Posted On: December 20, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
This case example is of a patient with a 42-year-old ruptured Heyer-Schulte silicone gel implant placed back in the late 1960s. This is a 78-year-old White female who presents with severe capsulitis, mastitis, ruptured silicone implants and symptoms of possible rheumatoid arthritis. She was referred by her rheumatologist for removal of her ruptured silicone implant, […]
Read MorePosted On: October 20, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
HEMATOMA Hematoma is a one to two percent incident status post all major surgeries under general anesthesia. Drainage tubes are placed postoperatively for a minimum of 24 hours in our practice which may help to evacuate the fluid. However, drains have not been found to prevent hematomas. Patients should refrain from aspirin, Advil, Motrin, Excedrin […]
Read MorePosted On: October 10, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Breast Implants Can Cause Cancer False: No studies or experimental data have ever been able to link breast implants with cancer. Breast Implants Must be Removed Every 10 Years False: There is no specific data on duration of time for implant replacement. The implants may last a lifetime or only a few years depending on […]
Read MorePosted On: July 20, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
INFERIOR PEDICLE TECHNIQUE (WISE-PATTERN) There are multiple procedures that can be performed through the years, which will reduce the breasts. Dr. Linder favors the inferior pedicle technique (Wise-Pattern). This technique has allowed us to preform enormous reductions without loss of the nipple areolar complex and maintain excellent blood supply to the nipple areola. This is […]
Read MorePosted On: July 19, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
High profile saline implants are one of the most used implants in my practice. The advantages of the high profile saline implants include increased fullness projection with decreased diameter. This implant allows women to look fuller without looking matronly and heavy. Patients do extraordinarily well with high profile saline implants overfilled because of reduced visible […]
Read MorePosted On: July 04, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient below is a 28-year-old African-American female presenting with severe Baker IV capsular contracture, implant malposition, scar tissue, hardening with grade 3 ptosis. Patient is an excellent candidate for total breast reconstruction which would include bilateral open periprosthetic capsulectomy, circumferential open capsulotomy, removal and replacement with style 68 high profile Natrelle 200 cc saline implants […]
Read MorePosted On: June 19, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
FDA APPROVAL On June 14, 2013, Mentor approved its form of a gummy bear silicone gel implant, similar to the 410 highly cohesive Allergan silicone gel implant. These implants are now approved by the FDA and are for women 22 years of age and older for augmentation as well as reconstructive use. The FDA approved […]
Read MorePosted On: June 10, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients present to my office every day with breast hypoplasia. The term breast hypoplasia simply means small breasts, hypoplastic breasts with minimal breast growth and development. This patient’s example on her preop shows that she has hypoplastic breasts with involutional upper pole atrophy, loss of tissue going to the upper breast. She also some skin […]
Read MorePosted On: April 02, 2013 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
SILICONE GEL IMPLANT, A NATURAL LOOK The patient presents with bilateral breast dysphoria, loss of upper pole fullness of her upper breast, excellent candidate. Patient will do well with a style 15 silicone gel placed in the dual plane technique through a periareolar approach. Her preoperative photos show loss of upper pole fullness of her breast. […]
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