Day 1 - Arrival
Day 2 - Pre-Operation
Day 3 - Surgery Day
Day 4 - Post-Operation
Week 1-2 - Rehabilitation
Week 3-4 - Rehabilitation
Week 5-6 - Rehabilitation
Week 7-8 - Rehabilitation
Please note that each patient"s recovery timeline may vary, depending on their overall health and the complexity of the surgery.
Dr. Ahmet Arik specializes in Hallux valgus surgery at Lokman Hekim Akay Hospital.
Dr. Mustafa Akkaya earned his medical degree from Gazi University (2003–2009). He completed his residency in Orthopedics and Traumatology at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazit University (2009–2014). He holds a PhD in Musculoskeletal System and Regenerative Medicine from the same university (2016–2020).
In 2022, he received the European Knee Society Knee Arthroplasty Traveling Researcher Fellowship in robotic knee arthroplasty. He worked as a clinical researcher at Helios ENDO‑Klinik Hamburg (2021–2022), focusing on advanced joint surgery and prosthetic infections. He also worked as a clinical researcher at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna (2014), focusing on arthroscopic joint surgery, meniscus, and cartilage. In 2013, he held the same role at ATOS Clinic Heidelberg.
Clinical interests include joint surgery, knee and hip surgery, prosthetic infections, meniscus and cartilage surgery, and regenerative medicine.
Professor specializing in orthopedic surgery – leads the orthopedic team at Private Koru Ankara Hospital with years of experience.