Independent partner surgeon
Dr. Tugce Simsek
Associate Professor. Ear, nose and throat surgery
Dr. Tugce is an independent surgeon, not an employee of Istanbul European Clinic. We coordinate consultations, travel and interpretation; all clinical decisions and the procedure itself are theirs, at their own clinic or an accredited hospital.
Background
Dr. Tugce graduated from Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine in 2009 and completed her specialisation in the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases at Abant İzzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine in 2015. She was awarded the title of Associate Professor in ear, nose and throat diseases in 2022, and her research on functional and aesthetic outcomes in rhinoplasty has been published in international journals.
Her clinical work covers open, closed, ultrasonic and piezo rhinoplasty, ethnic and revision rhinoplasty, septoplasty and septorhinoplasty, ear surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, chin augmentation and jaw implants, eyelid surgery, facial fat injection, tonsillectomy and adenoid surgery, alongside non-surgical procedures.
Clinical focus
- Rhinoplasty (open, closed, ultrasonic and piezo)
- Ethnic rhinoplasty
- Revision rhinoplasty
- Septoplasty
- Septorhinoplasty
- Ear surgery
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Face and neck procedures
- Chin augmentation
- Jaw implants
- Eyelid surgery
- Facial fat injection
- Tonsillectomy
- Adenoid surgery
Training and certifications
- Associate Professorship in Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Turkish Interuniversity Board (2022)
- Facial Plastic Surgery Society, 13th National Meeting, non-surgical facial rejuvenation course, Istanbul (2019)
- Thread lifting techniques certification (2019)
- Bella Eyes Course, Istanbul (2022)
Published work
- Assessment of functional and aesthetic outcomes in septorhinoplasty
- The Effect of 3D-Printed Custom External Nasal Splint on Edema and Ecchymosis After Rhinoplasty