Sientra Implants

I spoke with a nurse practitioner yesterday at a new PS office (where I'm going for a second opinion). She has contacted Sientra and was told they were somewhat caught off guard by the timing of the FDA approval and the high level of interest and they can't say if they'll be available in a few weeks or a few months. She is waiting for a call back from a sales rep to get more information regarding sizing. The PS is willing to explore these and willing to let me be her first user of Sientra implants if she is ok with the information etc from the company. I am optimistic!!

Mtnester I also have the 800 in currently. If I may ask what size does it give you. Forgive me I have not been on the boards in awhile and am very excited about this as well.



Rebecca

Rebetata, because of the width of the implants I'm in a DD. In a bra and clothes I look like a large B, small C. I see my original PS a week from today, I cannot wait to talk to them. Rebecca - what size are your 800 cc's?

I am looking forward to my appointment tomorrow. I don't have pictures on the picture forum right now. Do you?

I will have to check out your pics! Today was disappointing. I went into the appointment knowing more about Sientra than the ps. The ps is going to try to get solid info from the company rep soon. I found their online catalog which shows their silicone implants only go to 700 cc's which doesn't help me at all. My PS is talking about stacking silicone implants or going to saline. *sigh* I am waiting for them to get back to me with Sientra info.

I have already decided for the most part that stacking isn't a route I want to pursue. Primarily because when I asked my PS if he's ever done that before, he said no. I'm not holding a lot of optimism for my appointment on Tuesday with the second opinion PS. I'm tired today, didn't sleep well and I'm really starting to question whether or not I want to go throgh any more treatment/surgeries or if I can just "live with" what I have and buy push up bras.

I'm still a little "blue" about the whole mess! I hope I sleep well tonight. Do you ever feel like you're losing your mind? I don't know if it's the tamoxifen or the hysterectomy or maybe everything combined. Thanks for your support, I will let you know what I find out tomorrow!

The 2nd ps said it may be years before Sientra gets approval for the larger implants. She said she would NEVERstack implants. Her recommendation is to go to a saline implant, overfilled. She also wants to do work on my capsules/pockets to release them so the implants round out more, and she will move them out of my armpits. She had a surgery opening for the first week in June so I scheduled it, knowing I needed to come home and ponder and pray and talk to my husband.



I am on an antidepressant now to help with the hot flashes. I wish it would improve my short term memory! Thanks for your support, I can't tell you how much it means to me. :-)

thought i'd bump this up as it looks like i'll be getting the sientra cohesive silicone gel implant at my exchange in a few months. my ps is a fan, says they feel softer than the 410's. anyone have them yet?

i had my sientra's placed on september 7th (8 days ago). they're 400cc's and the teardrop shape. i have my postop appointment on monday and will update with more details afterwards. so far i'm happy because the damn tissue expanders are out!

SO much better. they're still feeling very firm (though much squishier when poked  ) but from what i've read that's because the muscles contract down on them and then settle out, as they do/did with the expanders. the relief of having the pokey edges and port of the expanders out is immense though. almost all of my discomfort this time is at the incision sites and under my armpits where my PS had to do a great deal of pocket repair. 

it's strange being on the front lines of something new like this. i asked the PS about rippling and he said he's hopeful that it will behave like other cohesive gels but that he honestly doesn't know. i'll make sure and keep everyone posted as things change over the coming weeks and months. 

also, i've been documenting my journey on my blog. lots of pictures. pm me with your email address if you want access! 

eta, just going through my discharge stuff and found my sientra device identification and warranty card. the specific implants i have are 20676-400E. That translates to: Textured Shaped Classic Base Moderate Projection (apparently!) 12.5cm width, 13.5cm height, 4.8cm projection, 400cc.  

Hi Still Snarky, do you know the difference between Allergan 410's and the newly approved Sientra?  I was supposed to originally get the 410's but due to insurance reasons the new Sientra's are what I am choosing, unless the 410's are FDA approved by the time I get my surgery (Nov. 2) then I have to pick one of them.  I heard Sientra is softer, did your PS say that is the only difference.  I'm hoping I don't get a lot of rippling:(  I can't wait for the surgery to be done.  Thanks, hope your recovery is going well!  Jenn

I have Sientra's. I received the one in my MX breast in June and my other breast in August. The MX side is tear dropped, but the other is round. I've had some fat grafting done to smooth the edges. When I lean forward I see a little bit of rippling. I'd be happy to answer any other questions. I'm overall happy. Kind of wish they were smaller, they are a size bigger than I was, but that's a personal issue.

Your PS should definitely discuss size and shape with you. The thing about Sientra's is they are the only silicone cohesive gels approved by the FDA in the US...currently I believe. The unique thing about cohesive gel is that it's semi solid and retains its shape. Most implants, especially saline only come in round form. It's hard to get a truly natural shape on an MX'd breast. A tear drop shaped implant gives a more natural projection. I only had one breast removed, but both received Sientra implants. I can feel the difference of the two only because one side still has breast tissue. I know they'll never feel the same, but overall I'm pleased with how they look. I am receiving fat grafting, because there are edges from the implant that need softening. Hope that helps.