Who is Prof. Dr. Tevfik Sözen?
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In today’s world, visibility is often confused with expertise. Titles can sometimes be used as decoration, and marketing may seem louder than knowledge. In aesthetic medicine, patients are exposed to many voices claiming excellence.
But in medicine, real gold is knowledge.
Experience is real gold.
Years of education, thousands of patient consultations, and carefully performed surgeries create a body of experience that cannot be replaced by presentation or appearance. True medical authority is not built through showmanship; it is built over time through education and practice. I do not see my academic title as something to hide behind. On the contrary, I see it as a responsibility. The title of Professor does not exist to impress patients; it exists to serve them. It represents years of scientific training, surgical experience, and continuous learning.
When I introduce myself as Prof. Dr. Tevfik Sözen, I am not presenting a label; I am presenting my commitment to knowledge.
My goal is not to impress people with complexity, but to help them understand their choices clearly. Patients deserve to know why a procedure is recommended, why another option may not be appropriate, and what realistic results can be expected.
Education is part of treatment.
An informed patient makes better decisions, and better decisions lead to better outcomes. For this reason, I believe a surgeon should stand in front of his title, not behind it. A title should represent knowledge, experience, and responsibility — not distance.
Real expertise does not need exaggeration. It needs clarity.
In aesthetic surgery, the most important investment is not technology or advertising. The most important investment is the surgeon’s knowledge and experience. Because in the end, true status in medicine comes not from how loudly you present yourself, but from what you know and how well you apply it.
Who Is Prof. Dr. Tevfik Sözen?
He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2003.
He completed his ENT residency at Hacettepe University in 2011 and is a Specialist in Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases.
He holds the Turkish ENT Board Certification and the European Facial Plastic Surgery Board certification.
He frequently performs primary and revision aesthetic and functional nasal surgeries, facial reanimation for facial paralysis, developmental and acquired jaw problems, facial fat transfer, facial aging surgery, and lower and upper eyelid surgeries.
Between 2013 and 2019, he worked as a specialist physician at Hacettepe University’s training staff and in 2019 was awarded the title of Associate Professor in ENT.
Tevfik Sözen was born in July 1978 at Ankara Hacettepe University Hospital. He completed his primary, middle, and high school education in Ankara between 1984 and 1996.
He completed his medical education at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine between 1997 and 2003. Between April 2004 and April 2005, he continued General Surgery residency at Ankara University for one year. After resigning from General Surgery, he started ENT residency at Hacettepe University with the September 2005 TUS and completed it in February 2011.
During his ENT residency, he attended the Functional Septorhinoplasty Course (16–17 July 2009) and the Functional Sinus Surgery Course (18–20 July 2009); in 2010 he attended the Dallas Rhinoplasty Course. In 2010, he received Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine ENT & Head and Neck Surgery “Research Assistant of the Year” award. Throughout his residency, he had the opportunity to work closely with many distinguished professors. With the support and guidance of Prof. Dr. Taşkın Yücel, his interest in aesthetic rhinoplasty began. He gained experience in closed rhinoplasty with Prof. Dr. Metin Önerci and Prof. Dr. Oğuz Öğretmenoğlu.
In 2011, he won 3rd place in the scientific research competition at the 6th Rhinocamp (25–29 May 2011, Bodrum Drogsan TRENT Academy). As a result, he earned the right to participate in the Continuous Education Association New York training program.
Through this program, he served as an observer from 13–17 February at NYU School of Medicine, Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Voice Institute of New York, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, and Lenox Hill Hospital.
Between 2011 and 2013, he completed his compulsory service at Gaziantep Av. Cengiz Gökçek State Hospital. During this period, he frequently traveled to Ankara and assisted Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eren Taştan in the operating room, gaining experience in revision rhinoplasty.
In 2013, from the establishment of Istanbul Liv Hospital onward, he worked together with Prof. Dr. Sarp Saraç and Prof. Dr. İsmet Aslan for six months. While in Istanbul, he participated in surgeries with Dr. Abdülkadir Göksel and Dr. Emre İlhan, continuing to expand his experience in aesthetic and functional nasal surgery.
In June 2013, he returned to Hacettepe University ENT Department as a specialist physician.
In 2014, he successfully completed the Facial Plastic Surgery School run by the Facial Plastic Surgery Association under the Turkish Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
His interest in Facial Plastic Surgery increased further as he pursued training within the recognized subspecialties of ENT, including laryngology, rhinology, otology, head and neck surgery, pediatric otology, and facial plastic surgery (facial aesthetic surgery).
In 2014, he became one of two recipients worldwide to earn the official fellowship of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS).
Between 2014 and 2015, he completed his fellowship.
During this time, he worked for two months at Ege University ENT Department with Prof. Dr. Fazıl Apaydın, President of the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery; and for one month at Faceistanbul Clinic with Prof. Dr. Özcan Çakmak, participating actively in surgeries. He took part in facial tumor reconstructions, facelift techniques, and skin rejuvenation procedures.
Between January and March 2015, he worked in Regensburg, Germany with Prof. Dr. Holger Gassner. During this period, he was involved in restoring smiles in patients with facial paralysis and in periocular aesthetic surgical procedures.
Between October and December 2015, he worked at the New York Center for Facial Plastic and Laser Surgery in Long Island, NY with Andrew Jacono, gaining extensive experience in deep plane facelift, brow lift, and upper and lower eyelid surgery.
In January 2016, he worked for two weeks at Quatela Center for Facial Plastic Surgery in Rochester, NY, USA with Vito Quatela. Quatela is a former president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) and also the mentor who trained Andrew Jacono.
He had the opportunity to observe two different reflections of the same school. Between April and June 2016, he worked with Mehmet Manisali at the Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Department at St George’s Hospital. During this time, he gained experience in orbital and periocular trauma, jaw advancement surgeries, and reconstruction of skin tumors.
On July 9–10, 2016, he passed the exam of the European Board Certification program for Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the UK.
(EBCFPRS) With this exam, he passed the Board Exam of the International Facial Plastic Surgery Certification Program, conducted as a joint examination with the American Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery.
In February 2018, he successfully passed the written and practical components of the Turkish ENT Board Exam.
He served as Vice President of the Facial Plastic Surgery School within the Turkish Society of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (ENT schools).
He served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Facial Plastic Surgery Association.
He is a member of the Rejuvenation Focus Group of the European Facial Plastic Surgery Society.
Since 2019, he has been seeing patients in his private practice. Since 2023, he has been serving as a Professor at Ankara Medipol University, Department of Otorhinolaryngology.
Tevfik Sözen Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=vf42JlUAAAAJ&hl=tr
Courses, Seminars, and Live Surgeries Attended
- 18th Adana Video Conferences, 26–28 March 2021
- Preservation and Structural Rhinoplasty, St. Petersburg, 9–10 April 2021
- Intensive Live Surgery Course, 29 April–1 May 2021
- Clinical Profile of Abobotulinumtoxin-A and Its Use in Aesthetic Treatments, Participation as an Instructor in an Online Training Course Organized by Gen İlaç, 7 May 2021
- All in One Rhinoplasty Congress 6, Performing a Rhinoplasty Operation in a Live Surgery Organized by Surgicall Academy, 5–6 June 2021
- Structure-Preservation Rhinoplasty Conference, 11–13 June 2021
- Hands-on Minimally Invasive Facial Rejuvenation Course on Fresh Frozen Cadavers, 19 June 2021
- 15th International Caucasus Plastic Surgery and Dermatology Congress, 1–4 September 2021 (International)
- European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, France, 15–18 September 2021
- Intensive Live Surgery Course, 6–8 October 2021
- Minimally Invasive Facial Rejuvenation Camp, 8–10 October 2021
- 6th Spring Meeting, 24–27 October 2021
- 42nd Turkish National ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Congress, Cyprus, 3–7 November 2021 (National)
- Facial Plastic Surgery Association 15th National Congress, 26–28 November 2021 (National)
- Participation as an Instructor in a Filler Course Organized by Seltek Group, 4 December 2021
- Participation as an Instructor in a Meeting Organized by Bilim İlaç, 8 January 2022
- Cadaver Course, 12–13 January 2022
- 19th Video Conferences, 24–26 March 2022
- All in One Rhinoplasty Congress 7, Performing a Rhinoplasty Operation in a Live Surgery Organized by Surgicall Academy, 14–15 May 2022
- 7th Spring Meeting, 15–18 May 2022
- 2nd Full Face Rejuvenation Camp, 10–12 June 2022; London, 17–18 September 2022
- 6th Congress of European ORL-HNS (Italy), 29 October–2 November 2022
- 43rd Turkish National ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Congress, 16–20 November 2022 (National)
- Performing a Rhinoplasty Operation in a Live Surgery Course, 1–3 December 2022
- Facial Plastic Surgery Association 16th National Congress, 9–11 December 2022 (National)
- Facial Plastic Surgery School Training, 18–19 March 2023
- Providing Training in a Fresh Frozen Cadaver Course, 24–26 March 2023
- Modern 2023 Blepharoplasty, 31 March–1 April 2023, St. Petersburg
- Providing Training at a Rhinoplasty Meeting Organized by Abdi İbrahim, 8–9 April 2023
- 8th Spring Meeting, 27–30 April 2023
- All in One Rhinoplasty Congress 8, Performing a Rhinoplasty Operation in a Live Surgery Organized by Surgicall Academy, 5–7 May 2023
- 17th Turkish Rhinology Congress, 18–20 May 2023
- 4th Full Face Rejuvenation Camp, 19–21 May 2023
- Faceminima International Congress 2023, 8–10 September 2023
- Italy, 16–17 September 2023
- 20th Adana Video Conferences, 28–30 September 2023
- Valencia 55 Congreso Nacional SECPRE, 5–6 October 2023
- Advanced International Live Surgery Course “Surgical and Non-Surgical Facial Rejuvenation”, 13–15 October 2023, St. Petersburg
- Bursa 2023 Facial Rejuvenation and Rhinoplasty Meeting, 20–21 October 2023
- All in One Revision Rhinoplasty, Performing a Revision Rhinoplasty Operation in a Live Surgery Organized by Surgicall Academy, 3–5 November 2023
- 44th Turkish National ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Congress, 20–21 October 2023 (National)
- 17th National and 2nd International Facial Plastic Surgery Congress, 8–10 December 2023
- Facial Plastic Surgery Association 2nd Meeting, 10–11 January 2024
- Adana Live Surgery, 24–25 February
- 5th Full Face Rejuvenation Camp, 9–10 March 2024
- Performing a Rhinoplasty Operation in a Live Surgery Organized by Bilim, 23 March 2024
- 9th Spring Meeting, 19–21 April 2024
- 18th Turkish Rhinology Congress, 25–27 April 2024
- All in One Rhinoplasty 9, Performing a Rhinoplasty Operation in a Live Surgery Organized by Surgicall Academy, 3–5 May 2024
- 21st Adana Video Conferences, 9–11 May 2024
- 22nd Antalya Rhinoplasty Live Surgery Meeting, 18 May 2024
- 26th EAFPS International Meeting, ISTANBUL
- All in One Revisions Focused Course Rhinoplasty, 28 November–1 December 2024
- 18th National and 3rd International Facial Plastic Surgery Congress, 6–8 December 2024, Adana
- RinoAnkara III, 11–13 April 2025, ANKARA
- 11th International Conference of the Jordanian Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 30 April–1 May 2025
- Deep Plane Brazil Rinoistanbul, 22–25 May 2025, Istanbul
- All in One Rhinoplasty Congress, 30 May–1 June 2025, Istanbul
