Category: Breast Implants
Posted On: April 10, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
There is often great confusion regarding when to replace saline and silicone breast implants, especially when associated with ruptured breast implants. Please view this specific page for greater details pertaining to removal and replacement of ruptured saline, silicone, Dow Corning, Becker implants, double lumen, polyurethane implants, and gummy bears. Saline Implants With respect to saline implants, […]
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Posted On: March 28, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
CASE STUDY: Pectus Carinatum The preoperative photos indicate the patient has undergone two previous breast augmentations. The patient has severe Pectus Carinatum deformity of her right breast, greater than the left. She has severe pectus carinatum of the entire right lateral chest cavity, sloping laterally and posteriorly. This causes lateral displacement of the implant. There […]
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Posted On: February 25, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The female patient presented is 58 years of age and requested to have a breast revision. During the examination, I confirmed that she had capsular contracture (scar tissue) around the implants and required a breast lift to achieve her exceptions. Her previous surgery was performed less than a year ago by a non-board-certified plastic surgeon […]
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Posted On: January 09, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Tubular breast deformities are not all that uncommon. By definition, it is associated with herniation of breast tissue into the nipple areolar complex, constriction along the lower pole of the breast causing a poorly defined inframammary fold. Often the nipple areolar complexes are also lowered causing some degree of sagginess or ptosis. Repair of the […]
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Posted On: October 17, 2018 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Case Study #1 This is a case example of a patient who presents with a ruptured silicone implant who had a breast augmentation only four years ago. She presents with severe Baker IV capsular contracture with a very hardened right breast with severe scar tissue hardening. Interestingly, she denies any incidents of trauma to her […]
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Posted On: October 08, 2018 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
On Thursday, October 4, 2018, I was contacted by health reporter Mary Kekatos from the Daily Mail. Mary reached out and stated she was doing a story based on a case report about a woman whose breast implant had a salmonella infection associated with traveler’s diarrhea. She shared the article dated September 19, 2018, from […]
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Posted On: September 19, 2018 Author: Peter Houtz
Last week, I had a patient from Ukraine (Eastern Europe) come to my Beverly Hills practice for breast revision surgery. As I was removing the implant, it was a type of implant that I had never seen in my 19 years of practice. It appeared to be a textured, coated silicone, similar to a gummy […]
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Posted On: August 29, 2018 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Below are two totally different cases where I used the Natrelle INSPIRA® SCX (gummy bear) breast implants. The SCX offers the benefits of the traditional gummy bear with an extra-high profile and upper pole fullness. Case Study #1: The patient to the left came into my Beverly Hills office looking to enhance her breasts by increasing her […]
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Posted On: August 02, 2018 Author: Peter Houtz
A few months ago, I had a 46-year-old female looking to have her body contoured. During the consultation, she stated she had lost over 150 pounds (massive weight loss). She expressed that due to this weight loss, she had a significant amount of extra skin and was hoping to address her arms, breast, and stomach. […]
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