Sefa Kaya

Specialization: ENT doctor
21 years of experience
Workplace: Turkey, Ankara, Prof. Dr. Tevfik Sözen Clinic
- Specialist at the clinic: Dr. Sefa Kaya focuses on ENT–Head & Neck Surgery and facial aesthetics, including primary and revision aesthetic/functional rhinoplasty.
- Hacettepe University Medical School graduate (2003) and completed ENT–Head & Neck Surgery specialty training at Hacettepe University (2005–2011).
- Holds Turkish ENT Board qualification and European Facial Plastic Surgery Board certification.
- Official Fellow training with the European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy totaling 1 year (3 months USA, 3 months UK, 3 months Germany, plus training periods in İzmir and Istanbul) with Andrew Jacono (USA), Mehmet Manisalı (UK), Fazıl Apaydın (İzmir), Özcan Çakmak (İstanbul), and Holger Gassner (DE).
As a specialist at the clinic, Dr. Sefa Kaya combines ENT–Head & Neck Surgery with facial plastic surgery for patients seeking natural, balanced, and functional results—especially in rhinoplasty. He is a Hacettepe University graduate (2003) with ENT specialty training there (2005–2011). He also holds Turkish ENT Board qualification and European Facial Plastic Surgery Board certification, plus 1 year of official Fellow education through the European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy across the USA, UK, Germany, and training periods in İzmir and Istanbul.

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Qualifications

In rhinoplasty, Dr. Sefa Kaya’s approach is built around functional planning—he evaluates patients together with facial proportions and breathing-related considerations when designing a surgical plan. At the clinic, he works as a specialist in ENT–Head & Neck Surgery and facial aesthetics, covering both primary and revision aesthetic/functional nose surgery. His professional pathway includes ENT specialty training at Hacettepe University (2005–2011) and later work as a specialist physician at the same university’s ENT department. He also completed official Fellow training with the European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy, with structured periods in the USA, the UK, Germany, and clinical training in İzmir and Istanbul.

Education

2003 — Hacettepe University Medical School, MD (graduation).
2005-2011 — Hacettepe University Medical School, Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) – Head & Neck Surgery Department, ENT specialty training.

Work experience

2013-2019 — Hacettepe University ENT Department, specialist physician.
2013-2019 — Hacettepe University training faculty, specialist physician (as stated in the biography timeline).
2019 — Qualified to become an ENT associate professor (as stated in the biography timeline).

Clinical focus and techniques

At the clinic, Kaya’s surgical and aesthetic practice spans nose surgery and facial procedures, including both functional and aesthetic goals.

Rhinoplasty (nose surgery).
Septorinoplasty (nose aesthetics combined with breathing-related correction).
Primer and revision aesthetic/functional rhinoplasty approaches.
Facial rejuvenation procedures such as facelift.
Otoplasty (ear aesthetics).
Blepharoplasty (upper and lower eyelid surgery).
Kaş kaldırma (eyebrow lift) with surgical/endoscopic options and botulinum toxin alternatives.
Genioplasti (sliding genioplasty for chin aesthetics).
Temporal facial lifting and deep-plane facelift approaches.
Yüze yağ dolgusu (facial fat filler) and age-related facial surgery.

Professional societies and certifications

Turkish Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) Diseases Board qualification.
European Facial Plastic Surgery Board (board certification).

Courses and advanced training

European Facial Plastic Surgery Academy — official Fellow training totaling 1 year (3 months USA, 3 months UK, 3 months Germany, plus training periods in İzmir and Istanbul), with Andrew Jacono (USA), Mehmet Manisalı (UK), Fazıl Apaydın (İzmir), Özcan Çakmak (İstanbul), and Holger Gassner (DE).

Awards and recognition

Qualified to become an ENT associate professor in 2019 (as stated in the biography timeline).

For appointments, the clinic lists a WhatsApp line at +90 535 687 37 00. His practice is based in Ankara and is structured around combined ENT and facial aesthetic surgery, with options that include both surgical procedures and aesthetic interventions.