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Best Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeons in Istanbul, Turkey

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Op. Dr. Ali Çetinkaya

In 2012, I began my residency in the Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery clinic at Health Sciences University Ankara Training and Research Hospital.

During my residency, I had the opportunity to learn and perform numerous aesthetic, reconstructive, and microsurgical operations.

In 2014, I attended the International Microsurgery Course in Monza, Italy, where I obtained internationally recognized microsurgery certification.

In 2015, supported by the Ministry of Health, I participated in overseas healthcare services in Uzbekistan, performing numerous surgeries for cleft lip-palate and burn patients over a period of about 10 days.

I have attended numerous domestic and international congresses and courses to further enhance my skills and knowledge.

In 2017, I completed my residency and earned the title of “Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist.”

Between 2017 and 2019, I worked at Aydın Atatürk State Hospital, performing numerous aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries. I also gained three years of experience in private practice and clinics in Aydın and Istanbul.

I am proficient in English and have intermediate knowledge of German.

I am a member of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery (TPRECD), Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society (EPCD), and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

I am currently practicing at my private clinic in İstanbul Ataşehir.

2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Küçüker

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Küçüker was born in 1978 in Samsun. He completed his education there up to high school. In 2003, he graduated from Hacettepe University English Medical Faculty.

Immediately afterward, he began his residency in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at Ankara Gazi University Medical Faculty.

At the end of his residency, his experimental thesis was selected as the best study of the year at the World Microsurgery Congress held in Europe in 2011. He subsequently joined Samsun 19 Mayıs University as an assistant professor in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery.

In 2017, he earned the title of Associate Professor in aesthetic surgery. That same year, he founded Samsun Prive Clinic and in 2019 opened a branch in Istanbul Göztepe. He also served for 2 years as an associate professor at Istanbul Bahçeşehir University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery.

He is currently practicing at his private clinic in İstanbul Kadıköy.

3. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Temiz

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gökhan Temiz was born in 1977 in Adana. He completed all of his education there up to high school. In 2002, he graduated from Ege University Faculty of Medicine.

He continued at the same university for his residency in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery and became a certified aesthetic surgeon. During his residency, he had the opportunity to train with some of Turkey’s top aesthetic surgeons.

After completing his residency, he fulfilled his military service at Van Military Hospital and served as the founding physician of the aesthetic surgery clinic at Konya Beyhekim State Hospital, participating in numerous surgeries.

Between 2012 and 2020, he worked at Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital. In 2019, he earned the title of Associate Professor in aesthetic surgery.

Since 2020, he has been practicing at his private clinic in İstanbul Kadıköy.

4. Prof. Dr. Mithat Akan

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Prof. Dr. Mithat Akan was born in 1970 in Çankırı. He completed his medical education at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine and completed his residency in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital.

In 2005, he earned the title of Associate Professor in aesthetic surgery. In 2013, he became a Professor at Medipol University in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery.

He received six months of specialized aesthetic surgery training in Virginia, USA. In 2014, he won first place at the Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Workshop. He has numerous national and international publications.

Since 2016, he has been serving patients at his private clinic in İstanbul Ataşehir.

5. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güncel Öztürk

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Doç. Dr. Güncel Öztürk

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güncel Öztürk was born in 1979 in Istanbul to an artist father, which immersed him in the art world from an early age. Inspired by this environment, he created numerous sculptures and paintings. In 2003, he graduated from İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, earning the title of Medical Doctor.

That same year, he chose Plastic Surgery, closely related to the arts, in the Medical Specialty Exam (TUS) and was admitted to the Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Department at İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi.

During his 6-year residency, in 2006, he trained in nasal and facial aesthetics at Yale University, New Haven Hospital, under John A. Persing, MD, FACS in Connecticut, USA. In 2007, he continued training in nasal and breast aesthetics at University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Florida, USA.

After completing his Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery training, he became a Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist. He completed his military service at Malatya Military Hospital, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and his mandatory service at Sivas Numune Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Department.

He received the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery Qualification Certificate in 2010 and obtained his Associate Professorship (Doçent) in 2024.

He is a member of several professional organizations, including the Esthetic Plastic Surgery Society (EPCD), American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), German-Turkish Plastic Surgery Association (VDTPC), International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), and European Board of Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgeons (EBOPRAS).

His special interests include rhinoplasty and breast aesthetics.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güncel Öztürk currently practices at his private clinic in İstanbul Şişli Nişantaşı.

6. Dr. Evren Helvacı, MD

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Op. Dr. Evren Helvacı was born in 1978 in İskenderun. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in İskenderun, graduating from high school in 1995 and entering Hacettepe Üniversitesi Faculty of Medicine.

After graduation, in 2001, he began working as a research assistant at the Ege Üniversitesi Aesthetic, Plastic, and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic.

In 2008, he conducted significant studies on the diagnosis and treatment of malignant melanoma. Between 2010 and 2012, he worked at private hospitals in Istanbul. In 2013, he established his own clinic in Ataşehir.

To provide better services to his patients, he founded the Blanc Clinic & Beauty center in 2017.