Breast Implant Brands

Which breast implant brands are named

Breast implant brands are described in more than one way. One line says there are currently only two brands on the United States market, and that those breast implant brands are Mentor and Allergan. A third name, Sientra, is described as having applied for chapter 11. The same opening says the only two remaining breast implant brands provide both saline and silicone implants.

A later line, dated to 2024, says the only two breast implant brands to consider are Mentor and Allergan, and it calls both of them longstanding for safety and for longevity. That 2024 line sits beside a different paragraph that names Ideal Implant and that still calls Sientra a brand known for high-quality silicone implants and for patient satisfaction. Only two, and also Ideal Implant, and also Sientra, all remain.

Ideal Implant is described as combining the look and feel of silicone with the safety of saline, and as a choice aimed at a more natural result with a lower risk of silent rupture. That description is not folded into the two-brand line.

Both the saline and the silicone implants are described as a smooth silicone solid shell. The saline fill is called salt water, and the silicone fill is called silicone gel. Breast implant brands sold in the United States are called FDA approved after stringent testing for product quality. That approval sentence is about those saline and silicone products.

Profiles, fillings, and shape

Style is tied to base width and projection height. The styles named in that width-to-height list are a very low profile, a medium profile, a medium plus profile, a high profile, and a very high profile. Moving from very low profile to very high profile is described as moving from maximum base width and the lowest height projection to minimum base width and the highest height projection.

The style is said to follow the breast and chest measurements, and the desired implant volume. A narrow chest with a more generous size is called likely to be limited to a higher-profile implant. Wide breasts, when the goal is maximum projection, are also pointed toward a higher-profile implant. A narrow, more cone-shaped breast is pointed toward a wider base and less projection, which is the lower profile.

All breast implant brands are called rounded. A separate line says that once they are in the body they are more dynamic, because the breast soft tissues compress them. Lying on the back, they are called rounded. Standing, they are called tear-dropped, and that standing change is called anatomically close to a natural breast shape. Rounded as a product, and tear-dropped when standing, both stay.

A later shape list is different again. It names round implants and drop-shaped implants. Round is called symmetrical and often fuller in the upper breast. Drop-shaped is called closer to a natural breast, with more fullness at the bottom. That product list is not the same statement as the standing tear-drop, and it is not averaged with the line that all of the brands are rounded.

Filling is also listed twice. One list is saline and silicone gel. Another list adds hydrogel and silicate. Saline is filled with sterile saltwater in that second list. Hydrogel is called a network of cross-linked polymers. Silicate is called a glass particle. Hydrogel and silicate are not placed under the FDA approval sentence above.

The Food and Drug Administration describes two types of breast implants approved for sale in the United States, saline-filled and silicone gel-filled, and says both have a silicone outer shell. That sentence is the two-type description only. The four-name filling list, the chapter 11 note, the warranty terms, and the July 2019 recall are not that sentence.

The shell is called the outer covering, and it is tied to tissue adhesion and to capsular contracture. A smooth shell is called less likely to adhere to surrounding tissue. A textured shell is called something that may encourage adhesion. Capsular contracture is scar tissue around the implant, and it is called able to make the breast hard and potentially painful. Shell type and implant placement are both said to affect that risk.

Allergan Natrelle, including the recalled texture

Allergan is described as having been acquired by AbbVie in 2020. The Natrelle line is the product named under Allergan. Natrelle is said to include silicone, saline, and gummy implants, in different profiles and consistencies, and to come with a comprehensive warranty. The same implants are called suitable for breast augmentation and for reconstruction.

Natrelle is also given as 5 silhouettes, from low to extra-full projection. The INSPIRA collection is given two different consistency lists. One list is soft, responsive, and cohesive. The other list is Responsive, SoftTouch, and Cohesive. Both lists stay. A profile list for that collection names moderate, full, and extra-full. Those profile words are not the same set as very low, medium, medium plus, high, and very high.

Named INSPIRA products are Natrelle INSPIRA Round Gel and Natrelle INSPIRA Cohesive. The ConfidencePlus warranty is described two ways. One way is coverage of surgical and anesthesia costs for capsular contracture within 10 years of implantation. The other way is financial assistance for surgery-related expenses if capsular contracture occurs. Ten years, and the two kinds of help, both stay.

The Allergan 410 anatomical gel implant is called shaped to mimic a natural breast, and it is named for reconstruction after mastectomy and for cosmetic augmentation. In July 2019, Allergan is said to have issued a worldwide recall of textured breast implants, including the 410, over a rare cancer called breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL. The textured implants are called no longer sold. The smooth version of the 410 is called still available. Recalled texture, and a smooth 410 that remains, both stay.

The Natrelle 133PLUS tissue expander is described as joining seamlessly with a round breast implant, and that join is said to remove the need for a separate implant exchange and to shorten recovery. It is also given customizable volume, a smooth surface, and a low risk of capsular contracture, and it is called usable for reconstruction and for augmentation. A separate approval line says it is FDA-approved for reconstruction after mastectomy, for treatment of underdeveloped breasts, and for revision surgery that corrects or improves a primary reconstruction. The exchange claim and the approval list are left side by side.

Mentor gel, shaped gel, and saline

Mentor is given three main types: Contour Profile Gel, MemoryGel, and saline. Contour Profile Gel is called a natural look and feel, with projection options and a high-cohesive gel that holds shape. MemoryGel is called soft, in a wide range of sizes, and the projections named in that sentence are moderate, moderate plus, and high.

A later MemoryGel description says the implant is round, filled with cohesive silicone gel, and offered in four projection choices. Three named projections, and four projection choices, both stay. Saline Mentor implants are a silicone outer shell filled with sterile saltwater, filled to volume during surgery, and called firmer than gel.

MemoryShape is a separate Mentor implant: teardrop shape, cohesive gel, and three projections named low, moderate, and full. Its warranty is financial assistance for the first 10 years if a deflation or a rupture occurs. That teardrop product is not the same sentence as the line that every brand is rounded.

Mentor saline is then split into three names: Round Saline, Moderate Plus Profile Saline, and High Profile Saline. Round is called symmetrical. Moderate Plus is called a slightly higher profile. High Profile is called the most projection. Volume can be adjusted during the procedure. The Mentor Enhanced Warranty is said to cover rupture, capsular contracture, and deflation.

Contour Profile Gel is also called CPG Gel, a single cohesive gel, with a lifetime product replacement for ruptures and financial assistance for up to 10 years for surgeries related to complications. Lifetime replacement, up to 10 years of financial assistance, the MemoryShape first-10-years assistance, and the Allergan 10-year contracture terms are four warranty statements. They are not combined into one policy.