Mentor Memory Gel Silicone Implants Vs Sientra HIGHLY Cohesive Form-stable Gummy Bear Implants?

There are 3 breast implant manufacturers in the US.  Sientra was FDA approved in the US in 2011 though has been in the International market for over 30 years under the name Silimed.  Sientra has the most cohesive or form stable implant on the market and was the first to have their anatomically shaped implant approved by the FDA.  They also ONLY sell to Board Certified Plastic Surgeons, which essentially means they have received the most extensive, inclusive training available and have had to perform a substantial number of plastic surgery procedures. When visiting your plastic surgeon, he should have the implants available for you to see and feel.  You can feel the difference between the different implants.  Sientra has a wide variety of shapes, contours, profiles and textures and is a great implant!

Thank you for the question. All currently FDA approved silicone gel breast implants are “cohesive”.  This “cohesiveness” makes it so that the silicone material is less likely to leak, if/when there is a failure of the surrounding shell.

The “gummy bear” silicone material is a  more dense material chemically.  The term “gummy bear”  has been  used, almost as a slang term,  to encompass all silicone gel breast implants; thus the confusion. None  of the types of breast implants you mention are necessarily “better”; there are pros/cons associated with each type of implant.

 Every patient who presents for breast augmentation surgery has a different body type, different goals/concerns, and potentially a different “mindset” when it comes to the best breast implant for her. It is, therefore very important to individualize each patient's care.