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Prof. Dr. Erdem Tezel, facial plastic surgery, Istanbul

We rebuild faces from the inside out.

Revision rhinoplastyDeepest plane facelift

Our approach

For more than thirty years, Prof. Tezel has practised one principle: change the structure, never the identity. Many of his patients come to him after surgery elsewhere.

Meet Prof. Tezel
Prof. Dr. Erdem Tezel operating with his surgical team
A surgeon measuring facial proportions along the jawline with a caliper
Years in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
30+
Years performing endoscopic facial surgery
25+
Rhinoplasties analysed in Prof. Tezel's 2015 study
2,286
Fully satisfied with tip projection at 18 months
98%

Signature treatments

Two procedures that define the practice.

Revision rhinoplasty and the deepest plane facelift share one idea: lasting results come from restoring what lies beneath the skin.

Side profile showing a natural nasal bridge and refined tip
01Nose

Revision Rhinoplasty

Corrective surgery for noses that did not heal as planned, rebuilding the internal support so the new shape holds for life.

  • Closed, scarless approach wherever the anatomy allows
  • Septum rebuilt with the patient's own cartilage
  • Breathing assessed and restored alongside the aesthetics
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Portrait of a woman with a defined jawline and rested expression, hand resting on her cheek
02Face & neck

Deepest Plane Facelift

The face is lifted from its deepest plane, so skin tension is never what holds the result: natural expression, lasting structure.

  • Lifted from the deepest plane, beneath the SMAS, not held by skin tension
  • Combined with an endoscopic brow and midface lift when indicated
  • Incisions hidden in the hairline and the natural folds of the ear
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Prof. Dr. Erdem Tezel

The surgeon who brought endoscopic facial surgery to Türkiye.

Prof. Dr. Erdem Tezel is a Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Marmara University Faculty of Medicine in Istanbul. Known as the surgeon who brought endoscopic facial surgery to Türkiye, he has contributed original techniques in rhinoplasty, eyelid, ear and breast surgery to the international literature.

  1. 1996Board certified in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery after residency at Marmara University
  2. FellowshipEndoscopic facial surgery with Dr. Oscar Ramirez, Baltimore
  3. FellowshipOculoplastic surgery at William Beaumont Hospital, Detroit
  4. FellowshipDivision of Plastic Surgery, University of Toronto
  5. 2009Full Professor, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine

Memberships

  • International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
  • European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS)
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
  • Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
  • Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Published techniques

Methods tested in peer review, not only in practice.

  • 2009The Peruvian fisherman's knot: a new, simple and versatile self-locking sliding knotAnnals of Plastic Surgery
  • 2009A new instrument for achieving a natural nasofrontal angleJournal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
  • 2008Double helical rim advancement flaps with scaphal resectionPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 2008Lateral pillar suspension in vertical-scar mammaplastyJournal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
  • 2007Septocolumellar suture in closed rhinoplastyAnnals of Plastic Surgery
  • 2003Medial pedicled orbicularis oculi flapPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 2002Buccal mucosal flaps: a reviewPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • 1999Readjustment of the degree of lift following frontalis sling operation in ptosisPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Treatments

Face and nose, in depth.

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In their words

“Even though I live abroad, I could reach my doctor at any time, and he never neglected my care, even months later. The result turned out exactly as I wanted: very natural and beautiful.”
Pelin B.Endoscopic facial rejuvenation

International patients

From your first message to your flight home.

Most of our international patients spend between one and two weeks in Istanbul. Every step is planned before you travel.

  1. 01

    Share your photographs

    Send front, side and three-quarter photographs and tell us what you would like to change. Prof. Tezel reviews every case personally.

  2. 02

    Online consultation

    A video consultation to discuss what is realistic for your face, the recommended procedure, your stay and costs.

  3. 03

    Surgery in Istanbul

    An in-person examination the day before confirms the plan. Prof. Tezel performs your operation himself.

  4. 04

    Recovery and follow-up

    Check-ups until you are cleared to fly, then remote follow-up through photographs and video calls for as long as you need.

Journal

Notes on structure, proportion and recovery.

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Begin with a conversation.

Send your photographs and questions. Prof. Tezel reviews every case personally, and our international patient team replies within one working day.

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