Posted On: October 01, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
CASE EXAMPLE, BREAST REVISION – CLEAVAGE #2 The above patient presents with laterally displaced implants placed through the transaxillary approach where the parasternal muscle attachments under the pectoralis were never released, causing her to have laterally displaced implants; cleavage greater than 10 cm. She was very distraught and unhappy with the appearance of her breasts […]
Read MorePosted On: September 17, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
BEVERLY HILLS PLASTIC SURGERY Capsular contracture is one of the most common problems associated with all women having breast augmentation. We see this every day in our Beverly Hills practice. Dr. Linder specializes in breast revision surgery. Capsulectomies and capsulotomies are a large proportion of his operations. Capsulectomies are removal of scar tissue and the […]
Read MorePosted On: August 11, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
To be a specialist in breast revision surgery, the doctor first of all needs to be Board Certified with the American Board of Plastic Surgery. That means: 1. Needs to be a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, having trained as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon; passed written and oral exams to be a […]
Read MorePosted On: August 10, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient below presents status post delivery and breastfeeding for six months. The patient presents with severe Baker IV capsular contracture on the left with a Baker III on the right. The red 2 x 3 cm area above the 12 o’clock position of the left nipple is associated with severe tissue damage atrophy and […]
Read MorePosted On: July 27, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Recently, we’ve seen an increased number of breast revision surgical patients here in Beverly Hills. These patients present with a multitude of problems, including severe encapsulation with Baker IV capsular contractures, double-bubble breast deformities, malpositioning of the implants, ruptured silicone and saline implants with painful breast deformities and a multitude of other problems. These patients […]
Read MorePosted On: July 20, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
BREAST IMPLANT INFECTION, STATUS POST DENTAL WORK WHAT TO DO NEXT A case was presented to me a couple of days ago as an acute emergency. Description of the case includes a patient who underwent silicone gel augmentation approximately 20 years ago in the submuscular pocket. She had dental work approximately three months ago and […]
Read MorePosted On: June 17, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
BREAST AUGMENTATION COMPLICATIONS/HEMATOMA, HOW TO AVOID IT When patients undergo breast augmentation or breast revision surgery, especially when implants are placed behind the muscle, there is always risk for a bleeding or hematoma to occur. As a result, in Dr. Linder’s practice he prefers that patients 1) do not take aspirin, Advil, Motrin, Excedrin, Ibuprofen […]
Read MorePosted On: May 22, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
In general, patients who undergo formal mastopexies or the inferior pedicle Wise-pattern scar or breast reduction using the similar approach will have scarring which can never be completely predictable. Realize that scarring can be associated with hypertrophic, keloid, widespread, hypo or hyperpigmentation. We inform patients both in verbal as well as written consents of the […]
Read MorePosted On: May 20, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients who present to me for revision breast reduction surgery have often already undergone breast reductions, through the years have had weight fluctuation, often weight loss and/or involutional atrophy of the breasts associated with pregnancy or breast feeding. They now present for breast augmentation to regain fullness and reduce the involutional upper pole atrophy of […]
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