Los Angeles Silicone Breast Implant Studies
Dr. Stevens and Dr. Stoker participate in Mentor and Sientra (Silimed) silicone implant studies at their Los Angeles plastic surgery practice, Marina Plastic Surgery Associates. As part of these studies, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be collecting data from the board-certified plastic surgeons and patients just like you who want to experience the newest, form-stable gummy bear breast implants for themselves. Talk with us and save up to $150 on your consultation with one of our surgeons at select times when you request online.
Are You a Candidate for Gummy Bear Silicone Breast Implants?
You may be a candidate for gummy bear implants in Los Angeles if you're a woman having your first breast augmentation and you're 18 years of age or older, or if you're planning your first breast reconstruction or a revision of prior implant surgery regardless of age.
Participating in a study requires extra steps you wouldn't have to take to receive the generation of silicone implants currently approved for general use, but study participation can provide valuable health information and create opportunities too. If you and Dr. Stevens or Dr. Stoker decide gummy bear implants are right for you, you'll have to pass health screenings and agree to undergo a variety of physical exams, diagnostic tests, photography sessions and referrals to other physicians over the period of the study. You will receive some compensation for keeping up these obligations, though you must pay for surgery and for the implants.
The studies also offer a measure of increased flexibility for certain women. For example, the currently-approved implants are only available to women age 22 and older, but gummy bear implant study participants need to be only 18 years old for primary breast enhancement surgery in Los Angeles. You can also get larger breast implants through the study than are currently available otherwise.
How Do You Decide?
You and the team at Marina Plastic Surgery in Los Angeles – experts in silicone implants – can decide together whether participating in a study is right for you. One huge advantage you have in working with the practice is the option to ask a gummy bear patient about her experience. That patient is none other than Charlie Sheridan, the practice's Director. After having saline implants herself for many years and helping countless patients through their breast enhancement process, Charlie was bowled over by the natural look and feel of gummy bear breast implants and wanted to experience them for herself. She can tell you all about her surgery, her implant appearance, and what study participation has been like. Now, where else can you find a resource like that? Submit your breast implant questions to Charlie on line, or you can call her at 800.763.9968 .
If after doing your homework you're still uncertain about your best implant option, don't feel frustrated. Request a FREE consultation at select times with Dr. Stevens or Dr. Stoker and you're on your way to a personal evalutation where all the information you've gathered by reading and talking to others will fall into place. The surgeons will help you understand the finer details, see and feel actual implants and learn more about their experience with breast augmentation. Ask to see before and after photos and talk with other patients about their implants.
You've come to the perfect place to discover the answer that's right for you.
