Plastic surgery

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Plastic surgery

Plastic surgery is concerned with restoring function and aesthetic form to areas of the body that have been damaged by an accident or tumour. By reconstructing parts of the body or restoring nerves and tendons, by restoring normal physical capabilities and thus enabling people to function just as they did before their accident or operation, we are able to give them back a part of their identity and improve their quality of life. In this field too, German hospitals draw on specialised and highly sophisticated surgical procedures.

Professor Norbert Pallua: Reconstructive surgery – state-of-the-art medical care in Aachen

The Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand and Burns Surgery at Aachen University Hospital is one of the most highly regarded in Germany. It offers the full spectrum of plastic surgery, which encompasses reconstructive and aesthetic operations, hand surgery and treatment for burn victims.

Dr Roberto Spierer: “Plastic surgery can restore quality of life.”

For Dr Roberto Spierer precision is everything – and it has to be. He does, after all, perform operations as a plastic surgeon and hand surgeon, often working with a microscope. In the following interview he talks about how he restores damaged nerves and how plastic surgery can help victims of accidents to achieve a better quality of life. In the Department for Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at the Vivantes Auguste-Viktoria Hospital, operations are performed both on German and international patients.