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Gummy Bear Cohesive for Very, Very Thin Patients?

Although Gummy Bear Cohesive breast implants are less 'wavy' than the current gel implants, they are textured. Will this present a problem for very, very thin patients and therefore lead to rippling in areas where there is no muscle coverage, for example, side bottom pole (even if implants were to placed under the muscle)? Thanks.

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by imnyc in New York

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"Gummy Bear" Cohesive implants may be your best bet....

Textured surfaced implants now available in the United States do tend to be more palpable than smooth surface implants. That's because in the USA, all we have are implants filled with either saline or non-form stable silicone. That means that if you hold an implant up on its side, the gel can migrate within the shell, leading to folding of hte shell in the area of the implant that emptied out. With a highly cohesive filler, the gel remains fixed in its position within the shell, so no such... more

Gummy bear cohesive implants

The cohesive gummy implants do not ripple, however the texturing may be more palpable than other implants. That being said,for thin skinned patients it may be the best option unless you place alloderm over a less cohesive gel implant.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

In theory, you're the patient they're designed for

The whole idea of the cohesive gel device is minimizing rippling in thin patients with very little coverage. Since they don't ripple AT ALL, they are likely the way to go for you. You obviously need to weigh other factors including firmness and a larger incision.

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