Septal Surgery Challenges in Rhinoplasty

Professor Fazil Apaydin graduated from Ege University Medical Faculty in 1985 and finished his ENT residency at the department of otorhinolaryngology at the same university. A steady progression lead to his being promoted to full professor in 2004. While being associate professor he specialized also in facial plastic surgery, working as visiting fellow at the department of otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery of the University of Illinois, Chicago, USA. There he had the opportunity to practice rhinoplasty with Eugene Tardy and Dean Toriumi, and developed the bases for a database of his own conception, specifically used for record keeping and facial analysis. Prof Apaydin has served as President and organized congresses for the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery (EAFPS) and sat in its executive board. He is also Past President of the Facial Plastic Surgery Working Group and then the Society, and the Turkish Society for Ootorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. He sits in the executive board of International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies. He has been the first Turkish surgeon to pass the US board exam for certification in facial plastic surgery in Washington, and has served five years in the European board for certification in facial plastic surgery. He has been traveling and lecturing widely all over the world. His main focus is on rhinoplasty, reconstruction of facial defects, otoplasty, rehabilitation of facial paralysis and challenging reconstructive interventions. The ENT department at the Ege University is an EAFPS recognized Center of Excellence that welcomes fellows from all over Europe and the world.