Assoc.Prof.Dr.Asım Uslu

  • Specialties:Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asım Uslu is a distinguished specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery based in Antalya, Turkey. He graduated second in his class from Erciyes University Medical Faculty in 2003 and completed his specialization in Plastic Surgery at Akdeniz University in 2009.

 

Dr. Uslu served as a physician at Gülhane Military Medical Academy from 2010 to 2011. After completing his mandatory service at Çankırı State Hospital in 2013, he secured the top position in the Chief Assistant exam and was appointed to Antalya Training and Research Hospital.

 

In recognition of his contributions, he was named “Physician of the Year” in Antalya in 2019 and earned the title of Associate Professor in 2020.

 

His dedication to patient-centered care and advancements in medical science has established him as a leading figure in his field.

 

Foreign Language

  • English

Education and Residency

  • Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine (1995-2003)
  • Akdeniz University Plastic Surgery Department (2003-2009)
  • Gülhane Military Medical Academy (2009-2011)
  • Çankırı State Hospital (2011-2013)
  • Antalya Training and Research Hospital (2013-2022)
  • Physical Exam (2022 – Present)

Professional Memberships

  • Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
  • Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association

Fields of Medical Interest

  • MicrosurgeryMicrosurgerySurgery performed under magnification on very small structures such as vessels and nerves.
  • Breast Surgery
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Facial Surgery
  • Post-Bariatric Surgery

Researches and Articles

  • USLU ASIM, KORKMAZ MEHMET ALI, SURUCU ABDULLAH, KARAVELI ARZU, ŞAHIN CIHAN, ATAMAN MURAT GORKEM (2019). Breast ReductionBreast reductionSurgery removing breast tissue, fat and skin to relieve neck, back and shoulder strain and to reshape the breast. Using the Superomedial Pedicle- and SeptalNasal septumThe partition dividing the two nasal passages. A deviated septum obstructs breathing and is corrected by septoplasty. Perforator- Based Technique: Our Clinical Experience. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 43(1), 27-35., Doi: 10.1007/s00266-018-1177-z.
  • USLU ASIM (2019). Reconstruction of the DistalTooth surfacesStandard names for tooth surfaces used in treatment planning: biting, cheek-side, tongue-side, palate-side and the sides facing adjacent teeth. Leg and Foot Using Free Anterolateral Thigh Flaps in Patients With High-Voltage Electrical Burns. Journal of Burn Care Research, 40(5), 703-709., Doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irz070.
  • USLU ASIM, SURUCU ABDULLAH, KORKMAZ MEHMET ALI, UYGUR FATIH (2019). Acquired Localized Hypertrichosis Following Pressure Garment and/or Silicone Therapy in Burn Patients. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 82(2), 158-161., Doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001686.
  • USLU ASIM (2019). Use of a Perforator/subcutaneousSubcutaneousThe layer just beneath the skin containing fat and connective tissue; the plane in which most liposuction is performed. PedicledPedicleThe tissue stalk carrying blood supply to a flap or to the nipple during breast reduction, which is why sensation and viability are preserved. Propeller Flap for Reconstruction of Lower Eyelid Defects. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery, 72(1), 119-124., Doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2018.09.006.
  • USLU ASIM, COŞKUNFIRAT OSMAN KORAY (2019). Combined Use of Ischemic Preconditioning and Postconditioning in a Skin Flap Model in Rats. Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery, 27(4), 156-159., Doi: 10.4103/tjps.tjps_70_18.
  • COSKUNFIRAT OSMAN KORAY, USLU ASIM, ÇİNPOLAT ANI, BEKTAS GAMZE (2011). Superiority of Medial Circumflex Femoral Artery Perforator Flap in Scrotal Reconstruction. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 67(5), 526-530., Doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318208ff00.
  • DIKICI MUSTAFA BAHADIR, COŞKUNFIRAT OSMAN KORAY, USLU ASIM (2009). Effect of Cyclooxygenase-2 on Ischemic Preconditioning of Skin Flaps. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 63(1), 100-104., Doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181893853.
  • COSKUNFIRAT OSMAN KORAY, ÖZKAN ÖMER, USLU ASIM (2010). Clinical Experience With Free Anterior Interosseous Flaps. Annals of Plastic Surgery, 65(3), 306-311., Doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181cbfe5b.
  • MUSLU ÜMRAN, SENEN DEMIREZ DILEK, USLU ASIM, KORKMAZ MEHMET ALI, BILGINSOY FILIZ MERAL (2018). Comparison of Sensory Changes Following Superomedial and Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 42(1), 38-46., Doi: 10.1007/s00266-017-0958-0.
  • SAHIN CIHAN, ÖZTÜRK SINAN, SEVER CELALETTIN, EREN FIKRET, USLU ASIM (2015). Tension Setting for Extensor Indicis Proprius to Extensor Pollicis Longus Transfer Using the Wide-awake Approach. Hand and Microsurgery, 4(3), 39-43., Doi: 10.5455/handmicrosurg.178076.
  • KARABULUT HACI HALIL, YUYUCU KARABULUT YASEMIN, SENEL ENGIN, DÖLEK YASEMIN, USLU ASIM, KURSUN NAZMIYE (2014). Göz Kapagı Tümörlerinin Histopatolojik ve Demografik Özellikleri. Turkish Journal of DermatologyDermatologyThe specialty of skin, hair and nails. / Türk Dermatoloji Dergisi, 8(4), 197-201., Doi: 10.4274/tdd.2172.
  • YUYUCU KARABULUT YASEMIN, KANKAYA DUYGU, SENEL ENGIN, DÖLEK YASEMIN, USLU ASIM, SERTÇELIK AYSE (2015). Idiopatic Scrotal Calcinosis: The Incorrect Terminology of Scrotal Calcinosis. GIORNALE ITALIANO DI DERMATOLOGIA E VENEREOLOGIA, 150(5), 495-499.
  • YUYUCU KARABULUT YASEMIN, KARABULUT HACI HALIL, DÖLEK YASEMIN, SENEL ENGIN, USLU ASIM, KURSUN NAZMIYE (2014). Lokalizasyon, Boyut ve Tipleri ile Keratinöz Kistler. TURKDERM, 48(4), 229-233., Doi: 10.4274/turkderm.60486.
  • USLU ASIM, TÜRK CEZMI ÇAGRI, BACANLI ALI, YILDIZ SEVIM, UYAR RAMAZAN, GEDIZ TOLGA, KONAK ABDULLAH (2017). Development of a Giant Cornu Cutaneum in a Patient With a Coincidental Foreknown Intracranial Meningioma. Turkish Neurosurgery, Doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.22091-17.1.
  • OKSUZ SINAN, KARAGOZ HUSEYIN, KULAHÇI YALÇIN, ULKUR ERSIN, USLU ASIM (2013). Long Term Follow up Results of a Pediatric Brachial Plexus Laceration. Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, 19(5), 485-487., Doi: 10.5505/tjtes.2013.07717.
  • SENEL ENGIN, USLU ASIM, OZKAN TAYLAN AYSEGUL, MUMCUOGLU KOSTA (2016). Diyabetli Bir Hastada Lucilia Sericata Larvalarına Baglı Interdijital Yara Miyazı. FLORA Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, 21(3), 131-133.
  • USLU ASIM, SURUCU ABDULLAH, KORKMAZ MEHMET ALI, MUSLU UMRAN, SAHIN CIHAN (2018). Medial Elbow Reconstruction With Perforator Based Medial Arm Propeller Flap. Hand and Microsurgery, 7(1), 58-62., Doi: 10.5455/handmicrosurg.250701.
  • SERCAN O, KARAVELI A, OZMEN S, USLU A. Comparison of the Effects of Pectoral Nerve Block and Local Infiltration AnesthesiaAnaesthesiaMedication that prevents pain during a procedure. General anaesthesia puts you fully asleep; local and regional forms numb only part of the body. on PostoperativePostoperativeThe recovery period after surgery, covering wound care, medication, activity limits and follow-up. Pain for Breast Reduction Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study. Eurasian J Med 2021; 53(2): 102-7.
  • Nergız D, Suren D, Alıkanoğlu AS, Yıldırım HT, Altun ZA, Uslu A. Rate of Incidental PathologicalPathologyThe specialty examining tissue and samples to establish diagnosis. Lesions in Reduction MammoplastyMammoplastyThe general surgical term for reshaping the breast, covering augmentation, reduction and lift procedures. Specimens and Incidence of Invasive Breast CarcinomaCarcinomaA cancer arising from surface or lining tissue. Following Breast Reduction Operation. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2022 Feb;46(1):83-90. doi: 10.1007/s00266-021-02558-z. Epub 2021 Sep 2. PMID: 34476567.
  • KARAVELI A, ULU A. Predicting Factors Affecting Post-operative Flap ComplicationsComplicationAn unwanted event during or after a procedure. Every operation carries a defined complication profile. in Patients Undergoing Flap Reconstruction Due to Tissue Defect in Lower Extremity. Turk J Intensive Care 2021;19:18-23 DOI: 10.4274/tybd.galenos.2020.54264.
  • USLU ASIM (2019). Retrospective Analysis of the Treatment and Follow-up of 251 Patients with Non-melanoma Skin Cancer in the Mediterranean Region. Acta Oncologica Turcica, 52(2), 221-231., Doi: 10.5505/aot.2019.05924.
  • USLU ASIM (2019). A paramedian Forehead Flap Based on the Axial Artery and Vein for Nasal Defect. Annals of Medical Research, 26(4), 703-706., Doi: 10.5455/annalsmedres.2019.01.051.

Surgeries Performed

Breast

  • Breast Reduction
  • Breast AugmentationBreast augmentationSurgery increasing breast size and shape using implants or fat transfer.
  • Mastopexy (Breast LiftMastopexySurgery raising and reshaping sagging breast tissue and repositioning the nipple, with or without an implant.)
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • GynecomastiaGynecomastiaEnlargement of male breast tissue from hormonal or structural causes, treated by removing glandular tissue with or without liposuction.

Head and Neck

  • RhinoplastyRhinoplastySurgery reshaping the bone and cartilage framework of the nose, sometimes combined with breathing correction. / SeptorhinoplastySeptorhinoplastyCombined correction of the nasal septum and external shape, addressing both breathing and appearance in one operation.
  • Secondary RhinoplastyRevision rhinoplastyA second nose operation to correct residual or new concerns after previous surgery. Technically more demanding, often requiring grafts.
  • Forehead LiftBrow liftSurgery raising the eyebrow position and smoothing forehead lines, often performed through small scalp incisions with a camera.
  • Brow Lift / Temporal Lift
  • Upper BlepharoplastyBlepharoplastySurgery removing or repositioning excess skin, muscle and fat of the eyelids.
  • Lower Blepharoplasty
  • Buccal Fat RemovalBuccal fat padA deep fat pad in the cheek. Partial removal slims the lower face, but over-removal can cause a hollow look in later years. (Bichectomy)
  • Facelift / Face and Neck Lift
  • OtoplastyOtoplastySurgery reshaping the ear cartilage to reduce prominence.
  • Facial Fat Injection

Abdomen and Extremities

  • AbdominoplastyAbdominoplastySurgery removing loose lower abdominal skin and fat and repairing separated muscles. / Mini AbdominoplastyMini tummy tuckA shorter-scar operation addressing only the skin below the navel, without moving the belly button. / Fleur de Lis
  • Arm LiftBrachioplastySurgery removing loose skin and fat from the upper arm, leaving a scar along the inner arm.
  • Thigh LiftThighplastySurgery removing excess skin from the inner or outer thigh, typically after significant weight loss.
  • Belt LipectomyCircumferential body liftA lift extending all the way around the trunk, used after major weight loss. / Dermalipectomy
  • Upper / Lower Body LiftBody contouringProcedures reshaping the body after major weight loss by removing loose skin from several areas.
  • Gluteal AugmentationBone graftAdding bone material to build up a jaw ridge that has thinned after tooth loss, so an implant can be placed securely.
  • LiposuctionLiposuctionRemoval of localised fat through small cannulas. A contouring procedure, not a weight-loss method. / Fat Injection

Pediatric Surgery

  • Cleft Lip Repair
  • Cleft Palate Repair
  • Otoplasty
  • Syndactyly / Polydactyly Repair

Microsurgery

  • Free Tissue Transfers

Skin Tumors

  • Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers
  • MalignantBenign and malignantBenign growths stay local and do not spread; malignant ones can invade and spread, requiring different management. Melanoma

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • DermalDermisThe deeper skin layer holding collagen and elastin, responsible for skin strength and elasticity. Fillers
  • Botox (Face, MasseterMasseterThe strong jaw muscle used in chewing. Enlargement widens the lower face and is linked with teeth grinding., Migraine, Axilla)
  • Mesotherapy
  • Thread Lift
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