Prof. Dr. Suleyman Tas in the Media: Press Coverage and TV Interviews

Prof. Dr. Suleyman Tas has been covered by national and international media for more than two decades — as a surgeon, as a teacher who operates live in front of international colleagues, and as a reconstructive surgeon whose microsurgical cases have been reported in the Turkish press. This page collects that coverage, with a link to each original article so you can read it at the source.

International coverage

Scarless facelift on Emmy-nominated actress Kimberly Reyes. In front of more than 100 plastic surgeons from 36 countries, Prof. Dr. Tas performed his endoscopic ("scarless") facelift on the Colombian actress, a Latin American Emmy nominee, together with a live rhinoplasty on a visiting Egyptian plastic surgeon. Covered by DHA, Yahoo Finance, The Globe and Mail, Newsfile and Healthcare Business Today.

Truths and myths about plastic surgery. An interview on what aesthetic surgery can and cannot do, and how patients should evaluate what they read online — MediTech Today and FLPR Communications.

The same course covered in the Turkish press. Over 100 surgeons attended the two-day programme in person — İHA, Gazete Rize, Akdeniz Gerçek and Son Dakika.

Live surgery and international training

350 surgeons from 27 countries watched a live rhinoplasty. The operation, performed with Prof. Dr. Tas's own techniques, was broadcast live to surgeons attending his course — CNN Türk, NTV, Sözcü, Sabah, Akşam and DHA.

Istanbul as the capital of rhinoplasty. A report on why surgeons travel to Istanbul to train, and why the city became a centre for nose surgery — CNN Türk and İstanbul Gazetesi.

More than 100 international doctors practised on cadavers. Coverage of the cadaver dissection course held at the clinic's own centre — DHA and Son Dakika.

The online rhinoplasty course during the pandemic. Hundreds of doctors from many countries followed 18 international speakers and a live operation — DHA and Haberler.

Reconstructive and microsurgery cases

A treatment for facial burns that entered the medical literature. Using the patient's own tissue rather than a transplant, Prof. Dr. Tas reconstructed the face and neck of a patient with extensive burns; the technique was later published — Milliyet, Habertürk, CNN Türk, Vatan and Cumhuriyet.

A severed arm replanted in a ten-hour operation. The patient later thanked the surgical team with the replanted hand — Sabah, Haberler, Milliyet and Yeni Şafak.

A leg, a foot and a finger severed in farming accidents, replanted by microsurgery. Milliyet, Son Dakika and Haber7.

Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery. Microsurgical reconstruction for patients who lost a breast to cancer — Haberler and Haber7.

Gender-affirming surgery. Coverage of a patient's treatment and recovery after gender-affirming surgery — Haberler.

Expert commentary in national media

• How to recognise a good rhinoplasty result — Hürriyet

• What septorhinoplasty is and how it is performed — Karamandan

• What closed rhinoplasty is — Mynet

• Non-surgical cheek slimming, natural botox and abdominoplasty, on the CNN Türk programme İşimiz Estetik — CNN Türk

• What patients ask about hair transplantation — Marmara Gazetesi and Onay Haber

• What to do after nose surgery — Milliyet

• Profile interviews — Mynet, Göktürk Dergisi and Onedio

Awards, books and other projects

Research award from the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery — announced by the society itself (2018 specialist research competition results, award announcement) and covered in the press (Günaydın Aliağa).

A book turned into an audiobook. Prof. Dr. Tas's book was recorded for Storytel by the actress Gökçe Eyüpoğlu — Storytel.

Additional coverage and syndication

The stories above were picked up and republished by a large number of Turkish news outlets and health portals. One link per outlet is listed here so that the original reporting can be traced:

Sondakika · Haberler · Dha · Cnnturk · Sozcu · Memurlar · Haberton · Haberturk · Magazin24saat · Karamandan · Milliyet · Iyihaberci · Doktorunuz · Abcgazetesi · Milligazete · Haber7 · Ntv · Medimagazin · Haberatorkibris · Tv100 · Gercekgundem · Gazeterize · Istanbulses · Abcgazetesi · Sabah · Tele1 · Yenicagri · Medyatava · Karar · Sonsoz · Birumut · Rayhaber · Rhaajans · Ruhanews · Songelisme · Dailymotion · Dubainews · Ertehaber · Hastane · Istanbulgazetesi · Ajans53 · Gunaydinaliaga · Duyurugazetesi

Frequently asked questions

Is all of this coverage independent?

Most of the items are news reports and interviews published by media organisations. A few of the international items are press releases distributed through newswires, which is stated in the article itself; both types are listed here so that you can judge them yourself.

Why is so much of the coverage in Turkish?

Prof. Dr. Suleyman Tas works in Istanbul and many of the reported cases — replantation surgery, burn reconstruction, teaching courses — were covered by the Turkish national press. The links go to the original articles; your browser can translate them.

Does media coverage say anything about surgical quality?

Not on its own. It shows what a surgeon has done and taught publicly. Read it together with the peer-reviewed publications, the independent patient reviews and the before-and-after results.

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About the author

Prof. Dr. Suleyman Tas is a European Board-certified plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon based in Istanbul with over 20 years of experience, author of Rhinoplasty in Practice (CRC Press) and founder of the Closed Atraumatic Rhinoplasty Course. Read verified patient reviews or book a consultation.

This article is for general information and does not replace an individual medical consultation.