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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Işık Erdal

Double board-certified plastic surgeon (FACS, FEBOPRAS), Associate Professor, and a recognised name in aesthetic plastic surgery — caring for international patients in Istanbul.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Işık Erdal, plastic surgeon in Istanbul

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayhan Işık Erdal is a double board-certified plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon based in Şişli, Istanbul. He completed his medical education in English at Hacettepe University — graduating as an Honour Student in 2013 — and his plastic surgery residency at Gazi University in 2019.

He gained international experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York (2018) and Ghent University in Belgium (2023), and was awarded the title of Associate Professor (Doçent) in 2024. Today he combines an academic understanding of surgery with a refined aesthetic eye — and consults personally, in fluent English, with every patient who travels to him.

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Credentials

Training, certification & recognition

Board Certification

  • FACS — Fellow, American College of Surgeons (2025)
  • FEBOPRAS — European Board of Plastic Surgery
  • Associate Professor (Doçent), 2024

Training

  • MD, Hacettepe University (English programme, Honour Student 2013)
  • Plastic Surgery Residency, Gazi University, 2019
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York (2018)
  • Ghent University, Belgium (2023)

Recognition

  • ISAPS World Congress 2023 — Gold Medal
  • ISAPS World Congress 2023 — Bronze Medal
  • TPRECD Award, 2021
  • 2,000+ rhinoplasties · 30+ publications

Professional memberships

International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) · American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) · American College of Surgeons (ACS) · European Board of Plastic Surgery (EBOPRAS) · Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (TPRECD) · Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association (EPCD) · Istanbul Medical Chamber.

Authorised for international health tourism

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health — International Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate No. 2026034015610080000444996.

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