Yes. The FDA screens and reviews products and medical procedures before allowing them to be put on the market.

As was mentioned, breast implants in general have been in the market since the mid-2000s. And gummy bear implants use a type of silicone implants that are stronger than ordinary silicone or saline implants.

Of course, that’s not to say that breast implants are completely safe. Breast implants also come with their own risks—but that’s true of any medical procedure or treatment.

There are two common type of implants used in breast surgery. They are saline implants and silicone implants.

Saline implants have a silicone shell filled with a saline or saltwater solution. They’re incredibly soft to the touch. However, they’re the least durable among the options and are more prone to rupturing or leaking. They also cause a “rippling” effect to the skin of the breasts because of how the liquid saline moves.

Silicone implants have a silicone shell and silicone gel filling. Silicone implants address the durability issues of saline implants, and are generally stronger and less prone to bursting. But because of this, traditional silicone implants leave breasts with an unnatural feeling of hardness or stiffness.

Gummy bear implants are also made of silicone. They’re a step-up from traditional silicone implants. Even though they also have a silicone shell and silicone gel filling, the silicone used is more fluid yet still durable. As a result, gummy bear implants have a natural softness that traditional silicone implants don’t.

Gummy bear implants also hold their shape, even if they’ve started to leak. This means breasts with these implants won’t have any unflattering lumps prior to correction or reimplantation.

No. Different surgeons have different criteria for suitable breast augmentation candidates, but in general, they look for candidates who are:

• In reasonably good physical and mental health
• Not currently pregnant or breastfeeding
• Not ill or currently fighting a disease or infection
• Cleared for breast cancer with a normal mammogram

Some surgeons exclude candidates who are currently smoking (they might ask you to stop for at least a month before the surgery). Some might also ask for psychological counseling first, in case the candidate has mental problems that makes them have a negative self-image.

Gummy bear implants are considered safe, but they still carry quite a few complications and risks. These include:

• Scarring at the incision site
• Bleeding
• Pain
• Infection
• Rupturing or leaking of the implants
• Rupturing or leaking of the implants
• Wrinkling of the breasts

Some patients have also experienced severe nausea and vomiting from the anesthesia. Others might also experience back pain, possibly due to the new weight added to the breasts.

The FDA also found a link between implants and breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a rare type of cancer.

Because of possible nipple sensation changes, some women who have undergone breast augmentation found difficulties during breastfeeding.

All breast implants carry a risk of rotating. This won’t be a problem with circular implants such as saline or traditional silicone, but rotation will be more noticeable with the teardrop-shaped gummy bear implants.