Posted On: March 23, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
In the very near future, cohesive silicone gel implants will become FDA-approved, as they have been under investigative study for the last seven years. Three manufacturers currently make the gummy bear-like implants. They are, Mentor with the CPG implants, Allergan with the 410 implants and Sientra silicone implants. The Sientra implants as of March 2012 […]
Read MorePosted On: March 21, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Sizing of breast implants requires experience and judgment by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Patients present to my office every day for breast enhancement and breast revision surgery. One of the most difficult decisions between the patient and the plastic surgeon is the final size of the implant. Many factors are required to determine this […]
Read MorePosted On: March 08, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
CASE STUDY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND BREAST AUGMENTATION The patient below presents as a flight attendant for a major airline with bilateral enlarging painful breasts. In the operating room it was found that she had bilateral seromas with a massive amount of fluid, over 125 cc, with increased pressure. Upon opening the capsule, the immediate pressure […]
Read MorePosted On: March 03, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The below example shows patient is a 34A. Good candidate for augmentation mammoplasty procedure. She is 19 years old. Patients under 22 by FDA regulations should undergo saline implant augmentation rather than silicone. At this time high profile saline implants placed in the dual plane technique, two-third under, one-third over and laterally will yield an […]
Read MorePosted On: February 07, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients present to us weekly with needs, including breast augmentation and breast lifts. At times they need combination procedures and at times we will only perform one or the other and stage the second surgery. When a patient arrives in consultation, it is absolutely vital that the Board Certified Plastic Surgeon clinically judge, measure the inframammary folds […]
Read MorePosted On: December 06, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Recently, Giuliana Rancic, host of E-Hollywood Network, announced that she has breast cancer and she will now undergo double mastectomy. As a breast specialist, I know how important it is to consider every possible mass and lesion as a possible cancer. In fact, I believe frequently even negative mammograms can lead to false readings in […]
Read MorePosted 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 […]
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