Breast Reconstruction Patients Educational Brochure - Mentor

TABLE OF CONTENTS2Page No.GLOSSARY..................................................................................................................................................... 31. HOW TO USE THIS EDUCATIONAL BROCHURE.................................................................................. 122. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT BREAST......................................................................................... 122.1 What Gives the Breast its Shape?.............................................................................................. 122.2 What is a Silicone Gel Breast Implant?....................................................................................... 122.3 How Do Breast Implants Work in Breast Reconstruction?......................................................... 133. DECIDING WHETHER TO HAVE BREAST RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY WITH IMPLANTS.............. 133.1 Am I Eligible for Reconstruction with Silicone Gel Breast Implants?.......................................... 133.2 Contraindications....................................................................................................................... 133.3 Precautions................................................................................................................................ 143.4 Warnings.................................................................................................................................... 143.5 What are the Alternatives to Implantation with Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants?................. 164. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BREAST IMPLANTS................................................................................ 164.1 What Are the Potential Complications?......................................................................................254.2 What Are Other Reported Conditions?.......................................................................................305. BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH BREAST IMPLANTS..........................................................................346. PREPARING FOR BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH........................................................................346.1 Should I have Breast Reconstruction?........................................................................................346.2 Breast Reconstruction with Implants – Understanding the Procedure......................................356.3 Breast Reconstruction without Implants (Tissue Flap Reconstruction)......................................366.4 Choosing Breast Reconstruction with Breast Implants..............................................................386.5 Choosing the Right Implant for You............................................................................................396.6 Surgical Setting and Anesthesia................................................................................................396.7 Incision Sites..............................................................................................................................396.8 Implant Placement.....................................................................................................................406.9 Timing of Breast Reconstruction Surgery..................................................................................406.10 Other Procedures at the Time of the Breast Reconstruction...................................................... 416.11 Choosing a Surgeon................................................................................................................... 417. CARING FOR YOURSELF AFTER BREAST IMPLANT SURGERY........................................................427.1 Postoperative Care in the Hours and Days after Surgery...........................................................427.2 Postoperative Care in the First Weeks after Surgery.................................................................427.3 Caring for Yourself in the Months and Years after Surgery........................................................437.4 Monitoring Your Implants for Rupture........................................................................................448. MENTOR’S CLINICAL STUDY RESULTS..............................................................................................458.1 Overview of the Study................................................................................................................458.2 What are the 3-Year and 6-Year Follow-up Rates?....................................................................458.3 What are the Benefits?...............................................................................................................468.4 What were the 3-Year and 6-Year Complication Rates?............................................................468.5 What are the Main Reasons for Reoperation?............................................................................508.6 What are the Main Reasons for Implant Removal?.................................................................... 518.7 What are Other Clinical Data Findings?......................................................................................549. WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.............................................................................................5510. WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION..............................................................................................5611. MENTOR’S IMPLANT TRACKING PROGRAM.....................................................................................5711.1 Breast Implant Tracking.............................................................................................................5711.2 Device Identification Card..........................................................................................................5712. IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION...............................................................................................5713. WARRANTY INFORMATION................................................................................................................5814. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INFORMED DECISION...............................................................................5915. INDEX...................................................................................................................................................6316. REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................65