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ADVANTAGES
One of the best
things about gummy bear implant is its ability to hold its shape. This means
that even if it ruptures, it will retain its shape and not leak. We have
all heard of cases in which the silicone
gel breast implants ruptured and leaked inside the body. Well, with the
gummy bear implants you do not have to worry about any leakages, because the
material inside them is dense and will not leak out in the event the shell
breaks or ruptures.
Recent studies
have shown that gummy bear breast
implants have a much lower leakage rate than other available breast
implants. However, it is important to point that the overall leakage rate of
gummy bear implants is still not available.
Provide Real Shape another advantage of gummy bear implants is that they are able to provide real
looking breasts. Since these implants are made of semi-solid material, they can
easily be shaped into a teardrop shape, which is how the real breasts look.
Moreover, gummy bear implants retain their shape for very long period of time.
The gummy bear
implants also feel like natural breasts. The gummy bears are soft and squishy
and they remain so after breast
implantation surgery.
The regular
silicone gel implants and saline implants would become hard, if they were
overfilled. However, with gummy bear implants there is no such issue. These
gummy bear implants come in variety of sizes. All you need to do is choose the
size that fits your body.
DISADVANTAGES
One of the main disadvantages of gummy bear implants
is that there is not enough data to back them up. Yes it is true that whatever
data is available shows gummy bears implants in good light, but the data is not
conclusive. Thus one cannot rely on the data completely.
Another
disadvantage of gummy bear implants is that they require a large incision for implantation purpose.
Since they are semi-solid in nature, they cannot be pushed through small
incisions like the saline and silicone gel breast implants. The surgeon at
least needs to make an incision
of 4.5 to 5.5 cm for gummy bear implants. The surgeons usually use the
underneath incision with these implants, because these implants are very
difficult to insert using the areola and armpit incisions.
Since these
implants are made in teardrop shape, their rotation will lead to breast
distortion. However, rotation can only occur if the implant has been fitted
inside a loose tissue pocket. This risk is minimized, if due care is taken
during surgery.
Another
disadvantage of gummy bear implants is the possibility of fracture. Since they
are of semi-solid nature, there
is always a possibility that they can fracture. However, there are no known
reported cases of fracture. Thus surgeons do not really know if they can
fracture and what happens if they do.
VERDICT
So far there has
not been much negative news about these implants. However, we still need to
wait for the final verdict.
If you are thinking
about gummy bear implants, make sure that you choose an experienced and
certified plastic surgeon for the job.