Each implant manufacturer
has a lifetime replacement warranty (the actual replacement cost for the implant
itself) in case of a rupture – at no additional cost.
Mentor and Allergan -
both offer financial assistance for a certain time after your actual breast
augmentation surgery to cover additional expenses that might occur.
Mentor’s Enhanced Warranty
andAllergan’s ConfidencePlus Premier
Warranty
may be purchased for $100 -
45 days after surgery, and both manufacturers offer registration for the implant
warranty online.
Provides that
regardless of the age of the implant, when confirmed deflation or rupture
occurs, a patient is eligible for 1 to 2 no-charge replacement breast implant
products of a similar style and size
Mentor also provides 5 years and up
to $1200 financialassistance for operating room and anesthesia
charges not covered by insurance
Will pay out-of-pocket costs directly
related to qualifying revision surgery for surgeon fees up to a maximum
aggregate amount of $1000
Applies to surgeries after May 1, 2005
Allergan’sstandardConfidencePluswarranty does not cover the other implant
however, theirConfidencePlus Premier
warranty does.
Provides that regardless of the age
of the implant, when confirmed deflation or rupture occurs, you are eligible for
1 to 2 no-charge replacement breast implant products of any size in a similar
style
To
be eligible, must be purchased for an enrollment fee of $100 within 45 days
from implantation
Lifetime product replacement policy. 10 years
and up to $2400 financial assistance for operating room, anesthesia, and
surgical charges not covered by insurance from the date of implant
Free contra-lateral (opposite side) implant
replacement upon surgeon request
Any patient receiving silicone implants will have this
new warranty if done between this time period.
The new warranty covers
$3500.00 for up to
10 years. This is up
from the standard $2400.00 previously in place.
This is aFREE warranty
as long as you send, email or fax your information (implant warranty card
numbers), etc. to Mentor within 45 Days
from your augmentation!
This covers replacement implants for
both sides.
This is being done as an incentive for patients to go
with silicone rather than saline. According to Mentor's data - 5% of
patients will have a rupture at 10 years, just like saline.
Patients now have the chance to save money with
silicone implants versus saline. Hopefully Allergan will follow their lead
and revise their silicone implant warranty.
Once you have chosen a doctor and are ready to accept treatment,
you have entered into a partnership. For cosmetic treatment, your doctor should
take the lead by treating you with respect according to the accepted standards
in practice. You should pick up on that lead and follow every instruction you
are given before, during, and after your procedure. The treatment planned and
your obligations as a patient will be spelled out to you in ‘The Informed
Consent’ documents.
Prior to undergoing treatment, these documents are presented
to you after a full discussion of any associated risks and complications. It
treatment involves the use of injected or implanted devices or drugs, the
informed consent documents must define specific brands, drugs or devices used.
Even if the treatment is one that you have had in the past, each visit requires
your consent and full disclosure of the device or substance to be used during
the course of treatment. In the case of breast implants, the brand and type of
implant must be defined.
Following treatment, you must be given a serial
number and a warranty card for the implant placed. This is the only type of
warranty you will ever receive on a cosmetic procedure.
