Which Patients Can Receive Cohesive Gel Implants In The United States?
The trials are open to patients seeking a first time breast augmentation, a revision of a breast augmentation, or breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Patients with certain medical problems cannot participate. Please see the enrollment specifications for each of the implants listed below. In addition to the objective medical issues, patients must be committed and willing to participate for a full ten years of follow-up to be considered for the study. Patients must be in the immediate geographic vicinity of the plastic surgeon in order to facilitate this follow-up. Why Are Cohesive Gel Implants Anatomically Shaped? A breast projects more at the bottom than at the top. Therefore, it makes sense for an implant to be shaped that way. And the thinner an implant is at the top, the more gradually and naturally it will feather into the upper chest, making itself less conspicuous. Without a cohesive, form stable filler, there is little point in making shape into an implant, as the breast
The trials are open to patients seeking a first time augmentation, a revision of a breast augmentation, or breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Patients with certain medical problems cannot participate. Please see the enrollment specifications for each of the implants listed below. In addition to the objective medical issues, patients must be committed and willing to participate for a full ten years of follow-up to be considered for the study. Patients must be in the immediate geographic vicinity of the implanting surgeon in order to facilitate this follow-up.
The trials are open to patients seeking a first time augmentation, a revision of a breast augmentation, or breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Patients with certain medical problems cannot participate. In addition to the objective medical issues, patients must be committed and willing to participate for a full ten years of follow-up to be considered for the study. Patients must be in the geographic vicinity of the implanting surgeon in order to facilitate this follow-up.
Since FDA approval of Silicone Breast Implants, most patients have the option of having Cohesive Gel Implants. The best choice for you can be decided by contacting Dr. Teitelbaum and discussing your particular case. During the testing period, the trials were open to patients seeking a first time augmentation, a revision of a breast augmentation, or breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Patients with certain medical problems could not participate. In addition to the objective medical issues, patients were required to be committed and willing to participate for a full ten years of follow-up to be considered for the study. Contact Dr.
The trials are open to patients seeking a first time augmentation, a revision of a breast augmentation, or breast reconstruction following mastectomy. Patients with certain medical problems cannot participate. Please see the enrollment specifications for each of the implants listed below. In addition to the objective medical issues, patients must be committed and willing to participate for a full ten years of follow-up to be considered for the study. Patients must be in the immediate geographic vicinity of the plastic surgeon in order to facilitate this follow-up. Why Are Cohesive Gel Implants Anatomically Shaped? A breast projects more at the bottom than at the top. Therefore, it makes sense for an implant to be shaped that way. And the thinner an implant is at the top, the more gradually and naturally it will feather into the upper chest, making itself less conspicuous. Without a cohesive, form stable filler, there is little point in making shape into an implant, as the implant will
