Department of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at University Hospital Stuttgart, located at Catherine Hospital, provides the full range of care for patients with severe hand injuries, infections as well as chronic and generative diseases. The surgeons of the reconstructive and plastic surgery unit have achieved impressive results in the fields of modern free flap plastic surgery as well as body shaping surgeries. Surgeons carry out the latest arthroscopic and minimally invasive operations for osteosynthesis, instead of open surgical interventions. Working in cooperation with the orthopedic clinic of the Olga Hospital, care for complex congenital malformations of the hand and upper limb in children is offered.
The clinic operates under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Wachter who is a member of the training committee of the North Rhine-Württemberg Medical Association and also the Examination Board for the Additional Qualification Hand Surgery. The Center for Aesthetic Surgery at the Stuttgart Clinic forms a competence network of specialists of various fields such as the Women’s Clinic Stuttgart to provide the full spectrum of aesthetic operations such as eyelid-plastic, breast corrections, and sweat gland suction.
The Department of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery at University Hospital Stuttgart is located at Catherine Hospital is specialized in:

• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Dupuytren’s disease
• Wrist reconstruction
• Acute care and revision surgery for hand injuries
• Degenerative diseases of the hand
• Hand congenital malformations and deformities
• Reconstruction of soft tissue damage
• Reconstruction after tumor surgery and burn injuries
• Breast augmentation
• Breast lift
• Breast reduction
• Liposuction
• Abdominal apron surgery