1. How to start up your own plastic surgery practice.
Dr. Kalaaji shared his own experiences after running his plastic surgery clinic for 16 years; about the start-up and up to now. He lectured on how important it is to have ethical rules to look after the patient and not create a need.
Dr. Kalaaji also talked about the importance of having good follow-up of the patients afterwards. Oslo Plastikkirurgi always has a check-up the day after the operation and then regular checks for a year after that.
Oslo Plastikkirurgi also has a one-year warranty on everything surgeries so that if correction is necessary due to complications or an unsatisfactory result, this is done free of charge within the one-year warranty period, provided that there is a medical indication and a clear potential for improvement.
Dr. Kalaaji reviewed Oslo Plastic Surgery's own studies/research in which the quality of life of patients who have undergone surgeries such as the insertion of breast implants, breast lift with and without implants, intimate surgery, rhinoplasty, correction of inverted nipples and breast augmentation with own fat.
Dr. Kalaaji encouraged other plastic surgeons to conduct their own research as this provides a better understanding of what patients feel after a surgery .
2. Breast augmentation with own fat, the result seen in a long-term perspective.
He reviewed the various reasons why women choose breast augmentation with their own fat over implants.
He talked about his own research where he has followed 156 patients who have undergone such an intervention over a long period through checks and interviews.
He explained the various techniques for harvesting and preparing the fat, which he has researched for many years and which give the best and most long-lasting results.
Dr. Kalaaji further explains that this is a surgical technique that requires a lot of experience to master and therefore it is recommended that this type of surgery is only performed by experienced plastic surgeons.
Dr. Kalaaji has also published an article about this in the medical magazine "Kirurgen" and in "Body Language journal".
