13 Best DIEP Flap Reconstruction (Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Surgery) Doctors Abroad

Dr. Umit Naci Karacal is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Memorial Ankara Hospital. He held a professorship at Black Sea Technical University for over two decades. Dr. Karacal specializes in aesthetic surgery and complex reconstructive procedures. He completed his medical degree at the prestigious Hacettepe University. He then finished his specialty training at Ankara Numune Hospital.

• Served as a faculty member at Izmir Bakirçay University.
• Achieved the rank of Professor in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
• Served as a chief assistant at Ankara Numune Hospital.
• Practices at JCI-accredited Memorial Ankara Hospital.

Professor Firat specializes in microsurgery and DIEP flap reconstruction at Medical Park Antalya – with extensive academic leadership in plastic surgery.

• Over 24 years of experience in reconstructive microsurgery
• Trained at Inonu University's renowned plastic surgery department
• Expert in nerve-sparing techniques – critical for DIEP flap success
• Author of multiple research papers on advanced surgical methods
• Supervised surgical trainees on complex reconstruction techniques

Op. Dr. Semih Özçınar is a plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon. He earned his M.D. from Ankara University and completed his plastic surgery residency at İnönü University. He is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

His scientific work includes an oral presentation at the 2022 National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery titled "Retrospective Analysis of Regional, Free, and Local Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction." He also wrote a thesis on the effect of septocolumellar flap use on nasal tip projection in rhinoplasty.

He has completed training in ISAPS Live Surgery Rhinoplasty, the ISAPS World Congress 2022 in Istanbul, Bosphorus Breast Live Surgery, the 9th Rhinoplasty & Facial Aesthetics fresh cadaver course, BTS International Aesthetic in Sweden, and FABCAST meetings. His focus areas are facial aesthetics, breast surgery, body contouring, and reconstruction.

Dr. Emrah Koksal specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery, trained at Gülhane Military Medical Academy with years of hands-on experience.

• Member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
• Fellow of Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association (TPRAASA)
• Works at BAU MedicalPark Göztepe Hospital
• Expert in microsurgical techniques for reconstruction

Dr. Aydin Onen is a Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist. His clinical interests include face and neck lift, rhinoplasty, breast aesthetics, and body contouring and liposuction. He also performs abdominoplasty, gynecomastia surgery, blepharoplasty, otoplasty, temporal and brow lift, fillers and Botox, fat and nanofat injection, and medical aesthetic treatments.

Education: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, 2012–2018. Residency in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Manisa Celal Bayar University, 2018–2024. Experience: Plastic Surgery Specialist, Bayburt State Hospital, 2024–2025. Training: Basic Microsurgery at Necmettin Erbakan University. Cadaver and live surgery courses. Ege University Experimental Animals Certificate. Member: Turkish PRAS and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association. Publication: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2025. Topic: EGF preconditioning and fat graft survival. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-025-05203-1.

Dr. Emre Günenç is a Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist at İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı. He has worked there since 2026. He trained at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital, one of Istanbul’s largest and busiest centers. This gave him broad operative experience.

Education: Acıbadem University. Plastic Surgery residency at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital. Specialist posts: Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital (2024–2025) and Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital (2024).

Accreditations: Member of the Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association. Courses: 42nd Basic Microsurgery Course, ISAPS 5th Aesthetic Istanbul, and 4th Full Circle Rhinoplasty Live Surgery. He has also attended many national congresses and focused rhinoplasty and facial aesthetics courses. Focus: natural, balanced, and functional results in rhinoplasty, and in breast, body, and facial procedures.

Dr. Dr. med. Bernhard Moser is a double board-certified surgeon at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He is a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery and in oral, maxillofacial, and facial surgery. He also holds additional qualifications in hand, plastic, and microsurgery, and a DEGUM Level 1 diagnostic ultrasound certificate.

He completed residency training at UKSH Kiel from 2014 to 2016. He became a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery in 2017 and in hand, plastic, and microsurgery in 2017 at UKSH. He qualified as a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery in 2021. He served as a senior physician at Agaplesion Diakonieklinikum Rotenburg from 2018 to 2021. He was lead physician at Bergman Clinics Germany from 2021 to 2023. He joined JUVENIS in 2024.

He has been active in microsurgical research at Kiel University since 2015. He founded flaplab.org in 2018. His clinical focus includes rhinoplasty, hand and nerve surgery, and microsurgery. He also performs aesthetic and reconstructive facial, breast, and body-contouring surgery, burn surgery, and liposuction and lipofilling. He treats patients in German, English, Russian, and Spanish.

Dr. med. Igor Pona is a specialist in plastic, aesthetic, and reconstructive surgery at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He has a strong background in reconstructive work, including facial, nerve, burn, and microsurgery.

Education/accreditation: Doctorate, Medical University of Vienna (11/2004). Internship 2005–2007. Full specialist training 2007–2014 at AKH Vienna and Meidling Trauma Hospital.

Achievements: Over a decade at Vienna General Hospital (AKH). Senior Physician from 2014 to 02/2020. Deputy head of the outpatient clinic for reconstructive and aesthetic facial surgery. Lymphatic surgery training in Taiwan and Japan (2014). At JUVENIS since 2016. Focus: facial and breast surgery; body contouring; liposuction and lipofilling; hand and nerve surgery; burn care; microsurgery. Languages: German, English, Ukrainian, Russian.

Dr. Rajat Gupta is the founder of RG Aesthetics and a board-certified plastic surgeon. He has clinical outcomes for 10,000 cases. Dr. Gupta developed four surgical techniques: OCCULT, SHARP, SSBA, and PURE Contouring. He completed his fellowship training at Hospital Sant Pau in Spain. His practice is an ISAPS Accredited Training Center.

• Winner of the C.R. Sundararajan National Gold Medal in Plastic Surgery.
• Trained 125 plastic surgeons as an IAAPS Fellowship mentor.
• Performs gynecomastia surgery using the OCCULT hidden-incision approach.
• Performs high-definition abdominoplasty and deep plane facelifts.

Dr. Buthainah Al-Shunnar is the first Emirati female plastic surgeon and the medical director of Al Shunnar Plastic Surgery Clinic in Dubai. She holds double American Board certification and completed her surgical training at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. She performs aesthetic facial sculpting and complex breast reconstruction.

• The only UAE national with American Board certification in plastic surgery.
• Winner of the Distinguished Surgeon award from the Dubai Health Authority.
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
• Performs transaxillary breast augmentation and breast lifts with internal bra support.