MENTOR MemoryGel BOOST Breast Implant SHPB740Recalls & reported problems

Summary

The FDA's MAUDE database contains 18 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 00081317027140), received between May 12, 2023 and Sep 2, 2026 — classified as 18 injuries.

The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Material Rupture” (1 report).

Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.

Most reported problems

Recent adverse event reports

The 18 most recent of 18 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.

• InjurySep 2, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 50576247 ↗
• InjuryJul 30, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  It was reported that a patient who underwent a breast reconstruction procedure with MENTOR MemoryGel BOOST Breast Implant gel breast prostheses developed infection in both breasts post implantation. As a result, the patient underwent bilateral explantation with no replacement breast prostheses.This MedWatch report is for the patient¿s right breast prosthesis.

  Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection

  MAUDE report 50089628 ↗
• InjuryJul 30, 2026Material Rupture

  It was reported that a patient underwent breast reconstruction with two 740cc MENTOR MemoryGel BOOST Breast Implants. Post-operatively, the patient suffered right breast implant rupture. As a result, the patient underwent breast implant removal and replacement surgery on (b)(6) 2024. The replacement device was a Mentor gel implant.

  Patient problems: Deformity/ Disfigurement

  MAUDE report 50078047 ↗
• InjuryMar 18, 2026Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT IMPLANTED WITH A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT EXPERIENCED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE BAKER GADE 4 ON THE RIGHT SIDE POST-OPERATIVELY. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 24627057 ↗
• InjuryNov 13, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT AN UNSPECIFIED BREAST SURGERY WITH MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT 740CC GEL BREAST PROSTHESES DEVELOPED AN ALLERGIC REACTION POST IMPLANTATION. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT BREAST PROSTHESIS.

  Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction

  MAUDE report 23550781 ↗
• InjuryNov 13, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT AN UNSPECIFIED BREAST SURGERY WITH MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT 740CC GEL BREAST PROSTHESES DEVELOPED AN ALLERGIC REACTION POST IMPLANTATION. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S LEFT BREAST PROSTHESIS.

  Patient problems: Hypersensitivity/Allergic reaction

  MAUDE report 23550780 ↗
• InjuryJul 18, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION PROCEDURE WITH A MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT 740CC GEL BREAST PROSTHESIS DEVELOPED BAKER GRADE III CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IN HER RIGHT BREAST POST IMPLANTATION. THE CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE WAS DIAGNOSED VIA A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL¿S EXAM. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT IS SCHEDULED TO UNDERGO EXPLANTATION ON (B)(6) 2025.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 22546637 ↗
• InjuryMar 3, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST RECONSTRUCTION REVISION SURGERY WITH IMPLANTATION OF A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A SHARP AND STABBING PAIN IN THE RIGHT AXILLA SIMILAR TO HER SYMPTOMS WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH A PREVIOUS RIGHT BREAST CANCER. ULTRASOUND IMAGING WAS PERFORMED WHICH IDENTIFIED TWO ABNORMAL LYMPH NODES. A CORE-NEEDLE BIOPSY WAS PERFORMED ON ONE OF THE LYMPH NODES WHICH SHOWED RECURRENT RIGHT BREAST CANCER IN THE AXILLA. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RECURRENT INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA OF THE RIGHT AXILLA. FURTHERMORE, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED LEFT BREAST CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE (BAKER GRADE RATING UNKNOWN) AND GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME. SHE EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES INABILITY TO WALK, DIFFICULTY WITH BALANCE, AND SLURRED SPEECH. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE ADDRESSED WITH A NEUROLOGIST AND HAVE SINCE RESOLVED. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT UNILATERAL LEFT-SIDED BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT ON (B)(6) 2024. ADDITIONALLY, A COMPLETELY RIGHT AXILLARY LYMPH NODE DISSECTION WAS PERFORMED. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE RIGHT BREAST P

  Patient problems: Autoimmune Disorder; Breast Cancer

  MAUDE report 21507011 ↗
• InjuryMar 3, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST RECONSTRUCTION REVISION SURGERY WITH IMPLANTATION OF A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT PRESENTED WITH A SHARP AND STABBING PAIN IN THE RIGHT AXILLA SIMILAR TO HER SYMPTOMS WHEN DIAGNOSED WITH A PREVIOUS RIGHT BREAST CANCER. ULTRASOUND IMAGING WAS PERFORMED WHICH IDENTIFIED TWO ABNORMAL LYMPH NODES. A CORE-NEEDLE BIOPSY WAS PERFORMED ON ONE OF THE LYMPH NODES WHICH SHOWED RECURRENT RIGHT BREAST CANCER IN THE AXILLA. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH RECURRENT INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA OF THE RIGHT AXILLA. FURTHERMORE, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED LEFT BREAST CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE (BAKER GRADE RATING UNKNOWN) AND GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME. SHE EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITIES INABILITY TO WALK, DIFFICULTY WITH BALANCE, AND SLURRED SPEECH. THESE SYMPTOMS WERE ADDRESSED WITH A NEUROLOGIST AND HAVE SINCE RESOLVED. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT UNILATERAL LEFT-SIDED BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT WITH A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT ON (B)(6) 2024. ADDITIONALLY, A COMPLETELY RIGHT AXILLARY LYMPH NODE DISSECTION WAS PERFORMED. THIS REPORT IS FOR THE LEFT BREAST PR

  Patient problems: Autoimmune Disorder; Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 21506953 ↗
• InjuryFeb 25, 2025Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WHO HAD A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT EXPERIENCED LEFT SIDED BAKER GRADE III CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE POST PROCEDURE. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY LATERAL DISPLACEMENT AND TIGHTNESS. FUTURE EXPLANT IS INDICATED; HOWEVER, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 21460474 ↗
• InjuryOct 23, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT REVISION BREAST AUGMENTATION WITH 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; BAKER GRADE III ON HER RIGHT SIDE POSTOPERATIVELY. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2025.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 20517388 ↗
• InjurySep 11, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 40-YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST RECONSTRUCTION WITH A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE (BAKER GRADE 4) ON THE LEFT SIDE POST-OPERATIVELY. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 20194692 ↗
• InjuryMar 25, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 56-YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT UNDERWENT BREAST AUGMENTATION PROCEDURE WITH A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT AND EXPERIENCED WOUND INFECTION ON HER LEFT SIDE POSTOPERATIVELY; DIAGNOSED AFTER PHYSICAL EXAM. THE PATIENT HAS CONSULTED WITH THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT UNDERWENT REMOVAL ONLY SURGERY ON (B)(6) 2024.

  Patient problems: Post Operative Wound Infection

  MAUDE report 18969710 ↗
• InjuryFeb 26, 2024Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION SURGERY WITH IMPLANTATION OF A 740CC MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT PROSTHESIS. POST-OPERATIVELY, THE PATIENT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BAKER GRADE IV CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE OF THE RIGHT BREAST DURING A PHYSICAL EXAM WITH A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. AS A RESULT, THE PATIENT IS SCHEDULED FOR BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2024.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 18778408 ↗
• InjuryNov 13, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT AN UNSPECIFIED BREAST SURGERY WITH A MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST, 740CC SILICONE PROSTHESIS EXPERIENCED LEFT SIDED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE GRADE IV POST PROCEDURE. AS A RESULT, PATIENT SCHEDULED FOR REMOVAL ON (B)(6) 2023.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 18125768 ↗
• InjuryJul 22, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 39-YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION PROCEDURE WITH MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT 740CC GEL BREAST PROSTHESES DEVELOPED BAKER GRADE III CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IN BOTH OF HER BREASTS POST IMPLANTATION. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S RIGHT BREAST PROSTHESIS.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 17375593 ↗
• InjuryJul 22, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 39-YEAR-OLD CAUCASIAN FEMALE PATIENT WHO UNDERWENT A PRIMARY BREAST AUGMENTATION PROCEDURE WITH MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST BREAST IMPLANT 740CC GEL BREAST PROSTHESES DEVELOPED BAKER GRADE III CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE IN BOTH OF HER BREASTS POST IMPLANTATION. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. THIS MEDWATCH REPORT IS FOR THE PATIENT¿S LEFT BREAST PROSTHESIS.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 17375477 ↗
• InjuryMay 12, 2023Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem; Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem

  IT WAS REPORTED THAT A 51 YEAR-OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE WHO UNDERWENT A BREAST AUGMENTATION REVISION WITH AN UNKNOWN MENTOR MEMORYGEL BOOST, SILICONE ,740CC PROSTHESIS EXPERIENCED RIGHT-SIDED CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE GRADE IV POST PROCEDURE. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, MENTOR HAS RECEIVED NO INFORMATION REGARDING EXPLANTATION OR AN EXPECTED EXPLANTATION DATE. NOTE: PATIENT PREVIOUS EVENT CAPTURED IN MANUFACTURER REPORT NUMBER: 1645337-2021-11480.

  Patient problems: Capsular Contracture

  MAUDE report 16920301 ↗