Dr. Akin Yucel

Dr. Akin Yucel initiated his foundational studies at TED Ankara College, proceeding to Ankara Science High School. His medical journey began at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, where he earned his Medical Doctor degree in 1987.

Subsequent to this, Dr. Yucel undertook specialized training at Istanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine in the Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. As part of his extensive training, he garnered experience at England's Wexham Park Hospital in 1989 and further expanded his knowledge at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, in 1992. By 1994, Dr. Yucel successfully completed his specialization, marking his expertise as a Plastic Surgery Specialist.

Dr. Yucel's commitment to medical education and advancement is evident in his service record. From 1994 to 1996, he was instrumental in shaping the Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine as its Founding Faculty Member, Department Head, and Assistant Professor. His association with Istanbul University's Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine began in 1996, where he held various esteemed positions, advancing to the role of Professor in 2008.

• M.D.: Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, 1981-1987.
• Residency: Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 1987-1994.
• Fellowship: Plastic Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, UK, England, 1989.
• Fellowship: Hand Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, USA, 1992. 

• Founding Faculty Member, Head of the Department, Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, 1994-1996.
• Faculty Member, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, 1996 onwards.
• Associate Professor, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, 2000-2008.
• Professor, Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, and Department of Hand Surgery, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, 2008-2011.
• Private Practice, Akın Yucel Clinic, Nişantaşı, 2011-Present.

• 2008: TPRECD 1st Training for Scientific Personal – PLASTOK, 25 – 31 May, Antalya, 30 May: Responsible instructor: Course in aesthetic breast surgery
• 2009: TPRECD 2nd Training for Scientific Personal – PLASTOK, 19 – 26 April, Antalya, 24 – 25 April: Instructor: Course in aesthetic surgery, 25 – 26 June: Instructor: Course in breast reconstruction
• 2010: TPRECD 3rd Training for Scientific Personal – PLASTOK, 29 April – 6 May, Antalya, 5-6 May: Instructor: Course in aesthetic breast surgery, 5-6 May: Instructor: Course in body shaping
• 2011: ISAPS Sharm El-Sheikh Course, 28 – 30 October, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 30 October: Conference topic: Breast shaping with vertical scar, 33rd National Congress of the Turkish Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 14 – 18 September 2011, Çeşme, Izmir
• 2011: 3rd International Eurasian Aesthetic Surgery Course, 21 – 26 June 2011, Istanbul
• 2011: ISAPS St Petersburg Course, 4 – 6 June, 5 June: Conference topic: Vertical Mammoplasty – Personal Techniques
• 2011: ISAPS Course, Advances in Aesthetic Surgery, 16-17 April, Temeschwar, Romania, Allergan Breast Academy, 14 May, Gayrettepe, Istanbul, Group discussion & Conference on various topics
• 2011: TPRECD 4th Training for Scientific Personal – PLASTOK, 23 – 30 April, Antalya, 30 April: Instructor: Course in aesthetic breast surgery
• 2012: 4th International Eurasian Aesthetic Surgery Course, 16 – 19 June, Istanbul, 17 June: Conference topic: Breast shaping with vertical scar
• 2012: ISAPS Course 2012, 20 – 22 January, Goa, India, Several Conference topics on body contouring
• 2012: ISAPS Course, 13 – 15 May, Isla Margarita, Venezuela
• 2012: Istanbul Breast Course, 22 May, Istanbul, Conference & Live-Operation on Breast augmentation
• 2012: 5th International Eurasian Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and ISAPS Course, Istanbul, 13. Frühjahrsakademie VDAPC 2013 – 13th Spring Academy of the German Association for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 8 – 10 May, Kassel, Germany
• 2012: ISAPS Postgraduate Course, 2 – 4 May, Amman, Jordan, Several Conference topics and Mentor session on Breast Augmentation
• 2012: TPRECD 6th Training for Scientific Personnel – PLASTOK, 27 April – 4 May, Antalya, Instructor for aesthetic breast surgery
• 2012: Winter Meeting 2013 of the Turkish
• 2012: 3rd Allergan Advanced Hands-on Dissection Course on Facial Anatomy for Injectors, 11 – 12 February, Brussels, Belgium
• 2014: ISAPS Course, 16 – 17 May, Bucharest, Romania, Various conference topics on breast surgery and body contouring
• 2015: ISAPS Course, 20 – 21 June, Thessaloniki, Greece, Various conference topics on breast surgery

• 2003: Ex-Co member of the Society for Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery (EPCD)
• 2006 – 2008: General Secretary of the Turkish Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (TPCD)
• Currently: Chairman of the TPCD workgroup Breast Reconstruction
• The Society for Reconstructive Micro-Surgery
• Interplast Turkey
• ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)
• IPRAS (International Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery)

• 9th National Congress of the Turkish Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 6 – 10 July 2011, Girne, Cyprus
• 2012: Controversies in Reconstructive Microsurgery, 6 – 8 December, Istanbul, Aesthetic Surgery of the Breast: Fifth European Symposium, 28 November – 1 December, Milano, Italy
• Symposium on Breast Reconstruction with Implants, 13 April, Istanbul
• TPRECD Winter Symposium 2012, 5 – 8 March, Kartalkaya
• ABAM 2012, 1 – 5 February, Florianopolis, Brazil, Conference & Course related to Mastopexy
• 2013: American – Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting, 15 – 18 February, Park City, Utah, USA
• 17th National Congress of the Society for Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery, 12 – 13 January, Istanbul
• 10th Cerrahpaşa Plastic Surgery Days, 31 May – 1 June, Istanbul, Conference topics related to TRAM flap donor area & Abdominoplasty
• American – Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting, 13 – 17 February, Park City, Utah, USA

• 2011: Conference Speaker: Breast Shaping with Vertical Scar, ISAPS Sharm El-Sheikh Course, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
• 2011: Instructor & Speaker: Various Topics, 33rd National Congress of the Turkish Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Çeşme, Izmir
• 2011: Conference Speaker: Body Contouring, 9th National Congress of the Turkish Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Girne, Cyprus
• 2011: Conference Speaker: Vertical Mammoplasty – Personal Techniques, ISAPS St Petersburg Course
• 2012: Conference Speaker: Breast Shaping with Vertical Scar, 4th International Eurasian Aesthetic Surgery Course, Istanbul
• 2012: Conference Speaker: Body Contouring, ISAPS Course 2012, Goa, India
• 2012: Conference & Course Participant: Mastopexy, ABAM 2012, Florianopolis, Brazil
• 2013: Conference Speaker: TRAM Flap Donor Area & Abdominoplasty, 10th Cerrahpaşa Plastic Surgery Days
• 2013: Conference Speaker and Mentor: Breast Augmentation, ISAPS Postgraduate Course, Amman, Jordan

• Yücel A, Şenyuva C, Andican G, et al. Secondary Venous Ischemic Injury Associated with Neutrophil Infiltration and Lipid Peroxidation – Amelioration of Injury by Cyclosporine-A in Rat Inguinal Island Flap. *Annals of Plastic Surgery*; 45: 54-60; 2000.
• Yücel A, Aydın Y, Benlier E, et al. Giant Recurrent Pyogenic Granuloma of the Thumb (letter). *Annals of Plastic Surgery*; 45: 216-218; 2000.
• Yücel A, Aydın Y, Yazar Ş, et al. Malignant Tumors Requiring Maxillectomy. *The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery*; 11: 418-429; 2000.
• Yücel A, Yazar Ş, Aydın Y, et al. Temporalis Muscle Flap for Craniofacial Reconstruction After Tumor Resection. *The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery*; 11: 258-264; 2000.
• Güzel MZ, Aydın Y, Yücel A, et al. Aesthetic Results of Treatment of Large Alopecia with Total Scalp Expansion. *Aesthetic Plastic Surgery*; 24: 130-136; 2000.
• Yücel A, Yazar Ş, Demirkesen C, et al. An Unusual Long-Term Complication of Burn Injury: Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Developed in Chronic Burn Scar. *Burns*; 26: 305-310, 2000.
• Yücel A, Bayramiçli M. Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment and Heparin on the Survival of Unipedicled Venous Flaps: An Experimental Study in Rats. *Annals of Plastic Surgery*; 44: 295-303, 2000.
• Yücel A, Şenyuva C, Aydın Y, et al. Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Sole and Heel Defects with Free Tissue Transfers. *Annals of Plastic Surgery*; 44: 259-268; discussion 268-269, 2000.
• Altıntaş F, Bozkurt P, İpek N, et al. The Efficacy of Pre- versus Postsurgical Axillary Block on Postoperative Pain in Paediatric Patients. *Paediatric Anaesthesia*; 10: 23-28, 2000.
• Orak F, Yücel A, Aydın Y. A New Extra-Supported Tip Graft in the Treatment of Bulbous Nasal Tip. *Aesthetic Plastic Surgery*; 22: 259-266, 1998.
• Altıntaş M, Aydın Y, Yücel A. Eye Socket Reconstruction with the Prefabricated Temporal Island Flap. *Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery*; 102: 980-987, 1998.
• Yıldırım AM, Güzel MZ, Yücel A, Aygıt AC. Z-Plasty and Microvasvcular Anastomosis. *Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery*; 14: 117-120, 1998.