Rolling admission · Istanbul · Delivered in English
Follow rhinoplasty on the aesthetic lists of a university plastic surgery department: the consultation, the reasoning behind each plan, the operation and the review afterwards, as a non-sterile observer when cases fall in your dates.
What you see depends on the department's clinical calendar during your placement; the list below describes the department's usual scope, not a guaranteed programme.
Rhinoplasty planning treats the nose as a single structure rather than a list of features. The surgeon assesses skin thickness, the bony and cartilaginous vaults, tip support and projection, and the relationship of the nose to the rest of the face, then sets that against what the patient hopes to change. Standardised photographs taken by the department's own staff anchor the analysis. A rhinoplasty assessment weighs breathing alongside appearance, because an untreated septal deviation or valve narrowing can undermine an aesthetic result, and reduction without regard to structural support can itself narrow the airway.
Revision cases change the conversation. Scar tissue, cartilage removed at an earlier operation and an altered blood supply narrow the options, and planning usually turns on where graft material will come from: the septum if enough remains, otherwise the ear or a rib. Following these discussions shows why revision surgery concentrates on restoring support and why expectations are explored at greater length. The choice between an open, closed or preservation approach depends on the deformity and on the operating surgeon's judgement, and the reasons behind it are a useful subject to raise with the team.
After the operation the work moves to the clinic. Early review covers splint removal and swelling, but rhinoplasty results mature over many months, particularly where the skin is thick, so later visits are where outcomes are judged against the plan. A short placement may show one part of that arc; a longer attachment shows more of it. Throughout, consultations are attended where the patient agrees, and observers keep anonymised written notes without photographing patients or copying images.
The parent plastic surgery page covers the department's full reconstructive and aesthetic scope; this page narrows it to rhinoplasty on the aesthetic lists, which the ENT route's published scope (ear, sinus, skull base, airway, head and neck) does not name. It is separate from the facelift and neck lift page, which concerns soft-tissue ageing, and from reconstructive microsurgery, which concerns free-tissue transfer.
Senior students and graduate physicians drawn to plastic surgery or ENT, and surgeons from either specialty, who want a short, close look at how rhinoplasty is assessed, planned and followed up in a university department.
Plastic surgeons, and otorhinolaryngologists where the host department judges the fit, who state rhinoplasty as their interest within a 12–24-month observational attachment to the plastic surgery department, which also spans its reconstructive work.
Both routes are strictly observational: observers attend theatre and clinic without patient contact, do not scrub or assist, and are not assessed on any procedure.
| Clinical Observership | Clinical Fellowship | |
|---|---|---|
| Duration | 1, 2 or 4 weeks (extension possible on request) | 12 to 24 months, agreed with the host department |
| Who it is for | Medical students in clinical years and graduate physicians from outside Turkey | Recognised specialists and family physicians seeking advanced exposure beyond standard specialty training |
| Format | Full-time, strictly observational — outpatient clinics, operating theatre, ward rounds, case discussions | Extended observational attachment to one department: daily practice, service structure and specific techniques |
| Certificate | Certificate of attendance issued by the host hospital and signed by its Medical Director | Certificate on completion issued under the accreditation of the affiliated university school of medicine |
| Start | Rotations typically begin on a Monday; dates are agreed individually | Start date planned around the date you request and the department's capacity |
One online application for both routes. State Rhinoplasty as your focus in your objectives; ATDERA reviews the file and prepares it for the Plastic Surgery department, then replies with next steps, typically within two working days.
Already started? The application page picks up where you left off.
ATDERA Global Limited (Companies House No. 17173428, registered in England and Wales) coordinates this programme for a university teaching hospital in Istanbul. ATDERA is not a hospital and does not provide clinical care; admission decisions and certificates are the host hospital's.
One online application covers both routes and all twenty-one specialties — details, programme choice and documents in five short steps. ATDERA reviews the file and replies with next steps, typically within two working days.
