Op. Dr. Bilgehan İlker

Op. Dr. Bilgehan İlker studied medicine at Trakya University Faculty of Medicine. After Türkiye's national medical specialty examination, she completed her specialist training in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in İzmir.

She then worked in Istanbul's public teaching hospitals: first at Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital and later at Taksim Training and Research Hospital, both part of the University of Health Sciences. In both hospitals she served as administrative lead of the plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery clinic. Today she practises privately in Bakırköy.

• Title: Specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Uzmanı)
• Medical degree: Trakya University Faculty of Medicine
• Specialist training: Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir
• Hospital posts: Bağcılar and Taksim Training and Research Hospitals, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul
• Private practice: Ataköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul

On her Turkish website, Dr. İlker sums up what makes a good operation: technology alone is not enough; the surgeon has to plan carefully, understand what the patient actually needs and match the right procedure to the right person. She is just as direct about expectations. In her view, a surgeon who inflates them, or nudges a patient towards a more expensive operation, does that patient no favours.

• She sees you herself. Your examination, your plan and your operation are with Dr. İlker.
• She looks at the whole face or body. A heavy upper eyelid can come from a low brow; loose skin may need more than liposuction. The plan follows the cause, not only the first thing you noticed.
• She is clear about limits. She tells you what an operation cannot change: for example, that a revised scar will look better, but will not be gone.
• Suitability is decided in person. Messages and photos help her give a first opinion, but the decision is made at an examination in Istanbul, and you sign the consent forms before any procedure.
• Surgery takes place in a licensed hospital. Consultations, check-ups and many non-surgical treatments take place at the practice in Ataköy.

Dr. İlker's practice covers aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body, reconstructive procedures such as breast reconstruction and scar revision, and non-surgical treatments. These procedures are among those she describes on her own Turkish website.

Face

• Rhinoplasty
• Facelift
• Neck lift
• Blepharoplasty
• Brow lift
• Otoplasty
• Buccal fat removal
• Chin liposuction
• Facial fat transfer

Breast

• Breast augmentation
• Breast lift
• Breast reduction
• Breast asymmetry correction
• Breast reconstruction
• Fat transfer breast augmentation
• Gynaecomastia surgery

Body

• Liposuction
• Ultrasound-assisted liposuction
• Tummy tuck
• Mummy makeover
• Brazilian butt lift
• Arm lift
• Thigh lift
• Scar revision

Non-surgical

• Anti-wrinkle injections
• Dermal fillers
• Jawline filler
• Non-surgical rhinoplasty
• Thread lift
• Laser skin rejuvenation
• RF microneedling
• Ultrasound skin tightening
• Skin booster
• Youth serum injections

For every procedure explained on this website, see all procedures.

Dr. İlker's private practice is in the Nef 22 Ataköy complex in Bakırköy, on the European side of Istanbul. It is registered with the Ministry of Health under its official name, Uzm. Dr. Bilgehan İlker Muayenehanesi, which means the private practice of specialist doctor Bilgehan İlker. Bilgehan Clinic is the name used on this website.

The practice holds the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health's International Health Tourism Authorization Certificate, no. ST-2657, which authorises it to provide care to patients who travel from abroad. The Ministry publishes a list of authorised practices (in Turkish), where the practice appears under its official name.

Operations take place in a licensed hospital in Istanbul. Dr. İlker consults in Turkish and English.

Dr. İlker has appeared as a guest on Çook Yaşa, a programme on the Turkish television channel TV8, talking about non-surgical aesthetic treatments, including injectable treatments for skin quality. The programme is in Turkish: watch it on YouTube.