Posted On: August 25, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Home
Patients present to us weekly for plastic surgery of the body. Dr. Linder specializes in plastic surgery of the body, including breast implants, breast lifts, breast reductions, breast revisions, tummy tucks, paniculectomies and total body lipo-contouring. Plastic surgery of the body requires skill and experience. Experience comes from years of practice, as well as from […]
Read MorePosted On: August 14, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Liposuction
Presently, there are many forms of liposuction now available, including tumescent technique, super wet technique, dry technique, power-assisted liposuction, ultrasonic liposuction, and smart liposuction. I believe the safest approach is tumescent technique liposuction. I believe that this should be the standard of care because it is safe and predictable when performed by Board Certified Plastic […]
Read MorePosted On: August 11, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Revision, Home
To be a specialist in breast revision surgery, the doctor first of all needs to be Board Certified with the American Board of Plastic Surgery. That means: 1. Needs to be a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery, having trained as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon; passed written and oral exams to be a […]
Read MorePosted On: August 10, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Asymmetry, Breast Implants, Breast Revision, Breast topics, Plastic Surgery
The patient below presents status post delivery and breastfeeding for six months. The patient presents with severe Baker IV capsular contracture on the left with a Baker III on the right. The red 2 x 3 cm area above the 12 o’clock position of the left nipple is associated with severe tissue damage atrophy and […]
Read MorePosted On: August 05, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Augmentation
CASE STUDY “TUBULAR BREAST, BREAST ASYMMETRY AND GRADE 2 PTOSIS” A patient presented recently with severe tubular breast deformity on the right, grade 2 ptosis on the left and asymmetric breasts. She desired implants, however, was too young at the time to undergo a breast lift and declined to have any scarring. The breasts were […]
Read MorePosted On: July 27, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Revision, Home
Recently, we’ve seen an increased number of breast revision surgical patients here in Beverly Hills. These patients present with a multitude of problems, including severe encapsulation with Baker IV capsular contractures, double-bubble breast deformities, malpositioning of the implants, ruptured silicone and saline implants with painful breast deformities and a multitude of other problems. These patients […]
Read MorePosted On: July 22, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Asymmetry, Breast Augmentation, Breast Reduction
In general, we see patients of all ages who are considering breast augmentation, breast reduction and breast reconstructive surgeries. The age of the patient is very important. Obviously, up to a certain age, physiological growth continues to occur. Generally, the age of 18 is usually, in my opinion, considered the cutoff for elective augmentation mammoplasty […]
Read MorePosted On: July 20, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Breast Revision
BREAST IMPLANT INFECTION, STATUS POST DENTAL WORK WHAT TO DO NEXT A case was presented to me a couple of days ago as an acute emergency. Description of the case includes a patient who underwent silicone gel augmentation approximately 20 years ago in the submuscular pocket. She had dental work approximately three months ago and […]
Read MorePosted On: July 13, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder Posted In: Home
Patients present to Dr. Linder for both augmentation and breast revision surgery weekly. We enjoy the reconstruction and challenge of repairing breasts that were done elsewhere. Over time, scar tissue can form around breast implants. This can be associated with breast feeding or simply capsular contracture which occurs due to the body’s walling off of […]
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