About us

Dr. Ileana Rodríguez Standal received her medical education in Cuba and specialised in plastic surgery in Norway. She has a solid clinical background from the public specialist health service, with experience in both reconstructive surgery and plastic surgery.

At Rikshospitalet she worked on breast reconstruction after cancer treatment in one of the country's leading specialist environments in the field. At Sykehuset Telemark she worked with hand surgery, post-bariatric surgery and reconstructive plastic surgery, among other things. She was also part of the multidisciplinary team that assessed and treated patients with lipoedema through the public treatment service in Helse Sør-Øst.

This experience has given her a holistic understanding of complex surgical issues and the importance of close follow-up throughout the treatment process. Today she combines this background with ongoing international professional development and her expertise as Norway's first "WAL Clinical Expert in Lipoedema", appointed by WAL Academy by Human Med.

Dr. Standal works particularly with lipoedema surgery, water-assisted liposuction (WAL), eyelid and brow surgery, fat transfer and regenerative plastic surgery. She has a special interest in treating the area around the eyes, where the aim is to preserve function and create a natural, harmonious expression. In selected cases, the patient's own fat and nanofat can be used to restore volume and improve the quality of skin and tissue.

Patient safety, professional thoroughness and individual assessments are central. Before recommending a treatment, she carefully evaluates the patient's anatomy, function, health and personal circumstances. Possibilities, limitations and risks are reviewed in detail, so that expectations of the treatment are realistic.

Surgery is only recommended when it is considered medically sound and right for the individual. Dr. Standal places great emphasis on surgical precision, careful scar planning and natural results that preserve both form and function.

Patients can expect a thorough, individually tailored assessment, even when surgery is not considered the best solution. Dr. Standal follows the patient personally from the first consultation and treatment planning through to the operation and the scheduled follow-up appointments.

Clear information, continuity and close follow-up help the patient make an informed choice and feel well cared for throughout the entire course of treatment.

Throughout her career, Dr. Standal has drawn professional inspiration from surgeons with extensive experience in their fields. In Norway, she particularly highlights dr.med. Christian Korvald, a plastic surgeon with high expertise in breast reconstruction and oncoplastic surgery. Dr. Standal worked closely with him at Rikshospitalet and was especially inspired by his surgical precision, thoroughness and ability to combine reconstruction with natural results.

She also highlights plastic surgeon Dr. Therese Halvorsen Bjark, who has a central role in the highly specialized, multidisciplinary team for large hemangiomas and vascular malformations at Rikshospitalet. Her extensive experience with demanding reconstructive problems, precise assessments and complex patient pathways has been an important professional inspiration.

Internationally, Dr. Standal has completed observerships with Dr. Mojtaba Ghods, president of the Lipoedema World Alliance, and with Dr. Gorka Martínez Grau, oculoplastic surgeon and former president of the Spanish society for oculoplastic surgery. These observerships gave her valuable in-depth training in lipoedema surgery and surgery in the delicate area around the eyes.