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Soft Facial Tissue Injury Treatment in Germany - Best Hospitals, Doctors, Prices - Booking Health

Treatment of Soft Facial Tissue Injury in Germany

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Best hospitals and doctors for soft facial tissue injury treatment in Germany

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Simultaneous plastic reconstruction of soft facial tissue after injury
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Sana Hospital Duisburg
Germany, Duisburg
Sana Hospital Duisburg
Overall rating7.8 / 10
The Sana Hospital Duisburg is a maximum care medical center with 678 beds and 17 specialized departments. With the very latest innovations and high quality patient care, the clinic works for the benefit of a person and their health. The hospital ranks among the leading clinics in the region. In 2013, the hospital
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Klinik am Rhein Duesseldorf
Germany, Duesseldorf
Klinik am Rhein Duesseldorf
Overall rating9 / 10
The Klinik am Rhein Duesseldorf was founded in 2003 and during this short time has gained the status of one of the best medical facilities in Germany in the area of its specialization. The clinic provides top-class medical services in all fields of plastic and aesthetic surgery. The key focus is on operations, such as breast aug
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Luisenhospital Aachen
Germany, Aachen
Luisenhospital Aachen
Overall rating9.8 / 10
The Luisenhospital Aachen is a modern health facility that offers top-class European-standard service. The medical complex is an academic hospital of RWTH Aachen University, which provides patients with access to innovations in diagnosis and treatment. The hospital first opened its doors to patients in 1967 and has been carrying
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International Neuroscience Institute Hannover
Germany, Hannover
International Neuroscience Institute Hannover
Overall rating9.7 / 10
The International Neuroscience Institute Hannover is an advanced highly specialized hospital that provides patients with the diagnostics of diseases of the nervous system and further required treatment. The key areas of competence of the medical facility include neurology, neurosurgery and neuroradiology. In addition, the hospit
University Hospital Freiburg
Germany, Freibung
University Hospital Freiburg
Overall rating9.7 / 10
The University Hospital Freiburg is famous for its rich history and is one of the oldest and most prestigious medical facilities in Germany (one of the three best medical institutions in the country). The hospital was based on the Faculty of Medicine of the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, which celebrated its 550th anniver
Vivantes Am Urban Hospital Berlin
Germany, Berlin
Vivantes Am Urban Hospital Berlin
Overall rating9.7 / 10
The Vivantes Am Urban Hospital is an academic clinic at the Charité University Hospital. Many departments of the hospital are recognized for their outstanding medical and patient care services. The hospital also includes the Breast Center, the Tumor Center with the specialization "Gastrointestinal oncology" and
Vivantes Neukölln Hospital Berlin
Germany, Berlin
Vivantes Neukölln Hospital Berlin
Overall rating10 / 10
The Vivantes Neukölln Hospital is the maximum care hospital and one of the largest healthcare facilities in Berlin.  There are more than 20 specialized departments and centers, including pediatric departments. In total, the hospital has 1,200 beds. The hospital uses innovative technologies and the latest treatments, as
Vivantes Auguste-Viktoria Hospital Berlin
Germany, Berlin
Vivantes Auguste-Viktoria Hospital Berlin
Overall rating9.7 / 10
The Vivantes Auguste-Victoria Hospital, has special expertise and received international recognition in the field of Urology, especially in the treatment of prostate cancer and also Oncology, Neurology, Cardiology and other directions. The possibilities of urological treatment include robot-assisted surgeries using the Da Vinci
ISAR Hospital Munich
Germany, Munich
ISAR Hospital Munich
Overall rating9.2 / 10
The ISAR Hospital Munich first opened its doors to patients in March 2008 and took a leading position among the top medical facilities in the city of Munich in a short time. The hospital embodies a progressive concept of international medical care: diagnostics and treatment are carried out using the latest medical advances, whil
MCLINIC Munich
Germany, Munich
MCLINIC Munich
Overall rating9 / 10
MCLINIC Munich is an excellent medical facility with modern infrastructure, high-tech equipment, and highly qualified doctors. The clinic first opened its doors to patients in 2016 and has since taken leading positions in its areas of specialization in the European medical arena. The clinic operates the following four specialize
Schoen Clinic Duesseldorf
Germany, Duesseldorf
Schoen Clinic Duesseldorf
Overall rating9.7 / 10
According to the reputable Focus magazine, the Schoen Clinic Duesseldorf is one of the top medical facilities in North Rhine-Westphalia and is also one of the best Spinal Surgery Centers in Germany. The Schoen Clinic Duesseldorf is recognized as a leading medical facility that provides high-quality medical care with an emphasis
Beta Clinic Bonn
Germany, Bonn
Beta Clinic Bonn
Overall rating9.7 / 10
The Beta Clinic Bonn is a modern private healthcare facility with 20 specialized departments. In addition, the clinic cooperates with 30 independent doctors of various specializations, most of whom have their own private practices. The doors of the clinic first opened for patients in 2008. Since that time, the medical facility h
ATOS Clinic Heidelberg
Germany, Heidelberg
ATOS Clinic Heidelberg
Overall rating9.8 / 10
The ATOS Clinic Heidelberg is a reputable medical complex with high standards of patient care. The clinic was founded in 1991. Since then, it has taken a leading position in the European medical arena in the treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system and many other pathologies. The clinic has a highly professional team
ViDia Hospital Karlsruhe
Germany, Karlsruhe
ViDia Hospital Karlsruhe
Overall rating9.8 / 10
The ViDia Hospital Karlsruhe is a modern medical facility with a rich history and traditions. The medical complex is an academic hospital of the University of Freiburg, granting patients access to advanced university medicine and the very latest therapeutic developments. The hospital first opened its doors in 1851 and, since the
Park-Clinic Weissensee Berlin
Germany, Berlin
Park-Clinic Weissensee Berlin
Overall rating9 / 10
The Park-Clinic Weissensee Berlin is a progressive medical facility with the highest standards of medical care. The medical facility is an academic hospital of the Charite University Hospital Berlin, thanks to which the specialists have access to all medical innovations. The clinic was opened on April 1, 1997, on the former Weis
Clinic for Plastic Surgery Eduardus Cologne
Germany, Cologne
Clinic for Plastic Surgery Eduardus Cologne
Overall rating9 / 10
The Clinic for Plastic Surgery Eduardus Cologne positions itself as a modern highly specialized medical facility, which implements the very latest standards of surgical treatment. The key focuses of the clinic include aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, hand and breast surgery. In addition, the clinic specializes in reconstruc
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Facial soft tissue injuries require complex surgical interventions to restore all functions of the face, as well as the appearance of a person. Germany has the world's best specialists in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery. They use modern types of surgery to treat both the fresh injuries and their long-term consequences.

Content

  1. What are the types of facial soft tissue injuries?
  2. Goals of treatment
  3. Principles of treatment
  4. Face transplant
  5. Why is it worth undergoing treatment in Germany?

What are the types of facial soft tissue injuries?

 

Facial soft tissue injuries worsen the appearance of a person and disrupt the functions of the organs of the head, including the maxillofacial area. Most often, the damage occurs as a result of household, industrial, sports, or criminal injuries. The most severe soft tissue injuries occur in car accidents, animal bites, and burns. They are often combined with facial bone injuries and injuries of the tissues of the cerebral part of the skull.

Facial tissues are not only skin and muscles. Important organs, such as salivary glands, large nerves, blood vessels, and the tongue can also be affected. Patients often suffer from fractures of the nose, cheekbones, and jaws.

According to the categories of facial soft tissue trauma, there are gunshot and non-gunshot wounds, open or closed wounds, and multiple or combined wounds. A mechanical injury is caused by blunt or sharp objects, moving vehicles, flames, scalding liquid, or firearms.

In practice, the most common injuries are wounds from sharp objects. These are usually stab, cut, or chop wounds, caused by glass, razors, knives, or other objects. These are wounds causing the violation of the integrity of the skin. There are also usually facial injuries due to the impact. They are classified as bruises.

Goals of treatment

 

With isolated facial soft tissue injuries, a threat to the patient's life rarely occurs. Basically, the treatment is aimed at restoring the aesthetics of the face and all its functions. After the treatment, a person should look good, maintain their natural facial expressions, and be absent from any neurological complications.

Some facial injuries are dangerous. When large vessels are damaged, bleeding occurs, which can be life-threatening. To permanently stop these bleeds, doctors must resort to surgical techniques. In addition, foreign bodies left in a wound or wound contamination can cause dangerous, infectious complications. Animal bite wounds can transmit infectious diseases too.

The tasks of a doctor who deals with the treatment of facial soft tissue injuries are to: 

  • clean the wound; 
  • prevent infections; 
  • stop or prevent bleeding; 
  • prevent the development of neurological complications; 
  • restore skin, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels; 
  • restore damaged parts of the face (for example, a torn eyelid);
  • improve a person's appearance, often through multiple surgical procedures that can be complemented by cosmetic procedures.

All goals of therapy are achievable if you undergo treatment in Germany. This country offers the services of talented surgeons, who will eliminate most of the consequences of a facial injury.

Principles of treatment

 

At the patient’s initial visit, the doctor will conduct a survey to obtain information about the way the injury was sustained. The next step is an examination. Whenever required, CT or MRI scans are used to verify the integrity of the cartilage, bones, and also to identify any possible foreign bodies in the wound.

Then, the primary surgical treatment is carried out. The doctor removes all impurities and foreign bodies. The specialist excises non-viable tissues and sutures the wound in layers. With primary infected wounds, antibiotic therapy is prescribed in order to prevent purulent complications.

With the help of instrumental diagnostics, doctors receive information about the state of the nerves and blood vessels in the area of injury. In some cases, they rupture, and aneurysms can form in the arteries. In such situations, the restoration of the integrity of blood vessels and nerves is required during the surgery.

Whenever possible, when performing the surgical intervention, the surgeon pulls together the edges of the wound and then sutures them. In this case, the wound heals by primary intention. A linear scar is formed in the suture area. In the future, it can be polished in order to even out the skin relief and achieve a better aesthetic result. The color of the scar becomes the same as the surrounding skin after a few months.

If there are not enough tissues to simply suture the wound together, a good aesthetic result is achieved by obtaining skin areas from other parts of the body. It is desirable that they be located in areas of low aesthetic significance, since scars will appear in the area from where the flaps are resected.

As a result of a closed injury, some patients preserve their skin, but there will be a deficit of deep tissues. In these cases, autologous adipose tissue injections help to achieve a good result.

Severe soft tissue injuries require reconstructive interventions. The wings of the nose, eyelids, lips, tongue, floor of the mouth, parotid chewing area, and ears are areas which can be affected in this way in patients. The complete or partial detachment of organs is possible.

If possible, doctors perform reconstruction with local tissues. Defects are eliminated by displaced flaps. Plastic repair with free flaps can be performed as well, if necessary. Modern microsurgical techniques make it possible to successfully close even large defects, as well as to recreate lost parts of the face.

Face transplant

 

In cases of severe facial soft tissue injuries, a face transplant is performed. This is a complex surgical procedure that is performed only in specialized clinics. The world's first face transplant was performed in Spain in 2010.

The operation involves the transfer of a specific tissue complex from the donor, which includes:

  • skin;
  • subcutaneous tissue;
  • muscles;
  • nerves;
  • vessels;
  • also, sometimes elements of the facial skeleton.

In world practice, more than half of all face transplants are partial, but full transplants are also performed. In a partial transplant, doctors engraft the patient donor forehead, cheeks, nose, lips, and chin tissues.

A full face transplant is one which is performed from the crown of the head to the neck. A good aesthetic result is achieved within a few weeks after such surgery. It takes several more years to restore the patient’s motor functions and skin sensitivity. Patients require a long rehabilitation after such surgical interventions. They learn to speak, eat, and smile again.

As with heart, lung, and other unpaired organ transplants, this transplant surgery is performed from a recently deceased donor. Less often, a socially deceased patient becomes a donor, a patient who no longer has consciousness due to brain death, but their life is supported by their respiratory and circulatory systems.

The face transplant is always an individual operation. It is long and lasts up to 12 hours. Up to 30 people take part in the surgery. The new face retains the features of the host, but also acquires some of the features of the donor. The connection of the tissues is performed by gluing, suturing, and the skin with fat is fastened with a laser.

Why is it worth undergoing treatment in Germany?

 

In cases of facial soft tissue injuries, you can undergo treatment in Germany. Here are a few reasons why it is better to receive treatment in this country:

  • accurate diagnostics for receiving comprehensive information about the condition of the facial soft tissues and bones;
  • the very latest types of surgery, which provide good aesthetic results;
  • restoration of lost functions: chewing, swallowing, facial expressions, speech, etc.;
  • the use of computer modeling, which helps to better plan the surgical intervention;
  • successful interaction of doctors of different specializations to obtain the best aesthetic and functional outcomes (plastic, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists, vascular surgeons);
  • modern microsurgical techniques, suturing of blood vessels and nerves allow for the restoration of the blood supply and sensitivity of the face;
  • minimal risk of complications due to damage to large vessels and nerves, low risk of purulent-septic complications.

To undergo treatment of soft facial tissue injury in Germany, please use the Booking Health service. On our website you have the opportunity to get up-to-date and accurate information about the cost of treatment in Germany, compare prices in different German hospitals, and book a medical care program at a favorable price. The treatment will be easier and quicker for you, and the cost of treatment in Germany will be lower.

You are welcome to leave your request on the Booking Health website. Our employee will contact you, provide information about treatment abroad, and answer all of your questions. We will take care of the organization of your trip to Germany. It is better to book a medical care program through our service, here are the reasons why:

  • We have information about the effectiveness of the treatment of certain diseases in different hospitals, so we will select the best German hospital, whose doctors specialize in the treatment of facial soft tissue injuries and achieve the best results.
  • We will help you to overcome the language barrier and establish your communication with the doctor of the German hospital.
  • The waiting time for treatment will be reduced for you, and you will receive medical care on the most suitable dates for you.
  • We will reduce the price. The cost of treatment in Germany will be lower than usual due to the elimination of overpricing and coefficients for foreign patients.
  • Our specialists will solve any organizational issues: paperwork, transfers from the airport to the German hospital and back, hotel booking, and interpreting services.
  • We will prepare your documents and translate them into English or German. The doctor will receive the necessary diagnostic information, and you will not have to repeat any previously performed diagnostic procedures.
  • We will stay in contact with the German hospital after the completion of your treatment.
  • We will arrange additional diagnostics and treatment, if required.
  • We will buy medicines in the other country and forward them to your native country.

While the best specialists in the world are taking care of your health, the Booking Health staff will help you to reduce the cost of treatment in Germany and take care of all your travel arrangements.

 

Authors: 

The article was edited by medical experts, board certified doctors Dr. Nadezhda Ivanisova and Dr. Sergey Pashchenko. For the treatment of the conditions referred to in the article, you must consult a doctor; the information in the article is not intended for self-medication!

 

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