Re: Can you help identify implants?

[Guest guest]

To anybody out there that can help. After being sick with hashimto's with hypothyroidism, a goiter and nodule, also arthritic symptoms, hair loss and all, I am in the process of removing my implants. I finally got ahold of my operative report. I found out who the maker of my implants are. I have a few questions? How do I find out if my Mentor implants saline filled style 1600 are the textured type of implants or are they smooth? Does anybody know? Or is theere a web site? Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Go into www.mentorcorp.com and then into breast augmentation and they

have different sorts of implants with device numbers. I didn't see a

style 1600, but my guess is that they are smooth because all the

smooth implants are 'around' this number.

You could go into the site and e-mail them and ask them whether they

are smooth or textured. Are your implants very old? Perhaps they

don't make that style anymore? Either way, they should have some

sort of info for you.

Are you using your implanting surgeon for removal?

Regards,

Keli.

> To anybody out there that can help. After being sick with

hashimto's with

> hypothyroidism, a goiter and nodule, also arthritic symptoms, hair

loss and

> all, I am in the process of removing my implants. I finally got

ahold of my

> operative report. I found out who the maker of my implants are. I

have a few

> questions? How do I find out if my Mentor implants saline filled

style 1600

> are the textured type of implants or are they smooth? Does anybody

know? Or

> is theere a web site?

> Thanks,

[Guest guest]

, Your doc should have stated in your op report whether the implants were textured or smooth. Or someone (the RN) should have made a note of it somewhere. If not, you can call Mentor directly and either ask them if this particular style is textured or not, and/or have them send you information on this style. I don't have Mentor's phone #, but if you get onto their website, it should be available. e ----- Original Message ----- From: JULIEJJPALANCA@... Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:44 PM Subject: Re: Can you help identify implants? To anybody out there that can help. After being sick with hashimto's with hypothyroidism, a goiter and nodule, also arthritic symptoms, hair loss and all, I am in the process of removing my implants. I finally got ahold of my operative report. I found out who the maker of my implants are. I have a few questions? How do I find out if my Mentor implants saline filled style 1600 are the textured type of implants or are they smooth? Does anybody know? Or is theere a web site? Thanks,