PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGEON
Who is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barış Çakır?
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barış Çakır is known for his surgeries that he performs “while preserving the natural structure of the nose” as a plastic surgeon specializing in rhinoplasty. He has made significant contributions to rhinoplasty surgery with his specially designed surgical instruments such as “Çakır Polygons” and “Çakır Nasal Bone Rasp”. Since he combines his passion for his profession with his love for sculpture, he performs each surgery with the mastery of a competent doctor and a delicate sculptor.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barış Çakır, who performs more than 200 rhinoplasty surgeries per year, is invited to many congresses around the world as a speaker in addition to the rhinoplasty courses he organizes. The plastic surgeon, who provides services in his clinic in Nişantaşı, performs his surgeries at the American Hospital.
“I have been working as Dr. Barış Çakır’s assistant for 7 years. He also performed my surgery. Like most of our patients, I am incredibly pleased with the results. I don’t know if I would have had it done by another doctor. When I see how meticulously he works, how close he is to our patients before and after the surgery, and how much he loves his job, my admiration for him increases every day.”
Tuğba Çebi
MY GOAL IN RHINOPLASTY
No-Bruise Rhinoplasty
I have developed a special tool to reduce bruising and swelling: I use a specially designed tool to process the bones more precisely. Thanks to this, my patients experience almost no bruising or swelling. In fact, my patients call this method “No-Bruise Rhinoplasty”.
Closed surgery technique: I prefer the closed surgery method for faster recovery and more natural results. This method provides a more detailed field of view for the surgeon and shortens the recovery process for the patient.
Subperichondrial dissection: Thanks to this technique I developed, I do not damage the soft tissues by working under the nasal cartilages. In this way, I prevent problems such as thinning of the nasal skin over time. In addition, thanks to this method, I can better control the nasal skin and achieve a more natural appearance.
In this way, my patients can return to their social lives in a short time after surgery and achieve permanent results for many years.
After Nose Surgery
How to Achieve Rapid Recovery?
Due to the various reactions to anesthesia drugs during nose surgery, low-dose steroids are often used as a routine practice. These low-dose steroids given just before surgery help reduce the side effects of the drugs. Short-acting steroids are known to reduce edema during surgery.
Rinoplasty examination, photo examination and nose design with Photoshop begins. Photoshop design is important for our patients and also guides us in our surgery. Each doctor has his/her own signature when making these adjustments. After working with my art teachers for years, I have a certain size in my eyes. How will we adjust the face, what is the nose length, height ratio, etc.
The surgery performed through the nostrils is called “closed technique rhinoplasty”. There are 2 main groups of closed rhinoplasty. In Group 1, a 3-5 mm piece of the upper part of the nose wing cartilage is removed without seeing the nose tip cartilages. The nasal hump is removed and the bones are narrowed. It is finished in 1-2 hours. Cartilage grafts are not used much. The results of this technique are less controlled. In Group 2, the nose tip cartilages are delivered through the holes. Open techniques are used and the nose lights are reconstructed after the nasal hump is removed.
In this technique developed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Barış Çakır, the nose muscles and ligaments are protected by going under the cartilage membranes. At the end of the surgery, these ligaments are reorganized according to the new nose shape.
There are videos on YouTube of special massage techniques to eliminate the hump and lift the tip of the nose. Can Rhinoplasty be performed with massage? Let’s watch.
Çakır Nose Bone Rasp
Material selection, tooth structure, friction angle and tooth depth in nose file design are critical factors that directly affect surgical performance.
With my technical background and surgical experience, I have seen that extremely hard materials such as tungsten carbide are not always suitable for surgical use. Although tungsten carbide is known for its hardness, it can break even during sterilization. That is why we preferred high hardness steel. Steel is both durable and more flexible, improving the performance of the hand file.
Polygon RhInoplasty
What are the uses of ÇakIr Polygons?
Since Çakır polygons, beautiful and breathing noses are revealed by examining them, the results obtained with this system are natural. It allows the surgeon to see the pattern mass, which reveals the relationship of the cartilages to each other during the surgery.
It is almost impossible to form deformities such as a latched nose (pinch nose). Cubic forms will serve as a template for a surgeon performing rhinoplasty while shaping the cartilages. It will make it easier to see not only the shape of the cartilages, but also the sections formed by the relationship of the cartilage and the nose skin.
“I had a rhinoplasty surgery with Mr. Barış 3 weeks ago. I met with many doctors and did a lot of research. Among the doctors I met, Mr. Barış was the most trustworthy; he was the only doctor who evaluated the effect of the filler I had on the surgery and said that the filler should be dissolved before the surgery. Both the surgery and the aftermath went very well. I have a very natural nose that suits my face, just as I wanted. I made a very good choice. I would like to thank him from here as well.”
Zeynep Kaya