Posted On: July 10, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
CAPSULECTOMY Patients present for capsular contracture, severe, every week in my Beverly Hills practice. What exactly is the capsule that forms around an implant? Any time a prosthetic device is placed in the body, i.e., hydraulic shunts into the brain, heart valves, aortic valves, mitral valves, prosthetic hips or any other form of internal foreign material, […]
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: 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 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, […]
Read MorePosted 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 […]
Read MorePosted On: December 27, 2018 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Dr. Linder was presented with a patient in his Beverly Hills office regarding having her breasts redone after breast cancer reconstruction. During the consultation, she explained that she was hoping to correct the asymmetry of her breasts and smooth out the dimples in her right breast. After listening to her goals and going over what […]
Read MorePosted On: November 21, 2018 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Case Study #1 Reconstruction Inferior Capsulorraphy for Severe Bottoming Out Patients present to my practice in Beverly Hills for severe deformities, including malposition, technical areas of breast implant placement, and in this case severe bottoming out, complete collapse of upper pole of pocket causing inferior displacement of the implant and a bottoming out appearance. This […]
Read MorePosted 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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