Some silicone gel filled breast implants are referred to as "
gummy bear implant" in the popular media due to their cohesiveness. The MemoryGel™ silicone breast implant is an example of a cohesive implant. These implants are not new. In fact, various styles of "gummy implants" (cohesive implants) you've been hearing about have actually been trusted and in use for almost 20 years.
What is cohesiveness?
MemoryGel™ silicone breast implants feature a cohesive, gelatin-like silicone substance that acts as a solid rather than a liquid. It holds together uniformly while still retaining the natural give of breast tissue. You can see an example of this in the photo of the breast implant to the right.
Simply put:
MemoryGel™ silicone breast implants feel more like natural breast tissue.
FDA Approval of MemoryGel™ Breast Implants
for the United States
Over a million women all over the world have MemoryGel™ silicone breast implants. And now, after almost two decades of research with surgeons and patients, MemoryGel™ breast implants, exclusively from Mentor, are available now available in the U.S.
Read more about the FDA approval, here.
MemoryGel™ breast implants are available in a variety of profiles (which refers to the amount of forward projection off the chest wall, in relation to the base width of the implant), This allows your doctor to achieve a better match between desired breast projection and your individual body frame. Ask your plastic surgeon for greater detail on selecting the right breast implant for you.