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The patient is now postoperative day 1 after circumferential open capsulotomy, complete open capsulectomy, complete resection of the medial attachments of the pectoralis major muscle and reconstruction with a style 45, 500 cc Natrelle gel implant.  The patient now has perfect symmetry, elevation has been corrected, the inframammary folds are even and a right areolar reduction has been performed to recreate a symmetric size to the nipple areolar complex.

In December 2011, reports from the French Publication Liberation stated that all women in France who received breast implants supplied by Poly Implant Prothesis or PIP, should have them removed immediately.

This patient that I saw yesterday has what appeared to be a ruptured right silicone implant and she will be brought to the operating room in the next two weeks to have the implants removed and replaced with FDA-approved Allergan silicone gel Natrelle implants.

This case study shows a representative patient who presents with massive abdominal pannus, status post significant weight loss, status post gastric bypass surgery. The patient has lost well over 120 pounds and now has significant amounts of skin with a massive abdominal pannus. A panniculectomy can be performed in order to reduce the massive skin apron or pannus. It also is helpful as a functional surgery to reduce the mid and lower back pain in a similar fashion as to a breast reduction that reduces back pain from the upper back and the cervical region. This patient also presented with intertriginous rashes for over six months with dermatitis, contact dermatitis and tinea fungal infections. She was cleared by her internist, rheumatologist, orthopedic surgery as well as dermatologist for contact dermatitis and fungal infections.

She underwent a panniculectomy under general anesthesia using an endotracheal tube, given Ancef intravenously with no history of penicillin allergies. The panniculectomy was completely resected. The abdominal wall was tightened in the midline conservatively using O-Ethibond sutures. The massive skin was then redraped, excised and sutured down the edges of the wound with three large 10 mm JP drains placed for at least 7 to 10 days. Liposculpturing of the iliac crest rolls was accomplished to reduce the lateral fullness of the hip area.

Patients do particularly well with paniculectomies when they have a massive abdominal pannus or apron after a significant weight loss, either through lap band, gastric bypass surgery or simple exercise and dietary routines.

(AP Photo Matt Sayles)

The best dressed celebrities included superstars dressed in very bold colors.  This included greens and teals.  Best dressed stars included Reese Witherspoon wearing vivid red; Emma Stone in dark burgundy; Bernice Bejo in sequence Gucci dress, feathered; Laura Dern in sparkling green, Angelina Jolie in an off-white gown with red accent; Sofia Vergara with a perfect fit and colored deep purple, voted best dressed at the 69^th Annual Golden Globe.  All these dresses in a similar fashion showed perfect fit, allowing the proportionality and perfection of the female form to be displayed.  These dresses showed timeless class with elegance and creativity, especially with the sparkles and feathering.

I also noticed that this article appears on their site – www.plasticsurgerypractice.com – under December 2011 features. I am very excited to see this available for people seeking breast reduction information.

Here is a fabulous patient testimonial that I received this week and I thought I would share as we approach this holiday season.

Dear Dr. Linder,

“I would like to thank you for changing my life.  Your the best and most wonderful doctor in the world. I would like to especially thank you and your wonderful professional team for all the hard work, dedication, beautiful energy, sweet sincere approach, caring, and supportive ways.  Meeting you and your staff for the first time was comforting, awesome, and re-assuring.   Your care-unit staff is amazing!!!  The care and love you feel… right at home with the best nurses and doctors caring for each and every one of us. I felt safe, warm, and informed all the time… i never felt lost or scared inside post operation or ever.  You have the the most precious team!  Dr. Linder, Thank you.  Thank you from the core of my soul for sculpting my body perfectly~ inside and out.  Your team is very gracious, caring, like a family… the doctors and nurses in the care unit guide you through their work with you with endearing hearts.  I’ve never experienced that anywhere.
How you perfectly sculpted my body is incredible and phenomenal and the fact that i work for sculptors as they sculpt my body was magic made for a dream.  Thank you so much for making my dream come true.  Seriously, choosing to have you sculpt my body was the best decision in my life. After surgery- I felt better on the inside – I just felt so good.  The healing process is going perfectly well.  I listen to your directions, do as you say, and my results are exiting, beautiful, and perfect! (with a big exclamation heart of gratitude and thanks)  You took care of me on the inside and outside and this transformed my self-esteem and how I feel… putting me on the right track.  Feeling Great, healthy and beautiful, both on the inside and outside is a true balance.  I’ve found my balance thanks to you Dr. Linder *!*  Your the BEST!!!
With all sincerity from a good Irish girl… Thank you for making this all possible. You simply changed my life.  And I get to live it and I’m so exited!!!  As with my healthy exercise and diet … I’ll put in the hard work to keep this beautifully sculpted body as it is – as you made it.  There is a big heart on the end of that sentence ~ I’m so happy and exited to live my life with this new balance – it’s made all the difference for me in the world with my career and my inner reflection.
I”m grateful that he showed me specifically what he could take care of.  I’m grateful i was a candidate.  The best thing to come out of this is that when I sit – my stomach does not double over – it’s flat, my stomach sits straight up with the arch of my spine and my shoulders straight back.  I’m a happy girl and skinny~*~
When you follow Doctors orders to the Tee – you get Top results… you will be so in love with the way you feel and the way you look to me that’s feeling beauty on the inside and beautiful on the outside.
Thank you Doctor for letting me wake up to that dream every morning.”
Salute to Beauty, Health, and Happiness~
Hearts, hugs, and blessings,
AO’S.
Here’s poetry dedicated to Dr. Linder and his team

“A Team With a Heart O’ Gold”
a smile for you
a smile for me
a smile for the world
will help us all see
we are kind and beautiful
inside and out
deep down to the core as true blue as the sea
this team has a heart o gold
with a touch o golden luck
weaved in through a sparkle
our souls will sail with a wee bit joy
from a wave of a hand,
or a love of a friend,
or the passing of a smile,
our souls will sail~
Season’s Greetings to All
May the sun shine on each and every hillside
for good luck of the travelers way…
may your flowers bloom and grow at noon
each and every may…
and for the rain drizzle to remind us just so it can…
may the time of seasons tidings bring
warmth to every land~