The phrase 'gummy bears' instantly conjures up images of sweet, sticky lollies, but it’s recently taken on a new meaning in the cosmetic surgery world.
A new type of silicone breast implant officially called a 'cohesive gel implant' has been nicknamed the 'gummy bear implant' on account of the similarities in texture between the two, the UK Daily Mail reports.
The nickname was coined by leading Californian plastic surgeon Dr Grant Stevens, who says the new implants are more natural to look at and feel than the more traditional saline alternatives. Unlike saline implants, which can become deflated, rippled or hard, 'gummy bears' are soft and squishy to touch.
'If you removed the shell covering, the silicone inside would retain its shape,' Dr Stevens is reported as saying. 'They look like a breast, they feel like a breast. They don’t develop deflation.'
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Cohesive gel implants are the fifth generation of breast enhancement implants, and have recently been given approval by the US Food and Drug Authority (FDA). They are now far more popular than saline implants, with 69% of procedures performed in 2011 using silicone implants.
Dr Stevens says the procedure takes less than an hour.
'People come in and say they want a pair of bears,' he told the UK Daily Mail. 'And just like you’ve got different types of candies – you’ve got mama bear, baby bear and daddy bear – there are different types of gummy bear breast implants.'
'Gummy bear' implants are available in both round and tear-drop shapes.
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I believe that people can change their bodies how they please as long as it doesn't affect themselves or others in a negative way. I think breast implants are okay if the woman is extremely flat chested and wants to get an 'average' breast size, however, everything in moderation. I do believe it is excessive to increase the size of ones breast to a gargantuan proportion in the belief that it will attract the attention of the opposite sex. A man who really cares about you wouldn't care if you were a B cup or an E cup, and that is something I wish many women of this day an age would learn.
Replygood point to MIKE D but if thats what it takes to make them feel good about there look then some people need to start saying they look good as it is. dont let the TV tell you that you need there new junk to look hot or feel good.
ReplyHey 'me' that's you 'me' not me 'me'. If men were born without a pee-pee??, then then they wouldn't live until they were 12 yrs old. You are a typical woman, thinking only of her breasts. Some men like smaller breasts.
Replyif men were born without a pee pee would u want to get one, some women have chests of 12 y old boys why cant they feel womenly and have breasts, its part of what identifies us as women
Replyps, these implants were around when i researched to get mine, this isnt some overnight new story or just developed thing.
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