Table 2.
Implant Factors
| Factor | % of total respondents |
|---|---|
| Currently I use the following implant manufacturers (multiple responses allowed) | |
| B Lite (Polytech Health & Aesthetics GmbH, Dieburg, Germany) | 6.85 |
| Eurosilicone (GC Aesthetics; Apt, France) | 4.79 |
| Ideal (saline) (Ideal Implant Incorporated, Addison, TX) | 0.00 |
| Mentor (Johnson & Johnson, Irvine, CA) | 71.23 |
| Motiva (Establishment Labs Holdings Inc., Alajuela, Costa Rica) | 27.40 |
| Nagor (GC Aesthetics, Glasgow) | 27.40 |
| Polytech (Polytech Heath & Aesthetics GmbH, Dieburg, Germany) | 16.44 |
| Sebbin (Groupe Sebbin, Paris, France) | 12.33 |
| Sientra (Sientra Inc., Santa Barbara, CA) | 0.00 |
| Silmed (polyurethane) (Silimed Industria de Implantes Ltda; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) | 0.68 |
| Others | 0.68 |
| The most common implant that I use in my practice | |
| B Lite | 0.00 |
| Eurosilicone | 0.00 |
| Ideal (saline) | 0.00 |
| Mentor | 56.16 |
| Motiva | 19.86 |
| Nagor | 11.64 |
| Polytech | 3.42 |
| Sebbin | 5.48 |
| Sientra | 0.00 |
| Silmed (polyurethane) | 0.00 |
| Others | 3.42 |
| Patient's choice of implant for primary augmentation | |
| Anatomical | 13.01 |
| Round | 78.08 |
| Other (please specify) | 8.90 |
| Surgeons’ choice of implant for primary augmentation | |
| Anatomical | 14.38 |
| Round | 75.34 |
| Other (please specify) | 10.27 |
| Textured vs smooth implants; I use the following implant | |
| Smooth | 16.44 |
| Macro textured | 28.08 |
| Micro textured | 28.77 |
| Nano textured | 23.29 |
| Other (please specify) | 3.42 |
| Size of implant, cc | |
| 150-250 | 2.74 |
| 250-350 | 80.82 |
| 350-450 | 15.75 |
| >450 | 0.68 |
| Acellular dermal matrix as an implant stabilizer | |
| Do not use it at all | 83.33 |
| Use it in selected cases | 14.58 |
| Use it in all cases | 0 |
| Other (please specify) | 3.47 |