Posted On: February 16, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
On 2/15/2012, Dr. Linder performed a removal of ruptured left saline implant with a bilateral open periprosthetic capsulectomy. The patient had her surgery performed 15 years ago, but had no idea as to the type of implant that was placed in her body. In the operating room it was found that the patient had a […]
Read MorePosted On: February 06, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients present to my office weekly with acute and chronic ruptures. Often, the patients do not know when the implant ruptured; however, I am able to determine somewhat of a timeline by performing what I call a CSI Beverly Hills. As to when the implants may have ruptured can be determined in the operating room. […]
Read MorePosted On: February 01, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient below presents with severe double-bubble deformity. The implant is superiorly retropositioned with severe malposition. She also has enlargement of the right areola. There is severe scar tissue with a Baker IV capsular contracture. The patient will undergo bilateral open periprosthetic capsulectomy, release of the infraclavicular capsule and release of the parasternal attachments of […]
Read MorePosted On: January 06, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Breast Implant Revision Below is an example of a patient’s significant pectus carinatum with right posterolateral slanting of her chest wall. She has undergone augmentation mammoplasty procedure by two different surgeons with an unsatisfactory result. She has inadequate parasternal cleavage with lateral displacement of the implant, especially along the inferomedial portion of her right chest. […]
Read MorePosted On: November 22, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
DOW CORNING RUPTURED CASE 2 The above patient presents with silicone gel implants placed 34 years ago. These are ruptured silicone gel implants that had been placed over one-third of a century ago. The patient left the implants in and has now noticed increasing pain. An MRI shows intra and extracapsular ruptured silicone implant and […]
Read MorePosted On: October 24, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
This patient underwent a gastric bypass procedure using the Roux-en-Y Gastroplasty at over a 130-pound weight loss. She subsequently underwent augmentation mammoplasty procedure and a breast lift formal mastopexy by a different surgeon for severe involutional upper pole atrophy, and severe grade 3 ptosis. Her preoperative photos indicate unfortunate complete malposition of the implants. There is […]
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: August 27, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
DOUBLE BUBBLE BREAST DEFORMITY WITH BREAST HYPERTROPHY AND UPPER POLE VISIBILITY The patient below presents with disproportionately large breast implants that were placed for her body. The patient had a Benelli round block lift as well as large 500 moderate smooth silicone gel implants placed approximately 10 years ago. Unhappy with the appearance of the […]
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