Applications

1626 – Mentor Textured breast implants and expanders compared with smooth breast implants and expanders on the Prostheses List

Find out about the service or technology in this application and the medical condition it addresses. You can also view the application documents, the deadlines for providing consultation input and the outcome of the application when the MSAC process is complete.

  • Status Complete
  • Type -
  • Pre-PASC consultation -
  • Pre-MSAC consultation -
  • Outcome Not supported

Application details

Reason for application

Prostheses List Criterion 5.

Service or technology in this application

1. Breast reconstruction surgery, which involves replacement of missing breast volume by surgical methods:

  • following mastectomy due to cancer (including prophylactic mastectomy);
  • to correct trauma to the breast;
  • to address congenital deformities; or
  • to correct severe breast ptosis.

2. Primary and revision breast augmentation

Type: Therapeutic

Medical condition this application addresses

Mentor textured breast implants and tissue expanders are one of several surgical options used in patients undergoing breast reconstruction and breast augmentation.

Application documents

Public summary document

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Meetings to consider this application

  • PASC meeting: -
  • ESC meeting: -
  • MSAC meeting: 28 to 29 November 2019