Best Orthognathic surgery maxillofacial surgeons in Turkey: TOP 44 doctors

• Specializes in orthognathic surgery using 3D surgical planning and virtual surgical simulations.
• Trained in Turkey, with extensive practice in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Member of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
• Holds DDS and MSc degrees in Dentistry and Oral Surgery.
• Fluent in Turkish and English, enhancing communication with international patients.

• Dr. Hasan Sahin is a distinguished expert in Orthognathic surgery.
• Utilizes methods like 3D imaging, virtual surgical planning, and custom surgical guides.
• Employs innovative techniques: distraction osteogenesis, maxillomandibular advancement, and piezosurgery.
• International practice includes advanced training across Europe.
• Board-certified plastic surgeon, specializing in facial reconstructive surgeries.
• Professional memberships: Turkish Society of Plastic Surgeons, enhancing credibility.
• Offers remote consultations for global patients seeking Orthognathic surgery.
• Fluent in English and Turkish, facilitating diverse patient communication.

Prof. Dr. Tonguç Işken is a specialist in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, with experience in facial cosmetic surgery, breast surgery, stem cell therapy, fat tissue transplantations, PRP (Platelet-rich plasma therapy) and diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers. He has earned two TÜBİTAK science incentive awards, and is a member of several organizations.

• Dr. Tayfun Apuhan specializes in advanced Orthognathic surgery.
• Expertise in methods like 3D surgical planning, custom surgical plates, and virtual surgical simulations.
• International practice in Germany (Hamburg) and the USA (Ohio State University).
• Holds certifications from renowned Turkish and international medical institutions.
• Member of professional bodies, signifying a recognized level of expertise.
• Offers remote consultations for Orthognathic surgery inquiries.
• Fluent in English, providing clear communication for international patients.

SUMMARY 

Dentist Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PhD 

EDUCATION INFORMATION 

2012 – 2017 License Near East University Faculty of Dentistry 

2017 - 2022 Doctorate Kent University Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Oct 2017-2019 Mosdent Dental Hospital Surgeon/ Oral Surgeon 

May 2019-2021 Duygu Dental Policlinic Surgeon - Oral Surgeon

Jun 2019-2022 Tülmen Dental Clinic Surgeon - Oral Surgeon 

Jun 2022-2023 Dayıoğlu Dental Clinic Surgeon - Oral Surgeon 

Jun 2022-2023 Masterdent Dental Clinic Surgeon - Oral Surgeon 

2023-Currently Dental Bosphorus Clinic Istanbul Surgeon - Oral Surgeon 

Dr. Yüceer-Çetiner was born in 1989 in Ankara, Turkey. She graduated from Başkent University Faculty of Dentistry in 2013. She then completed oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Dentistry, between the years 2014-2018. She has been working as assistant professor in Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey since 2019. Her interests are in maxillofacial regeneration and reconstructive surgery, orthognathic surgery, temporomandibular joint diseases, jaw pathology and dental implantology. She has several publications in peerreviewed journals. She is also member of national and international associations of oral and maxillofacial

2024-... Istanbul Atlas University Medicine Hospital

2022-2024 Istanbul Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital, Plastic Surgery Specialist

2019-2022 Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Plastic Surgery Residency

2016-2019 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Plastic Surgery Residency

2014-2015 Karaman Ermenek State Hospital, General Practitioner

2019-2022 Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery

2016-2019 Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery

2008-2014 Necmettin Erbakan University Meram Faculty of Medicine

Articles written and contributed by the doctor;

Investigation of the Effects of Carbon Monoxide Releasing Molecule-3 (Corm-3) on Tissue Nutrition in the Rat Mcfarlane Skin Flap Model and Comparison of These Effects with the Effects of Pentoxifylline, Specialty Thesis

Reconstruction of postburn contractures due to tandir oven https://doi.org/10.1080/2000656X.2020.1729777

A New Method to Harvest the Sural Nerve Graft doi: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2019.19102

Reconstruction of complex shallow defects of the extremities with free serratus musculofascial flap doi: 10.3906/sag-1907-57

277 Hand Finger Replantation: Demographic Characteristics and Outcomes DOI: 10.30733/std.2020.01455

He was born in 1977 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. After completing his primary and high school education, he completed his undergraduate education at Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 2001. In the same year, he started his doctorate education in Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. After completing his doctorate in 2007, he became Associate Professor in 2011 and Professor in 2016 in the same department. He has been working in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Dentistry since 2022.

Prof.Dr. Hakan Alpay Karasu, D.D.S. 

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry

Fields of Study and Interests

• Orthognathic Surgery
• Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Surgery
• Maxillofacial Cyst, Tumor Surgery
• Advanced Surgical Bone Healing Techniques
• Impacted Tooth Surgery
• Dental Implants
• TME surgery
• Jaw-Face Traumas
• Jaw joint disorders

Education

1998 - University of London, Department of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery

• 1991- Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry

Career

Ankara Medipol University Faculty of Dentistry

University of London, Faculty of Dentistry

• Ankara University, Department of Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Gülhane Military Medicine Academy, Faculty of Dentistry

Publications and Congress Statements

1.Karasu HA., Okçu KM., Ortakoğlu K., Bayar GR., Aydıntuğ Y., "Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis with Temporalis Superficial Fascia Flap" Mil Med,2005;170(2):167
2. Özer L., Karasu HA., Aras K., Tokman B., Ersoy E., "Dentin Dysplasia Type 1: Report of Atypical Cases in The Permanent and Mixt Dentitions" Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radio/ Endod, 2004;98:85-90
3. Sayan NB., Üçok C., Karasu HA., Günhan Ö., "Peripheral Osteoma of The Oral and Maxillofacial Region: A Study of 35 New Cases" J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 2002;60:1299-1301
4. Doğan N., Üçok C., Korkmaz C., Üçok Ö., Karasu HA., "The Effects of Articaine Hydrochloride on Wound Healing: An Experimental Study" J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 2003;61:1467-1470
5. Karasu HA., Ortakoğlu K., Okçu M., Günhan Ö., "Osteochondroma of the Mandibular Condyle: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature" Mil Med, 2005;170(9):79

6. Altug Ataç AT., Karasu HA., Aytaç D., "Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion Compared with Orthopedic Rapid Maxillar Expansion" Angle Orthodontist, 2006;76(3):353-359
7. Sayan NB., Karasu HA., Uyanik LO., Aytaç D., "Two- stage Treatment of TMJ Ankylosis by Early Surgical Approach and Distraction Osteogenesis" J Craniofac Surg,2007;18(1):212-217
8. Üçok C., Karasu HA., Orhan K., Üçok Ö., Tuncer N., "Intravascular Papillary Endothelial Hyperplasia and Osteoma: A Case Report of an Individual with 2 Different Pathologies" Quintessence Int, 2007;38, (2):88-91
9. Kurt G. Altuğ-Atac AT., Ataç MS., Karasu HA., “Stability of SARME and OME after 3 years Follow-up.” The Angle Orthodontist. 2010;80(4):613-619
10. Kurt G., Altuğ-Atac AT., Ataç MS., Karasu HA., “Changes in Nasopharyngeal Airway Following Orthopedic and Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion” J Craniofac Surg 2010;21:312-317
11. Altuğ-Ataç AT., Ataç MS., Kurt G., Karasu HA., “Comparison of Surgically Assisted RME and Orthopedic RME: Changes in Nasal Structure” Int J Oral and Maxillofac Surg 2010;39:129-135.
12. Aydemir H, Memikoğlu U, Karasu H. Pharyngeal airway space, hyoid bone position and head posture after orthognathic surgery in Class III patients.” Angle Orthod. 2012 Nov;82(6):993-1000. doi: 10.2319/091911-597.1. Epub 2012 Apr 11. PMID:22500578
13. Efendiyeva R1, Aydemir H, Karasu H, Toygar-Memikoğlu U. “Pharyngeal airway space, hyoid bone position, and head posture after bimaxillary orthognathic surgery in Class III patients: Long-term evaluation.” Angle Orthod. 2014 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print]
14. SUNAL AKTÜRK EZGİ, EREN HAKAN, GÖRÜRGÖZ CANSU, ORHAN KAAN, KARASU HAKAN ALPAY, AKAT BORA, TOYGAR MEMİKOĞLU TÜLİN UFUK (2020). Electromyographic, Ultrasonographic, and Ultrasound Elastographic Evaluation of the Masseter Muscle in Class III Patients Before and After Orthognathic Surgery. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery (Yayın No: 6276746)
15. Sahbaz Emir Bahman,CESUR EMRE,ALTUĞ DEMİRALP AYŞE TUBA,Ergül Kutay Can,KARASU HAKAN ALPAY,TOYGAR MEMİKOĞLU TÜLİN UFUK (2019). Is It Possible to Protract the Maxilla by Surgically Assisted Rapid Maxillary Expansion and Intermaxillary Class III Elastics? Turkish Journal of Orthodontics, 32(02), 96-104., Doi: 10.5152/Turkjorthod.2019.18060 (Yayın No: 5697928)
16. Aydemir H, Efendiyeva R, Karasu H, Toygar M, Tülin U (2015). Evaluation of Long-Term Soft Tissue Changes After Bimaxillary Orthognathic Surgery in Class III Patients. The Angle Orthodontist, 85(4), 631-637., Doi: 10.2319/062214-449.1

17. Karasu HA., Uyanık LO., Üçok C., Sayan NB., "The Use of Iliac Bone Greft on Maxillomandibular Defects" IntJ Oral Maxillofac Surg. 32(Supplement I) S39 (2003), 16 th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Athens, Greece.

18. Üçok C., Karasu HA., Akçam O., Uyanık LO., Üçok Ö., Sayan NB., "The Use Rapid External Distraction on Cleft Patient" IntJ Oral Maxillofac Surg. 32(Supplement I) S18 (2003), 16th International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Athens, Greece.

19. Uyanık LO., Karasu HA., Aytaç D., "The use of Rigid External Distraction for Midface Hypoplasia" J Cranio-Maxillofac Surg. 34(Supplement 1) 155-156 (2006), Abstracts from the 18th Congress of The European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Barcelona, Spain.

Dt. Raha Akbarihamed

STUDY AND INTERESTS

• Dental Implants
• Advanced Surgical Bone Healing Techniques
• Impacted Tooth Surgical
• Orthognathic Surgery
• Jaw-Face Traumas
• Jaw joint disorders

Education

2022 Ankara University Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Department

2010-2016 Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry

Career:

2022 - continuing Ankara Medipol University Dental Hospital

2016-2022 Ankara University Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery Department

Publications

EBERLİKÖSE HACER, GÜLER ARİF YİĞİT, AKBARIHAMED RAHA, ÖZTÜRK CANER, KARASU HAKAN ALPAY(2023). COMPREHENSİVE ANALYSİS OF LATERAL NASAL WALL ANATOMY TO OPTİMİZE THE OSTEOTOMY İN DİFFERENT SKELETAL PATTERNS

 VURAL ÇAĞIL, KOCAOĞLU MERVE HAYRİYE, AKBARIHAMED RAHA, DEMİREL AKİF(2023) A Retrospective Investigation of Patient- and Procedure-Related Factors Associated with Cardiorespiratory Complications in Pediatric Dental Patients Undergoing Deep Sedation

AKBARIHAMED RAHA, EBERLİKÖSE HACER, GÜLER ARİF YİĞİT, KARASU HAKAN ALPAY.(2023) MAKSİLLER SİNÜS SEPTALARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ RETROSPEKTİF BİR KONİK IŞINLI BİLGİSAYARLI TOMOGRAFİ ÇALIŞMASI

ULUTÜRK HACER, AKBARIHAMED RAHA, KARASU HAKAN ALPAY (2023). ORTOGNATİK CERRAHİ İLE İLGİLİ INSTAGRAM GÖNDERİLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ: METODOLOJİK ÇALIŞMA

VURAL ÇAĞIL, YURTTUTAN MEHMET EMRE, BOZKURT POYZAN, AKBARIHAMED RAHA, ÖZALP NURHAN.(2021) Anesthetic Management for Dental Procedures of a Child with Frank-ter Haar Syndrome

Raha AKBARİHAMED .13. Uluslararası Hipokrat Tıp ve Sağlık Bilimleri Kongresi SUBMANDİBULAR BÖLGEDE PLUNGİNG RANULA TANISI OLGU SUNUMU"2023

GÜLER ARİF YİĞİT,ULUTÜRK HACER,AKBARIHAMED RAHA,ÖZTÜRK CANER ,KARASU HAKAN ALPAY ULUSLAR ARASI 3. DENTAL ORAL ENFEKSİYONLAR VE 2. AĞIZ MİKROBİYATASI KONGRESİ. TREATMENT OF PATHOLOGİCAL FRACTURE AND İNFECTİON İN THE MANDİBULE DUE TO OSTEORAİDONECROSİS: CASE REPORT 2023

AKBARIHAMED RAHA ,GÜLER ARİF YİĞİT,ULUTÜRK HACER,SARI ÖMER FARUK ,KARASU HAKAN ALPAY . 30.ULUSLARARASI TÜRK ORAL VE MAKSİLLOFACİAL CERRAHİ DERNEĞİ , RİJİD EKSTERNAL DİSTRAKSİYON İLE MAKİSLLER RETROGNATİYE SAHİP DUDAK DAMAK YARIKLI HASTALARIN TEDAVİ PROTOKOLÜ: OLGU SUNUMU VE LİTERATÜR DERLEMESİ 2023

KAHRAMAN BÜLENT,AKBARİHAMED RAHA, EKEMEN ALİ, İSMAİLOV ORKHAN TAOMS 2022. SADECE PATOLOJİYE ODAKLANIP OKLÜZYONU İHMAL Mİ EDİYORUZ ? MANDİBULADA KİŞİYE ÖZEL EKLEM PROTEZİ KULLANILIP AYNI ZAMANDA SAGİTTAL SPLİT RAMUS OSTEOTOMİSİ İLE OKLÜZYONUN GERİ KAZANILMASI

EKEMEN ALİ,ISMAYILOV ORKHAN,kadirov mikail,AKBARIHAMED RAHA,KARASU HAKAN ALPAY. Custom-made Prostheses for Temporomandibular Joint Reconstruction After Partial Excision of Mandible due to Ameloblastoma.2019. 13th International Congress with EACMFS Endorsement AÇBİD

AKBARIHAMED RAHA ,EKEMEN ALİ,ISMAYILOV ORKHAN,KARASU HAKAN ALPAY, Diagnosis and Follow up of Rabdomyosarcoma 2019. 13th International Congress with EACMFS Endorsement AÇBİD

EKEMEN ALİ ,ISMAYILOV ORKHAN,AKBARIHAMED RAHA,TOYGAR MEMİKOĞLU TÜLİN UFUk,KARASU HAKAN ALPAY. Maksiller hipoplazi olan hastalarda rijit eksternal distraktör (red) kullanımı. 6.ULUSLARARASI DUDAK DAMAK YARIĞI KONGRESİ

EKEMEN ALİ,ISMAYILOV ORKHAN,BİLECENOĞLU BURAK ,AKBARIHAMED RAHA,KARASU HAKAN ALPAY. Investigation of pterygopalatine canal localization in terms of osteotomy safety of patients with orthognatic surgery indications in Turkish population 20th National Anatomy Congress 2019.

AKBARIHAMED RAHA, EBERLİKÖSE HACER, GÜLER ARİF YİĞİT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE OF MAXILLARY SINUS IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE (2023)

2017: Oticon Medical Scientific Center Copenhagen Denmark.
2016: ICLO Teaching Center New Endoscopic Approaches to Lateral Skull Base, Inner Ear and Cerebello-Pontine Angle, Verona Italy
2016: World Hearing Center, Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Warsaw,Poland
2015: Cochlear Science and Research Center Berlin Germany.
2014: Cochlear implant Center Medel Company Innsburck, Austria.
2014: Hannover Medical School. Clinic for Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology, Hannover, Germany
2014: Academy of Hearing Aid Acoustics (Akademie für Hörgerate-Akustik), Lübeck, Germany.
2013: International European Sialendoscopy Training Center, Geneva, Switzerland.
2012: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, klinikum der Universitat, Munchen, Germany.
2012: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, Bern, Switzerland.
2011: University clinic of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, klinikum der Universitat, Munchen, Germany.
2007: The Ohio State University, Medical Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology. Columbus, Ohio, USA.
2006: University of Würzburg, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Otology and Neurotology. Würzburg, Germany.
1999-2003 İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Anabilim Dalı
1993-1999 İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Turkish Rhinology Society

Tigris-Euphrates Basin Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association

Gaziantep Otorhinolaryngology Association

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Qualification Board

Turkish Otology Association

Malatya Otorhinolaryngology Association

American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

Mediterranean Society of Otology and Audiology

International Vertigo Association

Ankara University Faculty of Medicine - Ear-Nose-Throat Diseases
 

1998-2005 Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine, KAYSERİ
 

Courses and Conferences
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation OSAS Surgery Educational Course ,November 05, 2009,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Pediatric Sinusitis Educational Course,07 January 2010,Ankara
 

9th International Congress of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, April 8-10, 2010, Ankara.
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Academy Congress, April 15-18, 2010, Hatay
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association, Neck Dissections Meeting ;May 6, 2010 ,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Approach to Conductive Hearing Loss Educational Course; December 16, 2010,Ankara
 

33rd Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress; September 26-30, 2011, Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Middle Ear Implants Educational Course; November 17, 2011,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Association , Current Approach to Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases Meeting ;November 19, 2011 ,Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Current Tonsillectomy Methods Educational Course; December 15, 2011 ,Ankara
 

National Laryngology Congress, February 17-18, 2012, Ankara
 

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Educational Course on Approach to Children with Stiridor; April 05, 2012 ,Ankara
 

10th International Congress of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery; April 26-28, 2012, Ankara

8th Turkish Rhinology Congress, May 24-27, 2012, Antalya

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Vertigo Educational Course;November 01, 2012,Ankara

7th National Laryngology Congress September 27-28, 2013 ,Istanbul

35th Turkish National Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, November 02-06, 2013, Antalya

35th Turkish National Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress Clinically Applied Allergic Rhinitis Course, November 02-06, 2013, Antalya

ORL seminars Salzburg Medical Seminars International April 12-19, 2014

38th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, , Antalya

Articles he wrote and contributed to;

1. Elgörmüş M.N, Başak H, Balcıoğlu M ,Özgürsoy O.B, Dursun G, Hidden Cavernous Hemangioma in Tongue; 9th International Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Congress, April 8-10, 2010, Ankara.
 

2.ELGÖRMÜŞ M.N, BASAK H, BALCIOĞLU M, ÖZGÜRSOY O.B, DURSUN G. Hidden Hemangioma in Tongue. 9th International ENT- Head and Neck Surgery Congress 8-10 April 2010, Ankara, Turkey
 

3.Mülazımoğlu S, Başak H, Beton S, Elgörmüş M.N, Aktürk T, Arat A, Gökcan M.K,Emergency Intraoperative Angiographic Embolization in Acute Carotid Blowout Syndrome ; 35th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress, 02-06 November 2013, Antalya
 

ORAL PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
 

1.İslamoğlu Y, Kıcalı M.M, Elgörmüş M.N, Beton S, Gökcan M.K ,Is Hyoid Bone Removal Necessary in Thyroglossal Cyst Excision? ;35th Turkish National Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Congress,
 

2.BAŞAK H, MÜLAZIMOGLU S, TEZCANER Z.Ç., BETON S, MECO B.C, ELGÖRMÜS MN, MEÇO C. Endonasal endoscopic excision of frontal sinus and supraorbital resess cholesteatoma extending from the temporal muscle to the middle fossa. 10th Turkish Rhinology Congress May 25-22, 2014 Antalya, Turkey. (oral presentation)
 

3.M.N.Elgörmüs , C. Meco Endonasal Endoscopic Management of Traumatic CSF Fistula 19-12 April 2014 ORL seminars Salzburg Medical Seminars International

Dr. Hasan Çınarcık is a dental expert with experience in aesthetic dentistry, orthognathic surgery, orthodontics, and cleft lip and palate treatment. He is the founder of DentaPoint Dental Clinic and holds a specialty degree in dentistry and orthodontics from Ege University. He is a member of The Turkish Orthodontic Society and The Turkish Cleft Lip and Palate Society.