Aesthetic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · Acibadem Atasehir Hospital, İstanbul Prof. Bülent Saçak, MD
✓ Medically verified profileProf. Bülent Saçak, MD
Prof. Bülent Saçak, MD is a specialist in Aesthetic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, Turkey. His areas of expertise include breast reduction, breast augmentation, minimally invasive breast augmentation, breast diseases and breast cancer, mommy makeover, advanced limb reconstruction, craniosynostosis and Mohs surgery. He consults in Turkish and English.
Accepting international patientsAbout Prof. Bülent Saçak, MD
Prof. Bülent Saçak, MD is a specialist in Aesthetic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Acibadem Atasehir Hospital in İstanbul, where he works within the Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery unit. He graduated from İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine in 2002 and completed his specialty training in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital in 2008. He has more than 24 years in medicine and holds the academic title of professor.
Between 2009 and 2011 he worked at İstanbul Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital. In 2012 he joined Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, as Assistant Associate Professor. From 2021 to 2022 he practiced at İstanbul Oncology Hospital, and in 2022 he joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services. Dr. Saçak has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on topics including endoscopic strip craniectomy for sagittal and metopic craniosynostosis, continuous hemoglobin measurement during frontal advancement operations, free fibula osteocutaneous flaps for extensive oromandibular defects, hypopharynx reconstruction using a free colon flap, vascular constructs of lymph node flap transfer, flap thickness in perforator flaps, and ischemia-reperfusion injury in experimental jejunal flap models.
Clinical focus
Dr. Saçak’s clinical work covers both aesthetic and reconstructive procedures. In breast surgery, his areas of expertise include breast reduction surgery, breast augmentation surgery and minimally invasive breast augmentation techniques, as well as the surgical management of breast diseases and breast cancer. He also performs mommy makeover procedures, in which several aesthetic operations are planned together in a coordinated way.
In reconstructive surgery, his expertise includes advanced limb reconstruction and the treatment of craniosynostosis, an area in which his published work addresses endoscopic techniques and outcome measures. His practice also includes Mohs surgery. In each case, Dr. Saçak discusses surgical planning with consideration for both functional needs and appearance, and treatment options are reviewed individually with the patient.
How Dr. Saçak works with international patients
Dr. Saçak consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, arranges appointments and organises the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the options, including the patient’s reconstructive or aesthetic goals. Video consultations are available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation with Dr. Saçak before traveling to İstanbul.
Meet Prof. Bülent Saçak, MD
Meet with Professor Bülent SaçakWhat Dr. Saçak treats and performs
Each item opens the condition or treatment page with the care pathway for international patients.
Education, career and memberships
Education & training
Education
- 2008Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- 2002İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine
Career
Professional Experience
- 2022Acıbadem Healthcare Services
- 2021–2022İstanbul Oncology Hospital
- 2012Marmara University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery / Assistant Associate Professor
- 2009–2011İstanbul Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital
Selected publications
Selected Publications
- Modified endoscopic strip craniectomy technique for sagittal craniosynostosis: provides comparable results and avoids bony defects Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 Jan 13. doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05429-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35022854 Sakar M, Cevik S, Isik S, Haidar H, Sahin Y, Sacak B, Bayri Y, Dagcinar A.
- Continuous hemoglobin measurement during frontal advancement operations can improve patient outcomes J Clin Monit Comput. 2022 Mar 7. doi: 10.1007/s10877-022-00813-5. Saracoglu A, Abdullayev R, Sakar M, Sacak B, Girgin Incekoy F, Aykac Z.
- A new method for quantification of frontal retrusion and complex skull shape in metopic craniosynostosis: a pilot study of a new outcome measure for endoscopic strip craniectomy J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Mar 11:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2022.1.PEDS21553. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35276659. Sakar M, Haidar H, Sonmez O, Erdogan O, Sacak B, Bayri Y, Dagcinar A.
- Intraluminal fluid infusion in a rat jejunum ischemia/reperfusion model is associated with improved tissue perfusion and less mucosal damage J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2020 Mar;73(3):590-597. doi: 10.1016/ j.bjps.2019.09.019. Epub 2019 Oct 4. PMID: 31734236 Yalcin D, Sacak B, Yalcin M, Yildirim A, Karademir B, Ercan F, Celebiler .
- Modified distal anastomosis between colon and thoracic esophagus for hypopharynx reconstruction using free colon flap: A comparison study. Asian J Surg. 2020 Sep;43(9):907-912. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2019.11.007. Epub 2020 Jan 17. PMID: 31959573 Chilgar RM, Nicoli F, Baljer B, Ciudad P, Manrique OJ, Sacak B, Orfaniotis G, Chen HC.
- Optimizing survival of large fibula osteocutaneous flaps for extensive full-thickness oromandibular defects: A two- stage approach with temporary orocutaneous fistula Microsurgery. 2019 Mar;39(3):234-240. doi: 10.1002/micr.30386. Epub 2018 Nov 29. PMID: 30496605 Ciudad P, Huang TC, Manrique OJ, Agko M, Adabi K, Nicoli F, Sacak B, Kiranantawat K, Moran SL, Chen HC.
- Ischemic Preconditioning and Iloprost Reduces Ischemia- Reperfusion Injury in Jejunal Flaps: An Animal Model Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jul;144(1):124-133. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005708. PMID: 31246814 Tuncer FB, Durmus Kocaaslan FN, Yildirim A, Sacak B, Arabaci Tamer S, Sahin H, Cinel L, Celebiler O
- Implant Stability Outcomes After Immediate and Delayed Revascularized Free Fibula Flaps: A Preliminary Comparative Study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2018 Nov/Dec;33(6):1368-1373. doi: 10.11607/jomi.6725. PMID: 30427969 Cabbar F, Durmus FN, Sacak B, Capar GD, Celebiler O.
- A Comparative Clinical Study of Flap Thickness: Medial Sural Artery Perforator Flap Versus Anterolateral Thigh Flap Ann Plast Surg. 2018 Oct;81(4):472-474. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001488. PMID: 29794503 Akdeniz Dogan ZD, Cavus Ozkan M, Tuncer FB, Sacak B, Celebiler O.
- Alternative vascular constructs of lymph node flap transfer. J Surg Oncol. 2018 May;117(6):1144-1147. doi: 10.1002/jso.24966. Epub 2018 Jan 22. PMID: 29355962 Nicoli F, Orfaniotis G, Ciudad P, Kiranantawat K, Lazzeri D, Maruccia M, Constantinides J, Sacak B, Chilgar RM, Li K, Zhang YX, Chen HC.
