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JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2009 ANNUAL REPORT8
innovation of Ethicon, Inc. and
Mentor Worldwide, LLC.
Dr. Downey used FlexHD®
Accellular Dermal Matrix , a
donated human dermis allograft
available exclusively through
Ethicon, to create a sling in
Elyssa’s breast to support
MemoryGel® breast implants,
produced by Mentor.
Johnson & Johnson, through
its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc.,
acquired Mentor Corp., a
leading supplier of medical
products for the large and fast-
growing aesthetic market,
in January . Mentor was a
natural fit for Ethicon, a leading
provider of suture, mesh and
other products for a wide range
of surgical procedures.
In combining forces, Ethicon
and Mentor aspire to be the
trusted global leader in
aesthetic medicine.
“The addition of Mentor
expands our capacity to provide
innovative, science-based
solutions that can restore
patients’ appearance, self-
esteem and quality of life,” says
Gary Pruden, Company Group
Chairman with responsibility
for the Ethicon franchise.
Not all patients know about
their reconstructive options.
While the number of breast-
reconstruction procedures
increased in, a study by the
American Society of Plastic
Surgeons found that nearly
 percent of eligible women
aren’t told about all their options.
“This is an important conversa-
tion that should take place when
a woman is diagnosed so she’s
informed about choices that can
improve her quality of life,” says
Dr. Downey.
Before that conversation can
happen, surgeons must know
what they can oer. Ethicon has a
distinguished legacy with the
“I got right back into the
swing of things,” says the
-year-old women’s boutique
owner of Palm Desert, Calif.,
“and with a positive attitude.”
When Elyssa was diagnosed
with breast cancer, her plastic
surgeon, Susan Downey, M.D.,
F.A.C.S., told her she was a
good candidate for having her
breasts reconstructed in a
single surgery during her
mastectomy.
“It was a slam dunk,
no-brainer for me,” says Elyssa,
who had one operation and one
recovery, and never experi-
enced not having breasts. “I’m
a busy woman, and I was able
to get right back to my family
and my business.”
The single-surgery recon-
structive option that Elyssa
chose was possible because of
the combined technologies and
broad surgeon community, and
Mentor is highly respected
among plastic surgeons. “With
our new partnership, we can
educate doctors and patients to
make a real dierence in the
lives of women who face these
decisions,” says Delia Cook,
Group Product Director,
Mentor Worldwide, LLC
.
Just two weeks after her
surgery, Elyssa returned with
confidence to her shop, B.G.’s
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A new single-surgery option speeds healing.
Just weeks after
Elyssa Weintraub’s
surgery for breast
cancer in summer
, she returned to
cheering at her sons’
sporting events, to
her stationary bike
and to hiking with her
husband.
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