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Independent doctor profile
Prof. Dr. Cem Meço
Otorhinolaryngology · Rhinology and skull-base surgery · Professor
Ankara, Turkey
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Independent doctor profile
Prof. Dr. Cem Meço
Ankara University’s academic system lists Cem Meço as a professor in its medical faculty and department head, with earlier specialist work at Salzburg. Weill Cornell Medicine lists him as an Adjunct Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology from 2024, and IFOS Istanbul 2026 names him chair of its Rhinology Group. This independent page is deliberately a rhinology and complex-nasal profile; it does not claim cosmetic-rhinoplasty volume, represent him or arrange treatment.
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Education and professional background
- Current academic role
Ankara University professor and department leadership
Ankara University AVESIS records a professorship continuing from 2014 and department-head experience continuing from 2015. It also records specialist work at Salzburg’s Paracelsus medical faculty from 1996 to 2003. The profile supports academic identity and a cross-border career, not a specific cosmetic service or private operating arrangement.
Source: Ankara University AVESIS — Cem Meço academic experienceSource: Ankara University AVESIS — Cem Meço academic profile - International appointments
Weill Cornell adjunct role and IFOS rhinology chair
Weill Cornell Medicine lists Meço as Adjunct Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology from 2024 and catalogues recent international consensus work in rhinology. IFOS Istanbul 2026 names him chair of its Rhinology Group. These are strong English-language discoverability signals, but they do not establish a UK, German or French practice or a comparative ranking.
Source: Weill Cornell Medicine — Cem Meco faculty and publication profileSource: IFOS Istanbul 2026 — Rhinology Group committee
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What does the practice focus on?
Confirm whether the question is cosmetic or complex rhinology
The primary records emphasize rhinology, sinus and skull-base work rather than documenting a current cosmetic-rhinoplasty service. If you are considering external reshaping, ask directly whether Meço currently evaluates that indication, at which facility and with which team. Do not infer a cosmetic offering from a broad ENT title.
Escalate clear fluid leakage or skull-base history
His PubMed-indexed work addresses diagnosis of skull-base dural lesions and cerebrospinal-fluid fistulae, and his recent profile includes skull-base consensus publications. Persistent one-sided clear drainage, prior skull-base surgery or trauma requires medical assessment, not social-media diagnosis or routine cosmetic planning.
Prof. Dr. Cem Meço
Clinical interests & published evidence
Evidence reviewed:
Ankara, Salzburg and Weill Cornell form a verifiable international record
Ankara University records a continuing professorship and department-head role, plus earlier specialist work in Salzburg. Weill Cornell lists an adjunct clinical otolaryngology appointment from 2024, while IFOS names Meço chair of its 2026 Rhinology Group. These current institutional signals support international researchability without inventing search volume, popularity or a practice in another country.
- Institutional record · Ankara University AVESIS — academic experience
- Institutional record · Weill Cornell Medicine — adjunct appointment and publications
- Institutional record · IFOS Istanbul 2026 — Rhinology Group
CSF-fistula evidence changes the route for a red-flag symptom
Meço’s indexed paper presents a diagnostic algorithm for skull-base dural lesions and cerebrospinal-fluid fistulae. It is not rhinoplasty outcome evidence. Its practical value is triage: persistent unilateral watery drainage, especially after trauma or surgery, warrants medical assessment before cosmetic planning. Online reassurance or a photo cannot exclude a skull-base leak.
- Publication record · PubMed 15179201 — skull-base CSF fistula diagnostic algorithm
- Institutional record · Weill Cornell Medicine — adjunct appointment and publications
Understanding nasal surgery
Different goals. One carefully considered plan.
A useful consultation separates what you would like to change from what an examination can establish. The guide below explains the vocabulary used in nasal surgery. It is general education, not a description of this doctor’s personal technique or a recommendation for your case.
Form
What would you like to change about your nose within the proportions of your face?
Breathing
Which symptoms need an internal examination and discussion of possible causes?
History
How do previous treatment, health and expectations inform the discussion?
Conceptual planning diagram, not a diagnostic image or a prediction of surgical results.
Read the procedure, recovery and risk guide
Rhinoplasty: the external shape
Rhinoplasty changes the shape or size of the nose. Open and closed describe access through different incision patterns; these words alone do not tell you what structural work is planned. Ask your surgeon to explain the proposed changes, their limitations and why that access suits your anatomy.
NHS · Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)
Septoplasty: the internal partition
The septum divides the two nasal passages. A deviation can contribute to obstruction, but an off-centre septum does not always cause symptoms. Assessment considers other contributors, including the turbinates and nasal valves. Septoplasty addresses the septum; a combined septorhinoplasty also addresses the external nose.
AAO-HNSF / ENT Health · Deviated Septum
Revision: understand the earlier operation
If you have already had surgery, make that clear at the outset and bring any available operative records. A useful consultation should distinguish the concern you see today from the correction being proposed. Ask what can realistically change, what may remain and whether further surgery is appropriate at all.
ASPS · Rhinoplasty consultation; editorial consultation prompts
Arrive with a history, leave with clear questions.
Prepare your medical conditions, allergies, current medicines and supplements, smoking or alcohol history and previous procedures. Describe both appearance and breathing concerns. The consultation should include examination, available options and an explanation of risks. Do not change prescribed medicines yourself; ask the treating team for individual instructions.
ASPS · Rhinoplasty consultation
Recovery is a sequence, not a reveal.
This visual is an orientation to follow-up, not a fixed timetable. The treating surgeon determines your care and review schedule.
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Initial care
Splints or dressings may protect the nose. Obtain written instructions on care, medicines and the next review.
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Early review
Ask who removes dressings or sutures, when you can resume activities and whom to contact with concerns.
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Ongoing healing
Swelling changes over time; refinement can take up to a year. An early photograph is not the final assessment.
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Continued follow-up
Confirm how reviews continue after you return home and how persistent concerns will be assessed.
ASPS · Rhinoplasty recovery
Discuss the trade-offs before deciding.
Possible risks include breathing difficulty, infection, altered sensation, scarring, septal perforation, dissatisfaction with appearance and further surgery. Anaesthesia has its own risks. Ask which are relevant to your health and proposed operation, how complications would be managed and what alternatives are available.
ASPS · Rhinoplasty risks and safety
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Selected published research
These bibliographic records document research interests. They do not establish superiority or predict an individual outcome.
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Comprehensive algorithm for skull base dural lesion and cerebrospinal fluid fistula diagnosis
Laryngoscope. 2004;114(6):991–999.
PMID: 15179201
Prof. Dr. Cem Meço
Reviews, fees & online identity
Rhinology reviews are not automatically cosmetic-rhinoplasty reviews
For Cem Meço on Reddit, RealSelf or other platforms, identify whether the account concerns sinus disease, allergy, skull base, teaching or external rhinoplasty. The official sources do not establish a current cosmetic caseload. “Botched” posts, star scores and isolated anecdotes cannot diagnose a complication or supply a personal outcome rate.
- Editorial research guidance · Rhinoplasty Team Turkey independent-profile verification standard
- Institutional record · Ankara University AVESIS — academic experience
- Institutional record · Weill Cornell Medicine — adjunct appointment and publications
First confirm scope; only then request a fee
No current personal rhinoplasty price or international package for Meço is verified. First confirm whether he evaluates the requested indication and the responsible facility. A later quotation should itemize diagnostics, multidisciplinary consultations, operation, anaesthesia, pathology where relevant, medicines and follow-up. Do not price a complex skull-base pathway as routine cosmetic surgery.
- Institutional record · Ankara University AVESIS — academic experience
- Editorial research guidance · Rhinoplasty Team Turkey independent-profile verification standard
Academic profiles verify identity; social accounts still need checking
Ankara University, Weill Cornell and IFOS provide independent identity anchors. This review did not authenticate a personal Instagram account or an official patient WhatsApp group. Before sharing sensitive records, verify that the recipient belongs to the named institution and that the channel is authorized. A group invitation is not evidence of a clinical relationship.
- Institutional record · Ankara University AVESIS — academic experience
- Institutional record · Weill Cornell Medicine — adjunct appointment and publications
- Institutional record · IFOS Istanbul 2026 — Rhinology Group
- Editorial research guidance · Rhinoplasty Team Turkey independent-profile verification standard
This dated source review distinguishes published records from practice descriptions and patient-authored material. It does not audit individual outcomes or confirm services for a future booking.
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Questions before contacting the practice
Where is the doctor based?
Ankara, Turkey
What is the doctor’s specialty?
Otorhinolaryngology · Rhinology and skull-base surgery · Professor
Does my case belong in cosmetic rhinoplasty, routine rhinology or a skull-base pathway?
Ask which symptoms and examination findings determine the pathway, what imaging or fluid testing is appropriate, and whether another specialist or multidisciplinary team should be involved.
Can I book this doctor through Rhinoplasty Team Turkey?
No. This is an independent information page. Rhinoplasty Team Turkey does not arrange consultations or treatment with this doctor.
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Sources and verification
Professional facts are attributed to the sources below. Practice websites describe their own services; they are not independent evidence of outcomes. Confirm current arrangements directly.
Ankara University AVESIS — Cem Meço academic experience
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Ankara University AVESIS — Cem Meço academic profile
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Weill Cornell Medicine — Cem Meco faculty and publication profile
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IFOS Istanbul 2026 — Rhinology Group committee
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Meço and Oberascher — skull-base CSF fistula diagnostic algorithm, 2004
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