Breast Implants Palm Springs

Anyone considering breast implants (breast augmentation) and doing internet Google research (Googling it) will undoubtedly come across at least one plastic surgeon who is advertising “Gummy Bear” breast implants or “anatomical” teardrop shaped breast implants. I constantly see this type of advertising both in my Palm Springs (Rancho Mirage) and Beverly Hills office locations. You might see aggressive marketing claims that make “Gummy Bear” or “anatomical” teardrop shaped breast implants seem like an amazing new invention (even though they have been around for a very long time). Round breast implants are now even being marketed with thicker (firmer) “high-strength cohesive” silicone gel, that claims to make round breast implants more “form stable”. I will try to dispel some myths and outline actual facts regarding the so-called “gummy bear” anatomical teardrop shaped breast implants and the newer “high-strength cohesive” (form stable) round breast implants.

IS THERE REALLY SUCH A THING AS A “GUMMY BEAR” BREAST IMPLANT?

Let us begin with the term “Gummy Bear”. No breast implant manufacturer in the USA has an implant that they can legally call a “gummy bear” breast implant. The term “gummy bear” actually originated with a German gelatin-based candy shaped in the form of a small bear. The name that the original manufacturer (Haribo) trademarked for this candy was actually “Gold Bears”.  The Jelly Belly Candy company later created their own clone of the candy and called their candies “Gummi Bears” (they used an “i” instead of a “y” for gummi). Disney subsequently came out with an animated television series called “Adventures of the Gummi Bears” (mid 1980’s).
If you look closely at all the websites of the FDA approved breast implants in the United States, not a single breast implant manufacturer has a breast implant that is formally called a “Gummy Bear” breast implant. Breast implant manufacturers sometimes find a creative way of sneaking in the word “gummy” or sneaking in the phrase “gummy bear” into their marketing campaigns, but the fact is that nobody manufactures an implant that is actually called a “Gummy Bear” breast implant.  The term “gummy bear” breast implant is just a slick marketing term that gets people’s attention. People generally have a very positive feeling and attitude toward the famous German gummy bear candies and breast implant manufacturers try to capitalize on this positive feeling. The reality is – the “Gummy Bear” phrase is simply all about marketing and it gets people’s attention.
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