What is a Breast Tissue Expander?

Expanders create a space by stretching the tissue and preparing your skin to accommodate the implant at the time of exchange.

Expander

Your surgeon will surgically insert a tissue expander, and slowly expand the device to create space for an implant. Typically, you'll meet with your plastic surgeon on a regular basis to fill the expander with sterile saline to gradually stretch the skin.

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Once the breast pocket reaches the desired size, your surgeon will perform a second surgery to remove the tissue expander and replace it with the breast implant. If a mastectomy was only performed on one breast, you might choose to have the other breast augmented to achieve symmetry.

Mentor Breast Tissue Expanders

CPX™4 Breast Tissue Expander

MENTOR™ CPX™4 Breast Tissue Expander

The MENTOR™ CPX™4 Expander is designed for reconstruction and is designed to preferentially expand the lower portion of the breast, allowing surgeons to continually add saline solution via an injection dome. The resulting pocket will accommodate the implant and slope like a natural looking breast.¹

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MENTOR® Becker™ Expander/Implants

MENTOR™ BECKER™ Expander/Implant

Combines the advantages of tissue expanders with the feel of a gel breast implant. The saline-filled inner lumen of the BECKER™ Expander/Breast Implant provides the physician with the ability to control, within specified limits, the amount of expansion desired.²⁻⁶

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