Posted On: June 04, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The video below presents a 13 year old ruptured Allergan low profile textured silicone implant. The rupture is due to a tear in the silicone shell of the implant. As pressure in applied to the ruptured implant you can see the silicone gel coming out.
Read MorePosted On: September 13, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients who undergo breast revision surgery must realize that by having a secondary, tertiary or having had multiple surgeries in the past, that the original components and anatomy of the breasts have been manipulated and therefore an absolute perfect or normal result may not be possible. Patients must have realistic expectations. When revealing a patient’s […]
Read MorePosted On: August 02, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Ruptured Implant Silicone gel implants can rupture either through a direct tear within the shell of the implant or microscopic leakage can occur over years through the shell itself without an obvious tear or loss of integrity of the shell. The video here shows a patient recently operated on with ruptured silicone implant calcification material […]
Read MorePosted On: April 07, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The above patient presents with severe scar tissue contracture, Baker IV capsular contracture leading to a ruptured saline implant. The patient had severe bottoming out of the right implant with implants placed by a different surgeon at a different part of the country. In any case, she is noted as having severe bottoming out with […]
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