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Prof. Dr. Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu
ENT specialist · facial-plastic surgery focus
Istanbul, Türkiye
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Prof. Dr. Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu
Prof. Dr. Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu is an Istanbul-based ENT specialist whose practice focuses on facial plastic surgery, including rhinoplasty. The Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association currently lists him as its president.
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Education and professional background
- 2003
Medicine at Hacettepe
His professional biography records medical study at Hacettepe University from 1997 to 2003. These dates are from his own practice.
Source: Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu — official biography - 2009
ENT specialist qualification
The biography records completion of ENT specialist training in 2009 and earlier training at Turkish teaching hospitals. ENT is his documented medical specialty.
Source: Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu — official biography - Current board
Professional association role
The Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association lists him as president. This identifies a professional role; it does not rate surgical quality or predict a result.
Source: Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association — board
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What does the practice focus on?
The tip and nostril rim matter
His co-authored soft-triangle paper examines a small area between the nasal tip and nostril rim. Ask how a proposed plan considers tip support, nostril shape and breathing, not just the bridge in profile.
A technique follows the examination
His practice describes primary and revision rhinoplasty and different surgical approaches. Ask which features of your anatomy and goals support the proposed method and what uncertainties remain.
Plan follow-up before travel
Confirm the hospital, early in-person review, an emergency contact and longer-term follow-up directly with the treating practice. Previous operative notes may help if you are considering revision.
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.
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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The Soft Triangle: An Often Neglected Area in Rhinoplasty
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 2015;39(5):659–666.
PMID: 26195129
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Questions before contacting the practice
Where is the doctor based?
Istanbul, Türkiye
What is the doctor’s specialty?
ENT specialist · facial-plastic surgery focus
What is Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu’s specialty?
His biography identifies ENT training. A focus on facial plastic surgery does not turn that training into a plastic-surgery residency.
Why mention the soft triangle?
It is one example of his published work and prompts discussion of tip and nostril support. It cannot determine your treatment.
Does an association presidency mean he is the best surgeon?
No. It documents a leadership role, not a comparative outcome or ranking.
Can I book this doctor through RTT?
No. This is an independent information page. Use the doctor’s official contact page for consultations, fees, the proposed hospital and follow-up arrangements.
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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.
Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu — official biography
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Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu — official practice
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Turkish Facial Plastic Surgery Association — board
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PubMed — soft triangle paper, PMID 26195129
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Gürkan Kayabaşoğlu — practice contact
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