A society directory uses the full name Hasbi Mert Meral; the Antalya practice uses Mert Meral. Two separate society notices document completion of plastic-surgery specialist training in June 2021 and success in an EBOPRAS oral examination in November 2022. This article shows how to read those milestones without turning them into a promise of results. Direct clinic WhatsApp contact is published, but no public official patient-group invitation was verified.
Match the professional name
The Turkish plastic-surgery society lists him as Hasbi Mert Meral with an Antalya practice. His public practice uses the shorter Mert Meral. Use both names when checking a source so that a training notice and a practice page are not mistaken for different people. The independent Mert Meral profile sets out this identity and the source limits.
Use a three-record credential check
Three records answer different questions. The Turkish plastic-surgery society directory connects Hasbi Mert Meral with an Antalya private practice. A June 2021 society announcement documents completion of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery specialist training at Karadeniz Technical University. A separate November 2022 announcement names him among doctors who passed the EBOPRAS oral examination. His practice uses the shorter name Mert Meral and describes him as an EBOPRAS Fellow.
Read the dated examination result as evidence of that examination, not as an independent audit of present hospital licensing, procedure volume or surgical results. Ask which clinician will operate, what current credentials and facility documents apply to that operation, and who is responsible for anaesthesia and follow-up. These are questions for a written proposal, not conclusions from a badge.
Ask why an access method is proposed
His rhinoplasty information discusses open and closed approaches as a consultation choice. Ask what structures in your nose need change, whether breathing or support must be addressed, why a particular access route is proposed and what alternatives remain. A label cannot replace an examination or a discussion of risks.
Turn advertised follow-up into an agreement
The public practice information describes direct WhatsApp contact and remote reviews. Ask which early checks require an in-person visit before travel, who conducts later video reviews, how quickly concerns are triaged and which local clinician could assess a complication after you return home. Request these details in writing rather than relying on a general website promise.
Keep the care channel distinct
The practice publishes direct WhatsApp follow-up, but that does not establish a patient discussion group. Ask who would administer any claimed group. An ordinary group may reveal members’ numbers, and shared material can circulate; send clinical images only through a verified private route when the treating team requests them.
Review the proposal itself
Identify the operating facility, surgeon and anaesthesia team, exact treatment scope, cost inclusions and exclusions, aftercare responsibilities and what happens if concerns persist. A society listing or exam result cannot answer those case-specific questions.
Common questions. Are Mert and Hasbi Mert Meral the same published profile? The matching society and practice records support that name connection. Does the oral examination guarantee results? No. Is clinic WhatsApp follow-up an official patient group? No such public group invitation was verified.
Sources consulted: Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons; Mert Meral’s public rhinoplasty, practice and follow-up information; WhatsApp Help Center, Privacy at a Glance. Last researched: 7 October 2026.
Rhinoplasty Team Turkey
