Dr Karel Urban

Dr Karel Urban is a leading Czech plastic surgeon
with over 20 years’ experience in the field.

Doctor’s profile

Dr Karel Urban

plastic surgeon

Dr Karel Urban is a plastic surgeon practising at Premier Clinic and is one of the most highly regarded plastic surgeons in the Czech Republic. He does not perform procedures unless he is certain that they will genuinely benefit the patient. He gained experience during placements in the UK, the USA, Italy and Switzerland under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. MUDr. Jan Měšťák, CSc. In over 25 years of practising aesthetic surgery, he has helped more than 4,000 women with breast augmentation, over 1,000 mothers with tummy tucks, more than 3,000 patients with liposuction, and has performed thousands of eyelid operations and over 600 facelifts.

Practical experience: + years

Breast augmentation +

Liposuction +

No-obligation consultation

Breast augmentation Tummy tuck Liposuction Eyelid surgery Facelift Breast reduction and reshaping

Experience

Education

A graduate of the First Faculty of Medicine at Charles University in Prague

In addition to his work since 2000 at the Esthé Clinic, where he specialised in aesthetic surgery and was a co-owner, he has also been working since 1998 at the Plastic Surgery Clinic of Bulovka Teaching Hospital, where he focuses primarily on reconstructive plastic surgery. He also served as the clinic’s head for seven years and currently teaches students at the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague.

At the same hospital, he is also an indispensable member of the team at the Centre for Comprehensive Surgical Care for Women with Breast Disease. He is one of the most successful plastic surgeons in the field of breast reconstruction for women who have undergone a mastectomy due to breast cancer. Within the university clinic, he is involved in all its activities and is one of the department’s leading plastic surgeons.

Previous experience

1993–1997 Department of Surgery, Na Míčankách Hospital, Prague
1998–present Department of Plastic Surgery, Bulovka University Hospital
2000–2024 Esthé Clinic
2024–present: Premier Clinic

Certification

Qualified specialist in general and plastic surgery (licensed by the Czech Medical Chamber)
Certificate in laser procedures
Certificate in aesthetic surgery
Certificate in the application of injectable fillers

Membership of professional bodies

The Society for Plastic Surgery of the Czech Medical Association of J. E. Purkyně
The Society for Aesthetic Surgery of the Czech Medical Association of the Jan Evangelista Purkyně Society
The International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS)
International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)

Lecturing and publishing activities

Dr Karel Urban regularly shares his experience in plastic surgery at international conferences and publishes articles in specialist journals.