The Art of Cosmetic Surgery

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Extraordinary Implant Promises to Revolutionize the Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction History

The Gummy Bear Implant has all the advantages of the traditional silicone implant but eliminates the two biggest problems: rupture and leakage. The semi-solid gel implants, called High-Strength Gel Implants, feel softer and more natural than saline implants, and unlike saline implants, they are less likely to wrinkle. The high-strength gel implants also differ from saline or standard silicone implants which leak if the implant shell is ruptured. Cutting into a high-strength gel implant is a little like cutting into a “gummy bear”.

What is “high-strength gel”?

High-Strength gel is a form of silicone that, due to tighter molecular bonds in the silicone, is semi-solid. For instance, if the silicone rubber shell of a high-strength gel implant is cut or punctured it maintains its shape and does not leak.

What are the advantages of high-strength gel breast implants?

High-Strength gel breast implants are soft and natural feeling. Unlike liquid-filled implants (saline and liquid silicone), a high-strength gel implant maintains its shape and upright position, which decreases the incidence of the implant shell folding and the development of rippling. Also unlike liquid- filled implants, high-strength gel implants do not leak if the implant shell is broken.

The alternative to silicone is saline, and for many women, saline implants simply aren’t good enough. Overfilled, they’re hard; underfilled, they wrinkle. Saline implants may also make a sloshing sound and rupture easily. If a woman has scar tissue left after a mastectomy, a saline implant is harder to camouflage.

These new implants are approved for an FDA clinical trial and can be used in all applications including breast enlargement, breast reconstruction and breast augmentation. It is the first, truly “shape stable” implant for more natural augmentations, especially for small breasts.