Forschung
Awards
(Best paper award 2005 from the European Association of Reconstructive Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons EURAPS)
A first experience with the subcostal artery perforator flap in defect coverage of the lumbar area: 46. Annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Lausanne, Switzerland, Oktober 2010.
M.A. Constantinescu, D.L. Feinendegen, S. Abderhalden, U. Seidel, D. Erni, A. Banic.
Best paper award 2010 from the Swiss Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Summary of the most important research projects (lectures and publications)
This research project is about the so-called muscle technique in correcting drooping eyelids. Only by removing the orbicularis oculi muscle in the area of the sulcus is it possible to round off the eyelid plate in the long term and to ensure that no recurrences occur. Eyelid lifts in which only the eyelid skin is removed without the muscles are usually no longer visible after about 2 years and the drooping eyelid deformity is present again.
Feinendegen, D.L.: ‘Die Bedeutung des Musculus orbicularis oculi bei der Oberlidplastik’: 3rd. International Congress for Aesthetic Surgery of the International Society of Aesthetic Medicine e.V, Lindau, Germany, June 2010
Feinendegen, D.L.: The handling of the orbicularis oculi muscle in upper lid blepharoplasty: 21.st Congress of ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), Geneva, Switzerland, September 2012
Feinendegen, D.L.: My approach to the orbicularis occuli muscle in upper blepharoplasty – the crucial factor for successful long lasting and harmonious results: ISAPS World Congress Cartagena, Columbia, June 11 – 15 2024
Feinendegen, D.L.: The handling of the orbicularis oculi muscle in upper blepharoplasty. Congress publication (electronic paper) 1027 E, S.126, 2012, ISAPS 2012, Geneva.
Summary of the development of face and neck lift during the last hundred years
Publications:
Feinendegen, D.L.: ‘Face- und Halslift im Wandel der Zeit’. International magazine of orofacial esthetics 2012 4:10-15.
Locher, WG; Feinendegen D.L. : The early days of aesthetic surgery: facelift pioneers Eugen Holländer (1867-1932) and Erich Lexer (1967-1937). Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir. 2020 Dec ;52(6):545-551.
Feinendegen D.L. Supervision of the doctoral thesis by Feinendegen S.Y.: Die Entwicklung der ästhetischen Chirurgie in Deutschland, Frankreich und im angelsächsischen Raum in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts — eine vergleichende Studie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des ”Facelift”. PhD student at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany.
Development of the “flat incision technique” FIT for the „direct brow lift“ and for all facial incisions. First description in literature. Histological study performed.
A new cutting technique, the so-called Flat Incision Technique (FIT), can be used to avoid unsightly scars in almost all facial operations on patients with normal skin quality. For example, the Flat Incision Technique can be used for eyebrow corrections, forehead lifts, lower eyelid corrections, drooping eyelid corrections, but especially for facelifts. The Flat Incision Technique can cover large tumors and the resulting defects without unsightly scars. The scars after a facelift, for example, are barely visible to the naked eye.
The flat incision technique can be used in both aesthetic procedures such as facelifts, eyelid surgery and all liftings in the face, but also in reconstructive facial surgery.
Feinendegen, D.L.: Die einfache Augenbrauenplastik als Ergänzung zur oberen Blepharoplastik: 40th. National congress of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Berne, Switzerland, September 2004
Feinendegen, D.L.: The correction of pseudoblepharochalasis with special emphasis on the incision lines: 10th. Congress of
the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Vienna, Austria, September 2005
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member). : Das direkte Brauenlift, Indikation, Technik und Resultate: 15th. Wintermeeting of the International Society of Aesthetic Medicine e.V., Zürs, Austria, March 2007
Feinendegen, D.L.: The correction of pseudoblepharochalasis with special emphasis on the incision lines: ISAPS (international society of aesthetic plastic surgery), San Francisco, USA, August 2010
Feinendegen, D. L. (Faculty Member): ‘Scarless brow reduction surgery’. Proceedings of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery (Conference Series LTD/LLLC). Toronto, Canada, August 2016
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member).: The flat incision technique (FIT) – an innovative approach to improve scar quality. 1st. International symposium, masterclass in facial plastic surgery, aesthetics and art, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2018
Feinendegen, D.L.: Outcome of flat vs. vertical incision technique after reconstructive, plastic or aesthetic facial surgery: A prospective, single-center, evaluator-blinded, randomized controlled trial – preliminary results. 55st. National congress of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Lugano, Switzerland, September 2019
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member): The „Flat Incision Technique“ for Facial Scar Improvement. ISAPS 26th World Congress, Istanbul. Turkey, 20 – 24- Sept. 2022
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member, chairman): A paradigm shift in facial surgery: the Flat Incision Technique (FIT). ISAPS 27th World Congress, Athens, Greece, 31. August – 3. September 2023
Feinendegen, D.L.: The FIT for facial scar improvement. Live facial and educational course”, Aesthetica Institute Ozan Sozer, El Paso, Texas, USA, 4. – 6. April 2024
Feinendegen, D. L.: ‘The direct brow lift using the flat incision technique’. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 36:468 – 471, 2012
Feinendegen, DL, Constantinescu MA, Knutti DA, Roldán JC. Brow reduction, reshaping and suspension by a 20-degree beveled incision technique. J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2016 Aug;44(8):958-63
Feinendegen, D. L.: ‘Scarless brow reduction surgery’. Proceedings of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery (Conference Series LTD/LLLC). Toronto (Canada) 08. – 10.08.2016, Anaplastology open acess, ISSN:2161-1173, Aug Vol5 issue2: p30
Feinendegen DL, Tremp M, Roldan JC: Flat Incision Technique for Reconstructive Brow Surgery: A Wound Healing Model and Clinical Evaluation. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2018 Feb 26;6(2): e1684. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001684. eCollection 2018 Feb.
Feinendegen DL, Waldkircher NJ, Bannwart F, Kalbermatten DF, Tremp M.: Outcome of Beveled versus Vertical Incision Technique after Reconstructive or Aesthetic Facial Surgery. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2019 May 23;7(5):e2286. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000002286. eCollection 2019 May.PMID: 31333986
Feinendegen Dominik L. Waldkircher Natascha J. ,Bannwart Fridolin, Kalbermatten Daniel F., Tremp Mathias: Outcome of flat vs. vertical incision technique after reconstructive, plastic or aesthetic facial surgery: A prospective, single-center, evaluator-blinded, randomized controlled trial – preliminary results. Congress Publication FC 5, p19, 55th, Congress SWISS PLASTIC SURGERY, 2019
Feinendegen DL: A Paradigm Shift in Facial Surgery: The Flat Incision Technique. Abstract OC01.04. Aesth Plast Surg 47 (Suppl 2), 251–562 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-023-03449-1.
Feinendegen DL, Grubnik A, Feinendegen SY: An Algorithm for Prevention of Unsightly Facial Scars Considering the Newest Research Insights.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022 Nov 7;10(11):e4635. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000004635. eCollection 2022 Nov.PMID: 36381484
Feinendegen D.L : The direct ventral and geometrical “Tschopp” necklift: (Faculty member), 2nd International symposium, masterclass in facial plastic surgery, aesthetics and art, Bale, Switzerland, October 2019
Feinendegen DL:The ‘zigzag’ direct neck lift. (Faculty member), ISAPS 26th World Congress, Istanbul. Turkey, 20 – 24- Sept. 2022
Feinendegen DL: The ‘zigzag’ direct neck lift. «Live facial and educational course”, Aesthetica Institute Ozan Sozzer, El Paso, Texas, USA, 4. – 6. April 2024
Feinendegen, D.L.: Mammaplasty with vertical scar – a modification: 33rd. Anual meeting of the German Society of Plastic Surgeons and 7th. Anual meeting of the German Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons, Heidelberg, Germany, September 2002
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member): Vertical scar mammplasty and the double pursestring-suture-technique: 4th. wintermeeting of the International Society for Aesthetic Surgery (WASS), Lech, Austria, February 2002
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member): A technique to improve scarring invertical scar mammaplasty: 1. International Congress for Aesthetic Surgery and Medicine, AAC, Lindau, Germany, July 2003
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member): Refinement of the vertical scar mammaplasty: 12th. annual Wintermeeting of the WASS and American Foundation of Facial Plastic Surgery, Lech, Austria, February 2004
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member): A scar reduced mammaplasty technique: 1st. Annual meeting of the Berlin-Circle’’ for Aesthetic Surgery, Berlin, Germany, April 2004
Feinendegen, D.L.: A technique for improving the scar after vertical reduction mammaplasty: 10th. congress of the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Vienna, Austria, September 2005
Feinendegen, D.L.: Eine Technik zur Verbesserung der Narbe bei der vertikalen Brusttechnik: 42th congress of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Interlaken, Switzerland, September 2006
Feinendegen, D.L.: A technique for improving the scar after vertical reduction mammaplasty: 20. congress of ISAPS (international society of aesthetic plastic surgery), San Francisco, USA, August 2010
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member): The „Purse String Suture Technique“ for Scar Improvement in Mammaplasty: ISAPS 26th World Congress, Istanbul. Turkey, 20 – 24- Sept. 2022
Feinendegen, D.L.: Mammaplastik mit vertikaler Narbe – eine Modifikation. Congress puplication. 33rd. Anual meeting of the German Society of Plastic Surgeons and the 7st. Anual meeting of the Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, Heidelberg, Germany, September 2002
Feinendegen, D.L.: A technique for improving the scar after vertical reduction mammaplasty. Congress puplication ESPRAS 2005 Vienna,Austria, abstracts Eds.: M. Frey, P. Giovanoli, O. Aszmann. OP 436, p.168-169, 2005
Feinendegen DL, Kalbermatten DF, Tremp M, Grubnik A.: The „purse-string-suture technique“ for scar improvement in vertical scar mammaplasty. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Jun;74(6):1355-1401
Feinendegen D.L: Refinement of Nasal Reconstruction with a V/Y-alar-perforator Flap. 52th. Annual congress of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 2016
Publications:
Feinendegen D.L., Langer MF, Roldán JC. Refinement of Nasal Reconstruction with a V/Y-alar-perforator Flap. Plast Reconstr Surg – Global Open. 2017 Jan 30;5(1):e1195. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000001195.
Feinendegen DL, Feinendegen SY: The free style „Twin V/Y Nasal Perforator Flaps“. An alternative to the forehead flap for nasal tip reconstruction. A case control study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Dec; 99:329-335. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.086. Epub 2024 Oct 5. PMID: 39413588
Feinendegen DL, Feinendegen SY, Keller M. A Supraorbital V-Y Myocutaneous Perforator Flap for Forehead Reconstruction.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2024 Jul 9;12(7):e5962. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000005962. eCollection 2024 Jul.PMID: 38983948
Feinendegen, D.L.: The combined nasolabial V-Y- and labial turnover flap for simultaneous reconstruction of the perialar skin and alar of the nose: 6. congress of the Swiss Surgical Societies, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 1998
Feinendegen, D.L.: Reconstruction of the alar of the nose by a modification of the ‘Herbert-Flap’: 37. Anual meeting of the German Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Clinic Charité Berlin, Germany, October 1999
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member): A new method of one step alar and perialar reconstruction: 15th. anual meeting of the American Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, Newport, Los Angeles, USA, August 2001
Publications:
Feinendegen, D.L.: The combined nasolabial V-Y- and labial turnover flap for simultaneous reconstruction of the perialar skin and alar of the nose. ‘Swiss Surgery’, 1:82, 1998
Feinendegen, D.L.; Langer, M.; Gault, D: A combined V/Y-advancement and turnover flap for simultaneous perialar and alar reconstruction. ‘British Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery’ JPRAS, 53:248-250, 2000
Feinendegen, D.L.; M; Grünert, J; Langer, M.: Eine neue Technik der subdermalen Lappendissektion zur Wiederherstellung des Nasenflügels. ‘Der Chirurg’ 71: 1167-1171, 2000
Feinendegen, D.L.; Langer, M; Grünert, J.G.: Die Rekonstruktion des Nasenflügels durch eine Modifikation des ‘Herbert-Lappens’. ‘Journal der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Plastische und Wiederherstellungschirurgie’ 22:17-19, 2000
Feinendegen, D.L.: Eine Antehelixplastik mit vereinfachter Knorpelritzung: 38. Anual meeting oft he German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Clinic Charité Berlin, Germany, Oktober 2000
Feinendegen, D.L.: A simplified anterior scorring technique for bat ears:15th anual meeting of the Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, Newport, Los Angeles, USA, August 2001
Feinendegen, D.L.: A simplified and logical approach for bat ear correction: 39th. National congress of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and ISAPS (international society of aesthetic plastic surgery) Course, Lugano, Switzerland, September 2003
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member).: Eine vereinfachte Technik der Ohrmuschelritzung bei der Ohrmuschelplastik: 4th. International meeting of the ‘Hamburg-Circle’of Aesthetic Surgery, Hamburg, Germany, June 2003
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty Member): Die gewebeschonende Antehelixplastik – eine sinnvolle Sequenz zwischen Technik und Heilung: 2nd. International Congress. International Society for Aesthetic Medicine. e.V., Lindau, Germany, July 2008
Feinendegen, D.L.: Die Deckung eines grossen lumbalen Weichteildefektes mit einem Perforator-Lapen der Subcostalarterie: 7th. Congress of the Swiss Union of Surgical Societies, Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2002
Feinendegen, D.L.: Ein Perforator-Lappen der Subcostalarterie für Weichteildefekte am Rücken: 34st. Annual meeting of the German Society of Plastic Surgeons, Freiburg, Germany, October 2003
Feinendegen, D.L.: Der subcostale Perforatorlappen: Eine anatomische Studie: 35st. Annual meeting of the German Society of Plastic Surgeons, Düsseldorf, Germany, September 2004
Constantinescu, M.; Feinendegen, D.L.: The Subcostal Perforator Flap – An Anatomical Study: 16th. Annual meeting of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons, Marseille, France, May 2005. (Best Paper Award EURAPS, european association of plastic surgeons, 2005)
Feinendegen, D.L.; Constantinescu, M.: The subcostal artery perforator flap – an anatomical study:
10th. Congress of the European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Vienna, Austria, September 2005
Feinendegen, D.L.: The subcostal artery perforator flap – an anatomical study: 2nd. Congress of the German Society for Spine Surgery, Mannheim, Germany, December 2007
Constantinescu, M.; Feinendegen, D.L.: A first experience with the subcostal artery perforator flap in defect coverage of the lumbar area: 46st. Annual congress of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 2010. (best paper award)
Feinendegen, D.L.; Yu, D.: ‘A subcostal artery perforator flap for a lumbar defect’. ‘Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery’ Vol. 109, No 7, 2446-2449, 2002
Feinendegen, D.L.: ‘Die Deckung eines grossen lumbalen Weichteildefektes mit einem Perforator-Lappen der Subcostalarterie’. ‘Swiss Surgery’. Supplement 1, Abstract 410, p 76, 2002
Feinendegen, D.L.: Ein Perforator-Lappen der Subcostalarterie für Weichteildefekte am Rücken. ‘Plastische Chirurgie’, Suppl. 1. 3. Jahrgang, V33, p. 14, Kaden Verlag, 2003
Feinendegen, D.L.; Niederhäuser, T.; Voegelin, E.; Herrmann, G.; Banic, A.; Constantinescu, M.: ‘Der Subcostale Perforatorlappen – eine anatomische Studie’. ‘Congress Compact Verlag Berlin’. S. 70 – 71. 35. Jahrestagung der VDPC, 2004
Feinendegen, D.L.; Niederhäuser, T.; Voegelin, E.; Herrmann, G.; Banic, A.; Constantinescu, M.: ‘The subcostal artery perforator flap – an anatomical study’.ESPRAS 2005 Vienna, abstracts Eds.: M. Frey, P. Giovanoli, O. Aszmann. OP203, p. 79, 2005
Feinendegen, D.L.; Niederhäuser, T.; Voegelin, E.; Herrmann, G.; Banic, A.; Constantinescu, M.: ‘The subcostal artery perforator flap – an anatomical study’. European Spine Journal, Vol.16/11: 1967, 2007
Feinendegen, D.L.; Niederhäuser, T.; Voegelin, E.; Herrmann, G.; Banic, A.; Constantinescu, M.: ‘The subcostal artery perforator flap – an anatomical study’. Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, JPRAS, Vol. 61/12:1496-1502, 2008
Description of the risk and pathophysiology of cerebral fat embolism after autologous fat injection in the face. First report in the literature
Description of the risk and pathophysiology of cerebral fat embolism following autologous fat injection into the face. First presentation in the literature. The risk of fat embolism following injection of autologous fat into the face is very high if used incorrectly.
Lectures:
Feinendegen, D.L.: Multiple fat embolism into one eye and cerebral infarction after autologous fat transplantation in the face: Anual meeting of the Austrian and Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and the German Society of Microsurgery of Peripheral Nerves and Vessels, Innsbruck, Austria, Oktober 1995
Feinendegen, D.L.: Fat embolism after cosmetic fat injections: University of Berne, Switzerland, Mai 1995
Feinendegen, D.L. (Faculty member) : The risk of fat injection into the face: 15th. anual meeting of the Society of Facial Plastic Surgery, Newport, Los Angeles, USA, August 2001
Publications:
Feinendegen, D.L.; Baumgartner, R.W.; Schroth, G.; Mattle, H.P.; Tschopp, H.: Cerebral infarction and ocular fat embolism after autologous fat injection in the face. ‘Journal of Neurology’, 245, No 1:53-54, Januar 1998
Feinendegen, D.L., Baumgartner, R.W.; Schroth, G.; Mattle, H.P.; Tschopp, H.; Vuadens, P.; Regli, F. Autologous fat injection for soft tissue augmentation in the face – a safe procedure? ‘Journal of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery’, 22, No 3:163-167, 1998
Development of a method for the measurement of form changes of operated noses with the digital program „Facial Analysis“
Lectures:
Feinendegen D.L.: ‘Facial Analysis’ – A computer programm for analysis of rhinoplasties, University of Berne, Switzerland, October 1996
Feinendegen, D.L.; Brühlmann, Y.; Tschopp H. (Plastic Surgery, Uni. Bern), Peleg, R.; Ackermann, B.; Bunke, H. (Institute of computer science/applied mathematics, University of Berne): ‚Facial Analysis‘ – A computer programm for analysis of rhinoplasties,: 32. Anual meeting of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland, September 1996
Publications:
Feinendegen, D.L.; Brühlmann, Y.; Tschopp H. (Plastic Surgery, Uni. Bern), Peleg, R.; Ackermann, B.; Bunke, H. (Institute of computer science/applied mathematics, University of Berne): ’Facial Analysis’ – A computer programm for analysis of rhinoplasties. Congress publication, 32. Anual meeting of the Swiss Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Zurich, Switzerland, September 1996
Achermann, B.; Peleg, R.; Jiang, X.; Bunke, H. (Institut of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, University of Bern)
Feinendegen, D.L.; Brühlmann, Y.; Tschopp, H. (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Bern): Computer-based Assistance in the Judgement of Rhinoplasty. Congress publikation, 21, 97-72651; IEEE/ASME, International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronic (AIM 1997), Waseda University, Tokio, 1997
Developement of a non invasive method for measurement of a pathological liver metabolism with two iodine marked fatty acids
Publications:
Ebert, A.; Feinendegen, D.L.; Czech, N.; et al.: Erfassung des Lipidstoffwechsels und der hepatozellulären Viabilität mittels 15-(para-123-J-Phenyl)-Pentadecansäure (pPPA) und 15-(ortho-131-J-Pheny)-Pentadecansäure (oPPA).
‘Nuklear Medizin’; 32:105, 1993
Feinendegen, D.L.; Ohlenschläger, U.; Grossmann, K.; Holschbach, M.; Shreeve, W.W.; Feinendegen, L.E.: Lipid metabolism in the liver studied in vivo with two isomers of labeled fatty acid analogous. ‘The Journal of Nuclear Medicine’ 37:1841-1845, 1996
First description in the literature of a bilioma of the spleen after partial liver resection
Publication:
Feinendegen, D.L.; Triller, J.; Baer, H.U.: Bilioma after right hepatectomy presenting as hematoma of the spleen. ‘Digestive Surgery’ 12:203-206, 1995