Allergan style 410 Mentor CPG release update?

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7 answers to “Allergan style 410 Mentor CPG...”

A: Approval date of these breast implants is unknown

By Jeremy Waldman, MD - Manchester Plastic Surgeon

As the other surgeons have said, none of us have access to any information regarding date of release. I have had extensive experience using these implants during my fellowship with on the investigators in the clinical trial. I think they will offer many advantages to the breast reconstruction patient but will... more

A: 410 cohesive gel implants

By Steven Wallach, MD - Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Your guess as to when the FDA will approve the 410 cohesive gel implants for general use is as good as mine. I thought that they were going to be available months ago, but for some reason they are not yet available.

A: 410 breast implants are available through trials

By Peter E. Johnson, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

We have found the highly cohesive implants to be a very attractive alternative in breast reconstruction as have many plastic surgeons across the country. There are openings in the clinical trials underway and we currently add patients to the Allergan 410 study weekly. As others have said we will not know the... more

A: No one knows...

By Steven Teitelbaum, MD - Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

For two years I've thought we were close to seeing approval of the Mentor CPG and Allergan 410. The data with these devices at 3 and 5 years surpasses the results with the other implants, so it stands to reason that they should be approved. But the approval process takes place pretty much in secret... more

A: FDA has works at their own pace

By Jeffrey Zwiren, MD - Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

The last informatioin that I heard is that the Style 410 implants will be available soon, possibly by the end of this year. All of the clinical studies have been completed and I understand that the FDA has all of the informaiton needed to make a decision and relase the implants for routine use. ... more

A: The FDA does not provide us advanced notice of silicone implant release

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

The FDA does not adequately prepare us for this information. In fact when the current form of silicone implants were approved it was late on a Friday afternoon. This caught most of the plastic surgery communtiy by surprise.

A: Release of Form Stable Silicone Implants

By Richard Greco, MD - Savannah Plastic Surgeon

Only the FDA knows when they will allow the new cohesive gel implants be used in America. I just came back from Sweden to review the work of very experienced and talented Plastic Surgeon in Stocholm, Sweden, Dr. Charles Renquist. After looking at the new implants, I would wait for the new implants in the... more