Expert Advice on Breast surgery Q & A with Dr. C - breast implants

Q. Do the breast implant companies warranty their products?

A. Yes the breast implant manufacturers do have different warranties for their products. Here are the implant warranty options from Mentor.

Lifetime Product replacement – This applies to all mentor breast implant patients. This warranty provides that regardless of the age of the implant, when confirmed deflation or rupture, they are eligible for 1 to 2 no charge replacement breast implants of any size in a similar style.

*The Mentor Advantage is free and for all patients who have Mentor saline-filled and silicone gel-filled breast implants. This implant warranty offers a Lifetime product replacement policy. And for implants up to 10 years old mentor will pay up to $1200.00 financial assistance for Or, Supplies, Anesthesia, etc.Free contralateral implant replacement upon surgeon’s request.

***The Mentor Enhanced Advantage – This is optional. This warranty is for both saline-filled and silicone-filled breast implants and to be eligible, there is an enrollment fee of $100.00 within 45 days from surgery. This warranty offers Lifetime product replacement policy and for implants up to 10 years old they will offer up to $2400.00 financial assistance for Or, Supplies, Anesthesia, etc.Free contra lateral implant replacement upon surgeon’s request.