Paul Gerhardt Diakonie, photo: Manuel TennertPaul Gerhardt Diakonie, photo: Manuel Tennert
Prof. Dr. med. Markus Küntscher
Chief Physician at the Department of Plastic Surgery, Elisabeth Protestant Hospital, Director of the Reconstructive Breast Centre
Paul Gerhardt Diakonie, photo: Manuel Tennert
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1991-1997 Degree in medicine in Leipzig, Heidelberg and Durban / South Africa
2004 Postdoctoral lecture qualification and Privatdozent teaching status at Heidelberg University, specialist in plastic and hand surgery
2007 Awarded title of professor by Heidelberg University
2004-2010 Senior doctor / assistant chief physician at the Centre for Serious Burn Injuries with Plastic Surgery, Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin (ukb)
Since 2010 chief physician at the Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Elisabeth Protestant Hospital
Since 2012 Director of the Reconstructive Breast Centre at Elisabeth Protestant Hospital
Focus
Plastic-reconstructive surgery (treatment of chronic wounds, restoration of female breast using body’s own tissue, tissue expander or implants after breast cancer)
Concealment of defects following tumour removal (e.g. after skin cancer)
Hand surgery: broken bones, injuries to tendons, ligaments and nerves, Dupuytren’s contracture, malformations in children, prosthetic replacement of finger joints
Surgery to treat burn injuries in adults and children, aesthetic and functional restoration after burn injuries
Plastic-aesthetic surgery, including corrective breast surgery, abdominal wall tightening, treatment of gynaecomastia
Treatment of transsexual men and women (sex adaptation surgery)
In plastic and aesthetic surgery, organs and tissue undergo procedures that aim to change the shape of the body. Plastic surgeons are called for when complex reconstructive surgery is needed, for example following an accident, burns or other surgery. They also operate on the hands and face or optimize body contours. Because this field requires not only expert medical knowledge but also a great deal of experience and skill, the title “Specialist in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery” is a separate and legally protected qualification in Germany. It requires a comprehensive course of further medical training.
Patients wishing to change their appearance often have a strong subjective sense of their own suffering. Increasing numbers of younger patients are opting to have corrective nose or breast enlargement surgery, whereas older patients tend more towards corrective facial procedures such as the treatment of wrinkles, eyelid surgery or even a facelift.
Aesthetic surgery also plays an important role in the treatment of obesity. After losing a large amount of weight, patients are often left with saggy skin and therefore decide to have liposuction on the stomach, upper thighs or upper arms.
