Implant Manufacturers

Mentor Corporation has been devoted to researching, testing, and developing high quality breast implants for over 20 years and is the only implant manufacture whose implants are made exclusively in the United States and Europe.

Inamed is the large conglomerate whose subsidiary McGhan corporation is the other leading implant manufacturer in the United States. INAMED has been a world leader in breast implant manufacturing for over 25 years and provides high quality breast implants to cosmetic surgeons in the United States and abroad.

In recent news these two major US implant manufacturers have fought hard to end the thirteen year ban on silicone-gel filled breast implants. Both Inamed and Mentor implant manufacturers have been trying to win approval for their cohesive silicone gel products since the beginning of the 2005 year. In a seven-to-two vote, the FDA advisory panel approved the silicone implant proposed by Mentor Corporation while denying approval to its rival, Inamed, in a five-to-four rejection.

Since the preliminary approval of Mentor's silicone breast implant, both implant manufacturers continue to seek permission to begin marketing their products. Mentor Corporation received conditional FDA approval late July 2005, allowing the implant manufacturer to make and market their silicone implant so long as they comply with the FDA's requirements, such as long term safety studies and annual independent review.

Inamed Corporation has continued to modify their proposals in hopes of receiving FDA approval of their cohesive silicone gel-filled implants in the near future. Many experts believe that our nation will soon witness the wide-spread return of cohesive silicone breast implants as more implant manufacturers gain FDA approval. This change has prompted both eager anticipation and great concern in groups throughout the nation.