Breast Implants

V. (a) Round breast implants (Mentor, McGhan).

In the United States the two big manufacturing companies are Mentor and McGhan. For a history and list of other manufacturing companies click here. Mentoor and McGahn offer a variety of different implants: oval shapes with a smooth surface; round shapes with a smooth or textured Siltex surface; the Contour Profile, a family of anatomically shaped, textured implants; Mentor has the Spectrum", a family of postoperatively adjustable, smooth or textured implants. Mentor makes the special design of the Spectrum allows doctors to adjust the volume of the implant during a simple office procedure weeks after surgery.

To see implant styles offered by McGhan (The style 468 is the anatomicimplant) please click here.

For mentor implants click here.

No medical implant is designed to last forever and breast implants should not be considered lifetime implants. Mentor does, however, provide a Lifetime Replacement Policy for its all-saline-filled mammary implants. The Mentor Lifetime Replacement Policy ensures that Mentor will replace its all-saline-filled mammary implants due to deflation or due to loss of envelope or valve integrity during the lifetime of the patient-recipient. For warranty on Mentor implants please click here. McGhan also has a manufacturers guarantee. The guarantee are somewhat different for warranty on McGhan implants click here.

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