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Plastic surgeon · Lead surgeon
- Specialist since 2006 · Cerrahpaşa-trained
- 1,000+ plastic surgery operations (2006–2015)
Op. Dr. Erkan Yüce is a plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery specialist in the Vivid Clinic network in Istanbul. A Hacettepe graduate who trained at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal and studied reconstructive microsurgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, he combines anatomical precision with natural, proportionate aesthetic results.
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Op. Dr. Erkan Yüce graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2010. After the national Medical Specialization Examination (TUS) he began his residency in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital in 2011, completing his specialization and thesis in 2016.
In 2016 he served as a visiting scholar at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, an internationally recognized centre for reconstructive microsurgery, where he observed and took part in head and neck, breast and limb reconstruction under surgeons including Dr. Fu-Chan Wei. He then completed his state service at Kırıkkale High Specialization Hospital (2016–2019) and worked at İstinye University Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital from March 2019 to February 2022, gaining broad hospital-based experience in plastic and aesthetic surgery. Since March 2022 he has practised at his own clinic.
Dr. Yüce's practice rests on four principles: reconstruction based on anatomical precision, aesthetic procedures with natural and proportionate outcomes, patient safety with individual planning, and continuous professional development through evidence-based technique. Within the Vivid Clinic network he brings this academic background and international training to local and international patients.
What Dr. Yüce focuses on, as described in the doctor's own professional record.
Head and neck, breast and limb reconstruction; microsurgical technique
Natural, proportionate facial, breast and body procedures
Individual treatment planning with patient safety as the first criterion
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Plastic surgeon · Lead surgeon

Plastic surgeon

He is a Hacettepe University graduate (2010) who completed a five-year plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery residency at Şişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital (2011–2016), followed by hospital posts in Kırıkkale and at Medical Park Gaziosmanpaşa.
Yes. In 2016 he was a visiting scholar at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan, a leading centre for reconstructive microsurgery, working on head and neck, breast and limb reconstruction.
The Istanbul Medical Chamber and the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
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