Independent Partner Surgeon
Op. Dr. Jale Özdemir
Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery Specialist
Istanbul, Turkey
- Specialisation
- Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- Experience
- 12+ years as a specialist, since 2013
- Languages
- Turkish, English
- Practice
- Dr. Jale Özdemir Private Practice (Muayenehane), Istanbul, since May 2024
About Op. Dr. Jale Özdemir
Op. Dr. Jale Özdemir is a Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery specialist with more than a decade of clinical and surgical experience and a strong academic foundation. Her practice covers the full breadth of aesthetic plastic surgery with a particular focus on breast surgery, body contouring, post-bariatric reshaping, and microsurgical reconstruction.
She completed both her medical education and her plastic surgery specialty training at Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, and has built her career across academic, public, and private institutions in Turkey, including Yeni Yüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital (Assistant Professor), Estetik International, and Istanbul Cerrahi Hospital. Since May 2024 she has practised at her own independent private clinic (Dr. Jale Özdemir Muayenehanesi) in Istanbul.
Her surgical philosophy is grounded in detailed planning, careful technique, and a clear, realistic conversation with each patient about expectations.
Areas of expertise
- Body contouring and post-bariatric surgery
- Liposuction, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), arm lift (brachioplasty), thigh lift and body contouring after major weight loss.
- Breast surgery
- Breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast lift (mastopexy), breast reconstruction including immediate reconstruction, and gynecomastia treatment (male breast reduction).
- Facial aesthetic surgery
- Facelift and mini facelift, eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty), otoplasty (ear aesthetic surgery), buccal fat removal, and facial fat injection.
- Reconstructive and microsurgery
- Breast reconstruction, microsurgical perforator flap procedures, and hand surgery and trauma reconstruction.
Education and training
- Medical degree
- Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine (1996 to 2003).
- Plastic surgery specialty
- Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (2006 to 2013).
- Specialty thesis
- Comparison of triangular flap techniques in microsurgical anastomosis with diameter difference.
- Certificate of proficiency
- Yeterlik Belgesi, Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (TPRECD), İzmir (November 2012).
- Advanced training
- Courses in burn surgery, basic and reconstructive microsurgery, maxillofacial surgery, functional nasal surgery, peripheral nerve and microvascular surgery, hand surgery, and facial aesthetic cadaver courses (2009 to 2016).
Professional career
- Specialist Doctor, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty (2013)
- Specialist Doctor, Tunceli State Hospital, compulsory state service (2013 to 2015)
- Assistant Professor, Yeni Yüzyıl University Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (2015 to 2017)
- Estetik International (2018 to 2021)
- Istanbul Cerrahi Hospital (2021 to 2024)
- Dr. Jale Özdemir Private Practice (Muayenehane), Istanbul (2024 to present)
Scientific contributions
Op. Dr. Özdemir has contributed to the international plastic and reconstructive surgery literature, with peer-reviewed publications in journals including Microsurgery (Wiley) and the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery (Thieme). Her published work covers superior and inferior gluteal artery perforator flaps, distal ulnar artery perforator flaps in hand trauma, and immediate breast reconstruction techniques.
She has presented at and attended numerous national and international congresses, including the Turkish Plastic and Reconstructive National Congress, meetings at Acıbadem University on breast surgery, a joint meeting co-sponsored by Mayo Clinic and Selçuk University, the Mentor Breast Symposium (2023), and the International Aesthetic Surgery Symposium (Aesthetics Aestanbul).
Professional memberships
- Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (TPRECD)
- Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society (EPCD)
- Turkish Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Related treatments coordinated by Luna
International patients see Op. Dr. Özdemir for procedures including those below. Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services coordinates your travel while your surgeon makes every clinical decision.
Partnership with Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services
Op. Dr. Jale Özdemir is an independent partner surgeon affiliated with Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services through a professional cooperation agreement. Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services is not a clinic, hospital or healthcare provider. It coordinates travel, accommodation, interpretation and logistical support for international patients who choose to be treated by Op. Dr. Özdemir at her independent private clinic in Istanbul. All consultations, surgical procedures and clinical decisions are carried out independently by Op. Dr. Özdemir at her own clinical setting.
Op. Dr. Jale Özdemir is an independent partner surgeon and is responsible for their own clinical decisions and treatment outcomes. Luna Clinic Medical Travel Services is a medical travel coordination company, not a clinic or healthcare provider, and does not perform procedures or guarantee results.
Verify credentials
- Official website with full CV: drjaleozdemir.com
- Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (TPRECD): turkplastcer.org.tr