Posted On: January 11, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
BEVERLY HILLS BREAST REVISION When performing breast revision surgery, it is extremely important to understand when to do a capsulectomy versus capsulotomy or perform both operations at the same surgical setting. One of the most common complications after breast enhancement surgery is scar tissue formation around the implants. This can happen to any patient at […]
Read MorePosted On: December 22, 2010 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
FACTORS TO CONSIDER Many patients who have had saline implants placed over the last 10 to 15 years are now presenting for replacement of their implants with silicone gel. Several factors should be discussed with the patient upon this conversion to a completely different product. 1. Silicone implants in general, at least in my opinion, appear […]
Read MorePosted On: September 07, 2010 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
TEXTURED VS. SMOOTH IMPLANTS Back in the 70’s and 80’s, textured implants were the most favorable implants used. They believed using a textured implant over the muscle reduces capsular contracture and scar tissue formation. This has been found to be true. However, in 2010, most of the time we place implants subpectorally in the dual […]
Read MorePosted On: July 26, 2010 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
It is unbelievable to me, seeing the number of revisions that I perform, that patients have no idea what implants they have received from past surgeons. Not only do they not know the manufacturer of the implants, they often do not know the volume in cc’s, the shape of the implant or whether they are […]
Read MorePosted On: July 22, 2010 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
MASS VERSUS IMPLANT EDGE Many patients present to Dr. Linder for breast revision surgery. They have concerns over “feeling something that is just not right” within one or both breasts. It is important to decipher whether there is a mass, lesion, scar tissue contracture or the implant edge that is leading the patient to this […]
Read MorePosted On: July 19, 2010 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
KELO-COTE INFOMERCIAL Because Dr. Linder performs so many surgeries where scarring is such a significant part of his procedures, including mastopexies, breast lifts, abdominoplasties and breast augmentations, reducing the scarring is absolutely a main necessity. The best product that we have used, certainly in the last decade, has been Kelo-cote or Bio Corneum. Kelo-cote is […]
Read MorePosted On: June 30, 2010 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
EHOW.COM HOW TO DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING An interesting article is written by Mark Mingaman, who is a contributing writer for eHow.com, specifically to breast revision surgery. This is the second article Dr. Linder has been quoted on for capsular contracture. Dr. Linder describes that 15 to 20 percent of women who have augmentation will […]
Read MorePosted On: June 10, 2010 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Because Dr. Linder’s practice is heavily involved with breast surgery, including breast augentation, breast revision, breast lifts and breast reductions, and having seen countless number of thousands of women and placed thousands and thousands of implants over the last 13 years, women have discussed with him their need for specifics in a bra. The specifics would include compression, comfort, […]
Read MorePosted On: June 01, 2010 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients present to Dr. Linder every week for revision surgery. This is one of his fortes. Breast revision surgery requires experience, judgment and talent and many years of experience in performing augmentation mammoplasty as well as breast lifts, breast reductions and breast enhancement surgeries. Combining all of that general knowledge will increase your chances of […]
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