Gummy Bear Breast Implants Doctor Recommendations

Neither the Mentor CPG nor the Allergan Natrelle 410 implant is yet approved. Yet they are both available to a limited number of patients and surgeons throughout the country. Contrary to what others have written, they are availble for both augmentation and reconstruction. But as a requirement of being a subject in the clinical trial, you must have your surgery by a plastic surgeon in your immediate geographic area. Try consulting cohesiveimplants.com or call Allergan or Mentor directly... more

Gummy Bear implants are now available in the US for breast reconstruction patients as part of a study. As has been pointed out, even if they were generally available, they are not for everybody. If I could use them today, I would recommend them for somebody who has had multiple capsular contractures.

Cohesive gel implants are available in this country, but Gummy Bears are not. Frankly, Gummy Bears will have their own issues and problems and they are not for every woman. Cohesive gel implants give a great result and they are widely available. Consult with a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area and find out exactly what your options are. Best of luck.

So far, they are only used in the US for breast reconstruction after cancer. They are much firmer than the silicone. I think that the latest generation of silicone are great for cosmetic augmentations.

Although the clinical trials have been completed for the "gummy bear" (aka form-stable, Allergan style 410 and Mentor CPG) implants, the FDA has not yet cleared them for use. More important is to consider whether they will be optimal for your case. Most experts who participated in the trials estimate that only about 15-20% of women will get a better result from them, so for most the implants available now are best.