Posted On: November 08, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients often present with loss of upper fullness of their breasts, referred to as involutional upper pole atrophy as well as severe skin laxity or referred to as grade 3 ptosis. These patients do well with implants placed as well as a mastopexy or skin removal and raising of the nipple areolar complex at the […]
Read MorePosted On: November 01, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient to the left is an excellent example of a patient who has involutional upper pole atrophy, loss of upper pole fullness of her breasts, slight droop of the nipple areolar complex with grade 1 ptosis. This patient is an excellent candidate for high profile saline implants in order to regain upper pole fullness […]
Read MorePosted On: October 14, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
We see patients who present with implants from the Dow Corning era. Those are implants placed well over 20 to 35 years ago. These implants are obviously no longer allowed on the market. The company is no longer producing these implants. The Dow Corning implants were smooth shelled implants that had a Dacron patch on […]
Read MorePosted On: September 28, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Dr. Linder was excited to see patients in Las Vegas over the weekend. Patients most often arrive for breast reconstruction and revision surgery. One of the consultations was with a patient specifically with severe scar tissue contracture with the left implant elevated superiorly and hardening with Baker IV capsular contracture and pain. These can easily […]
Read MorePosted On: September 15, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Over 300,000 breast augmentations were performed in 2007. Breast enhancement has now become one of the most common elective surgeries performed in the United States. Dr. Stuart Linder’s plastic surgery practice has become a destination for breast enhancement surgery. His practice specializes in cosmetic breast augmentation procedures. Approximately 90 percent of Dr. Linder’s cases are breast enhancement […]
Read MorePosted On: August 26, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
In general, shaped implants in the past, such as anatomical implants or the Style 468 Anatomical McGhan Implants, Dr. Linder no longer favors. The problems with those implants are they can shift and rotate which will therefore lead to a severe deformity in appearance of the chest as well as increased scar tissue can form […]
Read MorePosted On: August 17, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Pseudoptosis refers to extra skin from the breast; however, the nipple areolar complex is located above the inframammary fold. There are four types of ptosis, Grade 1, 2, 3 and pseudoptosis. Pseudoptosis can easily be treated with a straight augmentation mammoplasty procedure, saline or silicone implants, without the need for a breast lift. The preop […]
Read MorePosted On: August 16, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Breast augmentation costs will vary from region to region throughout the United States. In general; however, with the economy being in the state that it is, certainly augmentation mammoplasty, both with silicone as well as saline implants, has reduced significantly in the last 48 months. The straight breast enhancement surgery with saline implants is significant […]
Read MorePosted On: August 02, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
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