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Independent doctor profile
Prof. Dr. Serdar Özer
Otorhinolaryngology · Rhinology and rhinoplasty · Professor
Ankara, Turkey
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Independent doctor profile
Prof. Dr. Serdar Özer
Hacettepe University Hospitals currently lists Serdar Özer as an ENT professor in Ankara. His hospital profile names nose and sinus disease, rhinoplasty, endoscopic skull-base surgery and facial reconstruction among his interests, and records rhinology fellowship work plus training at the University of Pittsburgh. IFOS Istanbul 2026 lists him as secretary of its Rhinology Group. This page is independent and does not represent or book him.
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Education and professional background
- Current university role
Professor in Hacettepe’s ENT department
The current Hacettepe department roster and individual hospital profile identify Özer as an ENT professor. His biography records Hacettepe ENT specialist training completed in 2007, a 2007–2008 clinical fellowship in rhinology and a return to Hacettepe’s academic staff in 2011. The institutional record confirms role and chronology, not procedure volume or outcome.
Source: Hacettepe University Hospitals — Serdar Özer profileSource: Hacettepe University Hospitals — ENT department and current faculty - International context
Pittsburgh training and IFOS rhinology service
The hospital profile records skull-base surgery training at the University of Pittsburgh and English as a foreign language. IFOS Istanbul 2026 lists Özer as secretary of the Rhinology Group. These are verifiable international signals for English-language research, not a claim of UK practice, higher popularity or guaranteed language support.
Source: Hacettepe University Hospitals — Serdar Özer profileSource: IFOS Istanbul 2026 — Rhinology Group committee
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What does the practice focus on?
Connect rhinoplasty to nose-and-sinus assessment
Özer’s official interests combine rhinoplasty with nasal and sinus disease, allergic rhinitis and endoscopic surgery. Ask whether obstruction arises from septum, valve, turbinates, inflammation or sinus disease, and which findings a cosmetic change would not treat. A combined plan should specify goals and follow-up measures for both form and function.
Make previous septal injury a separate workstream
His septal-perforation paper describes reconstruction of medium and large defects with an interposition graft. It supports detailed questions about defect cause, dimensions and donor tissue but does not predict an individual result. If there was prior septoplasty or rhinoplasty, take operative notes and ask how scarring changes options and risk.
Prof. Dr. Serdar Özer
Clinical interests & published evidence
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Current Hacettepe identity with a defined rhinology pathway
Hacettepe’s current roster names Özer as professor; his individual profile documents ENT training, a clinical rhinology fellowship, nose-and-sinus interests and rhinoplasty. The IFOS committee adds a current secretary role in its Rhinology Group. Together these sources establish academic and professional context, not a personal caseload, ranking or treatment outcome.
- Institutional record · Hacettepe University Hospitals — Serdar Özer profile
- Institutional record · Hacettepe University Hospitals — current ENT faculty
- Institutional record · IFOS Istanbul 2026 — Rhinology Group
Septal-perforation evidence is relevant to revision planning, within limits
Özer is first author of the 2022 sandwich-graft study. It reports defined surgical follow-up for septal-perforation repair and stratifies findings by defect size and cause. Those data belong to that cohort and technique, not to a future patient or all rhinoplasties. Ask how prior cartilage removal, mucosal injury and scarring change reconstructive choices.
- Publication record · PubMed 33642213 — septal-perforation sandwich graft study
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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Sandwich graft technique outcomes in medium and large size nasal septal perforations
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology. 2022;88(6):896–901.
PMID: 33642213
Prof. Dr. Serdar Özer
Reviews, fees & online identity
Match reviews to Serdar Özer, Hacettepe and the same procedure
Search results can mix the doctor with namesakes. For Reddit or RealSelf accounts, verify Serdar Özer, the Hacettepe setting, procedure and date. A sinus or septal-perforation story is not evidence for cosmetic rhinoplasty, and “botched” is not a clinical conclusion. Look for operative facts and follow-up, not popularity claims.
- Editorial research guidance · Rhinoplasty Team Turkey independent-profile verification standard
- Institutional record · Hacettepe University Hospitals — Serdar Özer profile
- Publication record · PubMed 33642213 — septal-perforation sandwich graft study
University status does not reveal a personal international package
No current patient-specific rhinoplasty price for Özer is verified here. Ask Hacettepe or the confirmed treating facility for a dated written quotation and rules for university appointments, surgery, anaesthesia, grafts, medicines and follow-up. Clarify how complications after return are handled and whether any separate coordinator is actually authorized.
- Institutional record · Hacettepe University Hospitals — current ENT faculty
- Editorial research guidance · Rhinoplasty Team Turkey independent-profile verification standard
Institution first, then Instagram or WhatsApp
This review did not authenticate a personal Instagram account or official WhatsApp patient group for Serdar Özer. Use the Hacettepe profile to verify the doctor and channel before sending clinical material. A profile using his name or an invitation to a group is not proof of institutional authorization, privacy protection or clinical responsibility.
- Institutional record · Hacettepe University Hospitals — Serdar Özer profile
- Institutional record · Hacettepe University Hospitals — current ENT faculty
- 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 rhinoplasty · Professor
Which part of my obstruction belongs to the septum, valve, turbinates or sinus disease?
Ask for examination evidence for each diagnosis and a written explanation of what the proposed rhinoplasty or septal step can and cannot change.
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.
Hacettepe University Hospitals — Serdar Özer profile
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Hacettepe University Hospitals — ENT department and current faculty
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IFOS Istanbul 2026 — Rhinology Group committee
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Özer et al. — sandwich graft repair of nasal septal perforations, 2022
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