Obesity a widespread disease in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Obesity is a widespread disease in Kuwait, admits a former health minister. Speaking at a press conference to introduce a visiting surgeon, Dr Peter Christian Hirsch, at the German Specialized Clinic, Kuwait’s former health minister Dr Muhammad Al-Jarallah cited research based on a sample of 212 Kuwaiti men and 212 Kuwaiti women, conducted by Kuwait University, in which 71 percent people were believed to be obese. “Excessive overweight has an important negative impact on a person’s health and quality of life, leaving surgery the only available option in certain cases,” he noted. Jarallah mentioned that with the latest technology available now at the German Specialized Clinic and with their doctors dedicated to helping patients in Kuwait, it has become possible to tackle obesity. “That is why we are joined here by the best international consultant and plastic surgeon.
He will be here with us for several months to provide the best surgery that patients could ever have,” he added. Dr Peter Christian Hirsch graduated in Plastic Surgery from the University of Hannover, Germany. After working in several hospitals and care centers back home in Germany, he moved to Kuwait in 2008 as a permanent consultant surgeon at a private hospital. Then, in 2013, he joined German Specialized Clinic, where he continued to deliver exceptional patient care. “Plastic surgery is a procedure highly in demand in Kuwait nowadays.
What we offer is a comprehensive approach in which a full range of surgical procedures is made available to the patient as well as qualified aftercare and specialized dermatological care,” he said. Parts of Hirsch’s work includes body sculpting surgery, liposuction, fat transplantation, augmentation of the breast and buttocks, arm and thigh lifts, reconstruction of abdomen after pregnancies and aesthetic and functional reconstruction of body shape after weight loss. “Successful cosmetic surgery requires a team approach. I am joined here by doctors qualified and specialized in their respective fields,” he said.
His team comprises Dr Reza Pajand, an experienced Italian Board plastic surgeon and Dr Matthias Roux, German Board dermatologist who covers the full range of operative dermatology, laser treatment and cosmetic skin therapy.
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