A. The mentor implant manufacturing plant is in Dallas Texas. I have had the pleasure of being a guest of the breast implant manufacturer plant tour. I was very impressed with the facilities and Mentors advanced and meticulous commitment to manufacturing a product that is American made and of the highest standards.
A. As its name suggests a breast augmentation enlarges the breasts. It will fill in the saggy breasts, but it will not lift the breast. If a breast is droopy or saggy a breast augmentation alone without a lift may also make the breast hang more and not less because of the additional weight of the breast implants.
A. Yes nipple height differences can easily be corrected. The procedure I would recommend would vary depending on the severity of the height difference. If one nipple needs a slight lift to match the other nipples location, I may suggest a crescent lift. If the nipple height difference is more obvious I would use a Binelli lift on the nipple that is lower to raise it to match the other side. In a more extreme case where the nipple is in a very unusual location, I may free graft the entire nipple to a better position to match the other breast. It is also important to remember that no person is exactly symmetrical and a small difference in nipple height may not even be worth chasing with corrective surgery.
A. Yes, though I do not like to operate on smokers because smoking can affect the oxygen in the blood supply causing delayed healing. It wouldn’t hurt for a smoker wanting surgery to quit smoking 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after surgery. There are more extensive surgeries that I will not do on smokers, but a basic breast augmentation isn’t one of them.
Q.What is the biggest breast implant made in the USA?
A. The largest silicone gel breast implant available in the USA is 800 ccs. The biggest saline implant manufactured in the US is 800 cc’s, but can be over filled to 1200cc’s.
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.
A. Implant deflation is one of the known risks of breast surgery. The breast implants today are carefully manufactured with stronger outer shells and improved design to avoid implant deflation. There is however, no guarantees that an implant will or will not deflate. In my practice I see very few ruptures, but the deflations I do see are mostly of textured saline breast implants. If a patient does have a rupture I recommend they be reoperated on soon after the deflation before the breast pocket closes down. Because the implant manufacturer recognizes the potential of implant deflation they will provide the patient with a replacement implant or implants and pay $1200.00 towards supply and operating room expenses if the rupture happens within 5 years of the initial surgery. They offer a lifetime replacement on the breast implants and this will be deducted off your overall costs. Depending on the patient some opt to have both implants removed and replaced with new ones.
