Plastic surgeon Dr Schiettecatte
As a plastic surgeon, Dr David Schiettecatte (born 1970) is driven by his passion to help his patients feel good in their own bodies. Dr Schiettecatte specialises in breast surgery, facial surgery and beauty treatments with a temporary effect on reducing, for example, wrinkles and superficial skin damage. In doing so, his vision is that plastic surgery involves more than just surgery. He also never loses sight of the psychological aspect of his work.
Dr Schiettecatte aims to help you find a new balance in your life, in which you can function optimally within your own capabilities. An appointment with Dr David Schiettecatte is worthwhile if you are physically limited in your functioning by illness or the consequences of an accident, or if you are not satisfied with your body.
Plastic surgery training and work experience
Dr Schiettecatte studied medicine at the University of Leuven and plastic surgery at the University of Brussels. He then specialised in microsurgery and hand surgery at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam. After graduating, he worked as a plastic surgeon at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, Gelre Hospitals in Apeldoorn and Zutphen, Deventer Hospital, Velthuis Clinic in Rotterdam, Hilversum and Velp, Reinaert Clinic in Maastricht and Kliniek Amstelveen.
Veldhoven Clinic and the Leprosy Mission
Today, Dr Schiettecatte is a plastic surgeon at the Kliniek Veldhoven. He has also been working for the Leprosy Mission since 2012. Three weeks a year, he operates leprosy patients at a specialised leprosy clinic in Myanmar, giving them a new chance for happiness in their lives.
