What does your implant gurarantee mean?

Girls,

Something interesting that I thought I should bring up. What do you think it means when your implant comes with a 10 year or lifetime guarantee?

Free replacement implant if the implant ruptures? but the actual op fees arnt covered?

kezza85 wrote:Free replacement implant if the implant ruptures? but the actual op fees arnt covered?

Yes that is what I understood from my ps's explanation.

sarahdawn31 wrote:

kezza85 wrote:Free replacement implant if the implant ruptures? but the actual op fees arnt covered?

Yes that is what I understood from my ps's explanation.

i believed the same too.

Before I found this site I would have thought that it would have meant that I got the implant & reop etc for free should anything go wrong!! Which is I'm sure what most ppl who haven't/didn't do proper research (like me) thought!! But I have now found out that it's just the implant and not the op?! Is that right??

I think it means that only if the implant ruptures during it's 10 year guarantee that the implant ONLY will be replaced and I would have to pay the surgeon,clinic, hospital etc fees and these can be more expensive for a re op as they charge to remove the implant. The implant is the cheapest bit. A lifetime guarantee is the same and will only be free if there is a rupture, no other complication is considered. I also know that implants may be built to last a lifetime, but that doesn't really mean the rest of your life. Everyone will need a re op at some time.

my guarantee actually says that it only covers the cost of the implant and not any other fees so i am in no doubt about that bit, but saying that if any of us had an early rupture wouldn't we want to upgrade our implants anyway? i know i would therefore making my guarantee pointless as i wouldnt feel i could trust those partiular implants again...

misf1 wrote:I think it means that only if the implant ruptures during it's 10 year guarantee that the implant ONLY will be replaced and I would have to pay the surgeon,clinic, hospital etc fees and these can be more expensive for a re op as they charge to remove the implant. The implant is the cheapest bit. A lifetime guarantee is the same and will only be free if there is a rupture, no other complication is considered. I also know that implants may be built to last a lifetime, but that doesn't really mean the rest of your life. Everyone will need a re op at some time.

Yup, I'd agree with that, just to add CC to this also, even those offering life time aftercare only offer 3 years cover for CC.

And a replacement would only be given for either with a 'clinical diagnosis'

For example, you couldn't just say you had CC and expect the surgeon to sort the free implant replacement out, the surgeon would need to examine the breast themselves and give you a confirmed diagnosis for it.

You couldn't just say you had a rupture, neither can your surgeon, the ONLY way a rupture can be detected is through an ultrasound/MRI scan, these scans will be the only evidence accepted at 'clinical evidence' of a rupture. xx

Cost of implants only, for rupture or CC AFTER diagnosis xx Basically the minimum cost to them xx

UNLESS - after investigation the company or PS deem the result that you have is outside of 'acceptable' xx

Just wanted to say Roxy, great thread xx there seems to be a lot of misconception out there xx

cookie wrote:[Yup, I'd agree with that, just to add CC to this also, even those offering life time aftercare only offer 3 years cover for CC.

MyBreast offer 5 years for CC and rupture cookie. xx

Our lifetime aftercare programme
Our lifetime implant warranty covers rupture and capsular contracture, which means if surgical intervention is required, you will not be charged for your implants. In addition My Breast covers all your surgical cost in the 5 years after surgery. So you can relax in the knowledge that we have you covered.

Didn't know that Alfie. Thanks for clearing that up babe xx

Harley Medical offer 6 years too xx

sianb23 wrote:Harley Medical offer 6 years too xx

I thought THM were 3 years babe.

• Full and comprehensive cover for Capsular Contracture and Rupture for
breast augmentation patients - if your surgeon identifies encapsulation
within 3 years of your initial operation you are covered for hospital,
surgeon, anaesthetist, implant and most importantly post operative care
by our nurses.*

Taken from THM website HERE. XX

Transform cover you for 10 years for cc and rupture from what i can tell.

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it looks like they may have just changed their policy as i checked their website about 4 days ago and it said 6 years, i'm not too worried tough as i have in writing my aftercare agreement which also states 6 years xx

The Transform warranty worries me greatly and I am concerned this is very cleverly worded to disguise the implant warranty as their own. There is no suggestion that 'surgery costs' will be covered, just that the 'implant' will be replaced on their website, this part in particular raised alarm bells -

Don't forget you can also visit your Surgeon for up to three years after surgery at no extra cost

Suggesting only being covered for implant replacement only for ten years which is what Allergan give you anyway. And after the three years, you then have to pay for extras. xx

Hmm, see what you mean. Has anyone had any experiences of having trouble with Transforms aftercare?
I wish i had done a little more research on this subject before surgery. The co-ordinators realise that you probably know little about the subject initially, sell it as this fabulous package and you think everything is dandy so you have confidence in what they say.

Very clever selling ay?

xx

hi girls. my implants have 10 years guarantee in cas of leakage due to rupture of the implant and of top of that my clinic also offers a free operation to reoplace the implants during ten years following the operation.
In case of complecations such as rejection of the implants by the human body or capsular contraction my clinic will perform the surgical removal of the implants free of carge and in case i would wish new implant surgery the cost of the replacement implants are to be paid by me and operation will be free of charge

mossy84 wrote:Hmm, see what you mean. Has anyone had any experiences of having trouble with Transforms aftercare?
I wish i had done a little more research on this subject before surgery. The co-ordinators realise that you probably know little about the subject initially, sell it as this fabulous package and you think everything is dandy so you have confidence in what they say.

Very clever selling ay?

xx

FOUND IT! I bloody knew I'd get to the bottom of this, it just wasn't reading right at all, this was cleverly written!

In the small print on their home page!

7. Comprehensive aftercare policy



We offer a three year readmission policy for clinical complications post surgery. In addition, our breast implants come with a 10-year warranty.

They bloody do only offer three year cover for rupture and CC! They're VERY cleverly disguising Allergans 10 year implant warranty and failing to mention the surgery in the larger warranty page!

DISGUSTING!

mytime, are you with Transform too babe?

no Cookie, i had my BA in Belgium

I didn't want to say anything earlier as was only 99% sure but my understanding of the Transform / Allergen warranty is as follows;

Transform cover for 3 years only for cc and rupture, ie CLINICAL complications, they will cover the surgery and implant cost I believe xx

Any other complications, double bubble, bottoming out etc will only be done if YOU complain and they THEN agree that result is not within the range of acceptable xx

Allergen implants are covered for 10 years - cost of implant ONLY will be paid - all other costs to be met by you.......

Like you say Cookie they are very clever with their wording...... xx

i get the impression a lot of people will be caught out with the wording by transform, its not good x

I can see there's a bit of confusion, hence my post.

Aftercare and implant warranty are TWO SEPARATE THINGS.

Your aftercare includes meeting your surgeon and nurses after your op, complications arising from infection etc. Also it should cover surgical error and cc, though cc is usually only offered for 3-5 years after surgery as everyone will develop some form of cc throughout its lifetime.

Your implant guarantee doesn't mean your aftercare is for 10 years or for a lifetime. Your implant guarantee simply means if the implant ruptures it can be replaced like-for-like. You will have to fund everything else yourself. This includes surgeon's fees, clinic's fees, hospital fees, anaesthetists etc. Basically the charge will be similar to that of your original op however with £100-300 taken off for replacement implants.

In order to find out if your implant has ruptured you may be required to pay for scans and tests before a reop will be considered. This again will be something YOU may have to pay for.

Lifetime guarantee does not mean you will never need to change your implants. After 10-15 years you may notice they change shape and don't sit right on your frame. Everyone who has a BA will need a replacement op in the future.

:good: Thanks for the info Roxy xx

A really really good post to clear things up xx

After reading through a few of these warrantees/guarantees be VERY careful before accepting anything as they are VERY cleverly worded to give the appearance that the implant warantee and aftercare are two of the same, they're NOT. So don't simply take for granted what you're told or what you read over for the first time, take time to check out the small print! and ASK outright if you believe you're covered by 'aftercare' for a specified number of years if all of those years are inclusive of aftercare? this means hospital fees, surgeons fees, dressings and pre and post-op appointments, everything but the implants!

Please be sure 'cos after recent findings it's not at all clear and VERY misleading and ALWAYS get it in writing!!! xx