First contact

After the first telephone call, we will happily send you the relevant information including a hospital brochure.

In a free and non-committal consultation with the hospital’s medical director, the possible plastic surgical and, if necessary, the non-operational procedures which can be especially applied to you, will be explained in detail. The possibilities of correction will be shown to you using extensive visual material. Clarification occupies special status over the theoretically possible risks.

During this discussion, you should inform us about any existing illnesses (e.g. vascular, heart/circulatory, lung, blood, or of internal organs). Likewise, you should tell us in each case about existing allergies (for example, against plasters, medicines and ointments) and regular medicinal intakes.

No treatment or operation the same. Therefore, we place great value on the in-depth consultation and the individual support after the treatment.

We have prepared detailed documentation for more specific enquiries.

The treatment

Depending on your wishes and consequently the aims of the therapy, you can choose to have your treatment as an in- or out-patient. During our mutual discussion, we will inform you in detail of this matter.

Before the operation
Should you decide to allow us to undertake the operation in our hospital; you have the possibility of a second discussion in which you may ask further questions. You will receive a clarification and consent form, which we ask you to sign and bring to the operation.

Approx. two to three weeks before the operation you should abstain from taking pain-killing medicines (aspirin, etc.) as the usage of these medicines can sometimes cause thinning of the blood, which increases the risk of a post-operative haemorrhage. We would also like to ask you to abstain from nicotine, alcohol and sleeping pills during this time.

A blood test a few days before the operation will also be necessary. The results should give us information about the condition of your organs, your metabolic situation and your blood status. This can be done in our hospital or by your family doctor. An X-ray of the lungs and/or an electrocardiogram examination can also be necessary. These tests should verify the anaesthetic capability in order to avoid any complications.

Since the predominant numbers of operations are undertaken by general anaesthetic, which switches off consciousness and sensitivity during the period of the operation, you will be introduced to our anaesthetist who will examine you in detail. In this discussion a tailor-made anaesthetic procedure will be established, which will guarantee the minimum use of medicine and a quick recovery after the operation.

The day of the operation
On the day of the operation, we will need a signed declaration of consent from you for the surgery and the anaesthetic. After you have put your personal things in your room, have seen the photographic documents and the guidance lines, the anaesthetist will administer you intravenously with a sedative in the operating theatre and then begin with the anaesthetic. If the operation is done by local anaesthetic, you will still receive an intravenous sedative before the use of the local anaesthetic begins.

Immediately after the operation, you will feel drowsy for a while. There is usually no pain.

However, should you feel any pain later; you will receive pain-relieving medicine. Thanks to new intravenous anaesthetics, extremely few patients complain of nausea after an operation.

To prevent thrombosis, you will receive medicine and anti-thrombosis socks. A quick mobilisation is required after most operations, so that after a few hours you can walk around the room independently and use the WC.

After the treatment
In order to obtain an optimal result, a thorough and individual follow-up treatment is indispensable after the treatment. Here we are dependant on your cooperation!

On the day of discharge, you should use our shuttle service or be collected. At home, a moderate mobilisation is required; however, you should not over-exert yourself. Regular periods of rest strengthen your body and support the healing process. Special advice for each individual operation will be given in hospital.

As a rule, any drainage will be removed two to three days after the time of discharge. The removal of the stitches will follow the removal of any bandaging.

It is generally accepted that a period of weeks to months may pass before you see the definite results. A little patience is particularly important after plastic and aesthetic operations.

Compression bandages should be worn for approximately 6 weeks day and night. The success of the surgery can only be ensured through this rigorous follow-up treatment. After most operations, the patient should refrain from any sporting activity for approximately 6 weeks and for at least 2 months from sunbathing and using the sauna.

The characteristics of the respective surgical operations as well as the special code of conduct can be found under the link "Operations".

 

Risks

No physician can guarantee a treatment free of risk. The general dangers of a surgical operation such as thrombosis (formation of blood clots; coagulated mass), embolisms (blockage of blood vessels by clots) and over-sensitive reactions through the prophylactic dosage of certain medicines or specific pre- and post-operational measures are extremely rare. Any swelling or patchy bruising will disappear by itself. If necessary, appropriate medicines will reduce any pain.

Our experience shows that, in principle, all possible risks are virtually eliminated by planning and implementing the operation carefully and expertly, and by optimum follow-up treatment, to which you contribute significantly.

In our first two discussions, we will clarify all possible risks to you. For the specific risks of the individual operations, we will refer you to the appropriate information page.