Hello! I'm researching implants and came across cohesive gel implants (Mentor). I am getting a bit confused with all the different terminology (i.e gummy bear, cohesive, textured,etc.). Is the Mentor cohesive gel/ Mentor memory gel a textured implant, or is it offered both as a smooth or textured implant depending on preference?
Answer: Gummy Bears Mentor does not make a round implant with their highly cohesive gel, only a shaped one with their proprietary Siltex texture. Siltex puts patients at a 1/80,000 risk of BIA-ALCL, a rare but easily curable lymphoma. Gel cohesivity is complex, and when taking into account all three manufacturers with FDA approved implants for sale in the US, there are 6 levels of cohesivity. There are pluses and minuses to increasing or decreasing gel cohesivity, and nuanced variations in the physical characteristics from one manufacturer to the other. This really requires a lengthy discussion that is not suitable in this forum, but is part of a consultation.
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Answer: Gummy Bears Mentor does not make a round implant with their highly cohesive gel, only a shaped one with their proprietary Siltex texture. Siltex puts patients at a 1/80,000 risk of BIA-ALCL, a rare but easily curable lymphoma. Gel cohesivity is complex, and when taking into account all three manufacturers with FDA approved implants for sale in the US, there are 6 levels of cohesivity. There are pluses and minuses to increasing or decreasing gel cohesivity, and nuanced variations in the physical characteristics from one manufacturer to the other. This really requires a lengthy discussion that is not suitable in this forum, but is part of a consultation.
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May 17, 2020
Answer: Implants Save yourself a lot of cinfusion. Use a smooth round implant, silicone or saline. All the other stuff means nothing. All implants use cohesive get. Textured implants are associated with a higher risk of a rare lymphoma those implants are no longer use. Teardrop implants are textured and have no been so great so most don’t use them. To make this simple: saline or silicone? The only choice you need to make.everthing. everything else is more marketing purpose.
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May 17, 2020
Answer: Implants Save yourself a lot of cinfusion. Use a smooth round implant, silicone or saline. All the other stuff means nothing. All implants use cohesive get. Textured implants are associated with a higher risk of a rare lymphoma those implants are no longer use. Teardrop implants are textured and have no been so great so most don’t use them. To make this simple: saline or silicone? The only choice you need to make.everthing. everything else is more marketing purpose.
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May 17, 2020
Answer: Breast implant choices Dear nicolepa,Breast implant choices have expanded incredibly over the last decade. Navigating those choices is now difficult for a patient attempting to do so on their own. Seek guidance from an American Board of Plastic Surgery board certified plastic surgeon to help you make your decision. The Mentor memory gel breast implant is available in both smooth and textured options. Good luck!
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May 17, 2020
Answer: Breast implant choices Dear nicolepa,Breast implant choices have expanded incredibly over the last decade. Navigating those choices is now difficult for a patient attempting to do so on their own. Seek guidance from an American Board of Plastic Surgery board certified plastic surgeon to help you make your decision. The Mentor memory gel breast implant is available in both smooth and textured options. Good luck!
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May 17, 2020
Answer: Cohesive gel and texturing With all the marketing by the companies and made up names it gets very confusing (for the docs too).Implants come in different shellsTextured or smooth. Some of the textured implants were recalled (taken off the market) last year because of risks of ALCL - a rare cancer. Most US surgeons only use smooth implants at this time.implants come in different fill materialSaline (salt water) or silicone. All modern latest generation silicone implants are highly cohesive (ie gummy bear). Older implants had less cohesive silicone. Some manufacturers make different grades of cohesiveness which make the implants firmer and stand up higher - good for some situations like rippling etc.implants come in different shapesRound or shaped (teardrop). Some of the shaped implants were taken off the market as shaped implants need to be textured so they dont shift. Round implants come in different degrees of projection vs width - ( high vs moderate vs low profile or whatever marketing term the manufacturer uses - allergan calls them moderate vs full etc)so in answer to your question - mentor memory gel are cohesive and come in both textured or smooth.
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May 17, 2020
Answer: Cohesive gel and texturing With all the marketing by the companies and made up names it gets very confusing (for the docs too).Implants come in different shellsTextured or smooth. Some of the textured implants were recalled (taken off the market) last year because of risks of ALCL - a rare cancer. Most US surgeons only use smooth implants at this time.implants come in different fill materialSaline (salt water) or silicone. All modern latest generation silicone implants are highly cohesive (ie gummy bear). Older implants had less cohesive silicone. Some manufacturers make different grades of cohesiveness which make the implants firmer and stand up higher - good for some situations like rippling etc.implants come in different shapesRound or shaped (teardrop). Some of the shaped implants were taken off the market as shaped implants need to be textured so they dont shift. Round implants come in different degrees of projection vs width - ( high vs moderate vs low profile or whatever marketing term the manufacturer uses - allergan calls them moderate vs full etc)so in answer to your question - mentor memory gel are cohesive and come in both textured or smooth.
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May 17, 2020
Answer: Surface All the manufacturers make both smooth and textured surfaces implants with varying degrees of cohesive gel so your confusion is totally understandable. Allergan’s textured implants though have been removed from the market due to the association of ALCL with them, a form of cancerDr Corbin
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May 17, 2020
Answer: Surface All the manufacturers make both smooth and textured surfaces implants with varying degrees of cohesive gel so your confusion is totally understandable. Allergan’s textured implants though have been removed from the market due to the association of ALCL with them, a form of cancerDr Corbin
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