Department of Plastic and Aesthetic, Hand Surgery and Center for Severe Burns

Prof. Dr. med.

Paul Fuchs

Specialized in: plastic surgery, aesthetic surgery, hand surgery, severe burns

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The Department of Plastic Surgery at the Academic Hospital Cologne-Merheim, headed by Prof. Dr. med. Paul Fuchs, offers the entire spectrum of plastic surgery, including aesthetic, reconstructive surgery, surgical treatment of burns and hand at the most advanced medical level. The Section of Maxillofacial Surgery, which is part of the Department in Merheim, is also of particular importance. 

The Department repairs defects of the head and the whole body, as well as reconstructs female breast by means of free, microsurgical flap plastics and pedicle flap plastics. The Department has round-the-clock replantation service. Furthermore, the Department under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Paul Fuchs is an expert center for hand surgery: there is offered the full range of modern surgery in this field. With 10 intensive care beds for adults and 5 beds in cooperation with the Department of Pediatric Medicine at the Academic Hospital Cologne-Merheim, the Department ranks among the largest German centers for severe burns. Finally, the Department is one of the few centers in Germany, which offers scar revision by laser therapy. 

The Department of Plastic Surgery at the Academic Hospital Cologne-Merheim has long traditions. The academic Department of Plastic Surgery was founded in Germany in 1970 as the first independent specialized department in this relatively young field.

The main medical focuses of the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Academic Hospital Cologne-Merheim under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Paul Fuchs include:

• Cosmetic surgery: breast reduction (in female and male patients), breast augmentation, pumping of adipose tissue (liposuction), removal of abdominal fat (panniculectomy), abdominal wall lift, body lift, lift of the upper part of the thigh, shoulder skin lift, facial skin lift, upper and lower eyelid lift/ blepharoplasty, vulvar lips lift
• Hand surgery
• Surgical treatment of burns
• Reconstructive surgery