Thanks to modern surgical procedures and gentle anesthesia methods, many interventions can be carried out on an outpatient basis today. Above all, this includes small and medium -sized operations on the hand and foot, the removal of metal implants and interventions on the body surface, such as the removal of skin- and subcutaneous tumors or the treatment of ingrown toenails. Also lasts- and umbilical breaks and varicose veins (Varizen) In many cases, the legs can be supplied on an outpatient basis.

A prerequisite for outpatient operation is among other things, that there are no serious comorbidities, the patient can be picked up after the procedure and in the first 24 Appropriate care and supervision at home is guaranteed.

Whether an intervention is carried out on an outpatient or stationary, the treating doctor decides together with the patient.