Whats the Big Difference Between Silicone and Memory Gel? is It Just a Brand Name?

I'm 5ft 9". Lost a lot of weight, about 85 lbs. I want a tummy tuck breast lift with an implant. I wear a 34saggyb. I will do at least three consults. One doctor does saline or silicone. the other memory gel or saline. What is the difference between memory gel and silicone? After my first consult, I settled on 340cc.its. a natural look. And will fill out my saggy boobs. I originally wanted silicone, but now this memory gel is thrown in the mix.

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Is Memory Gel Silicone?

Memory gel is the Mentor brand name for its silicone gel implant. The two American breast implant companies, Allergan and Mentor, use the same exact gel from the same exact company. The silicone shells, however, are different, therefore a straight up answer to your quesiton is that the gels of both companies are the same (the coverings are different) and memory gel is just a brand name.

Memory Gel = Silicone

Memory Gel implants are produced by a company called Mentor. Memory Gel is the brand name of their implants. They are form stable silicone implants similar to those produced by Allergan (Natrelle) and Sientra. If you have the Memory Gel implant placed in your body, you will be getting a silicone implant. Thanks for your question. Best of luck!

Differences between and among silicone breast impants

There are currently three manufacturers able to sell FDA-approved silicone breast implants in the US: Mentor, Allergan, and Silimed (marketed by Sientra). All of these implants are quite similar and all contain a gel-like silicone filler. This filler can be called cohesive gel, gummy-bear, or form-stable silicone. There are minimal differences between the three implants, mostly related to implant size and profile availability. Biologically they are all... more

Memory gel is a brand name for mentor

Silicone and memory gel are same product just differing brand names always involved. The products are very similiar in both companies implants. Good luck

Silicone implants

The two most popular US implants are brand names Natrelle or Memory Gel. They are really the same thing.

Steven Wallach, MD

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What is Memory Gel?

When it comes to Breast Implants, there are only a few choices. Saline or Silicone. Most patients today are getting silicone. If you choose silicone there are 3 different companies who make silicone implants and each company has their own "brand" name such as Memory Gel or Natrelle. So, I think you are making the right decision going with silicone. Whether you get Mentor Memory Gel or Allergan Natrelle, or Sientra implants is usually a matter of surgeon preference. more

Silicone gel implants have different brand names ("Natrelle", "Memory Gel")

Until recently, there were only two breast implant companies, Allergan and Mentor. Each company's gel implant has its own brand name such as Natrelle and Memory Gel. There is now a third implant company that will soon be selling silicone gel implants ONLY to Plastic Surgeons (a first!), and I'm sure their implant will also have its own unique brand name. Each company claims its implant has unique features that set it apart from the other company. In reality,... more

Memory gel is a brand name for cohesive silicone gel.

Each implant company uses different names to describe their own brand of implants, and Mentor Corporation uses "Memory Gel." Allergan Corporation calls their silicone gel implants "Natrelle" and describe the filler as a "soft, cohesive silicone gel." If you had already decided on silicone, Memory gel just means Mentor silicone implants, Natrelle means Allergan silicone implants, and Silimed means Sientra silicone implants. Sort of like deciding between a cola and a non-cola and then... more

IMPLANT TYPES

Both saline implants and gel implants contain silicone. The shell of both implants are made of solid silicone. However the implants are filled differently. Silicone saline implants are filled with saline or salt water. Silicone gel implants are filled with a gel of silicone. All saline implants are pretty much the same. Gel implants differ by their cohesiveness. If you were to cut a memory gel implant in half the gel would spill out.... more

Each manufacturer makes implants with subtle differences and they are not the same thing

While I agree with the other surgeon's comments here I would point out that each brand does have slight differences. Some surgeons only use one brand and other pick an implant based on the individual patient. Dodge and Ford both make pickup trucks and yet the trucks have some important differences. They are certainly not the exact same device, so you should ask your surgeon why he/she wants to use that particular implant for you. For instance the diameters of the implants... more