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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

    Decision Making in Aesthetic Practice — publication image featuring Prof. Dr. Mehmet Veli Karaaltın and editor Vincent Wong

    Book collaboration · Facial rejuvenation

    Decision Making in Aesthetic Practice

    Edited by Vincent Wong
    CRC Press · Taylor & Francis Group

    Prof. Dr. Mehmet Veli Karaaltın’s collaboration with Vincent Wong presents their approach to facial rejuvenation and Dr. Karaaltın’s clinical decision-making algorithm.

    Invited Speaking

    • Kuwait Plast Conference 2026 — International speaker, 23–24 October 2026, Kuwait. Talks: “Motiva ALGO: The Implant Selector” and “Not MIA, Not Preserve: K-Glide”. kuwaitplastconf.com
    • 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).

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