The plastic surgeons at La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre provide these easy to follow guide on breast implants.

1. Breast Implants 101
La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre
9850 Genesse Ave Ste 130
La Jolla, CA 92037
858.452.1981

2. Silicone or Saline Implants:
It’s Your Choice
Breast enlargement, breast lift with implant,
breast implant revision choices have
expanded considerably
3 Manufacturers:
1.Mentor (a Johnson & Johnson company)
2. Allergan
3. Silimed

3. Your Implant Options:
Saline, Silicone Gel,“Gummy
Bears”
One implant not “best” over
others
Considerations for choosing
an implant:
Body geometry
Desired Look
Personal Preference
Your age
Board Certified Plastic
Surgeons
• LJCSC use MENTOR’s
saline-filled and Memory
Gel silicone
implants, offer Silimed
shaped implants by
Sientra
• Our surgeons have over
25 years of experience on
breast augmentations
• Implant sizing & shaping
session

4. Mentor Breast Implants
Saline & Silicone Gel
• Mentor’s implants have a lower deflation rate,
which reduces the need for secondary surgery due
to deflation.
• We prefer the shell (the outer edge) of the Mentor
implants.
• They are less likely to wrinkle and show under your
skin when implanted.
• We’ve found that you are less likely to be able to
feel the edges of Mentor implants once they are
implanted (i.e, they are less palpable).
• They are made in the U.S.A.

5. Gummy Bear Implants
High-Strength Cohesive Silicone Implants from Sientra
Standard Silicone Gel
Implants
• All Silicone Gel stable,
durable, cohesive but soft
enough to “give”
• Implant feel and look very
natural in your body
• Not optimal in a shaped
implant
The Gummy Bear
• Sientra FDA approved
march 2012
• Higher rate of cross-
linking of silicone
structure
• More cross-linking, firmer
the gel

6. Compare Your Choices
MENTOR Memory
Gel
MENTOR Saline-
Filled
Sientra®
Silicone Gel
FDA Approved √ FDA Approved
For patients 22 & up
√ FDA Approved
For patients 18 & up
√ FDA Approved
For patients 22 & up
Implant Filing Silicone gel Saltwater solution High Strength
Cohesive Silicone gel
Fill Volume Set fill volume before
surgery
Flexible fill volume,
so surgeon can adjust
during procedure
Set fill volume, size
determined before
surgery
Projection
Options
Moderate, Moderate
Plus, High Profile
Moderate, Moderate
Plus, High Profile
Low, Moderate, High
Profile
Shell Surface Smooth or Textured Smooth or Textured Smooth or Textured
Incision Size Slightly larger Smaller Slightly larger
Warranty &
Lifetime
replacement
Enhanced Advantage
Limited Warranty
Enhanced Advantage
Limited Warranty
Sientra’s Limited
Warranty

7. Profile & Shape Choices to Fit Your
Body Type
• 3 Choices:
1. Low/moderate
2. Moderate plus
3. High profile
• Plastic surgeon
examine and talk to
you then recommend
the breast implant
profile to best help
achieve your goals
Low/Moderate
Moderate Plus
High Profile