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Memorial Şişli Hospital is the first hospital of Memorial Health Group, a Turkish private hospital group founded in 1995. Construction began in 1996 on Piyalepaşa Boulevard in Şişli, on the European side of Istanbul, and the hospital admitted its first patients in February 2000. Its Turkish page lists a 53,000 m² enclosed area, 267 beds, 12 operating theatres, four intensive-care units (cardiovascular surgery, general, coronary and neonatal) and four laboratories. Memorial's quality page states that the hospital was first accredited by Joint Commission International in 2002 and passed renewal surveys in 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014.
The Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery department treats aesthetic and reconstructive conditions of the face, breast and body. Its page describes rhinoplasty as surgery that can change the size of the nose, the tip, the dorsum and the nostrils, and can also address breathing problems, and states that the operation usually takes about two to four hours. Memorial's Turkish profile names Prof. Orhan Babucçu as head of the department, and plastic surgeon Dr. Melikgazi Öztürk also lists rhinoplasty.
In the hospital's Ear, Nose and Throat department, Prof. Mustafa Akarçay, Prof. Sami Katırcıoğlu and Prof. Ela Araz Server list rhinoplasty among their procedures. Akarçay and Katırcıoğlu also list septoplasty (nasal airway surgery), and Katırcıoğlu lists revision rhinoplasty. Other facial procedures on the department page include eyelid surgery, face and neck lifts, fat injection, buccal fat reduction and prominent-ear correction.
International patients are handled by Memorial Hospitals Group's international team. It offers a free medical second opinion on submitted records, visa invitation letters, contracted hotels near the hospitals and VIP airport transfers. The group runs a 24-hour welcome office at Istanbul Airport, and a native-language translator accompanies patients during treatment. After patients return home, the group's Medical Second Opinion team relays follow-up questions to the doctor.
Prof. Orhan Babucçu, MD
Head of the Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department; Professor, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (PRAS specialist)
Prof. Orhan Babucçu is a plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon whom Memorial's Turkish profile lists as head of the Aesthetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery department at Memorial Şişli Hospital since 2016. He completed specialty training at Gazi University (1993–1999) and microsurgery training at Cleveland Clinic (1999–2000), then held faculty posts at Zonguldak Karaelmas University, where he became professor in 2010, and at Bahçeşehir University. His listed procedures include rhinoplasty, and his publications include papers on the sociological aspects of rhinoplasty and on the use of steroids in rhinoplasty.
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JCI
Joint Commission International — Hospital accreditation (Memorial Şişli Hospital): first awarded in 2002, with renewal surveys in 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014 according to Memorial's quality-management page; Memorial's English homepage also lists the JCI certificate
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A secondary operation on a nose that has had previous surgery, to correct shape or function.
Surgery to change the shape or size of the nose, including the tip, dorsum and nostrils, which can be combined with correction of breathing problems. The department states that it usually takes about two to four hours.
Rhinoplasty carried out through incisions inside the nostrils, with no external incision across the columella.
Surgical closure of a hole in the nasal septum, which may follow earlier surgery, injury or other causes.
Surgery inside the nose to straighten a deviated nasal septum and improve the nasal airway, which can be performed alone or with rhinoplasty.
Turbinate reduction
Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)
Facelift and necklift
Fat injection to the face
Otoplasty (prominent-ear correction)
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35 years (MD 1991) of experience
Professor, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (PRAS) specialist; head of department
Rhinoplasty, Blepharoplasty
Address
Kaptanpaşa Mah., Piyalepaşa Bulvarı No:4, 34385 Şişli, Istanbul, Türkiye
Weather
Istanbul has a temperate climate with warm, humid summers and cool, wet winters. Summer highs are typically in the high 20s °C, and winter temperatures usually stay a few degrees above freezing.
39 km
Istanbul Airport (IST)
51 km
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)
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