Mehmet Akif Cakmak

Dr. Mehmet Akif Cakmak is a plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon at Atlas University Hospital. He specializes in microsurgery and reported a 112-patient series on cleft palate techniques. Dr. Cakmak holds certifications in minimally invasive techniques and basic hand surgery.

Specialization & Clinical Focus

Dr. Cakmak performs reconstructive techniques and aesthetic body contouring. He treats cases involving microsurgery and microvascular burn contracture. The doctor treats a wide range of conditions and performs numerous procedures:

• Hand surgery and replantation
• Free-flap reconstruction for upper and lower extremities
• Hepatic artery microanastomosis — a surgical connection of small blood vessels in living-donor liver transplants
• Facial aesthetics, including rhinoplasty and otoplasty
• Breast surgery, including augmentation-reduction mammoplasty
• Postbariatric surgery and liposuction
• Maxillofacial trauma and tumor surgery
• Cleft lip and palate surgery
• Minimally invasive treatments like Botox and fillers

Surgical Outcomes & Achievements

Dr. Cakmak has documented patient volumes in reconstructive surgery. He performed free-flap repairs in 52 upper-extremity and 56 lower-extremity cases. The specialist completed a retrospective study of 112 patients using the Dorrance technique. He also performed a 10-case clinical series for microvascular burn contracture repair.

Work Experience

• 2024–Present — Plastic Surgeon at Atlas University Hospital, Istanbul
• 2023–2024 — Plastic Surgeon at Esterian Clinic, Istanbul
• 2022–2023 — Plastic Surgeon at Clinicexpert, Istanbul
• 2020–2022 — Faculty Member at Erzurum Atatürk University, Plastic Surgery Department
• 2019–2020 — Physician at Erzurum Private Buhara Hospital
• 2017–2018 — Compulsory Service at Erzurum Atatürk University
• 2012–2017 — Surgical Resident at Erzurum Atatürk University
• 2011–2012 — Physician at Erzurum Palandöken State Hospital

Education & Training

• 2016 — Prof. Dr. Rıdvan EGE Basic Hand Surgery Course at Baltalimanı Hospital
• 2017 — Basic Microsurgery Course, Konya
• 2017 — Minimal Invasive Techniques Course at TPRECD National Congress
• 2015 — Introduction to Clinical Trials Training, Erzurum

Research & Publications

Dr. Cakmak has published research in medical journals. These include the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery and the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He also contributed to the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery and the Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. Notable paper titles include:

• "Total Lower Lip Reconstruction With Functional Gracilis Free Muscle Flap"
• "Chimeric Reverse Temporal Muscle and Pericranial Flap for Double-Layer Closure"
• "Hepatic Artery Microanastomosis and the Role of Plastic Surgery in Liver Transplantation"
• "Treatment of Linear Scleroderma With Dermal Fat Grafting"
• "Experimental Wound Models"
• "Lower Extremity Wounds and Microsurgery"

Congress Presentations

The doctor presents at international and national medical congresses. He discussed burn contracture reconstruction at the 2012 ISBI Congress in Edinburgh. Dr. Cakmak presented cleft palate results at the 2017 International Cleft Lip Society Congress. He also spoke at the 13th European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery Congress. Additionally, he shared results on hepatic artery microanastomosis at the 38th TPRECD Congress.