Frequently Asked Questions
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301 questions, procedure by procedure. Each answer is on the relevant treatment page.
Aesthetic Nose Surgery (Rhinoplasty)
- What Does Primary Nose Surgery Mean?
- How Is the Evaluation Before Aesthetic Nose Surgery Carried Out?
- Who Is Not a Suitable Candidate for Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
- Who Should Perform Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
- How Is Aesthetic Nose Surgery Performed?
- Is Nasal Packing Used After Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
- Is Anaesthesia Required for Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
- What Is the Recovery Process After Aesthetic Nose Surgery Like?
- What Are the Possible Problems After Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
- Can the Nose Be Operated on a Second Time (Repeat Surgery)?
- What Is Cleft Lip-Palate Nose (CLN) Deformity and How Is It Repaired?
- Can Deformities of the Nose That Occur After Trauma Be Corrected?
- May It Be Necessary to Take Cartilage for Aesthetic Nose Surgery?
- What Does Nasal Tip Drop Mean?
Breast Augmentation
- Who is suitable for breast augmentation?
- From what age can breast augmentation be performed?
- What kinds of implants are used in breast augmentation?
- Do silicone implants cause cancer?
- Can fat injections be used in breast augmentation instead of implants?
- Does breast augmentation leave a scar?
- Are breast implants placed under or over the muscle?
- Is breast augmentation a painful procedure?
- What is the recovery process after breast augmentation?
- What problems can be encountered after breast augmentation?
- Is there any harm in a patient with breast implants becoming pregnant? Can the patient breastfeed after pregnancy?
- Can patients with breast implants have mammograms?
- Do breast implants need to be replaced regularly?
Breast Reduction
- Who is suitable for breast reduction?
- At what ages can breast reduction be performed?
- How much scarring remains after breast reduction?
- What is vertical mammoplasty?
- In which cases does an inverted T-shaped scar remain?
- What should be considered before breast reduction?
- Is anaesthesia required for breast reduction?
- Is there pain after breast reduction?
- Does breast reduction prevent breastfeeding?
- Is there loss of sensation in the nipple after breast reduction?
- What is the relationship between breast reduction and breast cancer?
- What kinds of problems may occur after breast reduction?
Breast Lift
- Who is a breast lift performed on?
- At what ages is a breast lift performed?
- Does a breast lift leave a scar?
- Is a lift operation alone sufficient for the breast?
- What should and should not be done before a breast lift?
- Is anaesthesia necessary in a breast lift?
- How long does a breast lift take?
- Is a breast lift painful?
- What happens after a breast lift?
- Does a breast lift affect breastfeeding?
- Is there loss of sensation after a breast lift?
- Is there a relationship between breast lift and breast cancer? Is there a relationship between breast lift and breast cancer?
- What kinds of problems may occur after a breast lift?
- Is the result of a breast lift permanent?
Rebuilding the Breast After Breast Cancer (Breast Reconstruction)
- Which patients should have breast reconstruction after cancer?
- When should breast reconstruction be performed?
- What is the benefit of immediate breast reconstruction?
- Who is breast reconstruction not performed on?
- What kinds of methods are there for breast reconstruction?
- How is breast reconstruction with implants performed?
- In which patients should implant reconstructions be preferred?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of implant reconstructions?
- How is breast reconstruction performed with the person's own tissues?
- In which patients is reconstruction with the patient's own tissue preferred?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of breast reconstructions performed with abdominal tissue (TRAM flap)?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of breast reconstructions performed with tissues prepared from the back?
- Are fat injections used in breast reconstruction?
- Are breast reconstruction procedures single-session?
- When and how are the nipple and its surroundings reconstructed?
- How will I decide which method will be used in breast reconstruction?
- What happens if breast reconstruction is not performed?
Gynecomastia (Male Breast Aesthetics)
- What are the causes of gynecomastia?
- How is a patient with gynecomastia treated?
- What are the surgical methods for treating gynecomastia?
- What should and should not be done before gynecomastia surgery?
- Is general anaesthesia necessary in gynecomastia surgery?
- How long does gynecomastia surgery take?
- Is gynecomastia surgery painful?
- What happens after gynecomastia surgery?
- What kinds of problems may occur after gynecomastia surgery?
- Is the result of gynecomastia surgery permanent?
Facelift
- Who are full facial rejuvenation procedures performed on?
- How are full facial rejuvenation procedures performed?
- What should and should not be done before surgery?
- Is anaesthesia required for full facial rejuvenation operations?
- How long does a full facial rejuvenation operation take?
- Are full facial rejuvenation operations painful?
- What happens after a full facial rejuvenation operation?
- What kinds of problems may occur after a full facial rejuvenation operation?
- Are the results of full facial rejuvenation operations permanent?
Forehead Lift
- Who are brow lift and forehead lift procedures performed on?
- How are brow lift and forehead lift procedures performed?
- What should and should not be done before surgery?
- Is anaesthesia required for brow lift/forehead lift operations?
- How long does a brow lift/forehead lift operation take?
- Are brow lift/forehead lift operations painful?
- What happens after a brow lift/forehead lift operation?
- What kinds of problems may occur after a brow lift/forehead lift operation?
- Are the results of brow lift/forehead lift operations permanent?
Neck (Double Chin) Lift
- Who are lower face and neck rejuvenation procedures performed on?
- How are lower face and neck rejuvenation procedures performed?
- What should and should not be done before surgery?
- Is anaesthesia required for lower face and neck rejuvenation operations?
- How long does a lower face and neck rejuvenation operation take?
- Are lower face and neck rejuvenation operations painful?
- What happens after a lower face and neck rejuvenation operation?
- What kinds of problems may occur after a lower face and neck rejuvenation operation?
- Are the results of lower face and neck rejuvenation operations permanent?
Ear Aesthetics (Prominent Ear Surgery)
- What is a prominent ear?
- In whom are prominent ears seen?
- Who is prominent ear surgery performed on?
- Can prominent ears be corrected without surgery?
- When should prominent ear surgery be performed?
- How is prominent ear surgery performed?
- What should and should not be done before surgery?
- Is anaesthesia required for prominent ear surgery?
- How long does prominent ear surgery take?
- Is prominent ear surgery painful?
- What happens after prominent ear surgery?
- What kinds of problems may occur after prominent ear surgery?
- Are the results of prominent ear surgery permanent?
Facial Implants
- In which regions of the face are implants used?
- What materials are the implants used in the face made of?
- In which situations are facial implants used?
- How are facial implants placed?
- What should and should not be done before the procedure?
- Is anaesthesia required for facial implants?
- How long do facial implant operations take?
- Are facial implant operations painful?
- What happens after facial implant operations?
- What kinds of problems may occur after facial implant operations?
Facial Suspension (Thread Lift) Applications
- In which regions can suture suspensions be performed?
- Who are facial suspension procedures performed on?
- What kinds of sutures have been developed for suspension procedures?
- How are facial suspension procedures performed?
- What should and should not be done before the procedure?
- Are facial suspension procedures painful?
- What happens after a facial suspension?
- What kinds of problems may occur after a facial suspension?
- Are the results of facial suspension procedures permanent?
Fat Removal (Liposuction)
- How is liposhaping performed?
- Who is suitable for liposhaping?
- At what ages can liposhaping be performed?
- Which areas is liposuction performed on?
- What does high-definition (Hi-def) liposhaping mean?
- Which methods other than vacuum can be used?
- What does ultrasonographic liposuction mean?
- What is laser lipolysis?
- Can radiofrequency be applied during liposuction?
- What should and should not be done before liposuction surgery?
- Is it necessary to lose weight before liposhaping?
- Does liposhaping require general anaesthesia and a hospital stay?
- How long does the liposhaping procedure take?
- Is the liposhaping procedure painful?
- Is it necessary to wear a compression garment after liposhaping?
- What happens after the liposhaping procedure?
- What should be done after liposhaping?
- What problems may occur after the liposhaping procedure?
- Do liposuctioned areas gain weight later?
- Is it true that after liposuction weight is gained in other places?
- What is the maximum number of litres of fat that can be removed with liposuction?
Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)
- What is a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)?
- Who is a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) performed on?
- How are full tummy tuck operations performed?
- How are mini tummy tuck operations performed?
- How are endoscopic tummy tuck operations performed?
- What should and should not be done before tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery?
- Is it necessary to lose weight before tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery?
- Does tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery require general anaesthesia and a hospital stay?
- How long does tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery take?
- Is tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery painful?
- Is it necessary to wear a compression garment after tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery?
- What happens after tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery?
- What problems may occur after tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery?
- Are the results of tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) operations permanent?
- What can be done to maintain the results after tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery?
- Is it possible to become pregnant after tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) surgery?
Arm Lift
- What is an arm lift?
- Who are arm lift operations performed on?
- How are arm lift operations performed?
- What should and should not be done before arm lift surgery?
- Is anaesthesia needed for arm lift operations?
- How long does arm lift surgery take?
- Are arm lift operations painful?
- What happens after arm lift surgery?
- What problems may occur after arm lift surgery?
- Are the results of arm lift operations permanent?
Thigh (Groin) Lift
- What is a thigh lift?
- Who is a thigh lift performed on?
- How are thigh lift operations performed?
- Can the inner thighs not be corrected by liposuction alone?
- Is there no non-surgical solution for the inner thighs?
- What should and should not be done before thigh lift operations?
- Does thigh lift surgery require general anaesthesia and a hospital stay?
- How long does thigh lift surgery take?
- Is thigh lift surgery painful?
- What happens after thigh lift surgery?
- What problems may occur after thigh lift surgery?
- Are the results of thigh lift operations permanent?
Buttock (Gluteal) Aesthetics
- What is buttock aesthetics?
- Who are buttock aesthetic procedures performed on?
- How are buttock aesthetic operations performed?
- Is there no non-surgical solution for the buttocks?
- What should and should not be done before buttock surgery?
- Is anaesthesia needed for buttock aesthetic operations?
- How long does buttock aesthetic surgery take?
- Are buttock aesthetic operations painful?
- What happens after buttock aesthetic surgery?
- What problems may occur after buttock aesthetic surgery?
- Are the results of buttock aesthetic operations permanent?
Fat Grafting (Lipofilling)
- Who are facial fat injections performed on?
- Which areas of the face are fat injections given to?
- What are the effects of fat injections?
- How are fat injections performed?
- What should and should not be done before fat injections?
- Is anaesthesia needed for facial fat injections?
- How long do facial fat injections take?
- Are facial fat injections painful?
- What happens after facial fat injections?
- What problems may occur after facial fat injections?
- Are the results of facial fat injections permanent?
Hand Aesthetics
- What are hand rejuvenation procedures?
- Who are hand rejuvenation procedures performed on?
- How are hand rejuvenation procedures performed?
- Do hand rejuvenation procedures require anaesthesia?
- How long do hand rejuvenation procedures take?
- Are hand rejuvenation procedures painful?
- What happens after hand rejuvenation?
- What problems may occur after hand rejuvenation?
- Are the results of hand rejuvenation procedures permanent?
Facial Paralysis Treatment
- Where Is the Facial Nerve?
- How is facial paralysis classified?
- What Are the Causes of Facial Paralysis?
- What Symptoms Occur?
- Evaluation of facial paralysis
- What Tests Are Performed?
- How Is It Treated?
- Non-Surgical Treatments
- Surgical Interventions
- Eyebrow:
- Upper Eyelid
- Lower Eyelid:
- Upper Lip and Cheek (restoring the smile):
- Lower Lip:
- Is Physical Therapy Necessary?
Ear Reconstruction (Microtia)
- Are there points that distinguish congenital absence of the ear from ear deficiencies due to other causes?
- What are the causes of microtia?
- When should microtia repair be performed?
- How is absence of the auricle treated?
- What is creating an auricle with autologous tissues (using the person's own tissues)?
- Is it risky to take cartilage from the chest wall? Is it painful?
- What is prosthetic ear repair?
- Is rib cartilage the only option for creating the cartilage framework?
- How is ear repair performed with virtual surgery?
- What are the problems and points to consider in ear reconstruction?
Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Applications
- What is the mechanism of action of stem cells?
- How are stem cells obtained?
- Can stem cells be obtained from adipose tissue?
- What is the advantage of stem cell-enriched fat application?
- How is the cell cocktail containing stem cells obtained?
- How is the cell cocktail containing stem cells applied?
- For what purposes is the cell cocktail containing stem cells most often used?
- What is a stem cell facelift?
- Can facial fat transplantation or fat grafting be applied on its own, separately from facelift procedures?
- What are the stem cell applications that appear so often in the current press? Do stem cells have a place in facial rejuvenation procedures?
- Can stem cells replace facelift operations?
- How does fat transplantation containing stem cells work?
- Is there a risk of side effects or complications in fat grafting?
PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma)
- How is PRP prepared?
- How soon after preparation must PRP be used?
- Is a single application of PRP sufficient, and how long does its effect last?
- How is PRP treatment applied?
- Is PRP treatment a stem cell application?
- In which areas of aesthetic surgery is PRP treatment used?
- In which situations is PRP not applied?
Filler Treatments
- Which filler substances are used in the face?
- What are the characteristics of fillers containing hyaluronic acid?
- How many types of hyaluronic acid products are there?
- What are the advantages of hyaluronic acid treatments?
- Where are filler treatments applied?
- How are filler treatments performed?
- What are the risks of hyaluronic acid fillers?
- What is a light filler?
Skin Peeling and Skin Rejuvenation
- What are the skin-peeling procedures for the face?
- How are peeling procedures performed?
- What should and should not be done before the procedure?
- Is anaesthesia needed for skin-peeling procedures?
- How long do skin-peeling procedures take?
- Are skin-peeling procedures painful?
- What problems may occur after skin peeling?
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