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 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 16, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Recently, I posted an article on abdominoplasty and tummy tuck procedure on www.drlinder.com. Tummy tucks are one of my most common surgical procedures that I perform in my Beverly Hills Surgery Center. In order to create a beautiful abdomen with patients who have either had significant weight loss, fluctuation of weight or have had multiple […]
Read MorePosted On: October 05, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
A perfect surgical result requires more than just perfect surgery, it requires a perfect anesthesia experience. Our anesthesiologist has performed over 7,000 general anesthetic surgeries with me alone. His experience of over 25 years of anesthesia with a flawless record speaks for itself. In our Medicare licensed ambulatory surgery center, we require our anesthesiologists to […]
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 25, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
In this year’s 2012 Emmy Awards, it is obvious that the best dressed had consistencies of extravagant colors, as seen on “E” red carpet. Sofia Vergara was considered to be the best dressed in her Zuhair Murad gown paired with Neil Lane bling. Her dress nicely accented her physique, including her natural curve, breast line […]
Read MorePosted On: September 17, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Some patients may present with grade 1 or 2 ptosis, which may be lifted internally by maintaining a pocket of perfect dissection. When pockets are made overly enlarged such as lateral dissection, implants will often go lateral to the side and may have poor cleavage final results as well as increasing skin laxity and sagging. […]
Read MorePosted On: September 06, 2012 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
I had the opportunity to attend in Geneva, Switzerland the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 21st Congress conference during the first week of September. This Congress is open to all qualified plastic surgeons with an interest in aesthetic surgery.
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