Dr. Mandell-Brown Reveals Why Mentor is His Preferred Breast Implant
Patients who come to the Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center for a breast augmentation consultation often arrive with a size in mind and an implant brand they’ve already researched. Sometimes that brand came from a celebrity story. Sometimes it came from a practice that markets itself around a single exclusive implant line. Sometimes it came from Instagram.
Cincinnati breast augmentation surgeon Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown uses Mentor breast implants. He has used them for over 35 years, and he has no plans to change.
Here is why he chose Mentor, why he has stayed with this brand, and what patients should understand before walking into an augmentation consultation with a implant brand already decided.
Why the Implant Brand Is Worth Asking About
Choosing a breast implant is not like choosing a car or a phone, devices you can replace when something better comes along. The implant goes inside your body and stays there for years. Because of this commitment, the brand deserves the same scrutiny as implant size and profile.
Patients routinely ask about size, projection, and placement. The implant brand itself, and why a particular surgeon uses it, tends not to come up, but it should.
Dr. Mandell-Brown’s Preferred Implant: Mentor
Dr. Mandell-Brown uses Mentor breast implants, both MemoryGel silicone and saline, for the majority of his breast augmentation patients, matching the implant type to what best suits each patient’s anatomy and preference. Mentor has been manufacturing breast implants for over 50 years, and every implant sold to the US market is made in the United States. That manufacturing history and domestic production are two of the reasons Dr. Mandell-Brown has stayed with Mentor through decades of practice.
The breast implant market has seen newer entrants in recent years, some manufactured overseas, including Motiva, whose implants are produced in Costa Rica. These brands arrive with significant fanfare, exclusive arrangements with certain practices, and premium pricing. Dr. Mandell-Brown’s position is simple: longevity matters. Fifty years of safety and performance data in the US market is not something a newer brand, regardless of its technology, has had the time to build. When a revision becomes necessary down the road, the manufacturer’s warranty and support infrastructure matter too. Mentor’s long-standing US presence means that support is well established and well tested.
Why He Does Not Use Teardrop-Shaped Implants
Teardrop implants, also called anatomical or shaped implants, are designed to mimic the natural slope of the breast, with more volume at the bottom than the top. Teardrop implants require a textured shell to keep them from rotating inside the breast pocket, as rotation is a real risk. When it happens, the breast becomes visibly distorted and surgical correction is required.
Dr. Mandell-Brown does not use textured implants of any kind. The textured surface carries its own risk profile, and rotation is a problem that round implants simply do not have.
Proponents of teardrop implants argue the anatomical shape produces a more natural result. Dr. Mandell-Brown disagrees. A round implant, chosen with the right profile for a patient’s frame and placed with precision, produces a natural result.
Implant shape is one variable among many. Chest wall width, existing tissue volume, implant profile, and placement technique all contribute to how the final result looks. Teardrop implants add a real complication risk in exchange for a shape benefit that careful implant selection and surgical technique are able to deliver with a round implant.
How Implant Selection Works at the Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery Center
Dr. Mandell-Brown does not arrive at a consultation with a single implant option ready to present. He starts with the patient’s anatomy, chest wall width, existing tissue, skin elasticity, and overall frame, and the implant selection follows from that exam.
Before the consultation
Before the consultation, patients complete breast augmentation homework: bringing in photos of breasts they feel are too large, too small, and just right. This gives Dr. Mandell-Brown a clear picture of what a patient’s eye is drawn to before the exam shapes what is actually achievable. Dr. Mandell-Brown brings this photo board into the operating room during surgery, using it to fine-tune sizing in real time. Using this sizing method, 98 percent of patients rate their satisfaction with their resulting size a 9 or 10 on a 1 to 10 scale, 10 being best.
Choosing breast implant size
Implant size is selected in cubic centimeters rather than cup size, since cup sizes vary between bra brands and do not translate predictably to implant volume. Profile, meaning how far the implant projects from the chest wall, is chosen based on chest width and body proportions. For patients with minimal tissue, submuscular placement provides better coverage and a more gradual upper pole slope. Getting those variables right for each patient, rather than defaulting to a single approach, is what produces a result that looks proportionate and holds up over time.
Mentor’s MemoryGel and saline lines provide the full range of sizes and profiles that kind of planning requires, which is why his preference has stayed consistent across more than three decades of practice.
“I can’t say enough wonderful things about Dr. Mandell-Brown and his staff. From my very first consultation through ongoing post-op care, the entire experience has been exceptional. During my initial consult, Dr. Mandell-Brown spent over an hour and a half thoroughly discussing the procedure, what would work best for my body, and the reasoning behind every recommendation. I never felt rushed and truly appreciated the level of detail and care he provided.”
Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown
Dr. Mandell Brown is a nationally recognized, triple board-certified cosmetic surgeon with over 30 years of experience performing facial, breast, and body procedures. Known for his Natural Look™ cosmetic surgery results, Dr. Mandell-Brown has the credentials and aesthetic eye to precisely tailor your procedure and safely achieve the results you desire.
If you are considering breast augmentation in Cincinnati, schedule a consultation with Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown to discuss your goals and find out which implant options fit your anatomy. Call (513) 984-4700 (Cincinnati) or (937) 260-4405 (Springboro), or contact us online. Dr. Mandell-Brown serves patients throughout Cincinnati, Springboro, and Dayton, Ohio.
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