Dr. Arzu Türkseven Tacoglu

Dr. Arzu Türkseven Tacoglu achieved specialization in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery from Duzce University Medical Faculty Hospital, where she undertook training from 2009 to 2014. The thesis produced during this period, titled “Does Periosteal Graft Combined With Platelet-Rich Plasma Enhance the Healing of Bone Defect?”, was recognized for its contributions to the field and featured in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery in 2018.

During her specialization training, Dr. Tacoglu received guidance from Prof. Dr. Cemal Senyuva and Prof. Dr. Derya Ozcelik. She subsequently involved herself in various educational opportunities, including attending seminars and congresses on a national and international scale, and partaking in surgical operations to enhance her proficiency in aesthetic surgery. In 2014, Dr. Tacoglu participated in advanced microsurgery training in Belgium at the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department of Brussels Ziekenhuis University, focusing particularly on breast surgery techniques under the tutelage of Dr. Moustapha Hamdi.

Dr. Tacoglu was stationed at Elbistan State Hospital's Plastic Surgery Clinic from 2015-2016 and later, from 2016, she was affiliated with Istanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic. Her areas of interest within her specialty include breast aesthetics, body contouring, face rejuvenation, and the surgical treatment of ear and skin tumors, amongst others.

• M.D.: Medicine, Yeditepe University English Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2004.
• Residency: Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Duzce University Medical Faculty Hospital, Duzce, Turkey, 2009-2014.
• Fellowship: Advanced Microsurgery focusing on Breast Cancer and Breast Reconstruction, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Department, Ziekenhuis University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium, 2014.

• Elbistan State Hospital, Plastic Surgery Clinic, Elbistan, Turkey, 2015-2016.
• Istanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey, Starting from 2016.
• Femme Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, Since October 2019.

• Turkish Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association
• Reconstructive Microsurgery Association
• Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association