Mya No Longer Using ALLERGAN (CUI/Natrelle)

So I just had my surgeon consultation, and got told that as of TODAY Mya (or just my clinic?) are no longer offering Allergan implants, which includes Natrelle and CUI, and are only offering Mentor. This is just after having my initial consultation two days ago and being told that I had the choice of three, and was given the prices for all three.

The reason according to them was that there is a lot less chance of rippling with Mentor implants. However, this makes me feel quite uneasy as I haven’t read much about this brand and it seemed really sudden and as if they were unprepared for the change. They didn’t even have the sizers, and I had to try the actual implants on with the bras, which meant I couldn’t tell how it was going to really look at all! It was so strange! The surgeon just kind of told me what size I was getting and didn’t even give me a choice. He said 300cc, which I felt seemed too big (after saying I wanted to be a modest C cup, he said “is that all?”) but he told me it would look natural on my tiny frame and I wouldn’t want to go any smaller otherwise I’d be disappointed. I was told by my PC to bring pictures of what I wanted, clothes to try on etc. but didn’t get to do any of that, he was more concerned about writing on the form and the entire consultation lasted about 15 minutes!

So confused, definitely getting a second opinion.

I’m having Mentor implants tomorrow and a bit of googling told me they were one of the best which has reassured me.

Never heard of mentor. I am getting natrelle on Tuesday.

What surgeon did you see?

which surgeon did you see? they only mentioned mentor and cui/natrelle to me today too

I’ve never heard of Mentor xxx

I think mentor is an american brand as they also do saline.

So does this mean tht us hu hav already said we want naturelle and don’t hav our op 4 couple of weeks will we still b gettin naturelle? X

which surgeon did yoou have and which clinic? I have my surgeon consultation on the 15th?!!? x

i realy hope this isnt true I have my surgery booked and one of the big reasons to go with mya was they did allergan implants!
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omg wtf… im 3 weeks po with naturelle why have they done this!!?

My op is next Friday and yesterday at my pre op they didn’t mention anything about changing the implants. Not sure what I will end up with then and I’ve already paid. Sugarrrrrrrr!!! I don’t want mentor xx

Me ether so they better hav what we hav asked/payed for ther when we hav our op’s!!! Xx

mentor implants are the same as natrelle girls so don’t worry its just a better implant but only slightly there really isn’t much difference in the both not sure why they would stop the natrelle though but I suppose its because they are basically exactly the same x

i’ve heard there not as good as allergan from people that work in this field and do breast implants and reconstruction, they arent a bad make or anything but not as good as allergan. Also from what i can see they are smooth which isnt too good either. I’m gunna call and see what they say as i had my surgeon consultation yesterday and nothing was mentjoned to me he spoke about the allergan omes x

Omg! I had my pre-op yesterday and Mr. Singh didn’t say anything to me about changing the implant. I’ve paid extra for the soft touch. I’m pretty worried I won’t be getting what I’m paying for! I’m glad Mentor is part of Johnson and Johnson, their range is quite extensive but so confusing! Getting I touch with my PC straight away. Miffed to say the least!

I had my consultation in Bristol on the 24th march, we talked ab natrelle. However, currently I have mentor, had them for the past 12 years and had no problem at all, cohesive silicone gel, tear drop shape. Now I want to change them for bigger.. The Surgeon thinks there might be a rupture, However, since I has them done they’ve gone through 2 pregnancies, 12 years and lots of gym abuse:) I am waiting for an NHS appointment to get them scanned, but even if they have a rupture- you couldn’t tell, no pain, no swelling, and it must have happened a while ago, there’s just a small difference, which I thought it’s just a difference after having 2 children and losing some weight. Being cohesive gel it wouldn’t leak anywhere anyway.
Basically if need be, I would have them again. They are on a par with natrelle, American brand and biggest competitor. I would trust the brand. Anyways, I wouldn’t go with anyone else apart from mya.. The alternative is dire :S

Clearly they’ve changed them for a reason:/ why would they change implant brand for no reason, bit stranger enit girls xx

Mentor are a top quality brand so theres no need to worry ladies. Clinics often drop/change brands all together due to getting a better deal from the manufacturer, for instance, they will be given a better price by Mentor for using Mentor brand implants only. There’s no real difference between Mentor and Allergan so don;t worry x

honestly girls don’t worry they are just the same and meant to be better but I would of thought they would offer natrelle still x

I’m pretty sure if you’ve already paid for Allergen then they’ve already ordered them, they can’t just change what you’re having if that’s what you agreed to. I had my consultation with Mr Singh and when I asked what Mentor implants were like, he said they were better but felt like he kinda had to say that… it was just all a bit strange, especially seeing as my PC just gave me the prices of Natrelle and CUI two days prior and was recommending CUIs.

But then does this mean that all that have had allergans their implants are likely to ripple but this is just not right as i had consultation last yr and wz told allergans are the best dis all makes me think twice as to how honest are they exacly being with us

No it doesn’t mean everyone who has had allergans are more likely to ripple. Mya offered Mentor before, and have decided to only offer these now. It doesn’t mean Allergen are bad and that’s not what I’m saying, I’m just surprised that the change over was so sudden and that I wasn’t warned about it. I was thinking about going for CUIs because they were cheaper but now I can’t, and it was annoying that they didn’t have the Mentor sizers to try sizes on properly.

I’m 5 weeks PO & for them to suddenly stop using Allergan is really worrying :/

@MYAmoderator can you shed some light on this,???, a lot of worried ladies on here now including me…..?!???

Im a matter of weeks away from having naturelles.. Main reason for choosing naturelles is cause i thought i was getting best on the market so to see theyve been replaced is quite worrying and giving my second thoughts even though ive already paid full amount.. highly doubtful i will get a refund now even if i do backout.. seems to be a major lack of communication on MYAs behalf as soon as they have their money.. v disappointing 🙁

I had my first consultation Monday and they told me they got the new brand mento they swapped the chNge 1st April! So they only do the 1 implant now! And they prove gone higher they give me:/ went with mya cardiff .. I’m gonna look at few others now to x

What price you going pay? They given me higher price now because it’s there new bran! Xx

I’ve been offered 4345 for any type of implant??

When I was researching mentor came out as good as naturelle. I’m pretty sure the biggest reason they have changed will be a commercial one and that they have been offered a better deal for using mentor etc..so they make more money. After the PIP issue I don’t think any of them with play with substandard implants. Just remember the naturelle have a lifetime guarantee and to give that they must be pretty sure the product can live up to that in most cases if not it would cost them a fortune. A lifetime guarantee is massive, nothing comes with that so there had to be faith and science in the product.

But mya moderator I do think a statement would be appreciated for those of us that have allergan! But those who are now moving forward Mentor also have very good reputation!

I’m having textured mentor implants ion wed. My surgeon highly recommends them and they are the only ones he will use. I’ve looked into them and very happy to have them x

I was told that they allergan natrelle range are causing more problems than the PIP implants ever did even though they were sub standard implants due to rippling and cc and that the implant is the same as over 10 years ago but it had been rebranded by Allergan as Natrelle. Allergan also changed the lifetime guarantee to lifetime of the implant not the person. Mentor have been around for years and are a division of Johnson and Johnson as previously said. X

Are these new implants less likely to ripple x I never went through with operation as I was worried about rippling as I had it in old implants that I had taken out because of it.

I spoke to my PC about this before and she said that they are just changing the brand and that there’s nothing wrong with natrelle. Anyone who’s been quoted natrelles will still get them etc….surely though they should have said to us all during consultations the they were changing brand!x

@alex do you mind if I ask how you know this? I’m 2.5 weeks post op and am quite nervous now about the quality of my imants. Xx

Interesting post. I’ve had cui last week xxx

Not to try to be a *know it all* or to discredit anyone but Alex, who ever told you Allergan cause more issues that PIP need to not be giving out medical advice…. Allergan and Mentor are on Par with being the top products in the industry. There is virtually no difference between then, MYA will have simply got a better purchasing deal with Mentor than they had with Allergan. Not to mention PIPS were toxic…. matress filler leaking in to some ones body vs ripples…. no contest really :/ On the subject of ripples, rippling is more down to your body/anatomy than the implant it’s self, going with an implant that has 100% fill is the only thing that reduces the likelyhood of ripples. cui, naturelle and mentor all have implants in their ranges with 100% fill. On the subject of CC, the only difference your implant makes in the likelyhood of you getting CC is wether the implant has a smooth or textured coating, ALL implants used in the UK have a textured shell, smooth implants are now used in the US only as they run a higher risk of CC. Lastly, warrenty, ALL implants are covered for the lifetime of the implant, the lifetime of the implant is *until it breaks* therefore, until it needs replacing, the liftetime of the implant and the lifetime of the person are in this instance the same thing. Given the number of women your posts here reach I think you need to be very careful about posting such misleading, untrue and scare mongering comment as having a BA is very stressful as it is without placing these seeds of doubt in anyones mind. I would highly advice you to report the person who gave you this information to the head office of which ever clinc they were from. All implants have advantages and disadvantages but you can rest assured that no matter if you are having Allergan or Mentor you are getting a top of the range implant. I have done several years of implant research, if you have any concerns I will try to help best I can.

That is good to know Kaydee x

@cher090414 Hi Cheryl, what are textured implants?

@robinsr1 all implants used in the UK are textured. It means the shell of the implant has a rough coating which reduces the instance of CC.

Im confused im getting natrelle tomorrow! I wasn’t offered much just CUI or Natrelle? Ive come on my stupid period so not sure if they are even going to operate now! Anyone know if they will, I hope so as got this week off work

Hey girls pls don’t. Worry to much about this as it maybe a change. For the better as I can’t see them changing to a crappy implant lady’s as ppl where like that about CUI and natrelle back n the day and we still do that with cui and want natrelle ones instead. We need to go with the changing world as we upgrade our phones every 18 months to get a better one so y wouldn’t u. Want. That for a implant x

Thanks @kaydeestafford, your blog is fab too!! I couldnt stop playing with the implants, like textured stress balls hahah xx

I’ve just had read up on them and they use these on lady’s. That have had breast cancer which is a very implant as my aunty had just got over it last year and had both breast off and they told her they can’t use every day implants so that must mean that there are better than cui and natrelles so it’s a change for better lady’s so go with flow and move with it x

@kaydeestafford thank you for your post kaydee, very reassuring words as I know you have done a lot research! Xx

Feel very concerned about this as I am at stage where I thought I knew what I wanted/research on implant wise and really want to go with MYA now they are changing and doing mentor implants very confussed

I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about, however the Mya mod was asked to officially comment on this and no statement has been posted yet, which is a shame as it’s gives us no further insight into the decision made xxx

I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about, however the Mya mod was asked to officially comment on this and no statement has been posted yet, which is a shame as it’s gives us no further insight into the decision made xxx

Spellings horrendous, sorry Iphone predictive xxx

I’m booked in on the 25th to have CUI’s no others were even discussed with me. R these ones alright, I’m abit dubious now . X

@MYAmoderator I’m not sure why you haven’t replied to this message even though you have been asked to comment on this. This is obviously a topic that has affected a lot of ladies so it would be good to hear from you.

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