A New Line of Breast Implants will soon be available from Sientra®.

Every time we have a new breast implant enter the market in the U.S. the news is fairly big for plastic surgeons. We have had two very good choices for most seeking breast augmentation, the Allergan Natrelle®, and the Mentor Memory Gel® implant lines. Worldwide the selection has been all the greater, though now the FDA has released approval for the Silimed® silicone line of breast implants from Sientra®.

We have not seen all the details on the implant series, as the news was just passed on from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). And, we have yet to compare the new implant warranty with the excellent ones from Mentor and Allergan. However, when patient individual needs are concerned, choice is good and the new implants will get our closer “look over” to see where they fit some special needs, such as the Allergan Gummy Bear 410 in our practice. We have had good experiences with the Allergan 410 in selected patients, and we hope too they will become more broadly available and out of the current study restrictions next year.