Posted On: September 17, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
BEVERLY HILLS PLASTIC SURGERY Capsular contracture is one of the most common problems associated with all women having breast augmentation. We see this every day in our Beverly Hills practice. Dr. Linder specializes in breast revision surgery. Capsulectomies and capsulotomies are a large proportion of his operations. Capsulectomies are removal of scar tissue and the […]
Read MorePosted On: September 02, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BREAST IMPLANTS Patients arrive to see Dr. Linder weekly for their breast augmentation needs. Whenever we consider a patient a candidate for implant surgery for elective purposes, it is very important to factor in the psychological aspects of the patient’s desire for this operation. During the initial consultation, Dr. Linder does a […]
Read MorePosted On: August 05, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
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 22, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
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 09, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
In Beverly Hills we perform breast augmentations weekly. Breast augmentations can be performed using silicone as well as saline implants. Silicone implants are now FDA-approved and there are two FDA-approved companies, Mentor and Allergan Pharmaceuticals. Both implants are excellent. Both implants come in moderate, moderate plus and high profile, both in silicone and saline implants. […]
Read MorePosted On: June 17, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
BREAST AUGMENTATION COMPLICATIONS/HEMATOMA, HOW TO AVOID IT When patients undergo breast augmentation or breast revision surgery, especially when implants are placed behind the muscle, there is always risk for a bleeding or hematoma to occur. As a result, in Dr. Linder’s practice he prefers that patients 1) do not take aspirin, Advil, Motrin, Excedrin, Ibuprofen […]
Read MorePosted On: May 20, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients who present to me for revision breast reduction surgery have often already undergone breast reductions, through the years have had weight fluctuation, often weight loss and/or involutional atrophy of the breasts associated with pregnancy or breast feeding. They now present for breast augmentation to regain fullness and reduce the involutional upper pole atrophy of […]
Read MorePosted On: April 12, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patients present in consultation with many questions, which include “How much cleavage will I have?” Well, a woman’s cleavage post-surgical depends on several variables: Anatomy: If the muscles are laterally displaced and attached to the ribs or costochondral ribcage laterally, then in order to maintain some muscle coverage, it may be impossible to yield […]
Read MorePosted On: April 01, 2009 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Whenever patients consider having elective surgery, it is important that he or she make certain that the operation is truly the best procedure and will have long-lasting positive effects with minimal risks and complications. The first consideration prior to undergoing Beverly Hills breast augmentation or augmentation mammoplasty procedure in any city, includes family history of […]
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