Posted On: August 19, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Many people decide to exchange their breast implants during their life. Whether it is because of a complication due to scarring around the capsule of an implant (capsular contracture), the collapse of the upper pocket (bottoming out), malpositioning or rupture of an implant, or personal preference, there are numerous reasons someone would choose to undergo […]
Read MorePosted On: August 01, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Although the overall incidence of BIA-ALCL appears to be relatively low, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on July 24th, 2019 took significant action to protect women from breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) by requesting that Allergan™, the manufacturer of a specific type of textured implant, recall specific models of its textured breast […]
Read MorePosted On: July 31, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
July 30, 2019 Due to a Allergan™ voluntary recall of unused BIOCELL products, I wanted to make their letter sent on July 29, 2019 is available to be reviewed. If you have any questions regarding replacing your BIOCELL textured implant with a smooth implant please feel free to contact our office. Sincerely, Dr. Linder July 29, […]
Read MorePosted On: June 10, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
There are many reasons why women decide to undergo secondary breast elective breast revision or reoperation. These include capsular contracture, improper initial placement of the implant, rupture of the implant (silicone or saline), bottoming out of the implant, or double bubble deformity implant placed in a pocket superiorly retropositioned with overlap of skin or simply a decision to make a […]
Read MorePosted On: May 17, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Case Study #1 This is an excellent example of a reconstructive patient with ruptured silicone gel textured implants and an isolated capsule from the parenchyma of the breast. This is a 72-year-old Russian patient presenting from the USSR with specifically severe ruptured silicone Baker IV capsular contracture and a double-bubble breast deformity.Upon entering into the breast pocket, […]
Read MorePosted On: May 07, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Los Angeles is known as a melting pot of people who come from all over the globe, especially the Asian population. Many patients who are of Chinese, Korean, or Thai background play a significant role in our patient base that undergo breast enhancement procedures every year. In general, they desire the most natural-looking results possible. […]
Read MorePosted On: May 03, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient below is a 28-year-old female requesting breast augmentation. She desired a natural appearance to enhance and balance her overall bustline and figure. After she explained her expectations, we selected 390 cc saline moderate plus breast implants for the procedure. Moderate plus implants are mid-range implants that have an average width and quantity of […]
Read MorePosted On: April 26, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients present to my office weekly for breast revision surgery. Cleavage is an important determinant and final result after breast augmentation procedures. The patient in the photos underwent augmentation mammoplasty procedure by a different surgeon with obviously poor cleavage. This was done through the transaxillary approach in which the parasternal attachments of the pectoralis major muscle […]
Read MorePosted On: April 11, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Saline or silicone implants may be placed in one or two planes, either subglandular retromammary, the dual plane technique, or subpectoral, two-thirds under the muscle and one-third over. We prefer the majority of our patients undergoing primary breast augmentation to select the dual plane technique, placing the implant behind the muscle along the medial two-thirds […]
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