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What Breast Implant Manufacturer Offers the Highest Quality Implants?

I investigated mentor and allergan implants (are there others??) and trying to understand quality. No Consumer reports for breast implants! what are the highest quality ones on the market?

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Allergan Mentor Natrelle

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Allegan or Mentor

If you decide to choose Allergan or Mentor prostheses, be sure you are choosing high quality implants. Both produce high quality products and offer warranties. Beware of "new and cheap" alternatives.

Both implant companies produce high quality impants

Both Mentor and Allergan, (used to be called Inamed and/or McGahn), make high quality implants. They are essentially the same in that regard. They are FDA approved. I would put either one in a family member. I trust them enough to put them in my patients.

Mentor and Allergan both excellent Implants

I have used both Mentor and Allergan implants. I can't say that one is better quality. Some surgeons chose one over the other. This is usually due to better customer service or habit. You can't go wrong with either one.

Implant Company

You will find that some surgeons prefer one company over the other. I have used both companies implants and I choose to use Mentor implants for many reasons. Are they BETTER or higher quality than the allergan implants, I truly can not say that they are. They are both good for what they need to do, just different sizing which would not matter to you, just to your surgeon. So it is really a matter of which your surgeon is more familiar and comfortable with.

Best Quality Brest Implants

In my opinion both Natrellle breast implants and Mentor breast implants are very similar in profile, performance and durability. Both products historically have been satisfying to both surgeons and patients. I strongly recommend selecting your surgeon based on training, experience and aesthetic sensibility rather than on the basis of which brand of breast implant they typically use.

Michael Law, MD

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Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

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Breast Implant Companies

Thank you for the question. Both companies are reputable with good products (similar characteristics and warranties). On May 10, 2000, the FDA granted approval of saline-filled breast implants manufactured by Mentor Corporation and McGhan Medical. To date, all other manufacturers’ saline-filled breast implants are considered investigational. As of 2006, the FDA has approved the use of silicone gel implants manufactured by the Mentor Corporation and Allergan (formerly McGhan) for... more

Both types of implants are essentially the same

While each implant maker may claim that their product is the superior one, the reality is that both products have a pretty similar safety profile. Some surgeons prefer one or the other, but in general this is because of familiarity and not because one product produces better results. In the end, your final result after surgery will depend more on your surgeon than the implant, so pick the surgeon you trust most to get you the result you want.

Both companies have high quality assurance

You will find that plastic surgeons have a preference for one reason or another but know that each companies implants are approved by the FDA as safe for you to have. Discuss what your desires are with the board-certified plastic surgeon you chose to take care of you. Dr Edwards

MemoryGel breast implants by Mentor are #1 in the U.S.

Hi! There is no question that both Mentor and Allergan make excellent safe and effective breast implants. But I prefer the Mentor implants, and they are the most popular.

Implant companies

Both Mentor and Allergan have quality products. Some doctors prefer one over the other because of customer service that one company may offer over another.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Quality of breast implants

There are two manufacturers of breast implants that the great majority of plastic surgeons get their implants from in the US.They both make high quality implants. We decide on which company to buy from based on the service they provide to us and our patients.

Both Mentor and Inamed (Allergan) made great implants

You will be unable to find a real difference between the two companies. Both produce high quality implants that have been used by thousands of surgeons around the world. Both stand by their products and offer warranties that are comparable. Some surgeons have exclusivity contracts with one implant company over another. This might make a patient feel that one company's implants are superior to the other. That is untrue. It just has to do with contracts between surgeons and companies. Find... more

Breast implant manufacturers

Hi, The only approved manufacturers for breast implants in the US are Allergan and Mentor. Both companies have excellent reputations in terms of quality. I have used both implants in many patients and have not found a significant difference between the two. Be wary of anyone in the US who uses implants from other companies, as these implants have not been approved by the FDA. Aside from a safety issue, non-approved implants will also not come with a warranty. If you would like more... more

Both companies provide high quality implants

Dear Renetta: Both implant manufacturers you mentioned provide high quality implants. They also provide the same warranties covering their products. Whichever company you and your surgeon end up using, you can be sure you are receiving a quality product

Both Mentor and Allergan may very good implants

The two implant manufacturers in this country, Mentor and Allergan, both make excellent implants. There is not really one that is better than the other. It all depends on your surgery and the procedure being performed. Good luck.

Both Inamed (Allergan) and Mentor are very reliable

In the USA Mentor and Inamed (Allergan) are the main manufacturers of saline and silicone implants. They have excellent quality control. In other countries other implants are available but I am not familiar with those. Beware of a newer, "cheaper" alternative, if one is offered to you. Find out everything you can about the company and what warranty the implants come with. Best of luck.

Options for breast implants in the United States

In the United States, there are two main companies offering breast implants - Allergan ("Natrelle" implants) and Mentor. The implants are very similar and are equally safe and effective. I would not recommend one over the other based on product quality. Often, a Plastic Surgeon will use one or another implant based on the details of the surgery to be done. Other times, the company representative from one company will establish a relationship with the office of a surgeon... more