"Healthy Living" trade fair

Scar-free procedures for a better quality of life

At work: Senior physician Marina Lechner Puschnig with Prim. Reinhard Mittermair (left).

(Bild: Lechner-Puschnig)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder - but scars are probably not an advantage. At the lecture on the "Frisch & G'sund" stage of the "Krone" on Sunday at 10 a.m., Marina Lechner-Puschnig will talk about the advantages of the new surgical method - scarless thyroid surgery. 

Problems with the thyroid gland often lead to surgery, which then results in unsightly scars on the neck. But since 2023, Klagenfurt Hospital has been performing a surgical procedure that leaves no scars and restores quality of life!

Surgery without visible scars
"Scarless thyroid surgery allows patients to return to their everyday lives immediately - without any discomfort or visible scars. The risk rate is the same as with conventional treatment - only without the blemishes," explains senior physician Marina Lechner-Puschnig from the Department of General and Visceral Surgery proudly: "We also have the best medical equipment in the whole of Austria. That's why more and more patients are coming to us from all over the country."

Senior consultant Lechner-Puschnig with satisfied patient Ingeborg Schnabl.

(Bild: zVg, Lechner-Puschnig)

On Sunday at 10 a.m., Lechner-Puschnig's lecture "TOETVA - a success story of scarless thyroid surgery" will take place on the "Frisch & G "sund" stage of the "Krone". The deepest parathyroid gland that Lechner-Puschnig operated on using the new method was close to the aorta: "If we had had to do it using the old method, we would have had to open the sternum. But this way the patient went home without any scars." 

Die „Frisch & G‘sund“-Bühne der „Krone“

„Gesund leben“-Messe – das Programm

Friday, November 15

• 1 p.m.: Dr. Bernd Graf: Hip and knee joints - the basis for our movement
• 2 p.m.: ÖGK Elisa Casadio, dietician: Sugar - why we love it so much
• 3 p.m.: Biogena: Strong bones are not a question of age
• 3.30 p.m.: KAC umbrella organization: Presentation of the KAC umbrella organization and its sports
• 4 p.m.: Anna Eigner: Early detection of dementia

Saturday, November 16:

• 10 a.m.: ÖGK Heidrun Pasterk, dietician: Osteoporosis - good food for strong bones
• 11 a.m.: Dr. Georg Lexer: Medicine that comes from the kitchen
• 12 p.m.: Dr. Eberhart Kowatsch: Dental implants - the whole truth
• 1 p.m.: KAC umbrella organization: Presentation of the KAC umbrella organization and its sports
• 2 p.m.: Eva Altenmarketer-Fritzer: Volunteering - what else?
• 3 p.m.: Panel discussion: Violence and bullying prevention
• 4 p.m.: Julia Neugebauer: Giving for life - lifesavers wanted

Sunday, November 17:

• 10 a.m.: Dr. Marina Lechner-Puschnig: TOETVA - a success story of scarless thyroid surgery
• 11 a.m.: Prof. Rudolf Likar: Self-healing - the inner doctor of thoughts
• 12 p.m.: Dr. Eberhart Kowatsch: Dental implants - the whole truth
• 1 p.m.: KAC umbrella organization: Presentation of the KAC umbrella organization and its sports
• 1:30 p.m.: Gerd Bacher: MOVEO - Movement is our life
• 2 p.m.: Julia Neugebauer: Giving for life - lifesavers wanted
• 3 p.m.: Manuel Bichler: Walking barefoot through life
• 4 p.m.: Matrixxx.Life, Simone Pfleger: Experience health in a new way - Smart up your body!