Posted On: November 15, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Beverly Hills Patients present to us in greater numbers for consultation, for breast augmentation, breast revision, breast lift, breast reduction, tummy tuck and lipocontouring. With respect to your breast augmentation or breast revision consultation, it is important that the patient first of all seek a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, a Diplomate of the […]
Read MorePosted On: November 10, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
ADVANCES IN MULTI-SPECIALTY AESTHETIC AND PLASTIC SURGERY SYNPOSIUM This weekend, November 4-6, I attended the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Plastic Surgery weekend of conferences. Topics of this year’s conference included Dental Plasty Techniques, Selection of Options in Breast Enhancement and Revision Surgery, Fat Grafting Technique, including Facial, Breasts and Body Contouring, Primary and Secondary Rhinoplasty Surgery, […]
Read MorePosted On: November 08, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients often present with loss of upper fullness of their breasts, referred to as involutional upper pole atrophy as well as severe skin laxity or referred to as grade 3 ptosis. These patients do well with implants placed as well as a mastopexy or skin removal and raising of the nipple areolar complex at the […]
Read MorePosted On: November 03, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
On November 1, 2011 I was on Entertainment Tonight to discuss a patient regarding Tummy Tuck Revision. I always appreciate the opportunity to consult for ET CBS television. I will expand on this patient and procedure in an upcoming blog.
Read MorePosted On: November 01, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
The patient to the left is an excellent example of a patient who has involutional upper pole atrophy, loss of upper pole fullness of her breasts, slight droop of the nipple areolar complex with grade 1 ptosis. This patient is an excellent candidate for high profile saline implants in order to regain upper pole fullness […]
Read MorePosted On: October 26, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients who present for revision liposculpture may require the use of very small cannulas. The example below is a patient who underwent four liposuctions in Toronto, Canada as well as in Britain. Unfortunately, she was left with some contour deformity of the periumbilical abdominal area which will be very difficult to correct without the use […]
Read MorePosted On: October 24, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
This patient underwent a gastric bypass procedure using the Roux-en-Y Gastroplasty at over a 130-pound weight loss. She subsequently underwent augmentation mammoplasty procedure and a breast lift formal mastopexy by a different surgeon for severe involutional upper pole atrophy, and severe grade 3 ptosis. Her preoperative photos indicate unfortunate complete malposition of the implants. There is […]
Read MorePosted On: October 19, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Liposculpture requires finesse, experience and judgment. Removing just the amount of fat is not always as easy as it may seem. Apparently, some patients do present with over-liposuctioning which can occur from either inadequate judgment or patients, as in this case, having been operated under IV sedation without an anesthesiologist in which she was in […]
Read MorePosted On: October 14, 2011 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
We see patients who present with implants from the Dow Corning era. Those are implants placed well over 20 to 35 years ago. These implants are obviously no longer allowed on the market. The company is no longer producing these implants. The Dow Corning implants were smooth shelled implants that had a Dacron patch on […]
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