The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- TSH-basal, fT3, fT4
- tumor markers
- inflammation indicators
- indicators blood coagulation
- ultrasound of the neck and of lymph nodes
- CT/MRI scan of the mouth
- general otolaryngological examination
- preoperative care
- tumor resection
- histologically and immunohistochemically examination of the remote tissues
- symptomatic treatment
- control examinations
- the cost of essential medicines and materials
- nursing services
- full hospital accommodation
- explanation of future recommendations
Required documents
- Medical records
- MRI/CT scan (not older than 3 months)
- Biopsy results (if available)
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About the department
The Department of Adult and Pediatric Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden offers the full range of services for the diagnostics and treatment of diseases of the teeth and oral cavity, jaw deformities, head and neck neoplasms. High-tech modern equipment helps doctors make an accurate diagnosis, plan surgical intervention and predict its outcomes, while the outstanding professionalism of doctors allows them to treat extremely serious and rare diseases, including complex surgical interventions. The very latest navigation systems are widely used in the department's operating rooms, which ensure high safety of surgical interventions, as well as state-of-the-art laser systems allowing for the therapeutic manipulations in the maxillofacial area to be performed with minimal blood loss. The department provides treatment to more than 1,200 inpatients every year. The medical team takes care that the patient receives high-quality treatment and can return to his usual lifestyle without discomfort. The Head Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Dr. med. dent. Günter Lauer.
The department has 25 beds and two beds for intensive care for the patients suffering from maxillofacial pathologies. The inpatient medical care is mainly provided to the patients with tumors, skull bone fractures, dysgnathia, extensive bone and soft tissue inflammations. Those children who need hospitalization are accommodated in a specialized unit of the Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
When performing surgical treatment, doctors widely use computer-assisted navigation systems, for example, for the treatment of complex midface fractures. The department also has modern laser techniques. They allow surgeons to perform practically bloodless operations and at the same time ensure a positive result of therapy. For example, the department's surgeons perform laser resection of maxillofacial neoplasms (benign and malignant) and hemangiomas, laser scar revision, etc. The department successfully uses such innovative laser systems as CO2 laser, Nd:YAG laser and diode laser.
The department's priority clinical focuses include:
- Diagnostics and treatment of facial bone injuries
- Surgical treatment of midface and lower jaw injuries
- Osteosynthesis using mini- and microplates
- Osteosynthesis with screws
- Implantation of absorbable plates
- Orbital surgery
- Surgical treatment of midface and lower jaw injuries
- Diagnostics and treatment of maxillofacial cancers
- Surgical treatment, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy (in interdisciplinary collaboration)
- Functional repair with flap surgery
- Reconstruction using epitheses (implantation of soft tissue prostheses)
- Diagnostics and correction of maxillofacial malformations
- Treatment of craniofacial malformations in adults and children
- Treatment of cleft lip and cleft palate in children
- Surgical repair of the incorrect jaw position (dysgnathia)
- Surgery to displace the upper and lower jaws
- Chin plastic surgery
- Aesthetic plastic surgery
- Facial aesthetic surgery
- Face lift
- Profile correction (nose reshaping)
- Treatment of wrinkles
- Blepharoplasty
- Scar revision
- Reconstruction after surgical treatment of tumors and accidents
- Microvascular surgery
- Nerve ending microsurgery
- Facial aesthetic surgery
- Diagnostics and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders
- Functional treatment with splints
- Temporomandibular joint arthroscopy
- Temporomandibular joint surgery
- Laser surgery
- Removal of maxillofacial neoplasms
- Scar revision
- Hemangioma treatment
- Dental surgery
- Cyst removal (filling cavities with artificial bone substitutes or bone tissue from the iliac crest)
- Extraction and exposure of the wisdom teeth, impacted teeth
- Root apex resection using a surgical microscope
- Reshaping of lips and frenulum of tongue
- Vestibuloplasty
- Implantology
- Dental implant placement
- Jaw augmentation
- Sinus lift
- Alveolar distraction
- Diagnostics and treatment of oral mucosal diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of salivary gland diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of maxillary sinus diseases
- Pain management
- Other medical services
Curriculum vitae
University Education and Professional Career
- 1979 - 1986 Study of Human Medicine, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg; admission to medical practice.
- 1986 - 1989 Study of Dentistry, Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg; admission to medical practice.
- 1987 Thesis defense in Medicine. Subject: "Study of cell differentiation and transepithelial transport in cell culture".
- 1990 - 2000 Research Fellow in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg.
- 1991 Thesis defense in Dentistry. Subject: "Cultivation and differentiation of gingival epithelial cells".
- 1992 - 1994 Annual Award of the Working Group on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
- 1994 Board certification in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
- 1997 Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg.
- 1998 Additional qualification in Plastic Surgery.
- 1998 Senior Physician in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Freiburg.
- 1998 Habilitation and Venia Legendi in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
- 2000 - 2009 Managing Senior Physician, Deputy Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden.
- February 2000 - May 2000 Visiting Professor, National University of Singapore, work on tissue engineering of soft tissues.
- 2001 - 2002 Venia Legendi in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Dresden University of Technology.
- 2002 Dentsply Young Talent Award from the German Society for Dental, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, DGZMK (Senior Author).
- May 2002 - June 2002 Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna, work on tissue engineering of hard tissues.
- 2005 Extraordinary Professorship.
- 2008 Founder and Chairman of the Transdisciplinary Working Group on Regenerative Medicine.
- 2009 - 2011 Professor for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Vienna.
- November 2011 Head of the Department of Adult and Pediatric Oral, Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden and Professor for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Dresden University of Technology.
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About hospital
According to the reputable Focus magazine, the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden ranks among the top five German hospitals!
The hospital is the benchmark for modern high-quality medicine. Positioning itself as a maximum care medical facility, the hospital represents all medical fields. There are 26 specialized departments, 6 institutes and 17 interdisciplinary centers, which cooperate closely with the clinical and scientific facilities of the Faculty of Medicine. The basis of successful practice is excellent equipment, which is regularly updated, as well as highly qualified, experienced medical personnel: world famous doctors and professors work here for the benefit of patients.
In addition to its main goal of caring for patients, the hospital is also active in training and professional development of medical personnel, as well as in the field of public health care. The priority focus of the work is research activity, which allows the doctors to introduce the innovative diagnostic and therapeutic techniques into clinical practice.
A special feature of the hospital is also the diagnostics and treatment of rare diseases. State-of-the-art equipment and well-coordinated work of doctors of various medical specialties make it possible to timely recognize pathologies rarely encountered in medical practice and select the most effective therapy. Specialization in rare diseases include neurology, endocrinology, hematology/oncology, and rare autoimmune diseases.
The hospital has 1,410 beds for patient hospitalization. About 55,900 inpatients and more than 233,975 outpatients undergo treatment here annually. A large medical team, consisting of about 1,000 highly qualified doctors, as well as over 2,000 nursing staff take care of the patients' health. Each patient is guaranteed an individual approach and the most effective treatment in accordance with current clinical protocols.
It should be noted that the university hospital enjoys an impeccable reputation not only in Germany, but also far beyond its borders, including Arab countries, post-Soviet states, Great Britain and the United States. Patients from different parts of the world come here for high-quality treatment for diseases of any severity. The highest credit of patient confidence is the main indicator of the fruitful work of doctors.
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Accommodation in hospital
Patients rooms
The patients of the University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden live in comfortable rooms made in bright colors and equipped with everything necessary. The standard patient room includes an automatically adjustable bed, a bedside table with a sliding table, a wardrobe, a telephone and a TV. There is also Wi-Fi (free) in the patient rooms.
If desired, patients may live in enhanced comfort patient rooms. These patient rooms have a more sophisticated design, upholstered furniture and a safe for storing valuables.
Meals and Menus
The patients of the hospital are offered a tasty, healthy and varied three meals a day. The menu is based on local cuisine and seasonal food. If you for some reason do not eat certain products, please inform the medical staff of the hospital in advance, and you will be offered an individual menu. The nutrition provided in the hospital is certified in accordance with the quality standards of the German Nutrition Society (DGE) for catering in German hospitals.
Further details
Standard rooms include:
Religion
The religious services are available upon request.
Accompanying person
Your accompanying person may stay with you in your patient room or at the hotel of your choice during the inpatient program.
Hotel
You may stay at the hotel of your choice during the outpatient program. Our managers will support you for selecting the best option.
The hospital offers a full range of laboratory diagnostic procedures (general, hormonal, tests for tumor markers, infections, antibodies, etc.), genetic tests, various modifications of ultrasound scans, CT scans, MRI and PET / CT, angiography, myelography, biopsy and other examinations. Treatment with medications, endoscopic and robotic operations, stereotaxic interventions is carried out here, modern types of radiation therapy are also used. The hospital offers patients all the necessary therapeutic techniques.
- Cochlear implantation
- Deep brain stimulation
- Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with green laser
- Da Vinci prostatectomy
- Bone marrow transplantation
These are head and neck tumors, hearloss, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, epilepsy, Parkinson disease, infertility, malignant tumors of the reproductive system, congenital anomalies of the genital organs and the urinary system, urinary incontinence, blood clotting disorders, leukemia and other pathologies.
- Otolaryngology (Center for Cochlear Implantation)
- Neurology and Epileptology
- Urology
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology
About 1,000 highly qualified doctors work at the hospital.