Dr. med. Volker Rippmann is a specialist in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, a Fellow of the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (EBOPRAS), and holds the additional qualification in Hand Surgery. In 2010, he co-founded Metropolitan Aesthetics with Christian Roessing, M.D. Today, he practices in Zurich and Berlin, with a particular focus on facelifts and breast surgery.
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Dr. med. Volker Rippmann studied human medicine in five locations: Frankfurt, Munich, Innsbruck, Chicago, and New York (USA). He began his surgical specialist training at Whipps Cross University Hospital in London (Great Britain). Afterwards, he moved to the Clinic for Plastic Surgery at Klinikum Köln-Merheim, a teaching hospital of the University of Witten/Herdecke, where he most recently served as a senior physician.
His time in Rio de Janeiro was formative. At Professor Ivo Pitanguy's Santa Casa da Misericórdia Hospital, he primarily deepened his expertise in facelift and breast surgeries.
Before becoming self-employed, Dr. Rippmann was a senior physician and permanent deputy to the chief physician at the Clinic for Plastic Surgery of the Evangelisches Krankenhaus in Dortmund.
To operate at a high level, one must stay in exchange. Dr. Rippmann therefore regularly participates in international professional congresses, gives lectures, and organizes his own training courses to pass on current surgical and treatment techniques.
**Memberships:**
- Fellow of the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (EBOPRAS)
- German Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (DGPRÄC)
- 2001
Doctorate
Completion of doctoral thesis.
- 2005
Specialist in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
Attainment of the specialist title for Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.
- 2006
Fellow of EBOPRAS
Admission as a Fellow to the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
- 2007
Additional Qualification in Hand Surgery
Acquisition of the additional qualification in Hand Surgery.
- 2008
Own Private Practice in Cologne
In November, opening of his own practice in Cologne, after his time as a senior physician and permanent deputy to the chief physician in Dortmund.
- 2010
Founding of Metropolitan Aesthetics
Together with Christian Roessing, M.D., opening of the practices in Berlin and Cologne.
- 2023
Founding of a second location, the Metropolitan Clinic in Zurich
Additional treatment activities at the Metropolitan Clinic Zurich with a focus on facelifting, breast augmentation, and non-invasive procedures.