Dr. Karl Waked

Ik ben Dr. Karl Waked, gediplomeerd plastisch, reconstructief en esthetisch chirurg. Ik ben opgeleid in Brussel, Parijs, München en Marbella. Ik ben gespecialiseerd in esthetische en reconstructieve borstchirurgie, body-contouring, esthetiek van het aangezicht en microchirurgie. Ik ben zowel werkzaam in een academisch als in een privé-ziekenhuis, om mijn expertise in zowel reconstructieve als esthetische chirurgie aan te bieden en mijn patiënten de best mogelijke zorg te geven.

Je suis le Dr Karl Waked, un chirurgien plasticien, reconstructeur et esthétique certifié. J'ai été formé à Bruxelles, Paris, Munich et Marbella. Je suis spécialisé dans la chirurgie esthétique et reconstructive du sein, la chirurgie du contour du corps (body-contouring), l'esthétique du visage et la microchirurgie. Je travaille dans un hôpital universitaire ainsi que dans un hôpital privé, afin de fournir une expertise dans les procédures reconstructives et esthétiques et de donner à mes patients les meilleurs soins possibles.

I am Dr. Karl Waked, a certified plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon. I was trained in Brussels, Paris, Munich, and Marbella. I specialise in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, body contouring surgery, facial aesthetics, and microsurgery. I am both active in an academic and private hospital, in order to provide expertise in both reconstructive and aesthetic procedures and to give my patients the best possible care.

Opleiding

• 2008 - 2015: Master in Medicine with great honours (magna cum laude)
• 2015 - 2022: Plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon with the highest distinction (summa cum laude)
• 2022 - 2023: Additional fellowship in high-definition bodycontouring and gluteal aesthetics in Marbella and New York

Publicaties

• Fluid Balance After Tumescent Infiltration: A Practical Guideline to Avoid Dilution Anemia in Circumferential Liposuction Based on a Prospective Single Center Study - Aesthetic Surgery Journal
• Visualizing the Individual Arterial Anatomy of the Face Through Augmented Reality - A Useful and Accurate Tool During Dermal Filler Injections. - Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
• Infrared Thermally Enhanced 3D TOF MOTSA MR Angiography for Visualizing the Arteries of the Face. - Magnetom Flash
• Anatomic study of the profunda artery perforators by multidetector CT scanner and clinical use of the banana- shaped flap design for breast reconstruction. - Journal of Surgical Oncology
• The Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Angiography to Analyze the Variable Arterial Facial Anatomy in an Effort to Reduce Filler-Associated Blindness: Anatomical Study and Visualization Through an Augmented Reality Application. - Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
• Visualization techniques of the facial arteries. - Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
• Infrared Thermally Enhanced 3D-TOF MRA Imaging for the Visualisation of the Arteries of the Face. - Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum
• Mycobacterium Fortuitum infection after abdominoplasty and breast reduction: case report, diagnostic tips and tricks, and overview of the current therapeutic consensus. - Surgical Case Reports
• Hand and Wrist: A Kaleidoscopic View of Accessory Ossicles,Variants, Coalitions, and Others. - Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology
• Reply to the Editor: Robotic-assisted DIEP flap harvest: A feasibility study on cadaveric model. - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
• Reply to the Editor: The pedicled internal pudendal artery perforator (PIPAP) flap for ischial pressure sore reconstruction: Technique and long-term outcome of a cohort study. - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
• M. State-of the-art review on the renal and visceral protection during open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. - Journal of Visualised Surgery
• The “Two Bridges Technique” for sternal wound closure: The use of vacuum-assisted closure for the treatment of deep sternal wound defects: a center-specific technique. - International Wound Journal
• Validated Outcomes in the Grafting of Autologous Fat to the breast - the VOGUE Study: Development of a core outcome set for research and audit studies. - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• The oncological safety of adipose fat transfer after breast cancer surgery. - The Breast
• Internal herniation with bowel ischemia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. - Euroradiology
• Imaging Findings at the Quadrangular Joint in Carpal Boss. - Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
• Secondary Abutment Syndromes of the Wrist in Trauma: A Pictorial Essay. - Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
• MRI diagnosis of carpal boss and comparison with radiography. - Acta Radiologica

Onderscheidingen

• 2022: Aesthetic Surgery Journal Best paper of the Year for "Visualizing the Individual Arterial Anatomy of the Face Through Augmented Reality - A Useful and Accurate Tool During Dermal Filler Injections."
• 2022: Best presentation award at the Royal Belgian Society for Plastic Surgery Spring Meeting