Mentor Worldwide

Mentor Worldwide LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMedical equipment
Founded1969 (1969), in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
HeadquartersSanta Barbara, California, U.S.
Key people
David J. Wilson (CEO)
Edward S. Northup (COO)
Michael O'Neill (CFO)
ProductsContourProfile Gel breast implants
MemoryGel breast implants
NIA 24 skincare
See complete products listing.
Revenue$302 million USD (2007)
$57.6 million USD (2007)
Number of employees
2,000 (2007)
ParentEthicon
Websitementorwwllc.com

Mentor Worldwide LLC is an American company that supplies surgical aesthetics products to plastic surgeons. The company is based in Santa Barbara, California and is part of Johnson & Johnson MedTech business segment. It produces one of two silicone gel breast implants. Titled MemoryGel, the product was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on November 17, 2006. The other FDA-approved products are developed by competitors Allergan and Sientra. Mentor also produces a range of lipoplasty equipment for liposuction procedures as well as a Niacin-based skincare product line called NIA 24.