breast implants Patient information booklet Recreating harmonious bodies for a new vision of rebirth. 1

Dear Madam For personal reasons, it was your desire to have your breasts reconstructed, modified, remodelled or increased in volume. This desire is of course justifiable. It contributes to your well-being, self-esteem and self-confidence, which everyone has a need for. And the issue here is your femininity. Femininity in search of a harmony entitling you to both physical and psychological fulfilment. Because recreating harmonious bodies gives a new vision of rebirth, your surgeon will know how to propose the best solutions to you so that you can once again view your body with tranquillity and...

BECOME FAMILIAR... with your breasts Nature did not give any egalitarian generosity concerning the bust. As much in volume as in shape, the breasts vary from one woman to another due to, among other factors, their glandular and adipose tissue. With age, it is the posture of the breasts which declines, as a result of glandular tissue being progressively replaced by less firm adipose tissue. And their volume also depends on factors such as age, skin elasticity, previous pregnancies, types of physical activities undertaken. The breasts are attached to the pectoral muscles (the greater pectoral incidentally...

BREAST SURGERY

In aesthetic surgery, implants allow nature to be corrected and enable you to regain your femininity and self-esteem.Your surgeon will speak to you: about asymmetry: when lack of symmetry between the two breasts is relatively pronounced (volume and /or shape), the term breast asymmetry is used; about amastia, aplasia: total absence of mammary gland development; about hypomastia, hypoplasia: the mammary gland is insufficiently developed; about mammary ptosis: drooping of the breasts through loss of their support (weight loss, pregnancy or age). In this case, breast enlargement is combined with...

BREAST IMPLANTS. Implant anatomy: Implants are made up of a flexible silicone elastomer envelope which gives the prosthesis its shape and interfaces with the body. This envelope, sealed with an occlusion patch, can be sold either empty for filling by the surgeon with physiological saline during the operation in the case of breast implants only or skin expanders, or sold pre-filled with cohesive silicone gel at the time of manufacture. The improvements in raw materials and in manufacturing processes (which include the barrier in the envelope and the cohesive gel) ensure that bleeding of gel across...

Smooth or textured? When breast implantation first began, the envelope had a smooth porous surface which allowed the passage of silicone gel, which was at the time more liquid; this provoked a violent reaction of the body forming a fibrous membrane leading to a capsular contracture. The arrival of texture permitted a significant reduction in these capsular contractures. Nowadays, the improvement in raw materials on the one hand, and in surgical procedures on the other, has caused there to be very little difference in the rate of capsular contracture between smooth or textured implants.The choice...

SEBBIN IMPLANTS. SAFETY FIRST.

For 26 years, Laboratoires SEBBIN have not ceased in the innovation and development of a whole range of high quality breast implants to respond to women's needs. They can be round-shaped or anatomical, always pre-filled with cohesive silicone gel but varying in firmness according to taste, or inflatable with physiological saline, with different projections, available in numerous volumes. They allow women to rebuild themselves, both aesthetically and psychologically... Made in France. Our breast implants are completely manufactured by us, in France, in our factory in Val d’Oise. Our added value...

COMPLETE CONFIDENCE To be confident to carry out the operation, the surgeon and the anaesthetist must know your medical history. Your surgeon will recommend to you the incision place and the positioning of the implant to suit your morphology and, as with every operation, he will see that you take note of the classic "informed consent form" which you must approve and sign. The implant is inserted under the gland (retroglandular position) or under the greater pectoral muscle (retropectoral position) so that the prosthesis will be less palpable, especially in the case of low breast volume, thin...

Recovery occurs in 1 to 2 hours in the recovery room. The anaesthesia team keeps watch over the recovery process under the best conditions. The operation necessitates 1 to 3 days' hospitalization. It is followed by 5 to 10 days of rest. AFTER SURGERY AND FOLLOW-UP Taking it gently, after the operation. Schedule your follow-up. After the operation, a dressing with a compressive bandage will prevent the prostheses from moving. After several days and for around 1 month, your surgeon will advise you to replace it day and night with a high-impact bra. Some pain may be felt in the ensuing days as the...

Your body reacts? Minimal postoperative pain can be felt in the 2 to 3 days following the operation. This pain may be relieved by taking analgesics. A haematoma or an oedema within the implantation zone: appropriate medical setting in the implantation zone during the weeks following the intervention will allow reduction of postoperative oedema. Effusion from a seroma without infection may occur. Drainage may become necessary. Temporary loss of sensitivity, or exacerbated nipple sensitivity, are generally observed.

( HAVING GOOD ASSURANCE, IS REASSURING. Medical device vigilance studies that we have been conducting since 2001 reveal rates of rupture and capsular contracture below 1 % for our breast implants pre-filled with silicone gel (number of complaints received compared with the number of sales between 2001 and 2010 in France). These rates are confirmed by our current clinical records. Comforted by the integrity and intrinsic quality of our implants and in order to assure you of our long-term commitment we invite you to approach your surgeon to discuss our Guarantee programme. He will give you your...