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Dr. Sabine Apfolterer:
Highlighting individual beauty It takes a lot of courage to confront your own body and beauty. Dr. Sabine Apfolterer knows that, but because of her innate understanding of people and her extensive medical expertise, one can be sure to be in very good hands when being treated by her at the Worseg Clinics in Vienna. TEXT: THOMAS SCHROERS
Born in Bad Leonfelden, Austria, in 1978, Dr. Apfolterer subsequently went on to study at the University of Vienna. Her major and doctorate was in human medicine and, following her studies in Austria, Dr. Apfolterer went over to Germany. At the Steinbeis-School in Berlin, she received a Master of Business Administration for Health and Care and henceforth gained knowledge about the economic workings of a clinic with individual practices. It was always her desire to go into the private sector and form her own independent practice, as opposed to following a career in a large hospital. For that reason, she began professional training to become a plastic aesthetic 52 | Issue 41 | August 2016
surgeon in numerous renowned practices and clinical centres all over Germany. During that time, Dr. Apfolterer focused especially on reconstructive, burn and hand surgeries, while also developing her abilities with regard to further surgical topics. Worseg Clinics Since 2011, Dr. Apfolterer has been part of the team around Dr. Artur Worseg, which forms the Worseg Clinics. Previously known as the ‘Institute for plastic surgery’, the Worseg Clinics are a centre for aesthetic treatment at three locations around Vienna. The Clinics offer holistic care, which in combination with the exceptional medical services constitutes
the high satisfaction of its patients. After two years at the Clinics, Dr. Apfolterer became a Managing Partner in 2014. There, she is now part of a team of five surgeons with different specialisations, together forming the perfect task force for any aesthetic problem. Facial treatments On the one hand, Dr. Apfolterer’s own specialisation is facial treatment. “Here I am particularly keen to combine nonsurgical and surgical methods in order to achieve a natural, harmonic result that fits both type and age,”explains Dr. Apfolterer. One commonly used combination is a Thread Lift with hyaluronic treatment or autologous fat or a combination with a surgical intervention at the upper eyelid. Through managing various workshops with regard to these treatments, Dr. Apfolterer has continuously broadened her expertise in the field. “For me it is important, that I can find an individual solution for every patient.” In that regard,