The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mentor Worldwide's Mentor MemoryShape breast implants, providing new options for women looking for a more natural shape and youthful feel from breast enhancement or reconstruction surgery.
"We understand each woman has different needs and specific, personal reasons for choosing to undergo breast surgery," said David J Wilson, worldwide president, Mentor Worldwide LLC. "As the US market leader in breast aesthetics, Mentor constantly strives to develop products that celebrate a woman's uniqueness. The FDA approval of Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants allows us to meet this need by delivering the perfect balance of shape and feel to obtain the natural and youthful look patients desire."
Unlike round implants, Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants have a teardrop shape, much like the silhouette of a natural breast. They have been approved for more than a decade outside of the US and are filled with a uniquely formulated cohesive gel that enables shape retention, while providing a natural silhouette and youthful firmness. The combination of teardrop shape and distinct gel formulation creates the optimal balance of shape and feel. Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants are indicated for breast augmentation in women at least 22 years old and for breast reconstruction.
"I knew that I wanted to have breast augmentation because I came to a point in my life where I was selfconscious about my appearance, and I wanted to change that," said Jessica White-Hatinger, a 30-yearold breast augmentation clinical trial participant. "I really wanted a natural result, and after speaking with my surgeon, we decided on the Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants. I am very happy with my new look and the confidence the implants have given me."
"Over the past 25 years, we have been exploring opportunities to improve breast implants. Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants incorporate several new design features, such as the cohesive gel that allows the implant to be formed into a teardrop shape to fit each individual patient," said Dennis Hammond, MD of Partners in Plastic Surgery of West Michigan, and lead investigator of the Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants clinical trial. "I am pleased women in the U.S. now have an implant that offers an enhanced yet subtle breast appearance with a proven safety profile."
To help surgeons find the ideal size and fit for their patients, MemoryShape Breast Implants are available in a range of sizes. Like all breast implants in the company's product portfolio, Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants can be sized using the BodyLogic System, an innovative implant sizing system. The BodyLogic System helps surgeons determine the right breast implants for their patients, by providing selection tools and materials to identify a range of implants for the patient, which will ultimately increase the patient's level of satisfaction.
The open-label, multi-centre Mentor MemoryShape (CPG Core) Breast Implant Core Study consists of 955 patients who undergo post-surgery follow up annually for 10 years. This study is designed to assess the safety and effectiveness of these implants in primary augmentation, revision (augmentation and reconstruction), and reconstruction patients. Effectiveness is assessed by bra and cup size, patient satisfaction, and quality of life (QoL) measurements. Safety is assessed by complications, such as implant rupture, capsular contracture, and reoperation.
In the clinical trial, Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants were shown to be safe and effective in both reconstruction and augmentation patients at 6 years, with a low rate of adverse events, such as rupture and capsular contracture Baker grades III and IV. Overall, the Core Study patients also had high satisfaction rates with their breast appearance, and 97 per cent of patients who have MemoryShape Implants reported they would repeat the procedure.
Post approval studies will be conducted to collect additional clinical data for the Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants.
The latest addition to the Mentor Breast Aesthetics portfolio in the US, MemoryShape Breast Implants are uniquely tapered to match the silhouette of the natural breast and are filled with a uniquely formulated, highly cohesive gel. They are indicated for breast augmentation in women at least 22 years old and for breast reconstruction.
Mentor MemoryShape Breast Implants require careful pre-operative planning, measurements, and surgical technique. Mentor, as a leader in surgeon and patient education, has developed a comprehensive range of educational resources for surgeons to use in becoming familiar with MemoryShape Breast Implants.
Mentor Worldwide LLC is a leading supplier of medical products for the global aesthetic market. The company develops, manufactures, and markets innovative, science-based products for surgical and non-surgical medical procedures that allow patients to improve their quality of life.