Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aeesthetic Surgery was established by Dr. Güler Gürsu in 1965 under Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine and it has put its stamp on the history of Turkish plastic surgery as the first clinic delivering plastic reconstructive and aesthetic Surgery training in Turkey. Shortly after its establishment, Hacettepe Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery has become a department respected on the international platform.
78 residents have been granted the title of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon upon completion of specialization training in Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery by 2016. Many plastic surgeons who have graduated from our department, in which clinical and empirical researches are conducted, have received international awards. Our department has puts its signature under many innovations on the areas of hand and microsurgery, craniomaxillofacial surgery and aesthetic surgery throughout the years.
Postgraduate doctorate has been offered in 3 separate modules including craniofacial surgery, hand surgery and aesthetic surgery in framework of “Advanced Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Sciences PhD Program”.
Hand Surgery Subdivision was established in 2011 and subspecialty training was initiated in 2013. The program, which includes an educational process of 2 years, is carried out in a close correlation with Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology. It is the first center in Turkey to give specialization training in hand surgery. Several studies have been conducted and are still ongoing on composite tissue transplantations, which are continuously on the rise in respect to value today.
“Hacettepe University Treatment, Clinic Activities and Research Center for Cleft Lip/Palate and Craniomaxillofacial Deformity”, which is a multidisciplinary structure moderated by our department, was established in 2012. The center has been giving service to patients who continue a multidisciplinary treatment for years, and additionally, it aims to steer the future with scientific researches as well.
Hacettepe University Aesthetic Surgery Clinic Activities and Research Center’, which is also moderated by our department, was established in 2013. The center has been established in order to give opportunity to new practices and researches in the light of state of art technologic and scientific developments in respect to aesthetic surgery interventions that are still applied by Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. Therefore, a center which allows conducting physician assistant training, post-residency training, scientific studies and clinic activities about aesthetic surgery providing patients with the highest level of scientific service has been established for the first time under the roof of an academic institution.
The physicians working in our department as well as our graduates have several articles in internationally renowned journals. The greater half of plastic surgeons who have completed their residency in Hacettepe University pursued academic career and the majority of these have assumed the roles of department head or academic staff. The majority of our graduates have become the founders of the departments at the universities they have been working. Our 5 physicians have still been working abroad.
Over 15.000 patients are provided with outpatient clinic service and approximately 17.000 surgeries are performed annually in Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery provides service in both Hacettepe Adult Hospital and İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital. Our department gives service mainly in the fields of cleft lip and palate, craniofacial surgery, orthognatic surgery, hand and microsurgery and aesthetic surgery.
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
In our department, appointments for examination in outpatient clinic can be scheduled by dialing +90 312 305 17 98 or 444 4 444 and clicking “Online Appointment” link.
Also, check-up appointments are given by the secretariat of Outpatient Clinic.
Patients who would like to admit in regard to cleft lip/palate, jaw and hand disorders are given seperate appointments. Our weekly academic trainings are held between 07:30 – 10:00 on Wednesdays.
Cleft Lip/Palate Council, Craniofacial Surgery Council (disorders such as cranial deformities) and Maxillofacial Surgery Council (disorders such as open bites) are held on Mondays while Hand Surgery Council is held on Thursdays in our clinic. If you would like to apply for one of these disorders, please book your appointment between 08:00 and 11:00 on the relevant day for Cleft Lip/Palate Council; between 08:00 and 10:00 on the relevant days for Craniofacial Surgery Council and Maxillofacial Surgery Council and Hand Surgery Council. Patients except for these types of disorders can book an appointment from our outpatient clinic for any weekday.
Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery of Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine has 28 beds available in Ward 41 of Hacettepe Adult Hospital and 6 beds available in Ward 31 of İhsan Doğramacı Children’s Hospital. Secretariat of Department is located on Floor B in Hacettepe Adult Hospital. Our operating room is located within Operating Room Department of Hacettepe Adult Hospital and service is provided with at least two operating tables every weekday totally accounting 12 operating tables.
Upon entering from Door No. 4, our outpatient clinic is located on Floor B, which is one floor upstairs.
Telephone:
+90 (312) 305 17 62
+90 (312) 305 17 97 - 98