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Adjustable Implants Help Create Perfect Contours, 2007-10-31 Once a woman has decided to have breast implants, one of the toughest decisions is what size they should be. While surgeons give enhancement tools to prospective patients to put inside their bras as a sort of pre-surgical trial run, these are not at all the same as the actual implant. What then, does a woman do if the implants she's chosen are too large, or not large enough? It may sound trivial, but with so much body image tied into one's breasts, it's really not.
Medical technology company MENTOR offers a possible solution. Among their array of breast implant offerings is one called "Spectrum," which is a saline-filled implant that can be adjusted by a doctor as long as six months after surgery.
The adjustable implant works because a small tube is left attached to the implant after surgery. Accessible via injection, the physician can add or remove saline to tweak the size of the implants, tweaking the end result until the patient is satisfied with the results.
When the optimal size has been achieved, a simple out-patient visit allows the tube to be removed, and a self-sealing valve on the implant closes, and leaves it permanently adjusted.
In some cases, skin stretching techniques must also be used, but most of the body's changes occur via natural elasticity.
At present, MENTOR is the only company offering this technology, and patients should ask their doctor about it.
[Source: Gizmodo]
Adjustable Implants Help Create Perfect Contours, 2007-10-31 Once a woman has decided to have breast implants, one of the toughest decisions is what size they should be. While surgeons give enhancement tools to prospective patients to put inside their bras as a sort of pre-surgical trial run, these are not at all the same as the actual implant. What then, does a woman do if the implants she's chosen are too large, or not large enough? It may sound trivial, but with so much body image tied into one's breasts, it's really not.
Medical technology company MENTOR offers a possible solution. Among their array of breast implant offerings is one called "Spectrum," which is a saline-filled implant that can be adjusted by a doctor as long as six months after surgery.
The adjustable implant works because a small tube is left attached to the implant after surgery. Accessible via injection, the physician can add or remove saline to tweak the size of the implants, tweaking the end result until the patient is satisfied with the results.
When the optimal size has been achieved, a simple out-patient visit allows the tube to be removed, and a self-sealing valve on the implant closes, and leaves it permanently adjusted.
In some cases, skin stretching techniques must also be used, but most of the body's changes occur via natural elasticity.
At present, MENTOR is the only company offering this technology, and patients should ask their doctor about it.
[Source: Gizmodo]
