Breast Implant Brands and What to Know Before Choosing a Brand and Shape

Key points

• Which breast implant brand should you choose? The answer is that the choice of brand should be based on each person’s build and original breast shape, with your doctor helping to assess the shape and the volume (cc) that suits your body.
• Choosing breast implants registered with regulatory bodies helps lower the chance of capsular contracture (tightening of the scar tissue around the implant).
• Measuring your proportions and assessing your actual breast base before the procedure helps your doctor work out an implant size and shape that suits the width of your back without working against your original body shape.
• Preparing by learning about the procedure, together with following your doctor’s aftercare advice, helps support skin recovery and helps the breast shape settle.

Which breast implant brand should you choose? This is one of the main questions for anyone considering breast augmentation to change their body proportions, because each brand’s implants have different features, shapes and levels of softness designed for different body types. Choosing a type that does not suit your skin or the thickness of your muscles may lead to a tight feeling or capsular contracture in the future.

In this article, S45 Clinic compares the features of each breast implant brand in detail, including flexibility, softness and the different surface textures, and explains how breast size is assessed to balance with the width of your back, so you have accurate information that matches your own body.

What Should You Consider When Choosing a Breast Implant Brand?

Which breast implant brand should you choose, and why does it matter? The type and brand of breast implant play an important part in how the breasts feel, their shape and how they move with your body. Each brand of implant that meets standards has its own surface texture and inner gel density, so an implant can be chosen to suit each person’s original breast base and skin elasticity.

Each manufacturer also focuses on improving the flexibility and shape recovery of its implants, which are tested for compression resistance to the requirements of regulatory bodies such as the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), to help the implants keep their condition in the long term. How your body responds and the results of the procedure depend on your build, your health and how you recover.

Regulatory Standards and Long-Term Results

Choosing a breast implant brand that meets regulatory standards and has been tested over the long term is an important factor in lowering the risk of tightness caused by capsular contracture. Checking the registration with regulatory bodies, such as the Thai Food and Drug Administration (Thai FDA) or the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), is a basic step not to skip.

Assessing long-term results is not only about your proportions soon after the procedure, but also about how well the shape stays balanced and the feel stays soft over time. Most manufacturers keep statistical data and research to assess how implants cope with pressure and movement in daily life.

Which Breast Implant Brands Are Available?

Choosing a breast implant brand depends mainly on your original breast base, the amount of skin and tissue over the chest and the width of your chest. Some brands currently available are registered with regulatory bodies such as the US FDA and the Thai FDA, and differ in their gel materials and surface coating technology.

Understanding the specific features helps you get information that matches your body, for example measuring the thickness of your skin and tissue in millimetres to help assess, with your doctor, the gel flexibility that suits you.

1. Motiva Implants

Motiva implants use ProgressiveGel Plus, a highly elastic gel, to help the shape and movement follow your body. The gel inside changes shape as you change position, taking a teardrop-like shape when you are upright and spreading into a more round shape when you lie down. Features intended for long-term use include:

• a fine SmoothSilk or Nano Texture surface, which helps reduce tension on the tissue around the implant
• a 7-layer outer shell, designed to withstand compression and help the implant keep its condition
• a small built-in microchip that stores the implant’s identification data, which can be checked with a special scanner

2. Mentor Implants

Mentor implants are regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), which sets requirements for how they are made and for their long-term use.

The brand is known for its highly stable cohesive gel, which helps the implant keep its shape and lowers the chance of wrinkling at the implant edge after the procedure. It comes with smooth or textured surfaces and several projection levels, from low to high, to suit each person’s different build and original breast base.

The brand also has a care policy for capsular contracture or implant damage, under the manufacturer’s conditions, and after the procedure you receive a card showing the unique identification number of your implants.

3. Sebbin Implants

Sebbin implants are known for their flexibility and shape recovery, with a smooth, fine surface that helps the shape and proportions suit your original body shape. The brand uses gel assessed against standard criteria and a highly stable manufacturing process, to help the implant keep its shape and withstand compression.

The brand is known for its micro-textured surface, which is designed to help lower the chance of tightness caused by capsular contracture around the breast, with a soft feel and movement that follows your posture.

4. Euro Silicone Implants

Euro Silicone implants are another option for people with a narrow original breast base, or who want the breasts to have more shape. They are designed with high projection to suit the body, which helps the breasts look fuller and in proportion. The highly stable gel inside helps the implant keep its shape and lowers the chance of rippling after surgery.

The brand’s outer shell is made to help lower the chance of tightness caused by capsular contracture around the breast. Finely textured models are available, such as the Cristalline model, which helps the implant sit closely against the tissue, with volume options from 100cc to 800cc for your doctor to consider when choosing a size that suits each person’s different build.

Comparing Motiva and Mentor

Choosing between these 2 brands depends on your needs and your original build. Each brand has developed its gel and surface texture differently to suit a range of body types.

Comparison point	Motiva	Mentor
Surface texture	Smooth and SilkSurface	Smooth and Microtexture
Inner gel features	ProgressiveGel Plus and Ultima	Cohesive I and Cohesive II

Softness and Feel During Movement

Motiva and Mentor implants differ in feel and movement because of how their inner gels have been developed. Which breast implant brand suits you therefore depends on the level of softness you want and how you want the breast shape to change during activities.

Brand	Softness	Movement when you move your body
Motiva	Soft, flexible and recovers its shape well	Changes shape with your posture, looking teardrop-like when standing and spreading into a more round shape when lying down
Mentor	Soft and firm, with a firm feel when touched	Holds its shape well and keeps fullness in the upper breast even when you move

The right level of softness should be assessed together with the thickness of your skin and tissue. People who do not have much tissue over the chest may consider a more flexible option, so the gel moves in line with your movement and helps with the look of the implant edge.

People who want clear fullness in the upper breast, or who have mild breast sagging, may consider a highly stable implant to help support and keep the breast shape in proportion with the body. Results and how your body responds depend on your build, how you heal and your individual health.

Data Recording Technology and Care Under the Manufacturer’s Conditions

Data recording technology and the manufacturer’s care conditions are another important factor, as they let you check and track your implant’s identification data with an external reader.

This technology keeps records organised, so you do not need to worry about losing documents, because the key information is stored systematically. The technical features of the 2 brands are as follows:

Comparison point	Some Motiva models	Mentor
Microchip technology	A small built-in RFID microchip	Records kept through documents and an implant ID card
Checking the serial data	Scanned from outside the body with a radio-frequency scanner	Checked from the implant ID card and certificate documents
Care if the implant is damaged	Follows the manufacturer’s conditions and policy	Follows the manufacturer’s conditions and policy

A small built-in microchip makes it quick and easy to look up the model and size in cc by scanning over the skin with the brand’s own special device.

How Do Breast Implant Shapes and Surfaces Affect the Result?

The shape and surface of an implant play an important part in changing your proportions, in how the implant moves with your body and in managing tightness caused by capsular contracture around the breast. The type of implant you choose affects the fullness of the upper breast and how soft it feels to touch.

The thickness of each person’s skin and tissue is an important factor, together with whether the implant is placed over or under the muscle, to lower the chance of feeling the implant edge in the long term. Assessing your body with your doctor helps make the procedure suitable for you.

How Do Round and Teardrop Implants Look Different?

Round and teardrop implants give different levels of fullness and breast proportions, and the choice depends mainly on your original body shape. The two types compare as follows:

1. Round implants are designed with volume spread evenly in every direction and add fullness to the upper breast. They suit people who want more volume and projection in the upper breast when wearing clothes.
2. Teardrop implants spread volume to follow the body’s contour, sloping from the top with more volume at the bottom. They suit people with a short breast base or who want proportions that follow the body. When you are upright, the gel’s weight settles evenly towards the bottom.

Comparison point	Round	Teardrop
Upper breast shape	Volume spread evenly	Slopes to follow the body’s contour
Shape change	Keeps volume even in every direction	Shifts weight towards the bottom
Suitable for	People who do not have much tissue over the chest and want upper breast volume with projection	People with a short chest or who want proportions that follow the body

How Do You Choose Between Smooth and Textured Implants?

The choice of implant surface depends mainly on the thickness of your skin and tissue and on your aftercare plan. Smooth implants feel soft and flexible, but may need regular care of the chest as your doctor advises to help manage tightness around the implant.

Textured implants are designed to help manage tightness caused by capsular contracture and to help the implant sit closely against the tissue.

Surface	Features	Suitable for
Smooth	Soft, and moves well with your posture	People who do not have much tissue over the chest and can follow the aftercare advice regularly
Textured	The surface helps the implant sit closely against the tissue and lowers the chance of the implant shifting position	People who are concerned about long-term aftercare

Choosing a surface type that suits your body should be based on a physical examination by your doctor. For example, if you choose smooth implants, plan to follow your doctor’s advice on caring for your chest after the procedure.

Choosing a Breast Implant Brand and a Size That Suits Your Body

Choosing a volume that is too large for your original build may put extra load on your back muscles and may make the breasts sag sooner.

Choosing a size that suits your body therefore needs detailed measurements in centimetres by your doctor, to find an implant placement that suits your individual build. The measurements are also used to narrow down which breast implant brand to choose, because each brand offers a different range of base widths and projection levels. The right brand is one with models that cover your proportions, not the brand people talk about most.

1. Assessing Your Existing Breast Tissue and Breast Base

Assessing your existing breast tissue and the size of your breast base is the first step in choosing the implant volume (cc), to help place the implant in suitable proportions. A licensed doctor uses a measuring tool to measure the actual width of your breast base, which is usually about 8cm to 14cm depending on your build. If the implant width does not suit your original breast base, it may affect how the implant sits on the chest.

The thickness of your skin and tissue is also an important factor when considering implant features. People whose breast tissue is more than 2cm thick are often suited to implants with more projection, while for people with less tissue, or a pinch thickness of less than 10mm, an implant with moderate projection helps with the look of the implant edge. Once the base width and tissue thickness are measured, they are compared with each brand’s features to see whether it has models with a base width and projection in the same range. Results depend on your existing tissue, your build and how your body responds.

2. Height and Back Proportions

Your height and back width help set limits on the implant volume you choose, so that your overall proportions look balanced. For people who are not very tall or have narrow shoulders, an implant with too wide a base may make the breasts spread to the sides and hide the waist, making the figure look bulkier.

People with a wide back or a larger chest are often suited to implants with a wider base without looking out of place. Measuring the width of your chest with a special measuring tool helps your doctor work out the implant width that suits your body in millimetres, so your proportions look balanced and your figure looks defined. For people at either end of the range, such as a breast base narrower than average or a wide back, brands with a wide choice of volumes and base widths make it easier to find a model that suits you. Results and proportions after the procedure depend on your original breast base and individual build.

How to Look After Yourself After Breast Implant Surgery

Looking after yourself after the procedure plays an important part in keeping the breasts soft and lowering tightness caused by capsular contracture around the breast. Following your doctor’s advice in the first 14 days helps lower the chance of the breasts becoming hard and tight.

How to Massage Your Breasts Correctly

To massage your breasts after surgery, gently push the chest with your palms from the sides towards the middle, to help keep the tissue flexible and lower tightness caused by capsular contracture. Push in all 4 directions: from the outside inwards, from the inside out to the side, from the bottom upwards and from the top downwards. Hold each push for about 5 seconds before releasing and moving on to the next direction.

Press firmly enough to feel a slight stretch, without tensing or pressing so hard that it hurts. Start once the skin over the wound is fully dry, or as your doctor advises, usually around week 3 after the procedure, and do it every day for about 10 to 15 minutes each time, in the morning and evening, to help keep the area around the implants soft.

Following Your Doctor’s Advice

Following your doctor’s advice after breast augmentation plays an important part in lowering the chance of inflammation and implant displacement. Taking your prescribed medicine regularly helps with swelling and bruising and keeps your body’s responses normal. Avoid strenuous activities, heavy lifting or exercise that uses the chest muscles in the early period, to lower the risk of internal wound tearing.

Keeping the surgical wound clean and dry, together with wearing a support bra for as long as your doctor advises, helps support the implants and keep them in a suitable position.

Going to your follow-up appointments lets your doctor closely assess how your skin is healing and how your body is recovering, and whether breast revision may be needed in the future if any problem is found.

Why Choose S45 Clinic for Breast Augmentation

Breast surgery relies on a design that suits each person’s original body shape. At S45 Clinic, we focus on care at every step to meet your needs. Our experienced surgeons assess your physical features to help plan the use of breast implants that suit your individual build. You can also read our criteria for choosing a breast augmentation clinic.

Individual Body Assessment

At S45 Clinic, your body is assessed individually to help choose an implant type with a base width and projection that suit your breasts.

The assessment starts with measuring the width of your breast base, the elasticity of the skin over your chest and the thickness of your skin and tissue. The doctor assesses these measurements together to find an implant placement that suits your body, which helps lower the chance of the implants sitting too close together. This may be considered together with breast augmentation with your own fat as suitable for each person.

Frequently Asked Questions About Choosing a Breast Implant Brand

I Am Very Slim With Little Breast Tissue. Which Breast Implant Brand and Shape Should I Choose?

Implants that are soft and highly flexible, such as models with a gel that changes shape as you move or models that focus on soft volume, often suit people with a small chest. A moderate to high projection with a base width that suits your body is recommended.

How Long Do Breast Implants From Each Brand Last?

Current breast implants have an outer shell and gel designed to stay stable in the long term. Most manufacturers advise seeing a doctor for regular check-ups, or having the implants assessed after 10 to 15 years.

Can I Choose the Implant Brand Myself, or Does the Doctor Choose It?

You can tell us the shape and level of softness you prefer. Your doctor then assesses your preferences together with the width of your original breast base, the thickness of your skin and the elasticity of your tissue, to choose a model and size that your body can support. If the model you want has a base width that does not suit your original build, your doctor will suggest a similar model with a comparable shape instead.

How Can I Check That the Implants Used Match the Model I Chose?

After the procedure, you receive a document or card showing the unique identification number of your implants, which you can compare with the model and size agreed before surgery. Some models also store data on a small chip inside the implant, which can be checked with a special reader at the healthcare facility without further surgery. Keep these documents for reference at future check-ups.

Summary

When choosing which breast implant brand is right for you, consider the shape, surface and volume (cc) that suit your individual build, because each type of breast implant has different features in terms of flexibility and shape retention. A physical examination by your doctor helps you choose breast implants that suit your original body shape.

Measuring the width of your breast base and the thickness of your skin and tissue also plays an important part in deciding where the implants are placed, which helps lower the risk of capsular contracture after surgery. How your body responds and the results after the procedure depend on your build, how you heal and your individual health.

Surgery and medical procedures carry risks. Find out about them and consult a doctor before you decide. Results depend on each person.