Posted On: October 31, 2017 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
I was presented with a female who was looking to remove her breast implants. During the consultation, she expressed how her implants had changed in appearance over the years. I explained to her that she was experiencing a condition call symmastia, which is a rare occurrence. Symmastia is when the implants appear to merge, leaving […]
Read MorePosted On: September 11, 2017 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
A 40-year-old African American female presented was five months pregnant when she realized that her left, nine-year-old Allergan 420 cc saline implant had ruptured. Due to her pregnancy and breastfeeding after giving birth, she waited 14 months to replace the implant. During our consultation, I suggested that this patient should undergo a breast revision as […]
Read MorePosted On: August 04, 2017 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Back a few months ago there was an article in New Beauty that stated, “A new trend is on the rise of women requesting breast ‘explants,’ aka, having their implants removed”. Here in my Beverly Hills practice, I perform this procedure often. In fact, a few years ago I developed a specific website (www.implantremoval.net) to help […]
Read MorePosted On: December 08, 2016 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
As the holiday season approaches, my Beverly Hills practice always seems to be very busy when it comes to breast surgeries. This year is no exception, as my operating room staff and I performed seven breast surgeries yesterday. Those procedures included two breast implant revision surgeries due to ruptured saline implants, two breast implant revision surgeries due to capsular […]
Read MorePosted On: July 28, 2016 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Recently, an article on Yahoo.com, July 21, 2016, indicated that Crystal Hefner, wife of Hugh Hefner, and Playboy model in the past, had removed her silicone implants because of debilitating and burning pain of which she stated included, “cognitive dysfunction, incapacitating fatigue, burning bladder, pain and recurrent infections.” She claims to have removed her implants […]
Read MorePosted On: July 22, 2016 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
A 37-year-old African American female presented with a ruptured implant. The ruptured implant was a lower profile saline and was about ten years old. During the consultation, we discussed not only removing the implants but also what her goals were after her breast revision surgery. After setting the expectation, we decide to replace the old […]
Read MorePosted On: November 09, 2015 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
I was presented with a 51-year-old female patient desiring removal of her 300cc silicone breast implants. During the consultation, we discussed her desire to remove the implants, and we determine she would be a good candidate for the explantation no replacement procedure. After removing her implants, drains were placed for seven days. The pre-op photo […]
Read MorePosted On: November 26, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Introducing Our New Website www.ImplantRemoval.net I am very excited to announce the launch of our new website, www.ImplantRemoval.net. Over the years in my Beverly Hills practice, women have been considering the option of removing their breast implants, and I felt compelled to provide a place where this information can be available. My goal of this new site was to […]
Read MorePosted On: November 06, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
EXPLANTATION IS A CONSIDERATION Here in my Beverly Hills plastic surgery practice I see patient everyday who choose to enhance their breast for a variety of personal reasons; likewise, there are women who decide to remove their breast implants. Over the years women have explained why they have been considering this option and I thought I […]
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