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Keller Funnel reduces
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Ask for a surgeon with Keller Funnel™ experience.
The Keller Funnel™ is a soft, sterile device made of nylon that surgeons use to deliver silicone gel implants easily in to the breast pocket during an augmentation or reconstruction procedure. The Funnel was introduced to surgeons in 2009, shortly after silicone gels were FDA-approved and re-entered the U.S. market. Women and their surgeons have increasingly selected silicone gels for their natural look and feel, and today, according to the annual report provided by the American Society of Plastic Surgery, more silicone gels procedures are performed than saline.
The Funnel allows surgeons to make smaller incisions, similar to those used in saline implant procedures. Depending on a woman’s anatomy, the delivery tool also gives doctors the ability to place the incision in a variety of locations including: periareolar (around the nipple), inframammary (under the breast fold) and transaxial (under the arm).
According to a recent survey conducted among surgeons with experience using the Funnel:
- 91% reported that use of the Funnel reduces incision lengths
- 92% of physicians using the Funnel believe use of the Funnel reduces force on the implant shell
- 43% feel that inicisions heal better with the use of the Funnel, and believe patients appear less swollen and bruised
- 75% reported using the device reduced the risk of infection
- Nearly 70% believed it lessened patient bruising and may reduce the incidence of capsular contracture, a painful complication associated with breast augmentation procedures
Other benefits attractive to both surgeons and patients like you include a reduced force of the implant shell which may prevent a rupture of the implant and the ability for doctors to use a no-touch technique during the procedure which can lessen the chance of contamination.
Ask your surgeon about using the Keller FunnelTM. Find a surgeon using our Doctor Locator feature, or call us at 772.219.9993 for a list of surgeons in your area.
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