“Plast-IQ Aps” is a private company;
- Registered in Denmark in 2022
- Established to help with assessment and management of the mental aspects of cosmetic surgery and cosmetic treatments.
(DM, FRCPsych, consultant psychiatrist, Honorary Clinical Lecturer) Some attributes, in summary: Tyge Tindholdt graduated from the University of Copenhagen with a degree of Master of Medicine in 1997. Tyge has 25+ years of professional experience. In 2005 he became a specialist in plastic surgery in Norway. Over the years, Dr Tindholdt has acquired broad experience within the field of plastic surgery. His main clinical focus today is cosmetic surgery and massive weight loss surgery. In parallel with his clinical merits, Dr Tindholdt has carried out scientific research mainly focusing on breast reconstruction. He has published several scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and in 2013 he defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Oslo. Dr Tindholdt has also taken active part in educating medical students and junior colleagues. The founders of Plast-IQ™ are three friends that have known each other for several decades. One is a plastic surgeon, one is a psychiatrist, and the last one is a businessman. Little did we know at the time of our educational graduations that this combination of professions should turn out to be an important proposition. Around year 2000, the psychiatrist started to come across patients that, despite severe mental illness, had gained access to extensive plastic surgery – seemingly without any prior psychological assessment. The psychiatrist promptly contacted the surgeons that had carried out the interventions – airing his concerns. No reply. This led to conversations in the friendship-group and a closer look at the existing science in the area between cosmetic surgery and psychiatry. Relatively little research exists in this area, but almost every scientific article on the topic concludes that reliable psychological pre-screening is missing and needed. Our own experience – based on speaking to cosmetic surgeons, patients, etc. – confirmed what science had long concluded and was asking for here. Based on that, Plast-IQ was born.
Who we are
Our company
Our Team
Chief Medical Officer
Dr Lars Hansen
A consultant psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer (Overlæge) with 30 years of professional experience. Lars has a long-term dedication to the well-being of people and families. Lars has published more than 100 scientific articles on mental illness and has participated in mental health programs for ITV, Channel Four, BBC radio and television. He presents (speaks) and chairs at national and international events.
Member of our Advisory Board
Dr Tyge Tindholdt, MD PhD
Our history