It takes a skilled plastic surgeon to create the perfect look. Dr. Connall has those skills. He is one of the most sought-after breast augmentation surgeons in Portland, Oregon. The other key to success with your breast augmentation is implant selection.
Dr. Connall is meticulous in helping you choose the best breast implant size, shape, and feel for your unique needs. Many surgeons only use one implant for patients. Dr. Connall considers all the implant options available for each patient to get the best results. It takes the right implant to create the right look and feel. During your consultation you’ll see and feel all the implants we recommend.
Motiva Implants- New in the U.S.- A 14 Year Record of Success World-Wide
Motiva implants are industry leading breast implants and are most often recommended by Dr. Connall. Motiva implants are the most technologically advanced breast implants available- they are the ONLY 6TH GENERATION implant in the U.S. More than two decades ago, Motiva® by Establishment Labs® changed the industry by putting women’s health first. Motiva® is here to support you with next-generation implants at the forefront of safety and innovation. Used and trusted world-wide by over two million patients, Motiva implants were recently approved for use in the U.S., and they are quickly becoming the implant of choice for women having breast augmentation.
Motiva Smooth Silk® Round
Combines the Smooth Silk® Surface with Progressive Gel PLUS®, creating increased upper pole fullness and softness. The shape keeps its round, full form regardless of whether you’re standing up or lying down.
Motiva Smooth Silk Ergonomix®
Ergonomix® implants are unique to the implant market, as they can adapt shape as your body changes positions, displaying a round shape when lying down and a teardrop shape when standing up. This breakthrough implant is designed to be inserted through a small incision and minimize scarring.
The Motiva® Health Program isn’t just a warranty; it’s a program designed to support your breast health journey.
Motiva® Health Program – Complimentary
- Lifetime
FREE implant replacement for rupture & $3,500 financial assistance (10 yr)
FREE implant replacement BIA-ALCL & $7,500 financial assistance
- 10 Years
FREE implant replacement for complications of capsular contracture (Baker Grade III/IV) & $2,000 financial assistance
What Is Silicone?
Silicones are a family of chemical compounds. They are made from silicon, a naturally occurring element found in sand, quartz, and rock. Silicones can be made in various forms, including oils, gels, and solids.
Silicones have been part of the consumer and medical world for over 80 years. Medical devices utilizing silicones include- artificial joints, catheters, facial implants, tissue expanders, and breast implants. Silicone products are biocompatible, reliable, flexible, and easy to sterilize, making them an excellent choice for both implantable and non-implantable medical devices.
Silicone Gel Breast Implant History and Safety
The 29-year-old single mother of six had never given much thought to her breast size. But when a plastic surgeon at Jefferson Davis, Houston’s charity hospital, offered to bring her up to a C-cup free of charge, Timmie Jean Lindsey said yes. It was 1962 and Lindsey quietly became the world’s first recipient of modern breast implants. “She trusted us without any hesitation,” recalled Dr. Thomas Biggs, a member of the surgical team that devised and delivered the medical innovation. “She knew it was a new product nobody had ever used before.” “I never regretted it,” she said, although she conceded it was an adjustment to re-enter the world with a full chest.
Since then, tens of millions of women have undergone breast implant surgery for augmentation and reconstruction. Breast implants have become one of the world’s most widely used and studied devices in the history of medicine. Silicone gel breast implants have a silicone elastomer outer shell and are filled with a thick silicone gel. The silicone gel inside the breast implant is a very thick material, like thick gelatin. The silicone fill material is a “cohesive” substance, it is thick and does not run like a fluid.
In 2011 the FDA issued a follow-up report on the most recent data regarding the safety of silicone implants. The recent data confirmed the earlier findings that silicone gel implants are safe for breast augmentation. All women over the age of 22, that are suitable candidates for breast augmentation surgery, are eligible for silicone gel filled breast implants.
Cohesive, Gummy Bear, Silicone Implants
All the implants used by Dr. Connall are 5th and 6th generation silicone implants which are filled with a thick silicone material. This gel material is thick and bulges little if the implant shell is disrupted and has a consistency like gummy bear candies.
About the Keller Funnel Implant Device
Introduced and used by Dr. Connall since 2009, the Funnel has been used successfully by Esprit® Cosmetic Surgeons in thousands of breast augmentation and reconstruction procedures. The Funnel is versatile in its ability to be used for both breast augmentation and reconstruction procedures and can be sized to work with all types of breast implants. Designed by a plastic surgeon, The Keller Funnel improves the delivery of silicone gel implants during breast augmentation procedures.
- Shorter incision length
- No touch technique
- More choices for incision placement
- Reduced force on the implant and incision
Breast Implant Selection
During your consultation at our office in Portland, Dr. Conall will review all your implant options with you in detail. He will frame your options in the context of your unique anatomical characteristics and personal desires. Only with a comprehensive consultation can you assess which implant is best for you.
Call Esprit® Cosmetic Surgeons in Portland to learn more about silicone implants at (503) 783-0544. You can also use our online form. We look forward to helping you make this important decision about your breast augmentation.