Dr. Linder's Blog
Posted On: August 22, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Lift, Breast topics, Uncategorized
BEVERLY HILLS BREAST LIFT This patient is an 18-year-old female presenting with severe skin laxity after losing approximately 25 pounds. Notice the patient has what is referred to as “grade 3 skin laxity, grade 3 ptosis.” The nipples are well over 8 cm below the fold. Anything below 3 cm below the inframammary fold is […]
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Posted On: August 15, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Implants, Breast Revision, Breast topics, Ruptured Implant, Uncategorized
HIGH PROFILE IMPLANTS This is a case study with a patient that I personally performed a breast augmentation 15 years ago on. She has developed a right ruptured implant and some bottoming out over the last15 years. At the time, only low profile implants were available. Low profile 390 cc saline implants were used. Scar […]
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Posted On: August 10, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Implants, Breast Revision, Breast topics, Ruptured Implant
We perform breast augmentations weekly. Both saline and silicone gel implants are used in our Beverly Hills Surgery Center. Interestingly, this is a case example of a silicone gel implant bleed. The patient underwent augmentation mammoplasty with silicone textured implants under the muscle by a different surgery approximately 13 years ago. Although the MRI does […]
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Posted On: August 01, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Implants, Breast Revision, Breast topics, Ruptured Implant, Uncategorized
RUPTURED IMPLANT This is an excellent case example of a patient who left her saline implant in her chest for over two years. For some reason she declined to have the implant replaced until now that it has become painful. This is an obvious rupture on clinica examination. Mammogram also showed scar tissue contracture with […]
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Posted On: July 23, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Revision
BEVERLY HILLS This patient presents with severe disfigurement, left superior retroposition of her implant, with scar tissue contracture with painful breast deformity left breast. Patient has had multiple surgeries by multiple surgeons without relief of her problem. Note, the left implant is elevated superiorly. There is complete loss of the lower portion of her breast. […]
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Posted On: July 15, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Implants, Breast Revision, Breast topics, Uncategorized
The patient presents with an excellent case example of severe deformity and distortion of the right breast with ruptured silicone calcified breast implants. Preoperative evaluation shows hardening with severe encapsulation with silicone calcified granulomas in the right breast. Notice the disfigurement of the breast and the flattening of the inframammary fold down to the bottom […]
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Posted On: July 10, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Augmentation, Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast topics, Plastic Surgery
As women age, the breasts may become saggier with more skin laxity, especially along the vertical and the inframammary fold regions. This may require a formal mastopexy concurrently with an augmentation mammoplasty procedure. Women in their 30s who have had children and have had weight fluctuations often present with severe ptosis, including grade 3 ptosis […]
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Posted On: June 24, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Media, Plastic Surgery
Last week, Haute MD Network published an article about why I decided to become a doctor. They asked two questions, and I was happy to share my thoughts regarding them. I enjoyed putting this together and reflecting on how I found my career and passion so early in my life. Why did you decide to become […]
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Posted On: June 19, 2014 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Implants, Uncategorized
Cohesive Silicone Gel Yesterday I had Chris Hodges stop by from the implant company Sientra. As a board-certified plastic surgeon, it’s important to have a good working relationship with consultants from these types of companies and stay “abreast” of the latest technologies available. Sientra only provides their implants to board-certified plastic surgeons. I used Sientra’s cohesive […]
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