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 implant will ultimately lose the shape. But with a form stable filler, the shape will be maintained. Are There Round Cohesive Gel Implants? Form stable round cohesive gel implants are available in Europe, but not in the United States. There is actually very little use for them. If you look at an implant lying on its side on a table, it looks much like an M&M. But when it is held upright, the upper pole gradually collapses. It is that upper collapse that allows those implants to look natural (though it is doing so at the risk of folds on the implant shell.) A true cohesive round does not do that. By maintaining that M&M s
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 ultimately lose the shape. But with a form stable filler, the shape will be maintained.
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 ultimately lose the shape. But with a form stable filler, the shape will be maintained. Are There Round Cohesive Gel Implants? Form stable round cohesive gel implants are available in Europe, but not in the United States. There is actually very little use for them. If you look at an implant lying on its side on a table, it looks much like an M&M. But when it is held upright, the upper pole gradually collapses. It is that upper collapse that allows those implants to look natural (though it is doing so at the risk of folds on the implant shell.) A true cohesive round does not do that. By maintaining that M&M shape wh
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 ultimately lose the shape. But with a form stable filler, the shape will be maintained. Is this the ideal breast implant? There is no perfect implant, but this one is a big step in that direction, with preliminary results better than any other implant data we have seen. They offer an improved option for patients desiring either reconstructive or cosmetic surgery. Why is the implant being studied? Cohesive gel implants have been used clinically in Europe and Brazil for over 10 years and have become the most popular implant internationally due to excellent results; however, new devices must undergo well planned FDA c
