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Academic Profile
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Veli Karaaltın
Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery — educator, researcher and pioneer of advanced surgical techniques in Istanbul.
Education & Board Certifications
- MD (1991–1997) — Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, English Section
- Specialty in Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (1998–2004) — Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
- Fellow of the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS) — 2012
- Board Certifications: Plastic Surgery; Hand Surgery; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Academic Appointments
- Professor of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Karaaltın Clinic, Istanbul (2016–Present)
- Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Nişantaşı University (2019–2024)
- Associate Professor, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine (2014–2016)
- Assistant/Associate Professor, Bezmialem Vakıf University (2010–2014)
- Consultant & Department Director, Medical Park Bahçelievler Hospital (2006–2010)
Teaching & Mentorship
- Developed and delivered undergraduate lectures in Facial Aesthetics, Reconstructive Surgery, and Microsurgery.
- Supervised more than 20 postgraduate theses, including experimental models in stem-cell–derived tissue engineering.
- Organized hands-on cadaveric workshops in rhinoplasty, microsurgery, and lymphedema surgery.
Research Leadership & Clinical Audit
- Protocol Audit: Advanced Safe BBL — Led a multicenter audit of 543 gluteal-fat-grafting cases; reduced major complications (fat embolism 1 → 0; seroma 36 → 11) with ultrasound guidance and closed-loop processing.
- Tissue Engineering Projects — Principal investigator on adipose-derived stem-cell models for bone and skin regeneration, funded by the Turkish Ministry of Technology & Science.
- Conjoined Twins Separation — Directed a world-record, 9-hour thoraco-omphalopagus separation using 3D-modeled planning and regenerative principles.
Publications & Presentations
- More than 80 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery and Microsurgery.
- Book Chapters: Advanced Aesthetic Rhinoplasty (Springer, 2012); Decision-Making in Aesthetic Practice.
- Bioengineering work: read the insight on Bloocell, SMART BRA & SMART TEMPLATES, and the surgeon training programme.
Invited Speaking
- PRS KOREA 2025 — Invited speaker at the 83rd Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 9–11 November 2025, Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, Seoul. An attendance certificate confirms his participation; the invitation does not specify a keynote lecture.
- Congress session chair · October 2026 — 48th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Veli Karaaltın is scheduled to co-chair the “Lipoedema–Lymphoedema 2” session with Onur Aksoy on 24 October 2026, 08:00–09:30, in İstanbul 1 Hall at the Susesi Congress Centre, Antalya. The congress runs from 21 to 25 October 2026. View the scientific programme.
- Swiss Rhinoplasty Masterclass 2026 — Invited Speaker, faculty listing on swissrhinoplasty.ch/#speakers.
- Keynote Faculty at ESPRAS, ISAPS, WSRM, and national microsurgery congresses.
- See all speaking engagements, publications and press coverage.
Awards & Honors
- Team member, World's 3rd Full-Face Transplant & 1st Quadruple-Limb Transfer (2010).
- Best Experimental Paper Award (2016) — Skin-tissue engineering with adipose-derived cells.
- Caplan Prize, European Society of Lymphology (2024).