Specialises in
Scope of practice
The areas this specialty covers. We haven't read this surgeon's own procedure list yet, so ask directly which they concentrate on.
Qualifications
- ISAPS member
- Verified on Real Plastic Surgeon, the ESAPS database compiled with the national plastic surgery societies
- ASPS member
- Professor of Plastic Surgery, in particular Aesthetic Surgery, University of Groningen
- Plastic surgeon and Medical Director, Bergman Clinics
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Institute of Hyperbaric Oxygen
Where they practise
Questions to ask at a consultation
A consultation is a job interview, and you're the one hiring. A surgeon who welcomes these questions is usually the surgeon you want.
- How many of this procedure did you do last year, and what share of your work is it?
- What do you do when a result isn't what the patient hoped? Do you take on your own revisions?
- Where will the surgery take place, and who looks after me if there's a problem at night or at the weekend?
- Can I see results from patients with a similar starting point to mine, not only your best ones?
A profile tells you what a surgeon does, not how well. Credentials confirm specialist training, not results. Everything above comes from official registers, professional bodies and the practice's own site, never from the surgeon paying us.
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Berend van der Lei
Groningen, NetherlandsIn plain English
The Dutch BIG register lists Berend van der Lei as a doctor with the recognised specialism of plastic surgery, active and with no restrictions.
The BIG register (the official Dutch register of health professionals) has one doctor named B. van der Lei, registered under number 59022444001. The entry shows the specialism Plastic surgery (Plastische chirurgie). The registration is active, has not been struck out, and carries no limitations or judgments. PubMed, the medical journal index, lists roughly 117 papers under his name, the most recent from 2025.
The NVPC directory could not be reached, so society membership is unconfirmed by the society itself.
The ISAPS directory could not be reached, so international society membership is unconfirmed by the society itself.
Only one doctor named B. van der Lei appeared in the BIG register, and the Groningen location and plastic surgery role match, but you can confirm the BIG number 59022444001 yourself at zoeken.bigregister.nl.
What we confirmed
B. van der Lei is registered as Doctor of medicine with the specialism Plastic surgery (Plastische chirurgie), BIG number 59022444001. The registration is active and not struck out. No limitations or judgment provisions are recorded.
Published research: has published in medical journals.
From the surgeon
What this doesn't tell you
Registration confirms specialist training. It can't tell you how skilled a surgeon is, how often they perform your procedure, or what your results will be. Those are questions for your consultation. Registers change, so confirm anything important with the register before you decide.
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