Posted On: July 16, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Certain patient who present with pseudoptosis (situations where this excessive skin, however, the nipple areolar complex is above the inframammary fold) or grade 1 or 2 ptosis with however small breasts and increased skin laxity, these patients may have a substantial breast lift with the high profile implant such as a style 20 or 45 […]
Read MorePosted On: June 23, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Some patients present with significant involutional upper pole atrophy, even slight bottoming out versus grade 1 to 2 ptosis. These can sometimes be correctable without the use of a mastopexy or an inframammary tightening procedure if the pocket dissection is perfectly made. In the example below, the left breast showed significant increased skin laxity over […]
Read MorePosted On: June 05, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Breast Augmentation The patient presents with hypoplastic breasts with minimal breast and ectomorphic build. She has minimal amounts of breast tissue, but there is some thick muscle underneath this tissue. She will undergo the natural breast augmentation using high profile smooth saline implants in the dual plane technique through the periareolar approach. She underwent this […]
Read MorePosted On: May 31, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient presents with severe congenital breast asymmetry. She will undergo surgery today. She is a conventional case of asymmetry from birth which is associated with a larger breast on one side, showing some laxity of the skin as well as stretch marks and grade 2 ptosis. Her left breast shows a hypoplastic breast. Notice […]
Read MorePosted On: March 23, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
In the very near future, cohesive silicone gel implants will become FDA-approved, as they have been under investigative study for the last seven years. Three manufacturers currently make the gummy bear-like implants. They are, Mentor with the CPG implants, Allergan with the 410 implants and Sientra silicone implants. The Sientra implants as of March 2012 […]
Read MorePosted On: March 21, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Sizing of breast implants requires experience and judgment by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Patients present to my office every day for breast enhancement and breast revision surgery. One of the most difficult decisions between the patient and the plastic surgeon is the final size of the implant. Many factors are required to determine this […]
Read MorePosted On: March 03, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The below example shows patient is a 34A. Good candidate for augmentation mammoplasty procedure. She is 19 years old. Patients under 22 by FDA regulations should undergo saline implant augmentation rather than silicone. At this time high profile saline implants placed in the dual plane technique, two-third under, one-third over and laterally will yield an […]
Read MorePosted On: February 21, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The below patient presents with severe breast endomorphic build, notice the thick chest wall muscle as well as the pectus excavatum with the slight asymmetry and droop after massive weight loss. The patient presents to the operating room where we reconstructed her with 450 cc style 45 extra high profile silicone gel implants in the […]
Read MorePosted On: February 09, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Dr Linder, ~Perfect~ “Having all the required or desirable qualities or characteristics to be as good as it is possible to be! flawless.” They say “Nothing is Perfect” but I have to disagree. My breast augmentation from start to finish was nothing less than Perfect! From the very 1st conversation with your office, I knew […]
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