Acibadem Specialist
Prof. Dr. Bülent Saçak
Aesthetic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
17+ years experienceLanguages: Turkish, EnglishOnline consultation
Profile
About Bülent Saçak
Prof. Bülent Saçak is a board-qualified plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgeon with a strong clinical and academic background. He completed his specialist training in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital in 2008. Since 2022 he has been practicing with Acibadem Health Group, where he provides advanced surgical care and collaborates in multidisciplinary teams to deliver personalized treatment plans. He is committed to combining surgical excellence with patient-centered care, staying current with modern techniques to achieve natural, functional, and safe outcomes.
Subspecialties
- Sagittal craniosynostosis
- Metopic craniosynostosis
- Frontal retrusion
- Endoscopic strip craniectomy
- Frontal advancement
- Hypopharynx reconstruction with free colon flap
- Extensive full-thickness oromandibular defects
- Free fibula osteocutaneous flap reconstruction
- Revascularized free fibula flap reconstruction
- Medial sural artery perforator flap
- Anterolateral thigh flap
- Lymph node flap transfer
Education
- 2008 Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- 2002 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2022 Acibadem Health Group
- 2021 – 2022 Istanbul Oncology Hospital
- 2012 Marmara University Faculty of Medicine / Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery / Assistant Professor
- 2009 – 2011 Istanbul Bağcılar Training and Research Hospital
Selected Publications
- Modified endoscopic strip craniectomy technique for sagittal craniosynostosis: provides comparable results and avoids bony defects Childs Nerv Syst. 2022 Jan 13. doi: 10.1007/s00381-021-05429-9. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35022854 Sakar M, Cevik S, Isik S, Haidar H, Sahin Y, Sacak B, Bayri Y, Dagcinar A.
- Continuous hemoglobin measurement during frontal advancement operations can improve patient outcomes J Clin Monit Comput. 2022 Mar 7. doi: 10.1007/s10877-022-00813-5. Saracoglu A, Abdullayev R, Sakar M, Sacak B, Girgin Incekoy F, Aykac Z.
- A new method for quantification of frontal retrusion and complex skull shape in metopic craniosynostosis: a pilot study of a new outcome measure for endoscopic strip craniectomy J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2022 Mar 11:1-9. doi: 10.3171/2022.1.PEDS21553. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35276659. Sakar M, Haidar H, Sonmez O, Erdogan O, Sacak B, Bayri Y, Dagcinar A.
- Intraluminal fluid infusion in a rat jejunum ischemia/reperfusion model is associated with improved tissue perfusion and less mucosal damage J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2020 Mar;73(3):590-597. doi: 10.1016/ j.bjps.2019.09.019. Epub 2019 Oct 4. PMID: 31734236 Yalcin D, Sacak B, Yalcin M, Yildirim A, Karademir B, Ercan F, Celebiler .
- Modified distal anastomosis between colon and thoracic esophagus for hypopharynx reconstruction using free colon flap: A comparison study. Asian J Surg. 2020 Sep;43(9):907-912. doi: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2019.11.007. Epub 2020 Jan 17. PMID: 31959573 Chilgar RM, Nicoli F, Baljer B, Ciudad P, Manrique OJ, Sacak B, Orfaniotis G, Chen HC.
- Optimizing survival of large fibula osteocutaneous flaps for extensive full-thickness oromandibular defects: A two- stage approach with temporary orocutaneous fistula Microsurgery. 2019 Mar;39(3):234-240. doi: 10.1002/micr.30386. Epub 2018 Nov 29. PMID: 30496605 Ciudad P, Huang TC, Manrique OJ, Agko M, Adabi K, Nicoli F, Sacak B, Kiranantawat K, Moran SL, Chen HC.
- Ischemic Preconditioning and Iloprost Reduces Ischemia- Reperfusion Injury in Jejunal Flaps: An Animal Model Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jul;144(1):124-133. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005708. PMID: 31246814 Tuncer FB, Durmus Kocaaslan FN, Yildirim A, Sacak B, Arabaci Tamer S, Sahin H, Cinel L, Celebiler O
- Implant Stability Outcomes After Immediate and Delayed Revascularized Free Fibula Flaps: A Preliminary Comparative Study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants. 2018 Nov/Dec;33(6):1368-1373. doi: 10.11607/jomi.6725. PMID: 30427969 Cabbar F, Durmus FN, Sacak B, Capar GD, Celebiler O.
- A Comparative Clinical Study of Flap Thickness: Medial Sural Artery Perforator Flap Versus Anterolateral Thigh Flap Ann Plast Surg. 2018 Oct;81(4):472-474. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000001488. PMID: 29794503 Akdeniz Dogan ZD, Cavus Ozkan M, Tuncer FB, Sacak B, Celebiler O.
- Alternative vascular constructs of lymph node flap transfer. J Surg Oncol. 2018 May;117(6):1144-1147. doi: 10.1002/jso.24966. Epub 2018 Jan 22. PMID: 29355962 Nicoli F, Orfaniotis G, Ciudad P, Kiranantawat K, Lazzeri D, Maruccia M, Constantinides J, Sacak B, Chilgar RM, Li K, Zhang YX, Chen HC.
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