Posted On: November 14, 2023 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Silicone gel implants come in different shapes and sizes. Rupture of silicone implants is not uncommon in my practice. I see it every week. I’ve been performing breast revision surgery with ruptured implants for over 25 years. That’s a quarter of a century. The older silicone implants by Allergan, Mentor were very loose, very thin […]
Read MorePosted On: November 12, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Dr. Linder was presented a patient from out of town wanting to remove her silicone breast implants due to autoimmune issues. After listening to her concerns and examining the elasticity of her breasts, her and Dr. Linder agreed that she would benefit from having a breast lift along with removing the implants. The video below shows […]
Read MorePosted On: July 18, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Patients who present with silicone gel implants may present with ruptured silicone implants, although it is difficult to detect clinically. Patients should undergo every two to three years postaugmentation or augmentation revision with silicone implants and MRI in order to determine the integrity of its shell or the bags. Our patients are instructed that the […]
Read MorePosted On: May 17, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Case Study #1 This is an excellent example of a reconstructive patient with ruptured silicone gel textured implants and an isolated capsule from the parenchyma of the breast. This is a 72-year-old Russian patient presenting from the USSR with specifically severe ruptured silicone Baker IV capsular contracture and a double-bubble breast deformity.Upon entering into the breast pocket, […]
Read MorePosted On: April 10, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
There is often great confusion regarding when to replace saline and silicone breast implants, especially when associated with ruptured breast implants. Please view this specific page for greater details pertaining to removal and replacement of ruptured saline, silicone, Dow Corning, Becker implants, double lumen, polyurethane implants, and gummy bears. Saline Implants With respect to saline implants, […]
Read MorePosted On: January 18, 2019 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Recently, I had the opportunity to surprisingly operate on a patient who had a Becker double lumen ruptured implant. This patient is a 52-year-old middle eastern female status post augmentation mammoplasty silicone gel implants per, with no identifiable records or patient’s accountability as to the type or size of her implants. Intraoperatively, it was identified […]
Read MorePosted On: October 17, 2018 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Case Study #1 This is a case example of a patient who presents with a ruptured silicone implant who had a breast augmentation only four years ago. She presents with severe Baker IV capsular contracture with a very hardened right breast with severe scar tissue hardening. Interestingly, she denies any incidents of trauma to her […]
Read MorePosted On: January 03, 2018 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Dr. Linder performs breast revision surgery on patients from around the world. The most common revision surgery is due to ruptured silicone implants. Interestingly enough, only true MRI readings can find an implant rupture, as mammograms can show that the implant is still intact. Operational Findings Case in point, the patient below is a 47-year-old […]
Read MorePosted On: November 14, 2017 Author: The Office of Dr. Stuart Linder
Last Wednesday, I performed two breast surgeries at my Beverly Hills Brighton Surgical Center. The first case was to address the left breast that was showing signs of scar tissue around the implant and a slightly visible distortion. The second patient was undergoing breast surgery due to the left breast showing an actual rupture.The first […]
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