Dr. Linder's Blog
Posted On: December 09, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Hernia Repair
Although the majority of Board Certified Plastic Surgeons have training in general surgery, there are surgical procedures that we perform that I believe would be better for the patient to have a combined plastic and general surgeon in the operating room. Today, we are performing an abdominal wall reconstruction. The patient has an epigastric hernia […]
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Posted On: December 05, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Cellulaze, Home
Recently, the FDA approved the new Cellulaze laser, which is an nD Yag 1440 nanometer laser, specifically used for removing cellulite throughout the body. It is especially used for removing cellulite along the lateral thigh, infragluteal fold and the buttock areas. Cellulite is associated with the dimpling of the skin with three specific components. The […]
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Posted On: November 28, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Asymmetry, Breast Augmentation, Nipple Reduction
The above patient presents with significant nipple hypertrophy, left breast greater than right as well as hypoplastic breasts. She is a good candidate for augmentation mammoplasty procedure using high profile smooth round saline implants in the dual plane technique through a periareolar approach and a left nipple reduction reducing the left nipple through a superior pedicle flap. The inferior […]
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Posted On: November 21, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Revision, Home, Testimonial
Here is a fabulous patient testimonial that I received this week and I thought I would share as we approach this “Thanksgiving Holiday” weekend. I am so thankful when a patient takes the time and express their experience with me.Dr. Stuart Linder: Dr. Stuart Linder is more than a talented surgeon. He is an artist. […]
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Posted On: November 20, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Hernia Repair, Panniculectomy, Tummy Tuck
MASSIVE ABDOMINAL PANNUS WITH VENTRAL EPIGASTRIC AND UMBILICAL HERNIA REPAIR The patient is a 45-year-old African-American female presenting from out of state with significant abdominal wall protrusion. On examination, it was very evident that she had a significant hernia, both in the upper epigastric area as well as the umbilicus. As a result, the patient […]
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Posted On: November 08, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Revision, Breast topics, Home
Three major FDA-approved companies, Allergan, Sientra and Mentor, have now provided us with their three-year rupture rate for both primary augmentation and revision augmentation. Primary augmentation for Mentor, N=551 with 0.5%, revision augmentation, N=146, 7.7% and Sientra breast implant three-year rupture rate, N=1,115 for primary augmentation with 2.5% andN=362 for revision augmentation, 0.0%. Finally, for Allergan silicone-filled breast […]
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Posted On: October 28, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Implants, Breast Lift, Breast Revision, Breast topics
Yesterday, I had the privilege of removing Dow Corning silicone implants that were now 48 years old; in fact, several years older than me. As expected, this was an extremely time-consuming and difficult surgery, as the silicone implant material had calcified over the last 35 years due to disintegration of the shall of the implant […]
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Posted On: October 22, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Implants, Breast Revision, Home
Recently, I removed polyurethane implants on a patient that were placed over 20 years ago in Romania. These implants have been shown to cause sarcoma and cancer in rats. They are no longer FDA-approved in the United States of America. Upon removal of the implants, they were found to be textured coated; however, they were […]
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Posted On: October 16, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Body Sculpting, Home, Tummy Tuck
Recently, I posted an article on abdominoplasty and tummy tuck procedure on www.drlinder.com. Tummy tucks are one of my most common surgical procedures that I perform in my Beverly Hills Surgery Center. In order to create a beautiful abdomen with patients who have either had significant weight loss, fluctuation of weight or have had multiple […]
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