About us - Christinas Clinic

Welcome to Christinas Clinic

Christinas Clinic is a specialised hospital in Estonia with 30 years of experience in the field of plastic – and general surgery. We offer the widest range of most innovative surgical and non-surgical aesthetic procedures in accordance with the needs of our patients.

Christinas Clinic includes a clinic and a specialised hospital offering a wide range of general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and aesthetic medicine services, provided by the best specialists in their field, from consultants to surgeons with international training focused on patient satisfaction.

Christinas Clinic offers complex solutions from counselling to inpatient hospital care in our own outpatient clinic and specialised hospital. Christinas Clinic does not mediate the service, we are licensed for both outpatient services and operating as a specialised hospital.

Christinas Clinic has been the official regional partner for the internationally acclaimed ‘Extreme Makeover’ Series, aired in Estonia on TV3, since 2006.

Get in touch, visit us in Tallinn and Helsinki, meet our team and let us find the best and most appropriate solutions for you!

Thorough consultations

It is one thing to wish for a nicer or healthier appearance and yet completely another to truly understand one’s body. We will always give our absolute best to first and foremost help our patients understand the nature and effects of aesthetic and general surgery in relation to their own bodies. Simultaneously, our approach is to medically and psychologically approach each individual as a whole (as opposed to just focusing on the specific area which they have contacted us about), taking into consideration their body, proportions, general wellbeing, the appropriate options and available methods.

The basis of a successful operation is a 3-phase consultation, the first of which includes a thorough consultation with a surgical assistant, where the necessary analyses are determined, and the primary surgical technique is established. In the second phase, an anaesthesiologist and a surgeon review the treatment plan and its suitability and if necessary, prescribe additional treatment or examination, when the patient’s condition has been approved, the third phase is advanced. This phase takes place on the day of the surgery, with both the surgeon and the anaesthetist, as the final surgical technique is also confirmed.

The consultations are conducted by highly trained professionals who can answer a patient’s every possible question. All patients can have the consultation in 4 languages: Estonian, English, Finnish and Russian. In case of a request, the patient may also be consulted several times. We also pay great attention to the importance of the follow-up care, which is why we always ask and remind the patients to take care of their health even after a surgery or a procedure.

Almost 30 years of experience

Above all we value innovation, experience and the highest level of professional care. It is these core principles which create the foundation for the work of our team and help ensure that the quality in our own conduct translates into the best experience for our patients.

Our team includes specialists with long-term experience in their field, who love their work and for whom it is a matter of their hearts. For a professional approach, every task is performed by an employee who specializes in the particular specialty.

The Christinas Clinic team measure themselves by the highest global standards and in addition to the international training and education of our doctors, our team also includes surgeons from elsewhere in Europe.

Meet the team

The latest in medical technology and procedures

We value our combined experience and invest in the future. At Christinas Clinic, beauty and health are uniquely interlinked with innovation and technology.

In fact, we stand out and are known amongst the competitive set for our dedication to innovation and continue to uphold our position as one of the leaders in the medical field in Estonia.

The soft-and-hardware technology that supports our work includes the latest advancements, allowing us to be able to offer the best solutions. This, together with the hospital’s welcoming and contemporary atmosphere lead to an even higher quality of output from our doctors and thus ensure exceptional service and, most importantly, truly satisfied customers.

Our customer is our focus

At Christinas Clinic we believe that while the results matter, it is also the elemental experience of human interaction and customer service that can be the truly defining factors.

We strive to help our patients know and feel that their wishes and worries are understood and taken into consideration. The smallest details matter and we take pride in making our patients feel comfortable and welcome. It is our specialized and highly personal approach that helps us narrow down the most suitable procedure for each individual that comes to us.

For patient comfort, Christinas Clinic has both single and double individual wards, where it is convenient to recover, as the wards are equipped with multifunctional electronically adjustable beds.

We invest in our team

Christinas Clinic’s team consists of only the best top specialists, we constantly develop and train our team, highlighting their true potential.

We value our people and encourage team spirit. We organize several entertaining and developing joint events to create an environment that supports, inspires and offers the opportunity to grow and develop together.

Staff

BRIT-CARMEN NORLAN

manager
surgical assistant

ANTS VIIKLEPP, MD.

surgeon / head surgeon

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Ants Viiklepp, MD.

Born: April 15, 1961 Pärnu, Estonia

Education:

1979 Graduated from Pärnu 2nd Secondary School (Koidula School), gold medal

1985 Tartu University, medical faculty, cum laude

Professional experience:

1985 Internship in general surgery

1986-1998 Estonian Seamen Hospital, surgeon

1998-2004 Private clinic Fertilitas, laparoscopic surgery

1998-2005 West Tallinn Central Hospital, surgeon

2005-2006 West Tallinn Central Hospital, head of clinic of surgery

2006-2008 West Tallinn Central Hospital, Medical manager, surgeon

2008- West Tallinn Central Hospital, Bariatric Aesthetic surgery leader, surgeon

2009- West Tallinn Central Hospital, Head of operation services and Day surgery

2001-2010 Villa Medica (Pärnu), general and aesthetic private surgery

2001- Christinas Clinic (Tallinn), general and aesthetic private surgery

2013- Christinas Clinic Head of surgery

Postgraduate studies:

1987 Moscow Second Medical University, abdominal surgery

1992 Stockholm Sabbatsberg Hospital, endoscopic surgery

1994 Würzburg University, colorectal surgery, aesthetic surgery, breast reconstructions, microsurgery

1998 Botox, Perlane courses, Tallinn, Estonia

2000 St Peterburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Study, postgraduate courses in aesthetic surgery

1999-2004 Gothenburg-Public Health High School, diploma in public health

2003 3rd International Breast surgery and Liposuction workshop, Lisbon, Portugal

2004 Mesotherapy courses by Filorga, Tallinn, Estonia

2004 9th International congress of Oriental Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery workshop, Bangkok, Thailand

2005 Gluteus Prosthesis Workshop, Brugge, Belgium 2005 ISAPS Nordic Lights Course, Stockholm, Sweden

2006 Lipolysis Workshop, Copenhagen, Denmark 2007 24th Congress of French Society of Aesthetic Surgery, Paris, France

2008 19th Congress of International Plastic Aesthetic Surgery, Melbourne, Australia

2008 The ageing face, new approaches, using of Happylift and Aptos Threads, Tallinn, Estonia 2008 EAES Congress. Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery postgraduate courses, Stockholm, Sweden

2009 SOFCEP XXII Congress, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery training course, Cannes, France

2011 ISAPS meeting, St Petersburg

2012 21.Congress of ISAPS, Geneva

2012 Laparoscopic Bariatric Worksop, Kaunas

2010 Second Baltic Bariatric meeting, Vilnius

2010 Academikliniken Beauty Through Science Congress, Stockholm, Sweden

2013 Nutational Liposculpture course, Brussels

2013 Baltic Vein Days, sclerotherapy workshop, Tallinn

2014 2V Face Rejuvenation course, Riga

2014 Wound healing symposium,Tallinn

Memberships:

National delegate of European Surgical Society

Member of board- Baltic Association of Surgeons

Estonian Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Society

Tallinn Surgical Society-active member from 1986, chairman 2006-2009

Lector:

2004 Lector of Cosmetic surgery in Central Clinic, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cosmetic surgery lectures in Tallinn to cosmetologists, family doctors

Languages:

Estonian (mother tongue)
English (fluent)
Russian (fluent)
Finnish
German

GINTARAS PAPEČKYS, MD.

plastic surgeon

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Gintaras Papeckys, MD.

Born: November 7, 1957 Kaunas, Lithuania

Education:

1975 Graduated from Kaunas 2nd Secondary School, gold medal

1981 Kaunas Medical University, medical faculty, cum laude

Professional experience:

1981 – 1981 Internship in general surgery

1982 – 1986 Kaunas Medical University Clinic, surgeon

1986 – 1994 Kaunas Medical Academy, assistant in Surgical cathedral

1989 – 1994 private clinic Kaunas Medical centre, general and aesthetic private surgery

1994 – 1999 private clinic “BMP”(General Medical Practise), general and aesthetic private surgery

1997 received plastic and reconstructive surgeon qualification

1999 established own surgery clinic – “GP CLINIC” (www.gpklinika.lt) The surgeon has made more than 6000 plastic-aesthetic operations.

Postgraduate studies:

1994 Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, Clinique universitaire Saint Luc, Department de chirurgie, Plastic and Aesthetic surgery (prof. R.Vanwijck)

1997 State of the Art, Aesthetic Surgery, Antibes Juan les Pins, France

1998 2nd central European Advanced Course on Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Prague, Czech Republic

1998 The International Society of Aesthetic plastic surgery, “Beauty in Greece”, Athens, Greece

1999 12th Congress of the International Confederation for Plastic and Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, San Francisco, USA

2001 Intenational Master Course on Ageing Skin, Paris, France

2004 Intensive Course of Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Ekaterinburg, Russia

2006 The Fourth International Plastic surgery Course, Facial Rejuvenation and Mammaplasty, Ekaterinburg, Russia

2007 International Master Course on Aging Skin, Paris, France

2008 Aesthetic Surgery of the Face – Principles and Pitfalls in Aesthetic Facial Surgery Hands-on-Human-Cadaver-course at the Centrum of Anatomy and Cell Biology Vienna Medical University

2008 V International Plastic Surgery Course, Facial Rejuvenation and Body Contouring: Abdominoplasty, Breast Reduction, Body Lift, Liposuction and Lipofiling, Ekaterinburg, Russia

2008 Aesthetic surgery of the breast. Scoula di Oncologia Chirurgica Ricostruttiva, Milano, Italy

Memberships:

Plastic-Reconstructing Surgery Association of Lithuania

European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Languages:

Lithuanian (mother language)
English (good)
Russian (fluent)