Helena Puonti
Specialty: Mammologist, Oncologist, Plastic surgeon, Microsurgeon
Experience: 38 years
Clinic: Helena Medical Group
Admission fee: To be clarified
About doctor Helena Puonti
Helena Puonti is a leading plastic surgeon, mammologist, oncologist and microsurgeon. He is a Doctor of Medical Sciences and holds the position of chief physician of the Helena Clinic.
Dr. Puonti has developed and implemented a unique method of microneurovascular reconstructive mammoplasty after mastectomy; she has performed more than 500 operations using this procedure. This method includes free transplantation of the ms-TRAM flap, which allows not only to reconstruct the shape of the breast, but also to significantly restore its skin sensitivity.
Dr. Puonti is an active researcher and has published numerous scientific papers on this topic.
Professional experience
- 1986 – Specialist in general surgery at Tampere University Hospital;
- 1998 – Specialist in plastic surgery at the University Hospital in Helsinki;
- From 1999 to the present – ••Chief Physician at the Helena Plastic Surgery Clinic in Savonlinna;
- From 1998 to 2006 – Consultant in plastic surgery at the Central Hospital of North Karelia in Joensuu;
- From 1998 to the present – Chief specialist in plastic surgery at the Central Hospital of Savonlinna.
Doctor’s specialty
The main areas of clinical practice and scientific activity of Dr. Helena Puonti are:
- surgical treatment of breast cancer, including oncoplastic surgery of breast tumors.
- reconstructive breast surgery using breast implants or the patient’s own tissue.
- conducting the method of reconstructive breast surgery “sensitive breast” (restoration of skin sensitivity through the use of microneurovascular MS-TRAM transplantation).
- breast plastic surgery of all types.
- treatment of lymphostasis.
- surgical treatment of melanoma and skin cancer.
- aesthetic surgery.
Achievements and awards
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2002
The title of "Best Oncologist in Finland" awarded by the Finnish Cancer Foundation for his contribution to the development of breast cancer treatment methods in Finland;
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2010
Medal of the City of Savonlinna as a distinguished microsurgeon for outstanding achievements in microsurgery;
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2017
Dr. Puonti defended her doctoral dissertation, which described the advantages of the “sensitive breast” reconstructive surgery method.
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