Media & Press

    Speaking, Publications & Press

    International congresses, peer-reviewed research and media coverage of Prof. Dr. Mehmet Veli Karaaltın's work in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.

    Speaking Engagements

    • Swiss Rhinoplasty Masterclass 2026 — Invited Speaker. Faculty listing on swissrhinoplasty.ch
    • Keynote Faculty at ESPRAS (European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery), ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery), WSRM (World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery) and national microsurgery congresses.
    • Hands-on cadaveric workshops — faculty instructor in rhinoplasty, microsurgery and lymphedema surgery. See the surgeon training programme.

    Publications

    • More than 80 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery and Microsurgery.
    • Book chapters: Advanced Aesthetic Rhinoplasty (Springer, 2012); Decision-Making in Aesthetic Practice.
    • Research leadership: multicenter audit of 543 gluteal fat-grafting cases (Advanced Safe BBL protocol); adipose-derived stem-cell tissue-engineering models funded by the Turkish Ministry of Technology & Science.
    • Read the bioengineering insight on Bloocell, SMART BRA & SMART TEMPLATES.

    Press & Media Coverage

    • World's 3rd full-face transplant and 1st quadruple-limb transfer (2010) — international press coverage of the transplant team Prof. Dr. Karaaltın served on.
    • Conjoined twins separation — coverage of the world-record 9-hour thoraco-omphalopagus separation directed by Prof. Dr. Karaaltın using 3D-modeled planning.
    • Caplan Prize, European Society of Lymphology (2024) — recognition reported across the lymphology community.

    For interview requests, speaking invitations or media enquiries, please contact the clinic, or download details from the press kit.

    Invite Prof. Dr. Karaaltın to speak at your event

    Keynotes, masterclasses and hands-on workshops in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery.