman who was ever told this, but did hear from 2 who wrote they thought that was how their implants were ruptured--- the military doctor was on salary --a civilian would not be -- and doing implantations is a big business--with each re-operation being more expensive than the last. The final operation --called an "en bloc" explantation, where the implant, the shell that the immune system builds around the foreign body (implant) is removed as one--where possible --- usually runs around $10,000-12,000 -the last I heard. Think long -and very hard, before you ever allow somebody to implant bags of toxic chemicals PLUS the heavy metal Platinum (the catalyst used in manufacture of silicone) in your chest --where there is no ventilation.

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Why ruin your life and your health honey?

Ihad silicone leak in 1990 lost 50% of my lymph nodes filled w/ bioplstic material & was sick w/ joint pain etc. felt better after they were removed also signed my rights away.. then two set of saline, 1st one popped @ the 10 year mark, I research what i tought was thorougly GUMMI implants. 2/2009 had the surgery because i am a bodybuilder and athlete @ 45 yrs. old I still boogy board w/ the teeny boppers. 48 hours after surgery i could take a bath & noticed disfiuration of R breast then puttin sugical bra back on felt all lymph nodes L side are enlarged. just had mammogram & was normal. Question doc & he says is reactive. 5/ 2009 set up for 20 min procedure for the deformaty, (am awake). at first inscision doc goes OMG cin, it ruptured, this isnt supposed to happen, this i one in a billion, 2 hours 45 mins later i leave hopital w/ expander 2 days later i go back for another implant, have staph & celluitis and get to vacation in the hospital. i am still disfigured i need to c a surgical oncologist for my lymph nodes and was told am no longer welcome back @ doctors (in a round about way) i have severe joint pain...especially my knees. need these out am getting 2nd & 3rd opinions.i beleive this is now a legal matter, but i need to get well. i could type pages on what i saw in the OR w/ 12 people freaking out, is was sum experience. bottom loine i wanted implants that would last forever. what i got is to lose anther 50% of my lymph modes i hope i never get breast cancer i no longer hav a defense system. good luck w you choice... i wuld go saline all the way

Thank you salamander for your upfront and honest testimonial. I have considered implants because after nursing all of my children and staying lean and trim I have no boobs left. I feel very upset about the lack of size and shape to my boobs and it affects me every day, but I would rather stay healthy and have no boobs than to have nice boobs and have my entire body be sick. Being sick is not sexy. Healthy is sexy. The doctors all lie and say there is no problems. If that were true then they would not have you sign a waiver if you get sick from them and you would not be handed booklets with all the side effects. We need to come up with a safe permanent option for increasing breast size.

Yeah, me as well I wouldn't recommend them to any one . I was sick from them as well, I have spent 29,000.00 in the last 3 years ... what a waist of money... Makes you wounder why they FDA say that they are Safe... right.. Think again lady's be for you get these things, your life will never be the same.. EVER..