| The FDA has given the go ahead for Mentor breast | | | | also come in a variety of different formats. You may |
| implants to be used in breast augmentation and | | | | choose a textured implant that adheres better to the |
| re-constructive surgery. Who is Mentor and what part | | | | inside of the breast. This implant tends not to rotate |
| do they play in the breast implant industry? | | | | which would give the breast a deformed appearance. |
| Mentor is a leading manufacturer of medical products | | | | You have the option of saline filled or silicone gel-filled |
| in the USA as well as over 70 countries world-wide. | | | | implants. They even have an adjustable implant. The |
| Mentor breast implants are manufactured in both saline | | | | option that you choose will depend on your own |
| and silicon gel form. Manufacturing facilities are located | | | | personal circumstance and medical history and is best |
| in the United States as well as Europe. Mentor has | | | | discussed fully with your doctor. |
| been manufacturing, researching and testing breast | | | | Mentor's implants come with a lifetime product |
| implants for over 2 decades with nearly a million | | | | warranty. Now that the FDA have approved the use |
| women utilising their products. | | | | of silicone gel-filled implants, you can once again utilise |
| Mentor manufactures a variety of different profiles | | | | this technology in the case of breast augmentation or |
| which gives you a better chance of matching your | | | | breast reconstruction. Silicone gel-filled implants are not |
| breast to your unique body structure. The profile, which | | | | without their risks. If you suffer from a number of |
| refers to the relationship between the distance the | | | | conditions or diseases then your are advised not to |
| implant projects outwards from the chest and the | | | | make use of silicone implants. Some of these diseases |
| width of the base of the implant, comes in 3 distinct | | | | are autoimmune diseases such as lupus, a weakened |
| ranges. The first is a "Smooth Round Moderate Profile | | | | immune system due to prescription drugs, conditions |
| Implant" the second is the "Smooth Round Moderate | | | | where blood clotting and healing are not optimal and |
| Plus Profile Implant" and the third is the "Smooth Round | | | | the use of radiation treatment after the surgery. |
| High Profile Implant". | | | | The final choice of using mentor breast implants is up |
| These implants can be used for enlarging the breast to | | | | to you. But as one of the world's leading medical |
| give better proportion to your body, reshaping or | | | | manufacturers of breast implants, Mentor backs the |
| enlarging breasts that have changed their shape due | | | | quality and effectiveness of their products with almost |
| to breast feeding or to balance out breasts that have | | | | 20 years of research and experience in the production |
| a difference in size or shape. Mentor breast implants | | | | of breast implants. |