Posted On: June 23, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Some patients present with significant involutional upper pole atrophy, even slight bottoming out versus grade 1 to 2 ptosis. These can sometimes be correctable without the use of a mastopexy or an inframammary tightening procedure if the pocket dissection is perfectly made. In the example below, the left breast showed significant increased skin laxity over […]
Read MorePosted On: June 08, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The case example shows a patient with inadequate cleavage due to lateral displaced implants. This patient presents with severe problems. No 1 is pectus carinatum. In the operating room it is found that she has lateral displaced implants with the chest wall obliquely slanted downward and off to the side. She also had implants pockets […]
Read MorePosted On: June 04, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient presents status post augmentation mammoplasty procedure by a different surgeon. She now presents with, having breastfed after pregnancy, severe right breast Baker IV capsular contracture, double-bubble breast deformity and severe grade 3 breast skin laxity requiring right open periprosthetic capsulectomy, formal mastopexy bilateral. The patient’s implants were placed only three years ago and […]
Read MorePosted On: May 21, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients come in every week for breast revision surgery due to ruptured implants. I felt compelled to develop a site that would help explain and educate patients when confront with a rupture. I am very excited to announce that www.rupturedimplant.com is now live and I hope it provides patients with the information need to make […]
Read MorePosted On: April 24, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
For patients with severe grade 3 ptosis, the Wise-pattern technique is my favorite approach. This approach is basically referred to as the “keyhole pattern” in which skin is taken circumferentially around the nipple areolar complex vertically and along the inframammary fold. By removing skin both vertically and along the fold, we able to tighten up […]
Read MorePosted On: April 12, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
GIGANTOMASTIA SURGERY: BREAST AMPUTATION WITH FREE NIPPLE GRAFTING The patient below is a 48-year-old female presenting with massive gigantomastic breasts/breast hypertrophy, 40KK breasts, with symptoms of severe back pain, neck strain, grooving around the shoulder blades and coracoid aspects of the shoulders, including ulnar neuropathy, rashes and ulcerations of the breasts due to poor circulation […]
Read MorePosted On: March 23, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
In the very near future, cohesive silicone gel implants will become FDA-approved, as they have been under investigative study for the last seven years. Three manufacturers currently make the gummy bear-like implants. They are, Mentor with the CPG implants, Allergan with the 410 implants and Sientra silicone implants. The Sientra implants as of March 2012 […]
Read MorePosted On: March 21, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Sizing of breast implants requires experience and judgment by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Patients present to my office every day for breast enhancement and breast revision surgery. One of the most difficult decisions between the patient and the plastic surgeon is the final size of the implant. Many factors are required to determine this […]
Read MorePosted On: March 08, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
CASE STUDY FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND BREAST AUGMENTATION The patient below presents as a flight attendant for a major airline with bilateral enlarging painful breasts. In the operating room it was found that she had bilateral seromas with a massive amount of fluid, over 125 cc, with increased pressure. Upon opening the capsule, the immediate pressure […]
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