Doç. Dr. Alper Ural

Education and Specialty Training

• 2003–2009: Medical degree, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine.
• 2009–2015: Specialty training in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine.

Professional Experience

• 2016–2017: Specialist Physician, University of Health Sciences Trabzon Kanuni Training and Research Hospital.
• 2018–2021: Assistant Professor, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Faculty of Medicine.
• 2021–2024: Associate Professor, Memorial Ankara Hospital.
• 2024–2025: Associate Professor, Private Koru Hospital.

Professional Memberships

• Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
• Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
• Ankara Medical Chamber.

Courses and Certifications

• April 11–13, 2025: Rhino Ankara III: Philosophy of Rhinoplasty Live Surgery Course.
• February 22–23, 2020: Applied Biostatistics and Publication Ethics Training, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Faculty of Medicine Congress Hall. National course.
• January 21–25, 2020: Instructor, 37th Basic Microsurgery Course, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana. National course.
• December 20, 2019: Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery Course, Hippocrates Hall, Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana. National course.
• November 25–29, 2019: 7th Experience-Sharing Program of the Reconstructive Microsurgery Association, Gazi University, Ankara University, Hacettepe University, and Selçuk University. National course.
• October 26, 2019: Hand Surgery Course, Sheraton Grand Samsun Hotel, Samsun. National course.
• May 9–12, 2019: 12th TPRECD Rhinoplasty and Facial Aesthetics Course, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine. National course.
• November 28–December 1, 2018: Preservation Rhinoplasty Course, Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul. International course.
• October 17–November 7, 2018: Flap Video Course: Flaps Requiring Reconstructive Surgery and Microsurgery, Gloria Convention Center. National course.
• October 11–14, 2017: Minimally Invasive Techniques Course, held during the 39th TPRECD Congress, Gloria Convention Center, Antalya. National course.
• June 16–19, 2016: 8th International Eurasian Aesthetic Surgery Course & 4th Istanbul Advanced Rhinoplasty Course, Hilton Convention Center, Istanbul. International course.
• June 16–19, 2016: 4th Istanbul Advanced Rhinoplasty Course, Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus. International course.
• November 4–7, 2015: Breast Reconstruction Course, held during the 37th TPRECD National Congress, Sheraton Convention Center, Ankara. National course.
• November 4–7, 2015: Aesthetic Breast Surgery Course, held during the 37th TPRECD National Congress, Sheraton Convention Center, Ankara. National course.
• April 11–18, 2015: 8th Plastic Surgery School, Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, Akra Barut Hotel.
• May 10–12, 2013: 6th Rhinoplasty Course and 2nd Istanbul International Rhinoplasty Course, Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Medicine. International course.
• December 11–15, 2012: 14th Basic Microsurgery Course, Dokuz Eylül University. National course.
• November 21, 2012: Certified Basic and Advanced Life Support Training, Karadeniz Technical University Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon. National course.
• May 19–20, 2011: Basic Hand Surgery Course of the Turkish Society for Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity: 3rd Prof. Dr. Rıdvan Ege Basic Hand Surgery Course, İnönü University Faculty of Medicine. National course.
• April 21, 2018: Fellowship of the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (FEBOPRAS), Brussels, Belgium. International certification.
• October 2, 2015: Board Certification of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. National certification.
• September 9–11, 2019: Training of Trainers, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Rectorate. National certification.

Articles Published in International Peer-Reviewed Journals

1. Ural A., Bilgen F., Altıntaş Aykan D., Koçarslan S., Altıntaş Ural D., Seyithanoğlu M., Bekerecioğlu M. (2022). The effect of udenafil on the stasis zone in an experimental burn model. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 88(1), 38–43. DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003045.
2. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2021). Reconstruction of hand and wrist soft tissue defects using a radial artery perforator flap. Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 29(1), 39–42. DOI: 10.4103/tjps.tjps_23_20.
3. Ural A., Bilgen F., Ceviz M. D., Yanbaş M. R., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Digital artery perforator flaps for the reconstruction of fingertip defects. Selçuk Medical Journal, 36(4), 343–351. DOI: 10.30733/std.2020.01480.
4. Ağdoğan Ö., Ural A. (2020). An evaluation of neglected tumors: Giant basal cell carcinomas. Annals of Medical Research, 27(8), 2072–2077. DOI: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.04.409.
5. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). A sheep in wolf’s clothing or a wolf in sheep’s clothing? Keratoacanthoma. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 8(2), 107–116. DOI: 10.37696/nkmj.652935.
6. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Preoperative estimation of breast resection weight in patients undergoing inferior pedicle reduction mammoplasty: The Bilgen formula. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 50(4), 817–823. DOI: 10.3906/sag-1905-7.
7. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Evaluation of adolescent and adult patients with cleft lip and palate in a developing country. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 31(5), 1373–1375. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006375.
8. Ural A., Bilgen F., Altıntaş Aykan D., Bahar A. Y., Bekerecioğlu M., Altıntaş Ural D. (2020). Effects of dabigatran and fondaparinux on degloving injuries: An experimental study. Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 26(3), 343–350. DOI: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.26678.
9. Bilgen F., Duman Y., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Determining the anatomical position of the umbilicus in the Turkish population. Indian Journal of Surgery, 82(5), 899–904. DOI: 10.1007/s12262-020-02239-2.
10. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Evaluation of postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing plastic surgery according to the modified Clavien–Dindo classification. Turkish Journal of Geriatrics, 23(1), 100–107. DOI: 10.31086/tjgeri.2020.143.
11. Altıntaş Aykan D., Uğan Yıldız C. B., Kazancı Ü., Seyithanoğlu M., Koca T. T., Ural A. (2020). Immunosuppressants and ischemic postconditioning in the management of brain ischemia in rats: The role of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments. European Journal of Therapeutics, 26(1), 53–60. DOI: 10.5152/eurjther.2020.19068.
12. Bilgen F., İnce B., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Disastrous complications following rhinoplasty: Soft tissue defects. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 31(3), 809–812. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006185.
13. Ural A., Bilgen F., Altıntaş Aykan D., Bahar A. Y., Bekerecioğlu M., Altıntaş Ural D. (2020). Effects of dabigatran and fondaparinux on degloving injuries: An experimental study. Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 26(3), 343–350. DOI: 10.14744/tjtes.2020.26678.
14. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Our treatment approach to pediatric maxillofacial trauma. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 30(8), 2368–2371. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005896.
15. Bilgen F., Ural A., Belge Kurutaş E., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). The effect of oxidative stress and raftlin levels on wound healing. International Wound Journal, 16(5), 1178–1184. DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13177.
16. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Inferior and central mound pedicle breast reduction in gigantomastia: A safe alternative? Journal of Investigative Surgery, 1–7. DOI: 10.1080/08941939.2019.1648609.
17. Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Efe G., Yuluğ E., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2019). The effect of platelet-rich plasma on the zone of stasis and apoptosis in an experimental burn model. Plastic Surgery, 27(2), 173–181.
18. Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Efe G., Yuluğ E., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2019). The effect of platelet-rich plasma on the zone of stasis and apoptosis in an experimental burn model. Plastic Surgery, 27(2), 173–181. DOI: 10.1177/2292550318800498.
19. Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Saygın İ., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2019). Evaluation of the extent of vessel avulsion injury: An experimental study using a rabbit model. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 35(4), 294–298. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675178.
20. Altıntaş Ural D., Sarıhan H., Saygın İ., Altıntaş Aykan D., Ural A., İmamoğlu M. (2019). Long-term outcomes of using pure olive oil to prevent postoperative peritoneal adhesions in rats. Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 3(3), 218–222. DOI: 10.28982/josam.465600.
21. Bilgen F., Ural A., Karatoprak M. N., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Can human amniotic membrane be used as an ideal suture or filling material? An experimental study. International Journal of Oral and Craniofacial Science, 5(1), 5–9. DOI: 10.17352/2455-4634.000037.
22. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). The effect of gauze dressings on reducing oronasal fistula rates following cleft palate repair. International Journal of Oral and Craniofacial Science, 5(1), 1–4. DOI: 10.17352/2455-4634.000036.
23. Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Saygın İ., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2019). Evaluation of the extent of vessel avulsion injury: An experimental study using a rabbit model. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery, 35(4), 294–298. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1675178.

International Conference Presentations Published in Proceedings

1. Ural A. (2020). Approach to traumatic finger injuries and reconstruction of soft tissue defects. 19th International Eastern Family Medicine Congress, pp. 533–536. Abstract; oral presentation.
2. Ural A. (2019). A versatile option for reconstructing hand and wrist defects: The radial artery perforator flap. International Congress on Occupational Accidents, Hand Injuries and Amputations, pp. 159–163. Full paper; oral presentation.

Books and Book Chapters

1. Experimental Degloving Injury Models — Chapter 43
   Ural A. (2020). In Experimental Animal Models in Clinical Sciences.
   Editors: Ejder Saylav Bora and Can Özlü. Akademisyen Publishing, 1st edition. Page count: 7.
   ISBN: 978-605-258-978-6. Academic book in Turkish.
2. The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
   Ural A. (2020). In Artificial Intelligence in Health Sciences.
   Editors: Ahmet Rıza Şahin, Kamil Doğan and Süleyman Sivri. Akademisyen Publishing, 1st edition. Page count: 13.
   ISBN: 978-625-7106-46-7. Academic book in Turkish.
3. Microbiota, Probiotics and Their Effects on Wound Healing
   Ural A. (2019). In Microbiota.
   Editors: Ahmet Rıza Şahin, Ali İhsan Kılcı, Ramazan Azim Okyay and Selma Ateş. Akademisyen Publishing, 1st edition. Page count: 397.
   ISBN: 978-605-258-730-0. Academic book in Turkish.

Articles Published in National Peer-Reviewed Journals

1. Hakkoymaz H., Ural A., Tatlı M., Baykan H. (2021). Maxillofacial trauma incidence and patterns in patients admitted to the emergency department: A three-year retrospective study. Annals of Medical Research, 28(5), 1059–1062. DOI: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.05.486.
2. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Four-quadrant embedded purse-string closure for defects following circular excision of benign skin tumors. The Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 52(3), 232–236. DOI: 10.5152/eurasianjmed.2020.19203.
3. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Evaluation of Syrian patients treated at our clinic. Journal of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Faculty of Medicine, 14(1), 6–9. DOI: 10.17517/ksutfd.458812.
4. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Successful surgical treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa: Wide and deep surgical excision. Journal of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Faculty of Medicine, 13(1), 13–18. DOI: 10.17517/ksutfd.396944.
5. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Combined use of a pedicled muscle flap and Z-plasty for sternal wound closure in high-risk patients. Namık Kemal Medical Journal, 6(1), 15–20.

National Conference Presentations Published in Proceedings

1. Ural A. (2020). The effectiveness of udenafil in preserving the zone of stasis in burns. 42nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; oral presentation.
2. Ural A. (2020). Reconstruction of finger pulp and fingertip defects using a digital artery perforator flap (DAPF). 42nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
3. Ceviz M. D., Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). The effectiveness of platelet-rich fibrin in chronic wound healing. 42nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
4. Yanbaş M. R., Ceviz M. D., Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Orbital emphysema: A condition that should not be overlooked in maxillofacial trauma. 42nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
5. Yanbaş M. R., Ceviz M. D., Dinçgözoğlu A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu A., Bilgen A. (2020). Management of forearm injuries using an ulnar artery perforator flap. 42nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
6. Gürbüz Y., Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M., İnal S., Ateş S. (2019). Analysis of infection rates, preventive measures and antimicrobial resistance rates at our clinic over the years. 14th National Wound Congress. Abstract; oral presentation.
7. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Our treatment approach to pediatric maxillofacial trauma. 41st National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
8. Ural A., Bilgen F., Çakmaklı S., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). A novel mutation in Van der Woude syndrome. 41st National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 248–249. Abstract; poster presentation.
9. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Evaluation of postoperative complications in elderly patients (80) undergoing plastic surgery according to the modified Clavien–Dindo classification. 41st National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 105–106. Abstract; oral presentation.
10. Ural A., Bilgen F., Altıntaş Aykan D., Bahar A. Y., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). The effectiveness of dabigatran and fondaparinux in degloving injuries: An experimental study. 41st National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 253–254. Abstract; poster presentation.
11. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Inferior (pyramidal) pedicle reduction mammoplasty: A reliable technique for gigantomastia. 41st National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
12. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Closure of benign skin tumor defects using a four-quadrant embedded purse-string technique. 41st National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 240–241. Abstract; poster presentation.
13. Ural A. (2019). A rescue option for extensive proximal forearm and elbow defects: The oblique paraumbilical perforator (OPUP) flap. 41st National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 73–74. Abstract; oral presentation.
14. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Antecubital leiomyoma: An unusual occurrence in a rare location. Poster P-66. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, p. 208. Abstract; poster presentation.
15. Bilgen F., Ural F., Ural M. (2018). Moustache reconstruction using a superficial temporal artery island flap. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, p. 274. Abstract; poster presentation.
16. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Basal cell adenoma of the parotid gland: A rare case. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 210–211. Abstract; poster presentation.
17. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). The usefulness of the radial artery perforator flap in forearm injuries. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 229–230. Abstract; poster presentation.
18. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Isolated nasal cleft: A rare congenital anomaly. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 254–255. Abstract; poster presentation.
19. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Botulinum toxin A in the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 211–212. Abstract; poster presentation.
20. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bahar A. Y., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). An important differential diagnosis: Lymphangioma circumscriptum (superficial lymphatic malformation). 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 272–273. Abstract; poster presentation.
21. Meral H. M., Uraloğlu M., Ağdoğan Ö., Ural A., Urhan N. (2018). Evaluation of the extent of vessel avulsion injury: An experimental study in a rabbit model. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; oral presentation.
22. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). The ideal shape and anatomical position of the umbilicus. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; oral presentation.
23. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Analysis of Syrian patients treated in our department. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 209–210. Abstract; poster presentation.
24. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Hypersensitivity to polymethylmethacrylate in cranioplasty: Complications and management — a case report. 40th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, pp. 60–61. Abstract; oral presentation.
25. Bilgen F., Ural A., Belge Kurutaş E., Bekerecioğlu M., Bozkuş Ö. (2018). The effect of oxidative stress and raftlin levels on wound healing. 13th National Wound Congress. Abstract; oral presentation.
26. Öztürk Sarışık F. N., Ağaoğlu A. B., Ural A., Akkuş G., Bahar A. Y., Erken E., Güngör Ö., Altunören O. (2018). A rare skin lesion in a kidney transplant recipient: Pyogenic granuloma. Poster PS-055. 35th National Congress of Nephrology, Hypertension, Dialysis and Transplantation, 27(3), 86–87. Abstract; poster presentation.
27. Efe G., Keleş M., Meral H. M., Ural A., İmamoğlu Y., Altun M. Ö. E. (2015). Giant basal cell carcinoma: A case report. 37th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
28. Altun M. Ö. E., Ural A., Meral H. M., Karaçal Ü. N., Livaoğlu M. (2015). Squamous cell carcinoma developing in a patient with a neglected 35-year history of pilonidal sinus disease. 37th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
29. Altun M. Ö. E., Efe G., Ural A., Karaçal Ü. N. (2015). Benign, malignant or metastatic? A subcutaneous mesenchymal tumor of the scalp diagnosed during surgery. 37th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
30. Ural A., Uraloğlu M., Efe G., Yuluğ E., Sönmez B., Örem A. (2015). The effectiveness of platelet-rich plasma in preserving the zone of stasis in burns. 37th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; oral presentation.
31. İmamoğlu Y., Livaoğlu M., Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Keleş M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2014). A rare location for eccrine porocarcinoma: The dorsum of the foot. 36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
32. Altun M. Ö. E., Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Keleş M., Efe G., İmamoğlu Y., Karaçal Ü. N. (2014). A ganglion cyst of the peroneus tertius. 36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
33. Ural A., Livaoğlu M., Altun M. Ö. E. (2014). Axillary schwannoma: A rare case. 36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
34. Altun M. Ö. E., Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Keleş M., Efe G., Dindar T., İmamoğlu Y. (2014). Microsurgical repair following a scalp injury. 36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
35. İmamoğlu Y., Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N., Keleş M. (2014). Radial artery pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula following penetrating trauma: A rare case. 36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
36. Altun M. Ö. E., Livaoğlu M., Ural A., Keleş M., Efe G., Dindar T., İmamoğlu Y., Karaçal Ü. N. (2014). Double-jaw surgery: A case series. 36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; oral presentation.
37. Efe G., Uraloğlu M., Keleş M., Altun M. Ö. E., İmamoğlu Y., Ural A., Karaçal Ü. N. (2014). Intramuscular osteolipoma: A rare case. 36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
38. Keleş M., Efe G., Altun M. Ö. E., İmamoğlu Y., Ural A., Dindar T., Karaçal Ü. N. (2014). Our clinical approach to full-thickness soft tissue defects in the infrapatellar region. 36th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
39. Ural A., Bayraktar E., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N., Uraloğlu M. (2013). The relationship between dorsal island flap survival and SCUBE-1 (signal peptide-CUB-EGF domain-containing protein 1) levels in rats. 35th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
40. İmamoğlu Y., Uraloğlu M., Dindar T., Ural A., Karaçal Ü. N. (2013). Traumatic total ear amputation: Successful ear reconstruction using cartilage from the amputated ear. 35th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
41. Dindar T., Livaoğlu M., Uraloğlu M., Ağdoğan Ö., Ural A., Karaçal Ü. N. (2012). Bilateral thumb-in-palm deformity and medialization of the extensor pollicis longus (EPL) tendon. 34th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
42. Uraloğlu M., Bayraktar E., Ağdoğan Ö., Dindar T., Ural A., İmamoğlu Y., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2012). Improving dorsal random-pattern flap survival in rats using hexyl nicotinate. 34th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
43. Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Livaoğlu M., Ağdoğan Ö., Bayraktar E., Yıldız K., Dindar T., Karaçal Ü. N. (2012). Eccrine poroma in a rare location. 34th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
44. Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Ersöz Ş. (2012). Synovial hemangioma in a rare location. 34th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
45. Uraloğlu M., İmamoğlu Y., Ağdoğan Ö., Bayraktar E., Dindar T., Ural A., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2012). Bilateral intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia involving the superficial temporal arteries. 34th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
46. Uraloğlu M., İmamoğlu Y., Ağdoğan Ö., Bayraktar E., Dindar T., Ural A., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2012). Ear reconstruction using a postauricular fascia flap following traumatic amputation. 34th National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
47. Uraloğlu M., Ağdoğan Ö., Ural A., Dindar T., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2011). Non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the lacrimal gland: Two case reports. 33rd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
48. Uraloğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N., Ağdoğan Ö., Dindar T., Ural A. (2011). Neurofibroma of the nasal tip. 33rd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
49. Uraloğlu M., Ağdoğan Ö., Dindar T., Karaçal Ü. N., Ural A., Livaoğlu M. (2011). Giant lipoma of the arm. 33rd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
50. Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Kara B., Bayraktar E., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2011). Evaluation of reconstruction using vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) for lower-limb wounds caused by car tires. 33rd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; oral presentation.
51. Sözen E., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N., Uraloğlu M., Kara B., Ağdoğan Ö., Dindar T., Ural A. (2010). Cytokine responses to two types of nasal packing following rhinoplasty. 32nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; oral presentation.
52. Sözen E., Karaçal Ü. N., Livaoğlu M., Uraloğlu M., Kara B., Ağdoğan Ö., Dindar T., Ural A. (2010). Rhinolithiasis. 32nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
53. Kara B., Karaçal Ü. N., Livaoğlu M., Uraloğlu M., Sözen E., Ağdoğan Ö., Dindar T., Ural A. (2010). Comparison of St. John’s wort oil, sesame oil and isotonic saline dressings as topical treatments for wound healing. 32nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
54. Ağdoğan Ö., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N., Uraloğlu M., Sözen E., Kara B., Dindar T., Ural A. (2010). Neurofibroma arising from the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. 32nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
55. Ural A., Karaçal Ü. N., Livaoğlu M., Uraloğlu M., Sözen E., Kara B., Ağdoğan Ö., Dindar T. (2010). Aslan syndrome: A rare form of multiple pterygium syndrome. 32nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.
56. Dindar T., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N., Uraloğlu M., Sözen E., Kara B., Ağdoğan Ö., Ural A. (2010). Mandibular cementoblastoma. 32nd National Congress of the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Abstract; poster presentation.

Technical Notes, Case Reports and Research Notes

1. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2025). Progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene (Meleney’s gangrene): A rare case. Journal of Wound Care, 34(Sup2a), xix–xxi.
2. Ural A., Gümüş M. K. (2023). A patient who developed lagophthalmos following rhinoplasty. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009580. Publication No.: 8477715.
3. Ural A., Yanbaş M. R., Halbony H., Dinçgözoğlu A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2021). An overlooked diagnosis: Orbital emphysema. International Journal of Transplantation and Plastic Surgery, 5(2). DOI: 10.23880/ijtps-16000162.
4. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2020). Oblique paraumbilical perforator (OPUP) flap: A reliable reconstructive option for massive soft tissue defects of the elbow. Hand and Microsurgery, 9(3), 171–176. DOI: 10.5455/handmicrosurg.76281.
5. Altıntaş Ural D., Ural A. (2020). Management of penile zipper injury: A case report. Annals of Medical Research, 27(8), 2204–2206. DOI: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2020.03.238.
6. Akkuş G., Öztürk Sarışık F. N., Ural A., Bahar A. Y., Erken E., Güngör Ö., Altunören O. (2020). A rare skin lesion in kidney transplant recipients: Pyogenic granuloma. Turkish Journal of Nephrology (online), 29(2), 177–180. DOI: 10.5152/turkjnephrol.2020.3825.
7. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). A rare and frequently misdiagnosed tumor: Lymphangioma circumscriptum (superficial lymphatic malformation). Journal of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Faculty of Medicine, 14(3), 145–147. DOI: 10.17517/ksutfd.455818.
8. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). A large keratocystic odontogenic tumor in an unusual location. Journal of Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Faculty of Medicine, 14(3), 148–150. DOI: 10.17517/ksutfd.481727.
9. Nazik S., Öztürk P., Topak D., Vatansever F., Ural A., Şahin A. R., Ateş S., Nazik H. (2019). A case of necrotizing fasciitis and a review of the literature. Klimik Journal, 32(2), 203–205. DOI: 10.5152/kd.2019.44.
10. Ural A., Bilgen F., Bekerecioğlu M., Bakariş S. (2019). A rare location and unusual development: Antecubital leiomyoma. Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 27(2), 84–86. DOI: 10.4103/tjps.tjps_72_18.
11. Ural A., Bilgen F., Çakmaklı S., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). Van der Woude syndrome with a novel mutation in the IRF6 gene. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 30(5), 465–467. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005552.
12. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2019). The superficial temporal artery island flap: An option for moustache reconstruction. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 30(5), 404–406. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005344.
13. Uraloğlu M., Ural A., Livaoğlu M., Karaçal Ü. N. (2018). Percutaneous screws and external fixation in frontal sinus anterior wall fractures. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 29(5), 489–490. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004508.
14. Bilgen F., Ural A., Bekerecioğlu M. (2018). Isolated congenital cleft of the nose. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 29(8), 812–814. DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000004860.