Anyone opt for the more expensive implants??

I have heard that you can pay £400/£500 extra with MYA for a different type (higher spec) of implant. Sorry to be so vague but does anyone have any info about this??

hey hun i have opted to have the inspira soft touch instead of cui ones – they cost me £461 xtra but for my peace of mind its worth it!!

i have copied and pasted some info from previous thread – hope this helps

Hi ladies,

For those of yo wondering about the difference, this is what someone else posted on sofem :

“Allergan CUI’s are basically their ‘basic implants’. They’re good quality and come EU approved with a kite mark but they are not FDA approved (so safe to use over here but not in America- unsure why!!) They are strong and made of cohesive gel (so they don’t leak into the breat tissue if they rupture) but their rates of rupture are at about 5%, and they come with a manufacturer’s guarantee of only 10 years. So basically after 10 years if anything happens to them you have to fork out for more surgery AND new implants.

Allergan also produce Inspira ‘Responsive’ and ‘Soft touch’. Both are FDA and EU approved with a kite mark and they also both have a LIFETIME guarantee with the manufacturer. So even after your surgeon’s after care runs out, you will be covered to a certain degree with these. So if at any point in your life, they rupture or need replacing after capsular contraction for example, the cost of replacement implants will be free plus they contribute £700 towards the cost of replacing the implant. You can don’t have to have exactly the same size next time either (i think yoiu can go up of down one size when you change the implants)

The difference between them in terms of cost is I think an extra £450 for responsive and £550 for soft touch. The rupture rates for both is about 1% and the main difference between them is how they feel. They are better quality (hence why you are paying more). I’ve chosen Responsive as they behave like your breast tissue and drop slightly to look more natural, whereas soft touch feel natural, but stay put high in the chest”

Most surgeons seem to say the CUI’s are just as good quality but i suppose there isn’t as much research on the naturelle ones cus they ahvent been out as long. so hard to decide!

xxx

Thank you so much for that. Really useful….gives me something else to think about!

thanks for tht info too, tht really helps. I was abit worried about certain implants nt being fda and eu approved.

can I ask wht do these implants contain are they silconegel or are they saline?

Hi everyone I ordered the allergan inspira responsive,and paid the extra for them but when I had the op (a week ago today yeahhh) I had to choose on the day and was all for the inspira but my surgeon basically said they havnt been out very long,so there isnt really as much research on them, he also said if it aint broke dont fix it. Even though they are more expensive doesnt mean they are better.

he even said

Do you want them because of the guarantee or because they are more expensive.(I always want the more expensive)

I really wanted them because they were responsive (to touch)so felt more natural he basically said they are going under your muscle it aint gunna feel any different to the CUI. I trusted my surgeon and made my decision on that basis.

So before you pay for them and choose them ask your surgeon after all they know best. Oh and soft touch are harder than responsive(even though they are called soft touch I know its wierd)

good luck girlies!!

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Hi Annad – whic surgen did you have – i have a consultation in 2 weeks and reading about the different implants- did you have the normal ones?

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