Frequently Asked Questions:

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information you can trust on breast augmentation and breast implants.

Are There Different Styles of Breast Implants?

Breast implants come in a variety of shapes, surface textures, and sizes. The implants are available with a textured or smooth surface shells. Mentor breast implants come in either round or contoured shapes.
Mentor produces two main implants types: saline filled breast implants (saline is a sterile salt water solution, and is put into the implant by your physician at the time of your surgery) or MemoryGel™ breast implants. MemoryGel™ a proprietary cohesive silicone gel developed by Mentor that is a soft gelatin-like substance which acts as a solid rather than a liquid. It holds together uniformly while still retaining the natural give of breast tissue.
Learn more about the differences between MemoryGel™ and saline filled breast implants here.
Another implant that Mentor produces is the Spectrum®. The Spectrum is an adjustable saline-filled breast implant that lets your physician fine tune the size of your breasts after your breast augmentation surgery. In a simple office procedure with Spectrum implants, your physician can change your implant size by either adding or removing saline for up to six months after your surgery.

What Gives the Breast Its Shape?

What is a Breast Implant?

What is the silicone used in breast implants?

Are silicone breast implants safe?

Are Breast Implants Permanent?

Do implants influence the occurrence of breast cancer?

Can I Have a Mammogram if I Have a Breast Implant?

Will the Feeling in my Breast or Nipple Change?

Will my breasts still move like normal breasts?

Will getting implants cause stretch marks on my breasts?

How long should I wait to resume exercise and other strenuous activities after implant surgery?

When can I fly and/or scuba dive?

What will happen during pregnancy?

Can I Breast-Feed with Breast Implants?

What are the Major Problems and Safety Issues with Breast Implants?

 
 
 
 
 

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