Patent ID: 8728159

Claim:
A mammary prosthetic implant, comprising: an expandable mammary prosthesis that is configured to expand to an enlarged state after implantation; and a prosthetic device for supporting the expandable mammary prosthesis and conforming to the shape of the expandable mammary prosthesis before, during, and after the expandable mammary prosthesis is expanding within the implantation site, the prosthetic device having an absorbable main body formed of other than biological tissue, being penetrable for the in-growth of dermal or subcutaneous tissue, the absorbable main body comprising an anterior end portion and an opposite posterior end portion, the absorbable main body selected from the group consisting of filaments arranged in a diamond shape, filaments arranged in a curving or undulating pattern, and spaced apertures which are lobed or have a plus-sign shape, the absorbable main body made of a material comprising polydioxanone and having a pre-determined, pre-cut, or cut size relative to the expandable mammary prosthesis upon implantation so that the anterior end portion engages an incised portion of a pectoralis major extending anteriorly of the expandable mammary prosthesis while the opposite posterior end portion engages tissue inferiorly spaced from the incised portion of the pectoralis major and at an inframammary fold.