Department of Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

About the Department of Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf

The Department of Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf specializes in performing a full range of plastic surgical interventions. The medical facility opened its doors to patients for the first time in 2014 and since then has confidently held a leading position in the segment of top plastic surgery clinics in Germany. Reconstructive plastic surgery is performed here to eliminate defects after tumor resections, the consequences of injuries and infectious lesions, and congenital malformations. In the field of aesthetic plastic surgery, the key interest is in performing mammoplasty, abdominoplasty, brachioplasty, femoroplasty, gluteoplasty, body lift, liposuction, face lift, neck lift, otoplasty, and rhinoplasty. When planning a surgical procedure, the patient's wishes are taken into account as much as possible, and if necessary, computer-assisted modeling of the patient's appearance after plastic surgery is performed. Plastic surgeons pay due attention to a comprehensive diagnosis of the patient before the operation in order to completely eliminate health risks. They perform extensive laboratory tests, electrocardiography, ultrasound examinations, etc. The department's team of doctors has successfully performed tens of thousands of operations of various complexity, so patients can expect effective medical care in accordance with the highest standards of modern surgery. The department is headed by Prof. Dr. med. Marco Blessmann.

The main focus of the daily clinical practice of the surgeons in the department is the performance of reconstructive plastic procedures. Patients with defects caused by severe injuries and after tumor resections, as well as patients with chronic non-healing wounds, diabetic foot syndrome, bedsores, osteomyelitis, acne inversa, burns, hypertrophic and keloid scars most often seek medical attention in the department. When performing reconstructive plastic surgery, specialists use advanced surgical techniques. For example, wound debridement and vacuum therapy are applied to treat chronic non-healing wounds, and the correction of facial defects after tumor resection is performed using skin grafting and microsurgical tissue transfer.

The department's team of surgeons has extensive experience in breast plastic surgery, both reconstructive and aesthetic. Reconstructive mammoplasty is most often performed after radical surgical treatment for breast cancer: specialists restore breast volume using expanders, silicone implants, or autologous fat lipofilling (whenever possible, the latter is preferred because it provides the most natural result). They also perform nipple and areola reconstruction surgery. The surgical possibilities in this area are complemented by plastic repair of breast malformations, the most common of which are tubular breasts, Poland syndrome, amastia (congenital absence of one or both mammary glands), and athelia (congenital absence of nipples). The department also operates on men with gynecomastia, which is an abnormal benign enlargement of one or both mammary glands.

The medical facility offers a wide range of aesthetic plastic surgery services. The surgeons skillfully perform tummy tuck, arm lift, thigh lift, buttock lift, body lift, liposuction, breast augmentation, breast lift, face lift, neck lift, otoplasty, and rhinoplasty. Aesthetic plastic surgery is performed using minimally invasive techniques, ensuring a high level of safety, minimal surgical risks, and excellent cosmetic results. The department also offers non-surgical rejuvenation procedures, the most popular of which are wrinkle treatment with Botox, hyaluronic acid, or autologous fat injections. Doctors select the optimal filler for each patient, taking into account the type of wrinkles, their depth, skin type, and age of the patient. The department also offers injection lipolysis. This is a highly effective procedure for eliminating localized fat deposits without surgery. Injection lipolysis is most often used to correct a double chin and to locally destroy fat deposits on the cheeks.

The range of medical services provided by the department includes the following:

• Reconstructive plastic surgery
  • Debridement (surgical wound cleansing)
  • Vacuum therapy for the treatment of chronic non-healing wounds
  • Plastic surgery with skin flaps
  • Autodermoplasty (skin grafting)
  • Microsurgical tissue transfer (fat, bone, muscle, etc.)
  • Scar revision
  • Reconstructive breast surgery after mastectomy, including nipple and areola reconstruction
  • Reconstructive breast surgery for the elimination of breast asymmetry and correction of congenital breast malformations
  • Treatment of gynecomastia in men
  • Reconstructive plastic surgery for facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy)
• Sex reassignment surgery
• Aesthetic plastic surgery
  • Body aesthetic plastic surgery
    • Abdominoplasty
    • Brachioplasty
    • Femoroplasty
    • Gluteoplasty
    • Body lift
    • Liposuction
    • Mammoplasty: breast augmentation, breast reduction, and breast lift
  • Facial aesthetic plastic surgery
    • Face lift
    • Midface lift
    • Neck lift
    • Forehead lift
    • Blepharoplasty
    • Otoplasty
    • Rhinoplasty
  • Injection cosmetic procedures
    • Injection lipolysis
    • Treatment of wrinkles with Botox, hyaluronic acid, and autologous fat injections (lipofilling)
  • Intimate plastic surgery
    • Labiaplasty (correction of the size and shape of the labia)
• Other surgical options