| Cohesive gel implants are gaining in popularity every | | | | Because the implant is a solid mass of gel, it cannot |
| year despite the fact that the FDA has not yet | | | | be squeezed through a small incision. Saline and |
| approved them for unrestricted use. It could be | | | | traditional silicone implants can be manipulated to pass |
| another five or ten or even twenty years before the | | | | through a very small incision opening, allowing for |
| FDA gives its stamp of approval for the newest | | | | very minimal scarring (saline implants have the lowest |
| implant to enter the United States' breast | | | | incidence of scarring). Cohesive gel implants, because |
| augmentation market. | | | | of their unique design, require much larger incisions |
| Women are very curious about this implant. They | | | | and are therefore more prone to surgical scarring. |
| want to know a lot of things, such as how much do | | | | Cohesive gel implants are anatomically shaped - all of |
| they cost? Do they feel like a real breast? Do they | | | | them. You cannot get one that is round-shaped. The |
| leave larger or smaller scars than traditional silicone gel | | | | anatomical shape maintains an ideal breast slope and |
| implants. This article will answer those questions. | | | | shape regardless of the position a woman puts her |
| The cohesive gel implant is also called the Gummy | | | | body into. If a cohesive gel implant were to rotate, it |
| Bear breast implant because its texture and feel very | | | | would produce a very unsightly visual appearance in |
| closely resemble the consistency of the popular | | | | the woman's chest. To help thwart implant rotation, |
| Gummy Bear candy. Because they are a solid mass | | | | all cohesive gel implants have a textured surface to |
| of gel, their filler doesn't move around inside its shell | | | | their exterior shell. |
| like a saline or traditional silicone implant - when you | | | | If you're curious about the cohesive gel implant and |
| squeeze either of the older implant designs, you can | | | | would like to learn more about them, you'll probably |
| literally move the liquid filler around inside of its shell. | | | | need to do a bit of traveling to find an FDA |
| With the Gummy Bear implant, you can't move the | | | | approved surgeon. Unless, of course, you live in or |
| filler around inside the shell because it is a solid mass - | | | | near a major city, in which case there is probably an |
| one giant mass of solidified gel! | | | | FDA-approved cohesive gel surgeon nearby. Breast |
| How much does this fancy new implant cost? Cost is | | | | augmentation surgeons must apply to become part |
| yet unknown. Manufacturers of the implants are still | | | | of the FDA's clinical trial. Once they are approved, |
| jumping through the FDA's hoops for approval for | | | | they can install the new cohesive gel implant in a |
| unrestricted use. The FDA, at their discretion, could | | | | limited number of clients who fit very specific |
| force the manufacturers to alter the implant's design, | | | | conditions. Getting approved for the implant is no |
| which would naturally elevate the overall production | | | | easy task, but it's certainly not impossible. You'll need |
| cost. Until the FDA gives its final stamp of approval, | | | | to speak with the properly qualified plastic surgeon to |
| the cost of this fancy new implant is an unknown. Of | | | | find out more information. |
| course, if you travel outside of the United States, | | | | Please do not interpret the information found in this |
| you could purchase these implants without restriction | | | | article as medical advice. Only a practicing doctor |
| and at relatively the same cost as traditional silicone | | | | should guide you with your health-related decisions. |
| gel implants. | | | | Good luck! |