Plastic surgery covers reconstructive surgery, burn surgery, hand surgery and aesthetic surgery. Reconstructive, i.e. restorative, procedures correct, among other things, congenital or acquired malformations such as cleft lips or lipedema and correct the consequences of illness or accidents, while aesthetic procedures improve the appearance of the healthy body. In the vast majority of cases, however, these procedures, often summarized as cosmetic surgery, are about much more than “wanting to look better”. Those affected sometimes suffer for decades and lack self-confidence and self-esteem, with major effects and restrictions on their private and professional lives. In many cases, cosmetic surgery is therefore also restorative and thus plastic surgery. It, too, can heal in the medical sense!
It is important to understand that titles such as “cosmetic surgeon” or “aesthetic surgeon”, as well as the term “cosmetic surgery”, are not protected in Germany. Any doctor can use them after completing medical school, without having gone through the relevant career path, let alone specialist training! Only the title “Facharzt für Plastische und Ästhetische Chirurgie” (specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery) guarantees that your doctor and surgeon has completed at least six years of specialist training after medical school. On top of this come several years of experience in specialist and senior positions, for example as a senior physician at clinics and practices, regular international further training, memberships in renowned professional societies, scientific involvement or participation in humanitarian missions in developing countries.
As one of the leading plastic surgeons in Stuttgart, Dr. Zimmermann has a wide range of such qualifications and, thanks to his many years of international experience, can offer you cosmetic surgery at the highest professional level.
Feel free to contact us to take the first step towards greater well-being. Book your consultation and experience plastic surgery in Stuttgart at the highest level under the expert and trustworthy care of Dr. Christoph Zimmermann.
