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Op. Dr. Emre İlhan
ENT and head-and-neck surgery specialist
Istanbul, Türkiye
This doctor is not affiliated with Rhinoplasty Team Turkey. Rhinoplasty Team Turkey publishes this independent information page and does not arrange appointments with this doctor.
Independent doctor profile
Op. Dr. Emre İlhan
Emre İlhan is an Istanbul ENT specialist whose published work covers ultrasonic bone surgery. His practice describes nasal breathing assessment and revision planning; this independent profile distinguishes those topics from a personal treatment recommendation.
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Education and professional background
- 2001–2005
Medical and specialist training
His official biography records medical study at Ege University and ENT/head-and-neck specialization at Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan Vakıf Gureba Training and Research Hospital from 2001 to 2005.
Source: Emre İlhan — official biography - 2018
A specific certification record
IBCFPRS lists A. Emre İlhan as certified on 18 October 2018, with dual EBCFPRS certification. This record does not establish current Turkish practising status or hospital privileges.
Source: IBCFPRS — A. Emre İlhan certification record - Istanbul
Kadıköy practice
The biography lists a clinic in Kadıköy. Confirm the operating hospital separately: a consultation address does not identify the facility for your surgery.
Source: Emre İlhan — practice location in official biography
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What does the practice focus on?
Bone work and nasal function
The practice describes ultrasonic/piezo bone work alongside appearance and breathing assessment. The useful question is which part of the plan concerns bone, cartilage support or the airway, rather than choosing an instrument in isolation.
Revision planning and graft options
His revision page discusses prior operations, current anatomy and breathing symptoms, with possible ear or rib cartilage. These are options to discuss after assessment, not a predetermined requirement for every revision.
What the 2016 study addresses
İlhan co-authored a comparison of ultrasonic and conventional osteotomy examining early swelling and bruising. Those measures do not establish final appearance, overall success or an individual complication rate.
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Clinical interests & published evidence
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What the certification record establishes
The IBCFPRS directory records certification on 18 October 2018 and dual EBCFPRS certification. This is a dated professional credential, separate from the ENT training described in his biography. It does not establish a complication rate, ranking or the suitability of a particular operation.
- Institutional record · IBCFPRS physician directory — certification, 2018
Bone work, support and breathing
His practice describes aesthetic and breathing assessment alongside Piezo bone work. The instrument label leaves cartilage support, nasal-valve assessment and the extent of septal work to be explained. In revision, the published information discusses previous surgery and possible ear or rib cartilage; those possibilities require examination, not selection from a technique menu.
- Practice-published information · Emre İlhan — Rhinoplasty
- Practice-published information · Emre İlhan — Revision rhinoplasty
A consultation address is only one part of travel planning
The biography identifies a Kadıköy consultation practice. Confirm the operating hospital separately, together with the surgeon consultation, consent language and reviews before departure. The availability of English information and a German language option supports access to information; it does not establish patient volumes or the language of every clinical appointment.
- Practice-published information · Emre İlhan — About me
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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Double-Blind Comparison of Ultrasonic and Conventional Osteotomy in Terms of Early Postoperative Edema and Ecchymosis
Ilhan AE, Cengiz B, Caypinar Eser B. Aesthet Surg J. 2016;36(4):390–401. DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjv260.
PMID: 26801234
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Reviews, fees & online identity
RealSelf identity and review context
A RealSelf profile matching A. Emre Ilhan in Istanbul was located. The match establishes platform identity, not verification of patient accounts. No individual Reddit account is endorsed in this source review. Compare the procedure and follow-up interval rather than interpreting a name match as evidence of outcomes.
- Public platform presence · RealSelf — A. Emre Ilhan profile
Request a quote for the actual revision or primary plan
No individual fee was verified. For a revision enquiry, ask whether graft harvesting, the hospital, anaesthesia and additional reviews are included. Confirm travel services separately and keep the dated written offer; a public technique page is not a personal quotation.
- Practice-published information · Emre İlhan — Revision rhinoplasty
Instagram and private groups
The official site’s Instagram destination was not independently confirmed in this review, so no handle is assigned here. No official patient WhatsApp group was verified. Confirm any account or group through the practice’s own current contact route before sharing records.
- Practice-published information · Emre İlhan — About me
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?
Istanbul, Türkiye
What is the doctor’s specialty?
ENT and head-and-neck surgery specialist
Why use ultrasonic instrumentation in my case?
Ask which bone changes are intended, what alternatives exist and what cartilage or breathing work may still be needed. The technique description is not an individual indication.
What should I bring to a revision consultation?
Ask whether previous operative records and photographs are needed, how breathing will be assessed, and where any additional cartilage would come from. Confirm the hospital, anaesthesia team and aftercare when back home.
How will nasal breathing be assessed?
Ask which findings concern the septum, support or airway and how they relate to the aesthetic plan. Bone instrumentation alone does not explain the whole proposed operation.
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.
Emre İlhan — official biography
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Emre İlhan — practice location in official biography
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IBCFPRS — A. Emre İlhan certification record
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Emre İlhan — official rhinoplasty process
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Emre İlhan — official revision information
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PubMed — ultrasonic/conventional osteotomy study, 2016; PMID 26801234
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