Innovations in plastic, aesthetic, hand and reconstructive surgery
Research is the basis for advances in clinical treatment options. The Kerstin Reimers Laboratory for Regenerative Biology deals intensively with issues relevant to plastic, aesthetic, hand and reconstructive surgery. In addition to tissue engineering (tissue cultivation in the laboratory), the mechanisms of wound healing and regeneration are being researched. In the future, larger defects could be treated using transplants grown in vitro (in the laboratory), wound healing could be improved and the formation of scars could be prevented. Another field of research is tumor biology, as our Clinical Department is frequently confronted with the removal of tumors and/or the restoration of body contours after such surgery.
Innovations
Medical needling / laser therapy
The ideal therapy for any type of wrinkles or scars should increase the self-renewal of the skin through regenerating messenger substances without significantly damaging the skin. The Laboratory for Experimental Plastic Surgery at Hannover Medical School has shown that percutaneous collagen induction therapy or microneedling brings us closer to this ideal.
Wrapping/dangling maneuverShortening the hospital stay of patients with a free flap plasty to the lower extremity through risk-free earlier mobilization of these patients
Novel organ replacement procedures for the treatment of severe burn injuriesBurn injuries often affect more than just the skin as the largest human organ. The inhalation of hot gases or toxic substances that can be produced in fires can result in what is known as inhalation trauma, which has a significant impact on the likelihood of surviving a burn injury.