Posted On: November 21, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Here is a fabulous patient testimonial that I received this week and I thought I would share as we approach this “Thanksgiving Holiday” weekend. I am so thankful when a patient takes the time and express their experience with me.Dr. Stuart Linder: Dr. Stuart Linder is more than a talented surgeon. He is an artist. […]
Read MorePosted On: November 08, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Three major FDA-approved companies, Allergan, Sientra and Mentor, have now provided us with their three-year rupture rate for both primary augmentation and revision augmentation. Primary augmentation for Mentor, N=551 with 0.5%, revision augmentation, N=146, 7.7% and Sientra breast implant three-year rupture rate, N=1,115 for primary augmentation with 2.5% andN=362 for revision augmentation, 0.0%. Finally, for Allergan silicone-filled breast […]
Read MorePosted On: October 28, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Yesterday, I had the privilege of removing Dow Corning silicone implants that were now 48 years old; in fact, several years older than me. As expected, this was an extremely time-consuming and difficult surgery, as the silicone implant material had calcified over the last 35 years due to disintegration of the shall of the implant […]
Read MorePosted On: October 22, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Recently, I removed polyurethane implants on a patient that were placed over 20 years ago in Romania. These implants have been shown to cause sarcoma and cancer in rats. They are no longer FDA-approved in the United States of America. Upon removal of the implants, they were found to be textured coated; however, they were […]
Read MorePosted On: October 01, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient presents with increasing painful breast deformity associated with scar tissue contracture after pregnancy. The double-bubble deformity is a reasonably common problem that I see throughout the month. These patients presents with severe encapsulation of the upper fold of the implant causing superior retroposition of the implant and a droopiness of the skin leading […]
Read MorePosted On: September 13, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients who undergo breast revision surgery must realize that by having a secondary, tertiary or having had multiple surgeries in the past, that the original components and anatomy of the breasts have been manipulated and therefore an absolute perfect or normal result may not be possible. Patients must have realistic expectations. When revealing a patient’s […]
Read MorePosted On: August 30, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient below presents from the Middle East, unhappy with the appearance of her breast implants placed in Israel. She has cohesive anatomical gummy bear implants that are textured and have rotated. She wants a smoother, softer appearance to her breasts without the hard texturing and appearance that came with this specific implant. The patient […]
Read MorePosted On: August 02, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Ruptured Implant Silicone gel implants can rupture either through a direct tear within the shell of the implant or microscopic leakage can occur over years through the shell itself without an obvious tear or loss of integrity of the shell. The video here shows a patient recently operated on with ruptured silicone implant calcification material […]
Read MorePosted On: June 13, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient presents with severe bottoming out of the right breast, requiring reconstructive surgery, including a superior right open capsulectomy, reshaping and opening up the upper pole of her implant pocket, as well as performing an internal inframammary capsulorrhaphy suturing the release capsule approximately 1.25 inches up. Subsequently, the inframammary skin was then removed, performing […]
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