Prof. Dr. Mehmet Veli Karaaltın

• MD (1991–1997) — Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, English Section
• Specialty in Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (1998–2004) — Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
• Fellow of the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (EBOPRAS) — 2012
• Board Certifications: Plastic Surgery; Hand Surgery; Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Specialty thesis — “Effects of Sustained 5-Fluorouracil Release from Biodegradable Gelatin on Flexor Tendon Repair: An Experimental Chicken Model”. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Abdullah Keçik, Hacettepe University.

• Kuwait Ministry of Health · 30 May–5 June 2025 — Invited for a working visit to the Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, Al Babtain Center, Kuwait. The invitation covered patient assessment, consultations, ward rounds, surgical procedures, lectures and training.
• Professor of Plastic Surgery, Dr. Karaaltın Clinic, Istanbul (2016–Present)
• Professor of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Nişantaşı University (2019–2024)
• Associate Professor, Acıbadem University Faculty of Medicine (2014–2016)
• Assistant/Associate Professor, Bezmialem Vakıf University (2010–2014)
• Consultant & Department Director, Medical Park Bahçelievler Hospital (2006–2010)

• TPRECD XIX Rhinoplasty & XII Facial Aesthetics Course · 7–10 May 2026, Istanbul — Scientific contribution recognised by a certificate of appreciation; attendance also certified. Course venues: Acıbadem University CASE, Ataşehir (cadaveric dissection, 7–8 May) and Acıbadem Maslak Hospital (live surgery and theory, 9–10 May).
• TPRECD XVI Rhinoplasty & IX Facial Aesthetics Course · 18–19 May 2023, Ankara — Scientific contribution recognised by a certificate of appreciation from the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Venue: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Cultural Centre, Red Hall.
• TPRECD 2nd Facial Aesthetics Course · 5–7 May 2016, Ankara — Invited lecturer: “Face Lift — Extended High SMAS Flap”, scheduled for 7 May, 15:40–16:00, in R Hall at Hacettepe University Cultural Centre. Role documented in the invitation and scientific programme.
• Kuwait cadaveric dissection courses — Listed faculty for facial aesthetics and rhinoplasty masterclasses and live dissection at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Kuwait University, 10–12 October. Teaching topics include facelift, blepharoplasty, neck lift, brow lift, lip lift and rhinoplasty techniques.
• Historical teaching record · 2011–2012 — Patient–physician relations, spring semester: two theoretical hours weekly, 40 students (as recorded in the 2016 academic CV).
• Developed and delivered undergraduate lectures in Facial Aesthetics, Reconstructive Surgery, and Microsurgery.
• Supervised more than 20 postgraduate theses, including experimental models in stem-cell–derived tissue engineering.
• Organized hands-on cadaveric workshops in rhinoplasty, microsurgery, and lymphedema surgery.

Cleveland Clinic · 18 October 2026 — Completed “AI-Enhanced Curriculum Development: Practical Approaches for Health Professions Educators”, awarded 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

• Protocol Audit: Advanced Safe BBL — Led a multicenter audit of 543 gluteal-fat-grafting cases; reduced major complications (fat embolism 1 → 0; seroma 36 → 11) with ultrasound guidance and closed-loop processing.
• Tissue Engineering Projects — Principal investigator on adipose-derived stem-cell models for bone and skin regeneration, funded by the Turkish Ministry of Technology & Science.
• Conjoined Twins Separation — Directed a world-record, 9-hour thoraco-omphalopagus separation using 3D-modeled planning and regenerative principles.

Chapter author · 2026 — “Fasiyal Reanimasyon” (Facial Reanimation), chapter 76, volume 2, starting on page 1289, in Plastik Cerrahi: Temel Teknikler • Güncel Uygulamalar (Plastic Surgery: Basic Techniques • Current Applications). Editors: Gökhan Tunçbilek and Mert Çalış; assistant editor: Güven Ozan Kaplan. Güneş Tıp Kitabevleri. Volume 2 ISBN: 978-625-91628-0-5.

Chapter co-author · 2022 — Karaaltın MV, Batioğlu Karaaltın A. “Management of the Extratemporal Facial Nerve Injury” (Ekstratemporal Fasiyal Sinir Hasarı Yönetimi). In: Sanus GZ, Batioğlu Karaaltın A, editors. Surgical Management of Facial Nerve Paralysis. 1st edition. Ankara: Türkiye Klinikleri; 2022. pp. 123–126. ISBN: 978-625-401-701-8.

Co-authored conference abstract · 13 October 2012 — “Allogeneic Tracheal Transplantation in Rabbits Using In Vivo Tissue Engineering” (İn Vivo Doku Mühendisliği ile Tavşanlarda Allojenik Trakea Transplantasyonu), with Ayşegül Batioğlu Karaaltın, Ercüment Ovalı, Özgür Yiğit, Merve Kongur, Öznur İnan, Erol Bozkurt and Harun Cansız. Experimental animal research listed in the national ENT congress programme; not a clinical treatment claim.

Book collaboration · Facial rejuvenation

Decision Making in Aesthetic Practice

Edited by Vincent Wong
CRC Press · Taylor & Francis Group

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Veli Karaaltın’s collaboration with Vincent Wong presents their approach to facial rejuvenation and Dr. Karaaltın’s clinical decision-making algorithm.

• More than 80 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery and Microsurgery.
• Book Chapters: Advanced Aesthetic Rhinoplasty (Springer, 2012).
• Bioengineering work: read the insight on Bloocell, SMART BRA & SMART TEMPLATES, and the surgeon training programme.

• TPRECD 44th National Congress · 2–6 November 2022, Gloria Hotel and Congress Centre, Belek–Antalya — Invited co-chair of the Conjoined Twins Panel with Hakan Uzun, 4 November, 16:30–18:00, İnönü Hall. Scheduled lecture: “Two-stage surgical intervention in thoraco-omphalopagus conjoined twins: our experience”.
• TPRECD 43rd National Congress · 10–14 November 2021, Gloria Hotel and Congress Centre, Belek–Antalya — Invited co-chair of “Health Tourism and Promotion” with Metin Kerem and Kamran Efendioğlu, 11 November, 11:20–12:20, Borçbakan Hall; jointly listed for “Advertising and promotional activities in health tourism worldwide”. Scheduled facial-paralysis lecture: “The three-corner approach in facial reanimation: balance, volume and animation”, 13 November, 15:00–15:15, Konuralp Hall.
• TPRECD Regional Meeting & 14th National Congress of the Turkish Cypriot Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (KKTPRECD) · 6–9 September 2018, Merit Crystal Cove Hotel, Kyrenia — Regenerative & Reoperative Plastic Surgery Congress; presented “The Role of Regenerative Medicine in Plastic Surgery”; scientific contribution recognised by a letter of appreciation from the TPRECD and KKTPRECD presidents.
• Kuwait Plast Conference 2026: East vs. West in Aesthetic Surgery & Medicine — International speaker, 23–24 October 2026, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Kuwait. Talks: “Motiva ALGO: The Implant Selector” and “Not MIA, Not Preserve: K-Glide”. Contribution as speaker recognised by a Certificate of Appreciation from Conference Chairperson Dr. Mohammad Khalaf. kuwaitplastconf.com ·

  

• PRS KOREA 2025 — Invited speaker at the 83rd Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 9–11 November 2025, Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, Seoul. Programme lecture: “The Multiple Level Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer”, 10 November, 16:15–16:30, Room 3, in “Lymphedema 3: Current Updates in Surgical Management of Lymphedema”. Attendance confirmed by certificate.
• Kuwait Plast Conference 2025 — Speaker and organizing committee member, 29–30 May 2025, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Kuwait. Programme presentations: the twirl internal bra technique for breast aesthetics; latissimus dorsi flap; Advanced Safe Brazilian Butt Lift; dual-plane extended high-SMAS facelift; and four-nerve transfer in subacute facial paralysis. Attendance certificate: 16 CME points.
• Congress session chair · October 2026 — 48th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Veli Karaaltın is scheduled to co-chair the “Lipoedema–Lymphoedema 2” session with Onur Aksoy on 24 October 2026, 08:00–09:30, in İstanbul 1 Hall at the Susesi Congress Centre, Antalya. The congress runs from 21 to 25 October 2026. View the scientific programme.
• Swiss Rhinoplasty Masterclass 2026 — Invited Speaker, faculty listing on swissrhinoplasty.ch/#speakers.
• Keynote Faculty at ESPRAS, ISAPS, WSRM, and national microsurgery congresses.
• See all speaking engagements, publications and press coverage.

• Team research award · 2013 — Co-author of the study “Application of Human Olfactory Region Neural Stem Cells in Reconstruction of an Injured Rat Facial Nerve”, awarded first prize for Best Research in Head and Neck Surgery / Laryngology–Phoniatrics at the 35th Turkish National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 2–6 November 2013, Antalya.
• Team member, World's 3rd Full-Face Transplant & 1st Quadruple-Limb Transfer (2010).
• Best Experimental Paper Award (2016) — Skin-tissue engineering with adipose-derived cells.
• Caplan Prize, European Society of Lymphology (2024).