All of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery types are performed in the department.
Cleft lips and palates have been one of our major subjects of interest ever since the early years of establishment of our department. Our department has the widest patient series of Turkey in this regard. All patients are subjected to a multidisciplinary evaluation in “Cleft Lip/Palate Council”. This council is held with the participation of orthodontists and speech pathologists. The council works in coordination with Treatment, Scientific Activities and Research Center of Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniomaxillofacial Deformity.
Another main subject of interest of our department is craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery. The treatments of patients are planned subsequent to a multidisciplinary evaluation in craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery councils. Neurosurgeons attend to craniofacial surgery council while orthodontists attend to maxillofacial surgery council. Similarly, our councils work in coordination with Research and Clinic Activities Center of Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniomaxillofacial Deformity that is moderated by our clinic. Our clinic is a pioneering center which has performed the surgeries of craniofacial deformities (such as congenital or post-traumatic deformities of craniofacial bones) and maxillofacial deformities (such as open bite deformities and post-traumatic deformities) successfully for years.
One of the most frequently performed type of surgery is aesthetic surgery, which is successfully carried out by the entire academic staff. With the aim of progressing the studies and researches on this subject, Research and Clinic Activities Center of Aesthetic Surgery was established in 2013 in a university for the first time countrywide. This center continues its activities moderated by our department. NdYAG and Erbium YAG laser practices are successfully performed in our clinic affiliated to this center.
“Hand Surgery Subdivision” is available under the department. After the multidisciplinary evaluation of patients in “Hand Surgery Council”, treatment is given with the contributions of Department of Physical Therapy and Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. Furthermore, emergency microsurgery and replantation services are provided on a 24-hour basis in our department, which is among the first centers in Turkey to initiate the microsurgeries addressed at tissue losses due to tumors, traumas and similar reasons or restructuring a limb.
The following disorders are managed in our clinic:
• Treatment of cleft lip and palate
• Surgical treatment of speech disorders caused by cleft palate
• Treatment of congenital craniofacial bones and relevant soft tissues (such as craniofacial anomalies due to premature closure of the cranial sutures, midface retrusion, hemifacial microsomia (underdevelopment of half of the face), microtia (underdeveloped ear), facial clefts)
• Treatment of deformities in craniofacial bones and related soft tissues due to accidents or traumas
• Treatment of various vascular disorders (such as hemangioma and vascular malformation)
• Treatment of open bites (such as inability to bite due to unfavorable bite position of maxilla and mandibula and aesthetic deformities)
• Treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders
• All types of aesthetic surgical procedures (such as nasal surgery, breast augmentation and reduction,mastopexy, abdominoplasty, classic or laser liposuction, open or endoscopic face and forehead lift, upper and lower eyelid surgery, brow lift, prominent ear, lipofilling, hip lift and augmentation, bow leg correction, arm and tight lift, body contouring surgery after major weight loss, laser vaginal rejuvenation, penis lengthening, penis widening, laser sweating treatment)
• All types of minimal invasive aesthetic procedures (such as botox, types of filling, facial rejuvenation with Fractional Erbium laser, laser treatment of superficial capillary vessels, microdermabrasion peeling, PRP).
• Treatment of skin cancers
• Breast reconstruction with the tissues harvested from patient herself or silicone implants after mastectomy due to breast cancer
• Treatment of all hand and arm disorders (such as trigger finger, Dupuytren's disease, tendon transfers, hand tumors, tendon adhesions)
• Treatment of congenital hand or arm disorders (such as syndactyly -adhesion of fingers-, polydactyly -extra fingers-, ectrocactyly -cleft hand-)
• All types of hand and arm injuries
• Microsurgical replantation of amputated limbs
• Treatment of diseases caused by injury or pressure of nerves in hand and arm (such as carpal tunnel syndrome, cubical tunnel syndrome)
• Surgical and medical treatment of open scars caused by various reasons
• Surgical and medical treatment of acute or chronic scars
• Free tissue transfers (transferring skin, muscle, bone or region of body which includes multiple tissues with microsurgery)
• Treatment of various burn-related sequels
• Treatment of pressure sores
• Diabetic foot treatment
• Reconstruction of jawbones with free tissue transfer
• Vaginal construction for patients who do not have one due to various reasons
• Sex reassignment surgeries
• Hypospadias treatment
Last updated: 17 August 2016