Posted On: March 20, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient is an Indian female status post delivery of two children. Good candidate for combined augmentation mammoplasty procedure using high profile saline implants and a left vertical mastopexy with full abdominoplasty. The patient is three months postoperative. She has had augmentation with dual plane technique, placement of saline implant high profile, under the muscle, […]
Read MorePosted On: February 12, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient below shows an amazing preoperative evaluation showing three dramatic problems. The first is significant breast asymmetry. Notice the right breast is significantly larger and wider than the left. This is associated with, 1) A congenital thoracic chest wall asymmetry. 2) Severe pectus excavatum centrally with a depression deformity of the inner breast. This […]
Read MorePosted On: January 27, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
This is an example of a patient who has lost 170 pounds status post Roux-en-Y gastroplasty (gastric bypass surgical procedure) two years ago. She has lost more than half of entire body weight, approximately 165 pounds, weighing in at about 310 pounds preoperatively to her Roux-en-Y gastroplasty. As expected, her skin is tremendously lax and […]
Read MorePosted On: November 08, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The video shows an interesting case with the patient presenting with burning in her right breast. Her implants are approximately 14 years old. They were experimental style 45 smooth 400 cc Allergan gel implants. The patient presents to the office with increasing pain with a sloshy feeling in her right breast. An MRI would have […]
Read MorePosted On: October 10, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Breast Implants Can Cause Cancer False: No studies or experimental data have ever been able to link breast implants with cancer. Breast Implants Must be Removed Every 10 Years False: There is no specific data on duration of time for implant replacement. The implants may last a lifetime or only a few years depending on […]
Read MorePosted On: October 01, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient presents with severe breast deformity with a double inframammary fold due to inadequate release of the parasternal attachments of the pectoralis major muscle as well as bottoming out of her bilateral breast. Her reconstruction required bilateral open periprosthetic capsulectomy, circumferential open capsulotomy, removal and replacement with high profile saline implants and release of […]
Read MorePosted On: September 13, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient’s preop photo shows a patient with multiple problems associated with her breast augmentation procedure. On the right it is notable that she has a double-bubble breast deformity with a severe Baker IV capsular contracture. Notice the implant is raised superiorly and the skin is over-laying inferiorly. This will require an open capsulectomy, removal […]
Read MorePosted On: August 19, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
This patient has an out-of-state augmentation mammoplasty performed by a different plastic surgeon. The patient is unhappy with the appearance of her breasts, the severe scar tissue contracture of the right breast with a ruptured left saline implant and the position of the nipple areolar complexes. She has severe pain in the right breast with […]
Read MorePosted On: July 04, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient below is a 28-year-old African-American female presenting with severe Baker IV capsular contracture, implant malposition, scar tissue, hardening with grade 3 ptosis. Patient is an excellent candidate for total breast reconstruction which would include bilateral open periprosthetic capsulectomy, circumferential open capsulotomy, removal and replacement with style 68 high profile Natrelle 200 cc saline implants […]
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