POSTED UNDER Breast Implant Revision Reviews
Mentor Memorygel 650cc HP
UPDATED FROM Honeysuckle91
1 year post
1½ Year Post Revision!
WORTH IT$7,050
I am a year and a half post revision! So far everything has held up great. I am still having some issues with my right breast, it still feels like the capsulorraphy has been partially pulled out. I never followed up with my surgeon about this because everything was holding up great. Recently I have noticed it looks a little flat on that breast right on the bottom of the breast. I definitely need to contact my surgeon and see what he thinks. Overall I am very happy and love my results! Sorry it has taken so long to do this update. Also, don't mind the tan lines lol. I had just gotten a spray tan and hadn't rinsed it off in the photos lol so the tan lines look pretty intense! Just a reminder this is an update for the revision I had. I had bottomed out from my primary BA with a different PS. The revision consisted of the following: larger implants: Mentor Memorygel 650cc HP, galaflex mesh placed on the lower poles of my breasts, pocket repair, and a capsulorraphy/internal bra/suturing.
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UPDATED FROM Honeysuckle91
8 months post
Before and After Revision BA
Here is a photo of one year after my primary BA with Dr. Alexander (Las Vegas, NV). And a two other photos 6 months after my revision BA! You can see my implants were completely bottomed out, the IMF scars are visible and my nipples are "stargazing" (pointing upward and not sitting on the breast mound). My original PS made my scars so long and because I bottomed out from him over dissecting my pockets and lowering my IMF's, it caused the scars to become even worse. When the weight of the implant is pushing on the scar, instead of the scar being hidden in the IMF without the entire weight of the implant sitting on it, it causes the scar to not heal properly. I ended up having keloid scars, which I had never had in the past. My scars look so much better after my revision. I know they look bad compared to other women who have an IMF incision, but for me they look amazing considering what they looked like before my revision. I had no IMF's and my breasts looked so sloppy. After having my revision BA with Dr. Colgrove (Atlanta, GA), I am so happy and my self-esteem has been restored. I am truly so grateful to have been a patient of Dr. Colgrove's. I really didn't think the revision was going to work, I kept telling myself that it wasn't going to be successful. I just didn't want to get my hopes up and I really didn't think my complications could be fixed. I know Dr. Colgrove put in a lot of work to repair my over dissected pockets and raise my IMF's. It took 3 hours and 45 minutes of surgery to revise my primary BA. Even though it was stressful because there were a couple complications that were out of anyone's control on my trip to Atlanta. Like having a fever the day I was supposed to have surgery, not being able to have the IV placed because I am such a difficult stick, having to have a PICC line placed just to have the surgery, and having to reschedule the surgery to a couple days later. I would absolutely do it all over again and I really am so happy and grateful that Dr. Colgrove performed my revision BA!
Replies (5)
May 9, 2022
Well, you'd never know from the pictures that it went anything but perfectly.
May 9, 2022
Aww thank you! Lol when I tell people I had a botched boob job and had to get a revision the look on their face is always horrible lol. I can only imagine what they think my breasts look like haha. Thank you though, I'm very happy with my results and hope they last a long time!
May 9, 2022
Surgery next week for revision of revision? Going with inspira srf 650-740 and a capsuloraphy
May 9, 2022
Good luck! Why did you decide to go with the responsive inspira implants? Do you like the feel better or a more natural look? Who is your PS going to be?
May 9, 2022
So exciting that you are going to be getting a revision to your revision! Hopefully all goes well and you love your results! I hope you post your journey!
May 10, 2022
Its the ps choice? He feels inspira has less capsular contractions than the mentors I have had. Dr Klink
June 2, 2022
Dr. Colgrove does an excellent job with scars. My only complainz was I wanted 550 each breast and got half. But Im going back for more.
June 3, 2022
Was it your first BA? My scars were really bad because I had bottomed out from my first BA with a different PS, but Dr. Colgrove really did an amazing job with my revision. I'm very happy and the scars look so much better than they did before. I don't heal very well when it comes to scars, but they are almost white and they are actually hidden in the IMF! What size implants do you have?
June 3, 2022
Yes my first and I am going back for a second (larger of course). He is kind and patient. He is skilled. I changed sizes with the nurse about a week before and I don't think he got the memo.
June 3, 2022
Yes he is very kind and soft spoken. I love his southern accent! He really listens and doesn't try to sell you on things you don't need. Good luck on getting a larger size! What size are you thinking?
June 3, 2022
Im not understanding why your doc went up in ccs if you already bottomed out at 300. Thats twice the weight? So if you bottomed out with smaller implants Seems a little odd.
June 4, 2022
You can go up in size after you bottom out. Some PS's will say that you can't, but really it has to do with the way the first BA was performed. My original PS lowered my IMF's, which is why I bottomed out in the first place, and placed the implants over the muscle so that didn't help either (even though I do like being subglandular). Having the galaflex mesh placed helped so much with creating strong soft tissue and the capsulorrhaphy brought back the natural location of the IMF. The capsulorrhaphy is very strong and feels like an internal bra. The weight of the implant is supported because I now have a strong IMF. I wanted a larger implant, but I did confirm with the PS that did my revision multiple times that it would hold up. I also confirmed with other PS's that I did consultations with, before I had picked Dr. Colgrove, that going up in size was ok. I would say about 70% of the PS's I had consultations with (I did 20+ consults) said I could go up in size, the other PS's said I should stay at the same size or I could go a little larger. It really depends on the technique and expertise of the PS doing the revision. If they don't do many revision surgeries then they may not be confident in the surgery holding up. So far I'm very impressed with how strong the capsulorrhaphy is and how thick the soft tissue is due to the galaflex mesh! But again, you can bottom out with any size implant if the surgeon lowers your IMF. This makes the IMF a weak spot and can cause you to bottom out. After my revision you can see my IMF was raised quite a bit and brought back to it's natural location.
September 21, 2022
What are IMFs please. I had mine done so many yrs ago nothing was really explained to me the say they do nowadays. Are your implants now under the muscle. I thought it was over or under and have not heard of sub glandular. Your breasts are so beautiful. really just spectacular. Thanks for sharing!
September 22, 2022
Thank you! So IMF stands for Inframammary Fold, it is the breast crease and where my incisions were placed. I am over the muscle, that's what subglandular stands for for. If you break down the word subglandular it means Sub:under/behind and glandular: the breast tissue glands. The same goes for submuscular, meaning behind the muscle. Hope that helps!
UPDATED FROM Honeysuckle91
7 months post
6 month Update Post Revision
Here is my 6 month update. Again I have subglandular 650cc HP Mentor Memorygel implants with galaflex mesh placed on the lower poles and pocket repair/internal bra/internal suturing (whatever you want to call it, Dr. Colgrove simply said "pocket repair" but I do feel he performed a capsulorrhaphy). Everything has held up really great and I am so happy with my results! I do wish I had the upper pole fullness I had when I was one month post-op but I knew that I was going to drop and fluff and lose a lot of the swelling and upper pole fullness. The galaflex mesh is really amazing, the soft tissue is even thicker than it was 3 months ago and it feels so strong. Recently I did notice that on my right breast it feels like a piece of the internal suturing may have come undone. I have contacted my PS and will be consulting with him to make sure it is ok. It can be difficult because I am across the country and I can't just hop on a plane to go see him in person. I try to be as transparent as possible as far as the good and bad. So far everything has been really great, the only concern is the internal suturing/internal bra becoming partially intact (but I still have to consult w/the PS). My scars are healing really well. I know for most of you looking at them you will probably think they look awful lol but compared to how they looked before my revision it is night and day. Before my revision my scars were really wide and keloid scars because I was bottomed out and the pressure of the implants was making them look horrible and my original PS made them very long. Dr. Colgrove went through the same IMF incision and he did an amazing job at fixing my botched scars. Because my original PS made the scars really long there wasn't anything Dr. Colgrove could do to make them shorter. Since Dr. Colgrove lifted my implants and supported them with the capsulorrhaphy and galaflex mesh, it took the pressure off the scars which made it so they could heal. I have been gently massaging the scars with scar gel and it really seems to help. Hopefully my videos upload, I had to lower the quality of some of the videos to be able to upload them. Hope this helps! Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions! Sorry it took me so long to do this update.
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April 19, 2022
Your boobs look amazing! Are they high profile or ultra high?
April 19, 2022
Thank you! They are high profile, but I wish I had gone with ultra high profile and a larger size!
April 19, 2022
I totally understand what you’re saying although they do look big enough! I had my 19 year old 300cc implants removed and replaced with 565 b.Lites high profile in 2020 along with a lift and Soooo wish I had gone bigger and ultra high! I’m now having them replaced with 800 ultra high. Unfortunately I can’t go any larger as I’m in the U.K. and mentor only go up to 800! Yours look huge on your pics I’ve got boob envy!
April 19, 2022
Lol yes they are large, but what I find is that because I have a wider chest/dove chested I need a larger width if I want the implants to fill in my chest. So if I went with ultra high profile I would have to up size in order to get the width. I just love the cleavage of ultra high profile. I also find that some women will have 350cc implants and they will look just as large as mine! I know a lot of it is just anatomy but I think it is because I was so bottomed out from my primary BA and my lower poles were so over dissected that I don't get the same upper pole fullness as other women. Even with the revision I have larger lower poles, there is only so much they can do from the inside to lift the implants without doing an actual breast lift. I'm in the US and silicone only goes up to 800cc. I know they are in the process of getting Motiva Implants FDA approved and they go up to 1050cc in some of their profiles. Some surgeons in the US will do overfilled saline implants but I would be scared to get saline since I am over the muscle, I think I would have rippling, and I don't know if I would like the feel of saline. Even though I love the "fake look" and sometimes saline can create that look, I have also seen saline look very natural. Do you have Motiva Implants in the UK?
April 19, 2022
Also, did you notice a difference with the b. lite implants? Did they feel lighter? I do believe we have them in the US but I have never had a PS offer them. Did you like them?
April 19, 2022
Lol and I have major boob greed too haha! I really just want the really pronounced cleavage line, like when I was a month out of surgery and still had swelling and the implants sat high. I am happy with the size I have, just wishing I went with ultra high profile! I will have to take a look at your page! I would love to see your results/journey if you posted!
June 13, 2022
I see you posted photos in a 36DD bra. Were you professionally sized? I think you look larger than that as those bras look a bit small. Girl, I'm a 34H/36G w/500cc. I don't feel that large but told often that I am. Just know the larger you go can cause more issues like pointing further outward with your nipples or bottoming out again due to the weight of a larger implant. Just food for thought. Good luck.
June 13, 2022
No I was never professionally sized. I actually never owned a bra before my BA and am a novice when it comes to bra shopping. I definitely think I could size up. These are just cheap push-up bras from Target. Definitely will be going to get sized! Thank you for the info! I really don't want to bottom out again. What brand would you recommend or do you like?
March 18, 2023
Hi:-) So you don’t like blite? And switch? I just replaced mine 17 years old silicone with blite. They don’t feel great. I think i regret
March 30, 2023
Hello! Sorry for the late reply! I actually have never had a surgeon that offered blite implants. I have never felt them, and have never seen them in any of my consultations. Are you in the US? They might be more popular outside of the US, but I'm not sure. Have you noticed a big difference in the blite implants vs the main implants offered? What don't you like about your new implants?
April 19, 2022
Wow your description on the size and width sounds exactly like mine as I have a wide chest so need the width also but I really want so much more projection! The b.lites are 30% lighter but if I’m honest I don’t like them as they are much harder and don’t feel as natural as my old ones plus I had them in front of the muscle for 19 years and Chris time they are behind the muscle which I really don’t like! I don’t have a lot of breast tissue so that’s when every surgeon I’ve seen suggested and I’ve had SO many consultations which as you know gets expensive! I could has been jabbed to have the largest size in b.lites done next month 920cc but they have stopped them coming in to the U.K. so my surgeon can’t get them but not many surgeons do big implants here and the surgeon I’ve found is a 6 hour drive away. I was going to travel to Florida to Dr Revis for 1100’s but I don’t want saline.
I don’t have a page on here unfortunately as I don’t like my boobs enough to show them! LOL! And your right some 300’s look huge as my old one’s were much more projected than these 565’s but I know that’s because these are wider to fill my chest and I now have a much closer cleavage!
April 19, 2022
Yes, it can be difficult to find the right balance of having close cleavage and projection! I was going to go to Dr. Revis also but there were too many horror stories and he doesn't use galaflex mesh which I really felt I needed for extra support. While I had small breasts to begin with the breast tissue itself was thick enough to go over the muscle. At the time of my primary BA I really didn't want to go over the muscle because it isn't the "norm" but now I'm happy I have them over the muscle and didn't have my pec muscle sliced. If I were to go under the muscle I would want complete muscle coverage. I know most surgeons don't do complete muscle coverage and they will do a dual plane placement which I see so many women that end up having animation deformity with dual plane. And woman that originally had over the muscle and switched to under usually don't like it, which makes me nervous because I'm sure in the future my breast tissue won't be so thick as I age and I will probably have to switch to under at some point. The galaflex mesh really did an amazing job at making my breast tissue really thick on the lower poles of my breasts, which got very thin from bottoming out. If you go with Mentor Memorygel Xtra in the largest size you will have a lot more projection. I had the Mentor Memorygel Xtra in MPP 370cc for my primary BA and switched to the regular Mentor Memorygel, both have the same gel inside but the regular memorygel are 93% filled and the Xtra gel are 98% filled. I do wish I had stuck with the Xtra gel implants just for that added protection. As far as consultations I went to 20+ consults for my revision and I only paid for one. I don't pay for consults unless I feel I really want to go to the PS. It is too expensive to be paying for consult after consult especially when they charge $150-$250. I understand not wanting to post, I was pretty embarrassed to post after I got botched by my first surgeon. Hopefully when you get your implant exchange you will love them!
June 13, 2022
@madness please do further research on any and every Dr. Check here, Facebook, IG, etc. Good luck
March 30, 2023
Sorry I think I read your message wrong. Your implants may feel harder depending on the type of implant you had placed or you may not be used to having them under the muscle. I'm not sure how far out of recovery you are, but it might be a variety of different factors. Hope you are liking them better now!
April 19, 2022
So sorry there’s some typing errors above I should have checked it first LOL!
I meant it had been Planned for me to have surgery with the largest b.lites next month I was booked in for on May 11th for 920cc but my surgeon can’t get them now, I’m so disappointed!
I meant it had been Planned for me to have surgery with the largest b.lites next month I was booked in for on May 11th for 920cc but my surgeon can’t get them now, I’m so disappointed!
April 19, 2022
Ok lol that was what I thought you meant. I wonder why they won't bring them in anymore. I know it can be difficult for breast implant companies because they have to go through such rigorous testing.
April 19, 2022
Wow!!!! They look so good!!! Thank you for updating. They really look perfect!
April 20, 2022
Thank you! I am very happy with the results! Wish I had the upper pole fullness I had when I was one month out but I knew they had to drop and fluff and I was going to lose most of the upper pole fullness. Still very happy that the revision fixed my bottomed out implants and I have a size that I love!
April 20, 2022
Another amazing and incredibly helpful review!!xx
April 20, 2022
Aww thank you! Sorry it took me so long to get this review out there lol I meant to do a 5 month update but ended up waiting to do my 6 month. Hope it helps!
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