Best Upper and Lower Eyelid Surgery surgeons in Turkey: TOP 36 doctors

Hasan Şahin, M.D. is a board certified plastic surgeon offering services in primary aesthetic and complex restorative plastic surgery. He specializes in aesthetic procedures of the face, brow, eyes, neck, nose, breast, and body, as well as microsurgical procedures, revision rhinoplasty, breast reconstruction, and complex reconstructive primary and secondary procedures. He has completed residency training in School of Medicine and has over 5,000 patients and 12,000 aesthetic surgeries to date.

Dr. Ali Nurhan Özbaba has an MD from Ankara University (1980-1988) and Gazi University (1989-1995). He has worked at Gazi University (1989), Privat Optimed Hospital (2014-2019), Private Vega Hospital (2019-2021), and Küçükçekmece Hospital (2021-2022). He is a member of The Turkish Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association.

Dr. İlker Manavbaşı is a Turkish specialist in functional nasal surgery, facial rejuvenation surgery, mega liposuction and breast surgery. He graduated from Ankara University in 1999 and Hacettepe University in 2005. Dr. İlker is a member of the Istanbul Medical Chamber, Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association, and Rhinoplasty Society. He has developed two techniques to obtain the ideal nose with a single operation and presented them at the Symposium on Plastic Surgery in Italy in 2008.

Medical doctor with seven years of experience specializing in reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Completed an education from Istanbul University and University of Health Sciences in Turkey, and holds certifications from the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS) and the Turkish Plastic Surgery Association Board. Experienced in courses and symposiums such as Marmara Region Plastic Surgery Training Meeting, Basic Microsurgery Course, Obesity Surgery Symposium, Preservation Rhinoplasty Course, and is a member of the Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association.

Doctor with 8 years of medical education from Gaziantep University, Turkey and 5 years of residency in plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery from Yüzüncü Yıl University, Turkey. Worked as a family doctor and assistant manager for 4 years and practiced in plastic surgery during residency. Member of TPRCD, TTB, EPCD, and ISAPS.

Dr. Ömer Faruk DEVECİ is a plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon who was born in Ankara in 1988. He completed his medical education in 2012 and became a specialist in 2018. He has since worked in various hospitals and has been in private practice since September 2020.

Education and Certifications

• Sisli Terakki Primary School – 2001
• Sisli Terakki High School – 2004
• Yeditepe University School of Medicine – 2011
• Animal Research Certificate – June 2014
• Ankara University School of Medicine  Plastic , Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department, Resident – 2012 - 2016
• Ankara University School of Medicine  Plastic , Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department, Chief Resident – 2016 - 2018
• Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery – 2018, March
• Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital ,Plastic,Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department  - 2018 – 2021
• Fellow of European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - 2023

International Experiences

• Microsurgery Course, Microsurgery Research and Training Laboratory,  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,  Columbia University,May 31 - June 03 , 2016. New York, USA.
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Department of Surgery for the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service. December 11, 2017 –January 31, 2018. New York-USA.
• NYU Langone Health, The Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery. May 1-31, 2019. New York-USA

Professional Experience

• Ankara University School of Medicine Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department August 2012- August 2018
• Bagcilar Research and Training Hospital ,Plastic,Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department  August 2018-2021
• Regen-IC Clinic Fulya/Istanbul – October 2021- Current

Rotations

• November 2013 - April 2014  - General Surgery Rotation - Ankara University Medical Faculty,  Department of General Surgery
• April - May 2014 - Anatomy Rotation - Ankara University Medical Faculty,  Department of Anatomy
• May - June 2014 - Neurosurgery Rotation - Ankara University Medical Faculty,  Department of Neurosurgery
• June - July 2014 - Pediatric Surgery Rotation - Ankara University Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Surgery
• November - December 2015 - Anesthesiology Rotation - Ankara University Medical Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology
• December 2015 - January 2016 - Emergency Medicine Rotation - Ankara University Medical Faculty,  Department of Emergency Medicine
• January - February 2016 - Otorhinolaryngology Rotation - Ankara University Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
• February - March 2016 - Orthopaedics Rotation - Ankara University Medical Faculty, Department of Orthopaedics

Presentations in International Meetings

               1.Serel S, Bayar S, Kaya B, Yigit P, Celik B, Sezgic M. Reverse Abdominoplasty for                Locally/Advanced Recurrent Breast Cancer. 2016 Barcelona Breast Meeting, March 16-18,   2016. Barcelona-Spain.

               2. Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Serel S. Possible Factors Associated With Failure of Free Flaps in           Reconstruction of Head-Neck and Lower Extremity Defects. 13'th Congress of the European            Federation of Societies for Microsurgery, April 21-24, 2016. Antalya-Turkey.

3. Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Ozden S, Ozdemir A, Kaya B, Serel S.Reconstruction of Complex Scalp and Calvarial Defects with Cranioplasty and Free Flaps. 4’th Congress of Asian Pacific Federation of Societies for Reconstructive Microsurgery, May 09-13, 2018. Antalya-Turkey.

4. Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Ozden S, Serel S, Ergun H, Kaya B. Effect of Quercetin (A Powerful Flavonoid) on Survival of Random Skin Flap in Rats : An Experimental Study. European Association of Plastic Surgeons Research Council, May 16-17, 2018. Madrid -Spain.

5. Sezgic M, Aydinli Y, Kirmizi BA, Heper A, Serel S. The Effect of Poly-L-Lactic Acid Dermal Fillers on Tendon Healing. European Association of Plastic Surgeons Research Council, May 16-17, 2018. Madrid -Spain.

6. Sezgic M, Aydinli Y, Kaya B, Serel S. Our Clinical Experience with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging. International Congress on Occupational Accidents, Hand Injuries and Amputations, April 26-27, 2019. Istanbul-Turkey.

7. Balikci T, Bozkurt M, Karakol P, Sezgic M, Metin A. Providing Functional and Aesthetic Healing With Matriderm® and Late Fat Injection in Frontal Arm Flexor Face Burn Contracts. 17th Annual IFATS Conference, December 4-7, 2019. Marseille, France.

8. Balikci T, Bozkurt M, Karakol P, Sezgiç M, Metin A. Investigation of the Peripheral Effects of SVF Treatment in Patients with Ischemic Limb. 17th Annual IFATS Conference, December 4-7, 2019. Marseille, France.

Presentations in National Meetings

               1. Sezgic M, Celik B, Yigit P, Arslan E, Can Z. Sol El Dorsumunda Atipik Lokalizasyonda                Kavernöz Hemanjiom. 36. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 29       Ekim - 1 Kasım, 2014, Istanbul.

               2. Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Tuzlali Z, Kaya B, Gultan S.M, Serel S. Meme Küçültme Hastalarında      Preoperatif Görüntüleme Sonuçlarının Histopatolojik Tanılarla Uyumunun Karşılaştırılması.              38. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 27-30 Ekim, 2016, Antalya.

               3. Serel S, Aydinli Y, Tuzlali Z, Sezgic M, Kaygusuz G, Heper A.O. İmmün Yetmezlik Olmayan             Hastada İntestinal Lenfomanın Nadir Görülen İlk Bulgusu: Oral Kavitede Kronik Yara. 38. Türk      Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 27-30 Ekim, 2016, Antalya.

               4. Tuzlali Z, Sezgic M, Aydinli Y, Kaya B, Serel S. MHC Class-II Eksikliği Olan Hastaya Burun   Epitezi Uygulaması. 38. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 27-30    Ekim, 2016, Antalya.

               5. Sezgic M, Tuzlali Z, Aydinli Y, Serel S. Temporal Bölgede Yüzeyel Lipom Öntanısı ile Tanı       Alan Akciğer Kanseri. 38. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 27-30               Ekim, 2016, Antalya.

               6. Serel S, Uzun C, Tuzlali Z, Coruh A, Aydinli Y, Sezgic M. Diep Öncesi Çekilen BT Anjiografide       Saptanan Rastlantısal Pankreas Kanseri. 38. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi  Ulusal Kongresi, 27-30 Ekim, 2016, Antalya.

               7. Sezgic M, Aydinli Y, Tuzlali Z, Gultan S.G. Vertikal Skar Küçültme Mamoplastide Tekrarlayan        Dehisens olgusu: Limberg (Rhomboid) Flebi kullanımı. 38. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve              Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 27-30 Ekim, 2016, Antalya.

               8. Tuzlali Z, Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Serel S. Kısmi Kalınlıkta Deri Greft Donör Alanı                Komplikasyonu: Hipergranülasyon Olgu Sunumu. 38. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik  Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 27-30 Ekim, 2016, Antalya.

9. Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Tuzlali Z, Kaya B, Serel S. İndosiyanin Yeşili Floresans Video Anjiografi ile Deneyimlerimiz. 39. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 11-14 Ekim, 2017, Antalya.

10. Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Tuzlali Z, Kaya B, Serel S, Gultan SM. Nadir Bir Kimyasal Yanık Etkeni: Taze Sarımsak. 39. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 11-14 Ekim, 2017, Antalya.

11.Ozden S, Sezgic M, Aydinli Y, Kaya B. Malignite ile Karışabilen Nodüler Fasiit Olgusu. 39. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 11-14 Ekim, 2017, Antalya.

12. Sezgic M, Aydinli Y, Bayir SA, Can Z. Üst Dudakta Travma Sonrası Oluşan Skuamöz Hücreli Karsinom Olgusu. 39. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 11-14 Ekim, 2017, Antalya. 

13. Aydinli Y, Tuzlali Z, Sezgic M, Ozbek MR. Parmağın Az Görülen Yumuşak Doku Tümörü: Epidermal İnklüzyon Kisti. 39. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 11-14 Ekim, 2017, Antalya. 

14. Bayir SA, Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Can Z. Şüpheli Skar Zemininde Akut Gelişen Yassı Hücreli Karsinom Olgusu. 39. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 11-14 Ekim, 2017, Antalya.

15.Aydinli Y, Kaya B, Sezgic M. Antifibrotik Bir Ajan Olan Pirfenidonun Tendon İyileşmesi Üzerine Etkilerinin İncelenmesi. 40. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 17-21 Ekim, 2018, Antalya.

16. Sezgic M, Serel S, Aydinli Y, Heper A, Kirmizi BA. Poli-L-Laktik Asit Bileşenli Dermal Dolgunun Tendon İyileşmesi Üzerine Etkisi. 40. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 17-21 Ekim, 2018, Antalya.

17. Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Serel S. Melanomda İmmünmodülasyon ve Hedeflenmiş Moleküler Tedaviler. 40. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 17-21 Ekim, 2018, Antalya.

18. Aydinli Y, Kaya B, Sezgic M. Postoperatif Dönemde Derin Ven Trombozu Ayırıcı Tanısında Baker Kisti. 40. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 17-21 Ekim, 2018, Antalya.

19. Karakol P, Tatar BE, Sezgic M, Uslu C, Bozkurt M. Alt ekstremite yaralanmalarına rejeneratif yaklaşım. 13. Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 13-16 Aralık, 2018, Antalya.

20. Karakol P, Tatar BE, Sezgic M, Uslu C, Bozkurt M. Buerger hastalığında kök hücre uygulaması. 13. Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 13-16 Aralık, 2018, Antalya.

21. Tatar BE, Karakol P, Sezgic M, Demirel O, Bozkurt M. Karpal Tünel Cerrahisinde Matriderm ve PRP’nin Etkileri. 41. Türk Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Ulusal Kongresi, 26-30 Ekim, 2019, Samsun.

22. Karakol P, Sezgic M. Sternotomi ve Koroner Bypass Cerrahisi sonrası sekonder doku defektlerinde Bilateral Pediküllü Pectoralis Major Kas Flebi uygulamalarımız. 14.Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 12-15 Aralık, 2019, Antalya.

23. Bozkurt M, Karakol P, Sezgic M. Baş-Boyun Yanıkları Sonrası Erken ve Geç Dönem Fraksiyone Lazer Uygulamalarının, Skar Modülasyonu ve Kozmetik Sonuçlara Etkisi. 14.Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 12-15 Aralık, 2019, Antalya.

24. Karakol P, Sezgic M. Fournier Gangreni Sonrası Doku Defekti Onarımlarında 5 Yıllık Klinik Deneyimimiz. 14.Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 12-15 Aralık, 2019, Antalya.

25. Sezgic M, Karakol P. Epizyotomi Insizyonlarında Yara Bakımı Yaklaşımımız. 14.Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 12-15 Aralık, 2019, Antalya.

26. Sezgic M, Karakol P. Parmakta, Saatler Içinde Oturan Gazlı Gangren Tablosu. 14.Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 12-15 Aralık, 2019, Antalya.

27. Karakol P, Sezgic M, Bozkurt M. İnsan Isırığı Sonrası Kulak Amputasyonları. 14.Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 12-15 Aralık, 2019, Antalya.

28. Karakol P, Sezgic M. Sirkumsizyon Sırasında Total Glans Penis Nekrozu. 14.Ulusal Yara Kongresi, 12-15 Aralık, 2019, Antalya.

Publications

National

1. Ozden NS, Aydinli Y, Sezgic M, Kaygusuz G, Kaya B. Yüz Yerleşimli Nodüler Fasiit Olgusu. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mecmuası 2019;72(1):114-117
2. Tatar BE, Gelbal C, Sezgiç M, Karakol P, Uslu C, Kabul S. Nadir Bir Olgu: Aksiller Bölgede Malign Granüler Hücreli Tümör. Bagcilar Med Bull 2019;4:106-109.
3. Karakol P, Tatar BE, Uslu C, Sezgic M. A rare cause of unclosed abdominal wall wound: Swallowed suture needles. Turk J Plast Surg 2020;28:185-7
4. Sezgic M , Karakol P . TEK TARAFLI İZOLE KONJENİTAL ALT LATERAL KIKIRDAK TOTAL YOKLUĞU OLGUSU. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. 2020; 45-44.

International

1. Sezgic M, Aydinli Y, Serel S. Small Cell Lung Cancer Presenting as a Benign Subcutaneous Mass on the Frontotemporal Region. JCR [serial online] 2019[cited 2019 Dec 1];9:170-173. Available from: http://www.casereports.in/articles/9/3/Small-Cell-Lung-Cancer-Presenting-as-a-Benign-Subcutaneous-Mass-on-the-Frontotemporal-Region.html
2. Bayram Y, Sezgic M, Karakol P, Bozkurt M, Filinte GT. The use of autologous fat grafts in breast surgery: A literature review. Arch Plast Surg. 2019;46(6):498–510. doi:10.5999/aps.2019.00416
3. Karakol P, Sezgic M, Tatar BE, Gelbal C, Uslu C. The use of dorsoradial forearm flap for the treatment of dorsal hand defect. J Surg Case Rep. 2020;2020(7):rjaa153. Published 2020 Jul 14. doi:10.1093/jscr/rjaa153
4. Karakol P, Sezgic M. "Early lipogranuloma formation after foreign material injection to the face". Journal of Surgery and Medicine 4 (2020 ): 842-844
5. Karakol P, Sezgic M, Bozkurt M. A Complicated Cardiac Pacemaker Case Resulting In Mastectomy andDeath In Consequence Of Covid-19 Infection. IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)e-ISSN: 2279-0853, p-ISSN: 2279-0861.Volume 19, Issue 11 Ser.8 (November. 2020)
6. Bozkurt, M., Tatar, B.E., Karakol, P., Sezgic M., Uslu C., Gelbal C. Matriderm and platelet-rich plasma combination in the treatment of recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome: a new approach. Eur J Plast Surg (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00238-021-01863-9
7. Karakol P., Sezgic M., Altinel  Y., Bozkurt M. The Therapeutic Effect of Platelet-Rich Fibrin, Curcumin and Ozone Among Oral Wound Healing Process. International Journal of Basic and Clinical Studies (IJBCS). 2021; 10(1): 16-27

Chapters in Books

1. Mehmet Bozkurt, Melihcan Sezgic, Percin Karakol, Can Uslu and Tevfik Balikci. Antioxidants, The Effect of Antioxidants on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Flap Surgery. By Submitted: September 26th 2018. Reviewed: February 27th 2019. Published: July 19th 2019. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.85500
2. Sezgiç M, Gültan SM. Meme küçültmenin tarihçesi. Savacı N, editör. Meme Küçültme. 1. Baskı. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2021. p.13-8.
3. Mehmet Bozkurt, Melihcan Sezgic, Percin Karakol. Yanık Skarlarının Fizyopatolojisi. Yanık - Medikal ve Cerrahi Tedavi Uygulamaları ve Bakım Yönetimi. 1.Baskı. Antalya:  Nobel Kitabevi; 2022.p.473
4. Melihcan Sezgic, Percin Karakol, Mehmet Bozkurt.Mikrovasküler Teknik ve Kompozit Doku Transferi. Yanık - Medikal ve Cerrahi Tedavi Uygulamaları ve Bakım Yönetimi. 1.Baskı. Antalya:  Nobel Kitabevi; 2022.p.527
5. Percin Karakol, Melihcan Sezgic, Mehmet Bozkurt. Baş-Boyun Rekonstrüksiyonu. Yanık - Medikal ve Cerrahi Tedavi Uygulamaları ve Bakım Yönetimi. 1.Baskı. Antalya:  Nobel Kitabevi; 2022.p.535

EDUCATION

1996 – 2000                        Junior High School and High School Education

                                               Kabataş Erkek High School, Istanbul 

2000 – 2006                        Medical Education (graduated with the degree of one of                                                  three highest ranked student)

                                               Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli 

2008 – 2013                        Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Education                                                Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Plastic,                                                              Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Ankara

THESIS of GRADUATION 

December 2013                 “Ex Vivo Biomechanical Evaluation of Flexor Tendon                                                       Repair Using Barbed Suture Material: A Comparative                                                     Study”

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

01/07/2005 – 31/07/2005   Internship

                                                   Humboldt University, Helios Klinikum Emil von                                                                Behring, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                        Aesthetic Surgery, Berlin 

01/08/2005 – 30/09/2005    Internship

                                                    Humboldt University, Waldkrankenhaus, Berlin                                                                 

09/ 2008 – 10/2013                 Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery                                                                    Residency

                                                    Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Plastic,                                                               Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Ankara 

01/04/2013 – 26/04/2013     Guest Doctor

                                                    Lacomed Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic                                                               Surgery Clinic, Berlin 

01/2014 – 10/ 2014                Consultant Surgeon

                                                   Sinop Ataturk State Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive                                                    and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Sinop

03/01/2016 – 06/01/2016    Consultant Surgeon in ISAPS-LEAP Volunteer Mission                                                     for Syrian Refugees

                                                    Al Maqassed Charity Hospital, Amman (Jordan)

28/09/2016 – 08/10/2016     Consultant Surgeon in International Humanitarian Aid                                                      Program

                                                     Namangan Children’s Hospital, Plastic Surgery                                                                Clinic, Ferghana Valley 

2014 – 2019                              Consultant Specialist

                                                    Health Sciences University, Cemil Tascioglu Training                                                     and Research Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                       Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Istanbul 

09/ 2019                                     Title of Associate Professor in Plastic,                                                                                Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

                                                     Chair of the Higher Education Board, Ankara

2020 – 2022                               Head of Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                          Aesthetic Surgery

                                                    Health Sciences University, Cemil Tascioglu Training                                                     and Research Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                       Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Istanbul 

2023- Attending                       

MEMBERSHIPS 

2013                                           Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and                                                                   Aesthetic Surgeons (TPRECD)

2013                                           Reconstructive Microsurgery Association (RMCD)

2014                                           Association of Emergency Hand Surgery and                                                                     Microsurgery (ACELEMDER)

HONOR AND/OR AWARDS

12/11/2015 – 14/11/2015     Second Prize,

                                                  Turkish Society of Surgery, VIII. Surgical Research                                                         Congress, IV. Contest of Invention, Konya

                                                  Project name: “Therapeutic apparatus for ingrown                                                           toenail”

14/04/2016 – 16/04/2016  Second Prize

                                                 AAEF Surgical Forum in Breast Symposium,                                                                      Barcelona (Spain) 

                                                 Presentation name: “V.A.C.™ Therapy To Manage                                                            Extensive, Large, Potentially Lethal Degloving Injuries”

SCIENTIFIC ACHIVEMENTS

• - Published more than 40 articles in international and national peer-reviewed journals
• - Presented more than 61 presentations in international and national scientific meetings
• - Wrote more than 2 book chapters nationally and internationally.