Dr Tunc Tiryaki is a consultant plastic surgeon from Turkey who is passionate about making the results of both surgical and non-surgical procedures last longer with regenerative techniques.
Dr Tiryaki grew up in Istanbul, Turkey. He was guided into an interest in medicine and science from a young age as some family members were professors of molecular biology and biogenetics. He says, “They helped me become passionate about the body, so it felt natural for me to go into medicine.”
Early on after beginning his studies at Istanbul University Medical School, he ascertained that becoming a surgeon rather than a doctor was the right route for him, to feel more hands on and active when treating patients. “My gut instinct was that general surgery was all about doing things by the book – I didn’t see any possibility for innovation there,” he says. Mr Tiryaki knew then that plastics was for him, so began his training at the Istanbul University Plastic Surgery Department before transferring to New York University to enhance his skills. He qualified as a plastic surgeon in 1999.
The ability to manipulate and reshape functional facial tissues through surgical procedures was what attracted Dr Tiryaki to the profession. Because every patient requires such different treatments…
