Sientra Shaped Implants vs. Smooth Round Gel for Breast Cancer Reconstruction?

It is difficult to create the same projection of breasts with Gel implants your tissue expander did. Since I started to use form stable implants I am much more pleased with the results. Form stable implants (Sientra) are a little bit firmer and look "stiffer". Nevertheless I would think they qualify for "soft" breasts. What Softness means for your breasts is very personal . Round vs. tear drop implants once placed in a breast pocket should not appear very different.... more

The sientra shaped implants come in a variey of shapes and profiles. I use them in my breast reconstruction practice most often for thin women because there is less rippling (rippling is more visible in thinner women) and they lend a more natural, tear drop shape to the reconstruction. We have Sientra implants in the office for patients to feel. They are a more cohesive gel than the non-Sientra, smooth, round, silicone implants and are, therefore, firmer... more

There is no single answer to your question but shaped implants such as those from Sientra may help. (See before & after pictures of a revision from smooth round to Sientra shaped implants on the link below.) They do feel firmer than round implants but do not ripple more.