Is the Ideal Breast Implant Really Ideal?

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Latest answer by York Jay Yates, MD
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i saw a tweet that said the doctors TV show would talk about Ideal Implant, the newest hybrid breast implant on the market. i looked at the Ideal Implant web site and saw they are doing a study with 500 women augmented with the implants. Do any doctors have knowledge about the study and whether women are seeing really good results? Is the implant truly ideal or are their downsides?

10 answers to Is the Ideal Breast Implant Really Ideal?

FDA approved clinical trial for the Ideal Implant

I am a clinical investigator for the FDA approved Ideal Implant Study. Currently there are 36 investigators located in Florida, Georgia, Texas and California. The idea behind this implant is create a saline filled implant that has some of the characteristics of a gel filled implant. This implant is very different from the old double lumen implants. There are actually two different and separate saline filled chambers. There is a posterior chamber that is similar to a standard saline... more

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

The ideal breast implant

I "felt" the "ideal breast implant" for the first time at the ASAPS meeting in Boston 2011. I was quite impressed by the overall softness of the implant and resistance to rippling. I am excited to see how this new option behaves under the breast, assuming it gets FDA approval. The market for this implant will likely be patients who want a lot of the advantages of silicone implants with the safety of a saline implant.

York Jay Yates, MD
Salt Lake City Plastic Surgeon

"Ideal" Implants

What a great name! This is a company that is making a variation of the saline implant but it is still experimental and no studies are available to review.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Ideal implant is still under clinical investigation

The ideal implant is a proprietary name for a breast implant that is still under clinical investigation. The final results of the clinical investigation is still not published. Patients can sign up to be in the clinical trial but most plastic surgeons would prefer to implant a breast implant that has stood the test of time for safety since there may be longterm risks with any breast implant.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Information about Ideal breast implant

Ideal Implant is not a description, but rather is the name of the company that produces a new hybrid saline breast implant that is undergoing an FDA trail. I am one of the few investigators across the country, and am also the surgeon who presented this implant on "The Doctors" television show. I have had great success with this implant.

Kevin Brenner, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

The new "ideal implant": advantages and disadvantages. Is it the "perfect" implant?

You most likely read a press release from the company or from another interested party that touts the advantages of the implant without a critical analysis of the product. In my experience the "supposed advantages" also work out to be disadvantages. For example, for a brief time, we had implants that were combination saline and silicone; composed of an inner and outer balloon type structure. Some had silicone in the outer chamber while others had saline in the outer chamber. These... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Ideal breast implant?

The "ideal breast implant" is a saline filled implant with different types of chambers than the "traditional" saline implant. I have never used this implant and have no knowledge of it. Once I see the results of the studies, I can make some assessments.

Tracy Pfeifer, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

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What's in a name? Ideal Implant may or may not be

Simply put, different implants will be "ideal" for different women. For example, the "gummy bear" implants generated a lot of excitement when they were in early stage trials, but now the doctors who participated in the trials estimate that they will be the best choice for only 15-20% of augmentation patients. As Dr. Stratis pointed out, the "Ideal Implant" is in clinical trials now and it will be years before we know whether it really has advantages.... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Ideal implant

There is no such thing as an ideal implant. Even the natural breast is not ideal in that it is the most highly carcinogenic organ in the femal body. However, there can be improvements in implants. The implant design and requirements are multifactorial and often when you improve on one factor, you might lose something on another. For example, a firmer, more solid or cohesive, implant might give you more specific and longer-lasting shape but it might not feel as natural. This problem occurred... more

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Ideal Implants

I do not have any personal experience with this implant and since it in FDA trials there will be no data for awhile and they will not be out for awhile. So your best bet is to just keep your ears and eyes open for these when they come out. I'm sure you will hear about them if they are trylu "ideal".