I've read a bit about these and am very interested, though extensive information doesn't seem available. The infrastructure consists of a honeycomb design; they are 1/3 the weight of traditional implants, with no risk of leaking if punctured. From what I've read so far, they are still in the trial phase, though have been used in surgery. Is there any way to have a procedure in the United States with these implants?
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July 16, 2014
Answer: Implite Implants Not Yet Available in the US
There are several variables in determining implant size. When recommending implant size for my patients, I consider the followings: 1) patients' anatomy (height, weight, chest width, chest height, amount of breast tissue) and 2) patients' desired look/goal. Without knowing your chest...
I would be confident that some internal, or dissolvable sutures were used for your surgery to close the area used to open the pocket and placed the implant. I feel that it would be highly unlikely that your surgeon will put any internal sutures in the breast pocket other than that. Because...
Sizing is difficult undertaking. If you sre using breast implants as sizers you will NOT be happy with the look if you use the same size for the permanent implant. Breast implants are made to placed inside and do not look the same on the outside of the body. At home you try uncooked rice placed...
