Plastic surgeon from the Helios Klinikum Berlin -Buch in humanitarian commitment - impressive report on an assignment in Sao Tomé (96 characters)

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Erfahren Sie mehr über den humanitären Einsatz eines plastischen Chirurgen aus dem Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch in São Tomé. Lesen Sie, wie Dr. Jeremias Schmidt erkrankten und unfallverletzten Kindern und Erwachsenen unentgeltlich hilft und welch positive Auswirkungen die Operationen auf das Leben der Patienten haben. Erfahren Sie auch, wie das Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch zur Verbesserung der medizinischen Versorgung beiträgt.
Find out more about the humanitarian use of a plastic surgeon from the Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch in São Tomé. Read how Dr. Jeremias Schmidt, suffering and accident -injured children and adults, helps free of charge and what positive effects the operations have on the life of the patient. Also learn how the Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch contributes to improving medical care. (Symbolbild/MB)

A life -changing commitment in São Tomé

Plastic surgeon from the Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch in humanitarian use

A plastic surgeon from the Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch regularly is involved in a humanitarian commitment in São Tomé, an island state in the Gulf of Guinea. São Tomé suffers from a lack of medical care, which leads to an increased number of surgical interventions. Dr. Jeremias Schmidt, specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery, flies to São Tomé twice a year to operate children and adults with burns, hand injuries and tumors together with an interdisciplinary team.

As part of his second assignment in São Tomé, Dr. Together with his team, Schmidt through a total of 35 highly complex operations in just 14 days. Despite the challenging infrastructural conditions, such as power failures and a lack of hygiene, numerous patients were successfully treated. The operating team consisted of experienced surgeons, anesthetists and surgical care staff. The duration of the operation was more than 53 hours, with more than 60 patients being looked after and looked after.

The use in São Tomé includes not only the treatment of patients on site, but also the training of local surgeons in the treatment of burns. As a result, these should be able to operate smaller and moderate injuries independently in the future. In addition to the surgical interventions, teaching, infrastructure and material preparation are also improved on site in order to be able to better provide patients in the long term.

These foreign missions are financed by the Dr. Stephan Knabe Foundation Potsdam, private donations and working with Interplast Germany e.V.

An impressive success of the team was the successful treatment of nine -year -old Levi. Levi was born with fingers grown together (syndactylia) and was unable to learn to write before the operation. His malformation was corrected by several surgical interventions so that he can now attend school.

The patient gratitude is, according to Dr. Schmidt unbelievable. In addition to improving physical health, the self -esteem and life perspective of the patients are also strengthened.

The Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch is a modern hospital of maximum care with over 1,000 beds and more than 60 clinics, institutes and centers. The clinic offers a high medical standard in diagnostics and therapy and treats more than 55,000 inpatient and over 144,000 outpatient patients every year.

Table:

| Number of operations in São Tomé | 35 |
| Duration of surgery | More than 53 hours |
| Number of patients treated | More than 60 |
| Purpose of use | Treatment of burns, hand injuries and tumors |
| Financing | Dr. Stephan Knabe Foundation Potsdam, private donations, Interplast Germany e.V. |

Humanitarian use in São Tomé is an example of the use of the Helios Klinikum Berlin-Buch to help people in need and to give them a better life.


Source: Helios Health/OTS