What Are Cohesive Gel Breast Implants?
The standard implant in the United States has been saline filled, ever since the FDA moratorium on silicone gel filled breast implants in 1992. The type of implants that were available before the ban are available today as part of an “adjunct study,” which is open to patients with congenital deformities or having a revision for particular reasons. (refer to section on this in website.) What distinguishes cohesive implants is that the silicone gel is firmer, essentially a soft solid. If a cohesive implant is cut in half, there is no gross movement of gel, and the implant maintains its shape. The way these are made is that the company uses more “crosslinker” in the making of the implant. The ingredients are the same, but with more crosslinker added, it makes the gel firmer. The term “cohesive” has been bastardized in recent years. Cohesive breast implants implies form stability, or form retention. That means that in any position, the implant maintains its shape. That is an important dist
The standard implant in the United States has been saline filled, ever since the FDA moratorium on silicone gel filled breast implants in 1992. The type of implants that were available before the ban are available today as part of an “adjunct study,” which is open to patients with congenital deformities or having a revision for particular reasons. (refer to section on this in website.
The standard implant in the United States has been saline filled, although with the recent approval of Silicone Breast Implants by the FDA most patients now have a choice between Saline and Silicone. What distinguishes cohesive implants is that the silicone gel is firmer, essentially a soft solid. If a cohesive implant is cut in half, there is no gross movement of gel, and the implant maintains its shape. The way these are made is that the company uses more “crosslinker” in the making of the implant. The ingredients are the same, but with more crosslinker added, it makes the gel firmer. The term “cohesive” has been bastardized in recent years. Cohesive breast implants implies form stability, or form retention. That means that in any position, the implant maintains its shape. That is an important distinction, because it means that the shell should not fold, and that it will maintain a particular shape. Unfortunately, given the recent media attention to cohesive implants, many are using
The standard implant in the United States has been saline filled, ever since the FDA moratorium on silicone gel filled breast implants in 1992. The type of implants that were available before the ban are available today as part of an “adjunct study,” which is open to patients with congenital deformities or having a revision for particular reasons. What distinguishes cohesive implants is that the silicone gel is firmer, essentially a soft solid. If a cohesive implant is cut in half, there is no gross movement of gel, and the implant maintains its shape. The way these are made is that the company uses more “crosslinker” in the making of the implant. The ingredients are the same, but with more crosslinker added, it makes the gel firmer. The term “cohesive” has been bastardized in recent years. Cohesive breast implants implies form stability, or form retention. That means that in any position, the implant maintains its shape. That is an important distinction, because it means that the shel
Cohesive gel implants have been designed to give the most natural look and feel to the breast. They are ideal for providing a breast augmentation to increase cleavage and breast size without producing undesirable and unnatural upper breast fullness. Cohesive gel implants have been in use in Europe since 1995 and have been available in Canada through special approval by Health Canada since November 2000. Dr. Khanna has had extensive experience with cohesive gel implants and was the first plastic surgeon to gain approval for their use in Canada.
