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Change Mentor Silicone Implant Due to Ridges?

asked 1 year ago by pan in china
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 385 times
Tags: silicone implant, Mentor, ridges

finished my breast implant for 6months. mentor silicone 225cc, but now get ridged, I don't know what can i do . shall i need to change one , the current situation is i can feel my skin there is not smooth, but can't tell it by eyes.

4 answers to Change Mentor Silicone Implant Due to Ridges?

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Ridging of implants

If you are very thin, you may feel ridges of the implant especially inferiorly even when they are placed in a biplanar  (submuscular) pocket.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Unhappy with Breast Implant Ridges

Regarding: " Change mentor silicone implant due to ridges?  finished my breast implant for 6months. mentor silicone 225cc, but now get ridged, I don't know what can i do . shall i need to change one , the current situation is i can feel my skin there is not smooth, but can't tell it by eyes." Dear pan in china, ALL breast implants ripple and create ridges when supported on their side. Therefore, to get a natural, smooth look the implants MUST be covered... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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You may have subglandular implants

Please check with your surgeon about the position of the implants. Silicone implants have less rippling than the saline implants. If you have very thin breast tissue and the implants are above the muscle,rippling is going to be noticeable.
Kamran Khoobehi, MD

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon
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Palpable ridges with silicone implant

Rippling is inevitable to some degree due to fluid dynamics. This is not completely avoidable. However, it tends to be less with the higher profile or more cohesive style implants. I am not certain as to what is available in China but cohesive gels are available in Europe.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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