Ebru Uzun Saral, Physiotherapist

Ebru Uzun Saral is a physiotherapist working in the field of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, with more than 13 years of experience. Her work centers on physical rehabilitation and on the treatment of lymphedema, which is also named among her subspecialties. She sees patients at Acibadem Altunizade Hospital in İstanbul, Türkiye, within the hospital’s Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation unit.

She graduated from Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University in 2013. In the same year she joined Acıbadem Healthcare Services, where she has continued her professional practice as a physiotherapist since then. Her career has therefore been spent within a single healthcare group, in a clinical setting that combines physical rehabilitation services with a defined focus on lymphedema care.

Clinical focus

Ebru Uzun Saral’s areas of expertise are physical rehabilitation and lymphedema treatment. Lymphedema is a chronic swelling condition, and its management is generally a long-term process that depends on the individual patient’s presentation, the stage of the condition and any accompanying medical treatment. Her role as a physiotherapist is to assess the patient and to deliver and adjust a rehabilitation plan over time; the specific measures used are decided after a clinical examination and a review of the patient’s history. Because lymphedema can be encountered in patients who have undergone treatment for cancer, her work may overlap with the hospital’s cancer rehabilitation services, although each patient’s needs are evaluated individually.

Beyond lymphedema, she provides physical rehabilitation for patients who require physiotherapy as part of their recovery. Rehabilitation programs are typically planned in coordination with the treating physicians and are tailored to the patient’s functional goals, general health and tolerance for exercise. Progress is reviewed at intervals and the program is adapted as the patient’s condition changes.

How Ebru Uzun Saral works with international patients

Ebru Uzun Saral speaks Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. For patients coming from abroad, the international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as MRI, CT, X-ray or ultrasound reports, laboratory and pathology results, operative notes and discharge summaries, arranges appointments and organizes 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. Video consultation is available for international patients, so a patient abroad can speak with her before deciding whether to travel, and any rehabilitation plan is finalized only after an in-person assessment.