New Gummy Bear Tear Drop Silicone Impants - anyone have them?

sugartoes,

Yes, they have also been available in Canada for a long time

You are correct, when you cut into a true gummy bear, the silicone does not and CANNOT leak. You can see videos on You Tube of gummies sliced right in half. The silicone does not go anywhere. It is form stable, a true cohesive gel.

Even modern cohesive silicone rounds, not true gummies but the other popular implant (Mentor rounds, Allergan rounds), won't exactly leak. It is not as form stable as gummies (and therefore not "shaped"), but you can see videos on You Tube of these cut as well, the silicone will "squish" out if the implant is squeezed but will still stick to itself and return back to itself when pressure is released. It is not at all like old silicone implants.

I honestly do not know, Becky, why they suspect silicone in your nodes or outside of implant. It seems very unlikely to be silicone given how gummy bears behave when puntured or even sliced right in half. I am also not sure how they can tell that without a biopsy?

It has been a week since my exchange. I went back to work yesterday. I work in a clinic and ran around on my feet all day, answered phones, vacuumed, took out the trash, cleaned instruments, etc. I still have (2) Sponge Bob Square Pants in my chest. I bet I will have to find a bra shop that will make make square bras to fit these hard as rock squared implants. A lot of you are mentioning softness with your implants??? What in the world does that feel like? I cannot even imagine. I do not have any feeling at all in my chest nor in both underarm areas because of having to take out a few lymph nodes in each underarm because I was the LUCKY one who HAD TO HAVE cancer in BOTH at the same time. Just double dumb luck my breast surgeon told me.

@bc101. No fat grafts. Just swelling. The reconstruction of the reconstruction on my left side is painful all of the time. We made it to the MRI in the blizzard yesterday. Hoping they found no irregularities, but hoping they did find something that can be fixed.

Just an anomaly is the mri outcome. I am thrilled. The mri has also erased so much anxiety about missed cancer. The PT has helped so much with the frozen shoulder too. The therapist massages the foobie on that side too. That has made a big difference in the level of pain, swelling & tightness in that foobie. How weird the things we go through because of BC.

Mine are working out just fine. I'm happy with the results. They are very natural looking and to me feel like the next best thing to real breasts.

I had my revision today from 435cc Allergan Natrelle Inspira high profile rounds to the Allergan 410s - moderate profile, moderate height at 450g.

They are a tad wider than my rounds (1cm) but almost exact same "height", and have about 0.3cm more projection. I still have dressings over the incisions but from what I can see from a little below my nipples and up they are looking great! My husbands comment when he first saw them, before I did have my own view in mirror, was that they look a lot more natural....I agree! Time will tell if they help resolve the rippling and denting issues, but I do love the shape and they look much more "athletic" looking which suits me and my frame much better, in my opinion.

Obviously I am still swollen but at this point they don't really feel thatmuch firmer to my touch than the previous ones, though I know they won't ultimately be as "moveable" as the rounds were due to the texture and being form stable. I do seem to have a bit more cleavage though right now, in part due to increased width but some may be swelling.

For those on the pic forum, I'll try and post pictures in my revision thread soon where you will be able to see pics of the before with rounds as well for comparison.

becky63 -  they look amazing!!!  They give hope to us all. The nipples will come with time.  Right now I'd give up my nipples to have no ripples and I thought I'd never say that.  All you ladies inspire me to not settle!!!

ellabee -  I originally had the Mentor Memorygell round smooth mod. profile 425 and my PS assumed that switching to the Mentor Memoryshape 525 cc with alloderm on top would solve my rippling.  Got one good boob.  Gotta get more opinion from other PS's on what else could be done since I don't know if fat grafting is an option for me because I'm thin to begin with.  I will definitely ask about the Allergran when I find a PS. 

Oh and what is all this about silicone in the lymph nodes --- WHAT???? BTW - Ladies how are you???

mjh1 - I totally understand your frustration, to go through another procedure and be so close but still have one boob not quite right. Your next PS would be a better judge on where he/she could harvest fat. But, for perspective, I'm a petite person at 5' tall with a small frame, weighing under 110. Before my initial surgery, I met with 3 plastic surgeons and I definitely didn't have enough fat for any of the flap procedures...but, I had some for the fat-grafting. Since you're mainly having issues with rippling, I think fat-grafting could be a great solution.

knmtwins - The anatomicals are firm but I didn't notice that much of a difference from the MemoryGel implants. I've grown pretty used to how implants feel. No real squishiness factor. Fat-grafting is great for adding softness, filling the upper pole and cleavage...so long as enough fat stays. It's pretty common to do more than one fat transfer procedure (depends on how much fat stays after this 1st round and what type of results you'd like to have).

Since I had a decent amount of pocket work done along with switching implants and fat grafting, my lifting restrictions were nothing over 10 lbs for about a month.

mjh1

Thanks for asking! I am doing very well.

Things seem to be healing up just fine, though I can't see under the steri strips . No pain, just the odd little bit of discomfort on outermost part of incision if my bra band rubs it. I have not had any medications, including OTCs, since about 3 days post op. I've been walking lots and started riding the spin bike yesterday....slowly! Very easy recovery for me...the hardest part if actually making sure I follow the restrictions as I don't feel like I just had surgery and have no pain or discomfort to guide me. I am cleared to put clothing on over my head now though now, thankfully, so I can wear more than the same 2-3 shirts again

Knmtwins....even though the gummies are firmer, I've seen and heard a good number of women express they really soften up by 6-12 months out. Mine honestly don't feel noticeable firmer to the toucheven at this stage than my rounds did, though I know objectively they are!

Nope, it's definitely not stitches...I am closed up with glue and Steri Strips again. It's just the way my surgical bra sometimes just rubs a bit against incision where my IMF curves up on my ribs and bra is snug....a bit of gauze over incision area helps this though so no big deal. The same thing happened last time too .

Don't worry, I am a very good patient when it comes to following what I am supposed to do, and my PS is also pretty good about letting me progress as I feel comfortable, so no worries here. My point was more this surgery was much, much easier to recover from,..and faster...than my original BMX/direct to implant. No way could I have gone back to work 4 days after my first surgery!!!

zomatti7 - from everything I've read your PS should have disected your pockets with a clear vision of which implant he had in mind.  The pockets for the gummy bears have to be very specific.  My TE exhange I had round smooth gel but I had rippling, they felt cold and clammy and I thought they were too small, so my PS said to exchange for more form stable (gummy bear) in a bigger size and put alloderm to correct rippling.  Textbook answer.  However, still have rippling in right boob which may be due to malpositioning or rotation.  Not sure yet what the issue is becaue obviously the PS I had is not skilled enough to tell me what's wrong so I am now looking for other PS.  This is not meant to scare you but I just wanted you to be aware because I thought I asked I all right questions of my PS and thought I had the right answers which made me very confident in his skills and yet I will be looking at a 2nd revision sometime in the future.   As far as in your choosing which implant, it's really just a matter of preference.  The gummies do look more natural if you like that look and the gels are round if you like that look.  The gummies are a little bit more firm (NOT HARD) than the geL but that's also a matter of individual preference.  Take the knowlege that you learn from all these wonderful tata sisters on these threads to make an informed decision.  Good luck! 

I had smooth rounds first, and now have anatomicals (the latter are about 10 days old).

I never had TEs, but when my PS switched my implants out he made sure to choose an implant with dimensions that would make a tight fit in the pre-existing pockets. If required, he would have done some pocket work which your own PS can do at exhange as well.

I liked the rounds. They felt squishy. They looked great in a bra and in clothing. They were very moveable. I would have been happy with them and not known any different if not for some rippling on my right side where my skin is thin.

But I REALLY like my gummies. Whilst they are about the same size, if not actually a bit bigger than my rounds (a teeny bit more projection and a bit wider...my rounds were 435cc and 13cm wide and 5.9cm in projection, my gummies are 450g with 14cm width, 12.9cm height, 6.2 cm projection) I love the shape on me much more and I think they suit me better. I am quite thin, and athletic, and they just look more natural on me. Even my husband's first comment on seeing them, soon out of surgery and before I had really seen them, was they looked much more natural.

I actually have better cleavage with the gummies since they are a bit wider than my rounds were and that width actually takes up more of the middle space (my natural breasts were wider set, so the rounds did not look different that way, but the gummies give me nice cleavage!) and don't find them really noticeably firmer than the rounds when I press on them. That might bebecause the rounds were pretty snugged in there, but yeah, I would not let firmness put you off. I don't expect them to be as moveable once they adhere to my tissues, but when I press on them they really don't feel different. I have also had my PS and a few women with gummies report they do soften up a lot over time.

It is important that your PS is skilled in placing gummies, and chooses the right size for you, as unlike rounds do they do come in different heights versus widths (rounds obviously are the same width no matter in which direction you measure). There is a risk of rotation, hence needing a snug fit

I know plenty of women who are thrilled with their rounds, but they probably are not hanging out of this thread...so it really is personal preference.

Divecat-in a previous post you mentioned your variety of exercise passions - any risk of rotation with the gummies with all you do? I am still trying to make up my mind between anatomicals and rounds. I don't want to lose any of my exercise options for my new boobs. Have my possible last fill tomorrow so decision time is nearing. These TEs won't be missed

I believe Whippetmom references Dr. Teitelbaum in the header of Implant Sizing 101. He has made some informational videos, including about the risk of rotation, here (scroll to bottom of page):

http://www.drteitelbaum.com/breast/cohesive-gel-or...