Portsmouth, New Hampshire (April 16th, 2013) - Dr. Lawrence Gray and Dr. Brannon Claytor have already completed cases with the recently FDA approved Natrelle410 highly cohesive shaped silicone —filled breast implants. The new silicone gel shaped breast implants arefor use in breast reconstruction, augmentation and revision surgery. Also called “tear drop”, shaped implants or anatomical breast implants, they create a very natural looking breast shape. 

“The Natrelle 410 implants allow for soft tissue reconstruction with proportionate volume and provides less upper pole fullness”, according to Dr. Brannon Claytor, board certified plastic surgeon.  “The shaped implant is able to replace tissue which has been removed due to cancer or trauma.  The implants have a soft feel andare form stable, which provides an aesthetically pleasing shape that will stay that way.  Both my patients and I have been very pleased with the results.”

“We are very happy that the new silicone gel shaped implants offers another choice for patients who do not who want less volume superiorly (at the top of the breast) and who want more of a natural shape”, states Dr. Lawrence Gray. “The Natrelle 410 shaped gel implant imitates the soft slope of a mature breast nicely with a pleasing amount of breast tissue.  This alternative to round silicone and to saline implants helps women attain the look they want, which is what we are all about here at Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center. ” 

Shaped implants are filled with ahighly cohesive silicone gel whichis designed to hold the implant’sshape over time and still have a soft feel. Shaped implants also present important advantages, such as maintaining their shape and remaining an upright position and are unlikely to wrinkle, fold or ripple.

About Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center

Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center is the practice of New Hampshire plastic surgeon,Dr. Lawrence Gray, since 1985. Dr. Gray is nationally and internationally recognized as the inventor of thescarless breast reduction, a revolutionary procedure that eliminates scars associated with the older, traditional method of breast reduction. He has a large following of satisfied patients from across New Hampshire, the United States and a number of foreign countries, who have sought him out for breast augmentationand scarless breast reduction. Dr. Gray has taught at educational conferences for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and is the only member of the International Society of Plastic Surgeons from New Hampshire. Dr. Mark Ballentyne is a highly skilled physician who has been Director of Medical Aesthetics at the Skin Wellness Center since 2003. Dr. Ballentyne is board-certified by the American Academy of Family Practice Physicians, is licensed to practice in New Hampshire and will be fully certified by the Board of Aesthetic Medicine in September 2011. He has established a strong reputation for his talent in administering dermal fillers, BOTOX® Cosmetic and Dysport injections, and Fraxel laser treatments. He is a national trainer for Allerganâ„¢. Dr. Brannon Claytoris board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery, as well as in hand surgery. Dr. Claytor is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, offering patients a high level of skill, outstanding training and commitment to excellence in cosmetic, reconstructive and hand surgery. He completed an additional year of training in breast microsurgery, oncologic reconstruction and hand microsurgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and was on the teaching faculty of the Lahey Clinic Medical Center.

For more information please visit: http://www.atlanticplasticsurg.com/.