Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Are Gummy Bear Implants Available in the US?

A Gummy bear implant is a new type of breast implant that is available outside of the United States, but currently has NOT been approved by the FDA for general use in the U.S.  We don’t know yet what advantages or disadvantages these implants will have compared to our current silicone gel implants, but it seems they may feel firmer, much like a gummy bear candy feels firmer than pudding.  
Plastic surgeons have been told for YEARS that this implant would be available "soon", but it still has not been approved.  When patients ask me if they should wait for this implant, I tell them we really don’t know if it will be better or not, and we certainly do not know when they will be available.  Over the last 25 years, I have seen many “new, better” implants come and go, so it is best to stay with the implants that we have approved today until we really have more information.  And for more information on breast implants, please visit my website at www.prescottmd.com

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