Inventor of First Adjustable Cosmetic Breast Implant "Spectra" Presents Invention in Brazil

    MIAMI, FL, March 22, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Hilton Becker, a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and international specialist practicing Reconstructive, Cosmetic and Corrective Surgery in Boca Raton, Florida, recently presented studies and technical data about Spectra to the Brazilian medical community. Dr. Becker spoke at the 47th Brazilian Congress of Plastic Surgery in Vitoria in the State of Espiritu Santo on November 14. Dr. Becker is the inventor of Spectra, the first adjustable aesthetic breast implant, which is considered ideal for women with breast asymmetry.

Spectra's unique feature is its innovative volume regulation system, which allows adjustments to be made during surgery to attain ideal breast size. Surgeons have been using different sized prostheses to compensate for any asymmetry, and the results often fall short of patients' expectations. "With Spectra, operating time is reduced, since there is no need to test different prosthesis sizes during the procedure," explained Dr. Becker, a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

With Spectra, the measurements of the implant's base do not change when the surgeon makes individualized adjustments during surgery. "After the operation, small adaptations can still be made," said Rolf Gemperli, a plastic surgeon and professor at the School of Medicine of the University of Sao Paulo (FMUSP - Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo).

The Spectra implant has a small inner chamber that can be filled with variable amounts of saline or left completely empty. The inner chamber can be filled to give increased projection without palpable firmness. The innovative volume regulation system allows adjustments to be made during or after surgery to attain ideal breast size, and causes minimal change in base diameter.

In addition to being ideal for patients with breast asymmetry, Spectra can also be used in mastopexies performed along with breast augmentation, and correction of congenital chest anomalies, such as Poland syndrome, in breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, correction of prior breast implant problems, and in which patients have abnormalities of the rib cage and pectoral muscles.

Spectra has been approved by the EMEA (European Medicines Evaluation Agency) and is being marketed in some European countries. In Brazil, it is at an advanced stage of analysis and approval by ANVISA (National Health Surveillance Agency). Spectra is pending approval by the FDA and is expected to be available soon.

Dr. Becker is also the pioneer of the sub-areolar or scarless breast lift, used to treat sagging (ptosis) of the breast, and one-stage scarless breast reconstruction. This procedure is performed at the same time as the mastectomy. Patients often look better after their reconstruction than before, particularly in patients undergoing prophylactic mastectomy where skin sparing, areolar sparing or nipple sparing mastectomy is performed.

Spectra is a product of Mentor Worldwide LLC, headquartered in California, USA. The company is part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies.

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About Spectra:
Spectra is a product of Mentor Worldwide LLC, headquartered in California, USA. The company is part of Johnson & Johnson Medical Companies.

About Dr. Becker
Hilton Becker, M.D. is a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon practicing Reconstructive, and Cosmetic Surgery in Boca Raton, Florida. He is the developer of the 'Mentor Becker Adjustable Implant,' as well as several other innovative plastic surgery devices. He has published two books, contributed to numerous chapters in several plastic surgery text books and written over 50 articles. For more information, visit www.beckermd.com.

About Mentor
Mentor Worldwide LLC is a leader in the global cosmetic and reconstructive surgery marketplace, and is dedicated to developing, manufacturing and marketing science-based products for surgical and nonsurgical medical procedures. These procedures allow patients to retain a more youthful appearance and improve the quality of their lives.

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