Am I Covered Under Warranty Regardless of Pregnancy?

asked 7 months ago by baseballbarbe31 in Hampton, AR
Latest answer by Remus Repta, MD
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Tags: 7 years post-op, pregnancy, warranty

I recieved my 360cc McGhan Saline implants March 18 2004. They have been great. Since then I have had 2 children with no effects except my breast increasing from the C-cup to D-cup. I had my last child 5 years ago. Today I noticed that my right breast was sufficiently smaller and both feel squishy as if they have air pockets, the right more than the left. Would this be considered a "leak"? and if so would this qualify for warranty replacement? What should I do?

10 answers to Am I Covered Under Warranty Regardless of Pregnancy?

Implant warranty not affected by pregnancy

Hello, Your implant warranty is not affected by pregnancy. Have your plastic surgeon or a plastic surgeon in your community evaluate you to give you a better idea of what might be occuring. All the best, Dr Repta

Remus Repta, MD
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

Breast implant warranty and pregnancy

Great question. Your implants should be covered by the manufacturer's warranty that existed at the time of your initial surgery. McGhan is now Allergan. The warranty covers implant failure to no fault of your own or your surgeons. I recommend you see your operative surgeon to be evaluated to see if your implants are leaking. If one or both of your implants have failed and are leaking, then you should be covered under warranty. Ask you plastic surgeon to start the... more

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

www.mc.vanderbilt.edu

Breast Implant Warranty

Current breast implant warranties cover implant rupture, no matter the cause. It does sound like you have a rupture or a leaking implant. You will need to find out what type of warranty was in place for your implants at the time of the surgery in March of 2004. You should have been given that information from the surgeon that performed your surgery, if you do not have that information, contact your surgeon and obtain all the implant information and the operative note.... more

David Finkle, MD
Omaha Plastic Surgeon

www.bodybyfinkle.com

Pregnancy does not void implant warranty

If the implant has deflated, your plastic surgeon would open a warranty claim with the manufacturer and, at minimum, you'd be entitled to a replacement implant but not to surgical costs unless you had purchased an extended warranty, if available. I have seen two patients recently, operated on initially by different plastic surgeons, who appeared to have deflations which were not borne out by diagnostic studies. See a board certified plastic surgeon for evaluation of the condition and... more

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Pregnancy Does Not Void Breast Implant Warranty

The breast implant warranties issued by either Mentor or Allergan are not voided if you have a pregnancy. It does sound as if you may have a deflation and I agree that you should see your plastic surgeon without a long delay as replacement is easier for both surgeons and patients if carried out sooner rather than later.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Warranty for breast implants

Pregnancy should not affect the warranty for the breast implants. But the first thing to do will be to see a Plastic Surgeon to determine if there indeed is a 'leak'. The surgeon will advise you as to the next steps.

Anindya Lahiri, MBBS
Birmingham Plastic Surgeon

Am I Covered Under Warranty Regardless of Pregnancy?

See your operative surgeon ASAP or select another boarded PS who uses the same implant company, was McGhan now ALLERGAN. Yes you should be fully covered but best to be seen ASAP.

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

My breast implant has ruptured, what should I do?

If your size on one side has recently diminished, see a surgeon certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He or she will take your history and examine you. Usually, if the implants are saline, no imaging study is necessary to confirm the diagnosis of a ruptured implant. If the implant has ruptured, your surgeon will open a claim with Allergan, and receive from Allergan a Return Goods Authorization that includes packaging for the ruptured implant. They will... more

Steve Laverson, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

feelbeautiful.com

Warranty for breast implants

Pregnancy will not effect your warranty. If you have a deflation, you should receive a free implant and up to $1200 towards the cost of replacement. I believe at that time you also had the option of an additional warranty that would increase the amount they would pay in the event of a deflation in the first 10 years that would increase what they pay you to $2400. If you don't remember if you paid for the additional warranty, have your surgeons office research it by calling Allergan. more

James McMahan, MD
Columbus Plastic Surgeon

Implant Warranty

Thank you for your question. As you know, pregnancy and nursing kids will affect the size and shape of your breasts -- this is a normal occurrence. The best thing to do is to go see your plastic surgeon so that the office can call the company (McGhan is now Allergan Corporation) to see if you have a warranty. IF, once you are in the operating room it is determined that you have a deflation of the breast implant, the office can send paperwork and the deflated implant... more