Posted On: December 12, 2024 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The FDA has now recently approved the Motiva silicone breast implants for sale within the United States. The approval came on September 27, 2024. This is the first new implant approved since 2013 by the FDA. Motiva implants are silicone gel filled and have microtextured coating. Supposedly, that reduces inflammation and increases bio compatibility and […]
Read MorePosted On: December 01, 2022 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
3 Minute Read: Women with all lifestyles and fitness routines desire breast augmentation to enhance the fullness of their chests. This is as true for bodybuilders and women involved in the fitness industry as it is for any other industry. We commonly see bodybuilders in our Beverly Hills plastic surgery practice and are well attuned […]
Read MorePosted On: May 03, 2022 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
2 Minute Read: Women who feel self-conscious about the shape or size of their breasts and are over the age of 18 are excellent candidates for primary breast augmentation surgery with saline implants. Breast augmentation allows women to have input on their results during the consultations, as they discuss what size and profile breast implants […]
Read MorePosted On: March 15, 2022 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
1 Minute Read: Mentor® Worldwide LLC has just received FDA approval on their Mentor® MemoryGel® BOOST breast implant. This implant is approved for women 22 and older who are considering a breast augmentation procedure and for all ages who might need breast reconstruction. This implant combines the company’s proprietary highly cohesive gel, implant shell design, […]
Read MorePosted On: September 16, 2021 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Placement of Breast Implants Saline or silicone implants may be placed in one or two planes, either the subglandular retromammary or the dual plane technique or subpectoral two-thirds under the muscle, one-third over. The majority of our patients with primary augmentation we prefer the dual plane technique, placing the implant behind the muscle along the […]
Read MorePosted On: June 23, 2021 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Dr. Linder discusses his three preferred silicone gel breast implants to use in his Beverly Hills practice. These implants are produced by three different manufacturers available and FDA approved in the United States. The first, Natrelle®, is a high-profile cohesive gummy bear SCX silicone implant by Allergan™. The second, from Mentor®, is referred to as […]
Read MorePosted On: April 21, 2021 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
2 Minute Read: Dr. Linder explains the process of placing a 380cc saline implant during a primary breast augmentation. He will be using a Mentor saline high profile implant and filling it with sterile saline once implanted underneath the breast muscle into the pocket that he has already created. Case Study #1 I was presented […]
Read MorePosted On: February 10, 2021 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The video below indicates how a ruptured saline implant is removed. In my practice, I prefer to use the incisions that were previously made. If they are my patients specifically, the periareolar incision sites will be reused. If they were done through an inframammary approach, the inframammary incision is used. The incision is opened with […]
Read MorePosted On: December 07, 2020 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
By definition, Pectus excavatum is a term describing an abnormal formation of the ribcage in which the distance from the sternum or the breast bone to the backbone or the vertebral column is reduced (decreased). This gives the chest a sunken in or caved in appearance.Women present to my office frequently desiring breast augmentation procedure […]
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