Independent academic training platform
Deep plane face and neck lift, endoscopic brow and temporal lift, midface lift and periorbital surgery: a structured two- to three-day course model that combines theory with live surgery, designed for specialists with an interest in facial plastic surgery.
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Facelift Academy Istanbul is an independent academic platform established to provide education in facial aesthetics and facial surgery to international standards. Its founders, Assoc. Prof. Emine Demir and Assoc. Prof. Mehti Şalvız, are two surgeons with many years of clinical and academic experience in facelift, endoscopic brow lift, eyelid surgery and facial rejuvenation.
Our aim is to pass on the most current techniques, safe approaches and aesthetic vision in facial aesthetic surgery to both young and experienced surgeons. To achieve this:
Facial aesthetics is a field that grows every day with rising aesthetic demand and the development of health tourism. We believe this growth must be supported by qualified, safe and aesthetically satisfying results. By strengthening the sharing of knowledge, we aim to secure sustainable development in the field, both academically and professionally.
As an internationally recognised centre for education and research, to develop not only the technical skills of surgeons but also their aesthetic vision, and thereby contribute to the formation of global standards in facial aesthetics.
Courses are led by two surgeons whose daily practice is facial aesthetic surgery. Not lecturers — the surgeons operating in the theatre that day.
Face and neck aesthetic surgery — deep plane facelift, neck lift, endoscopic facial rejuvenation
Her practice is devoted exclusively to facial aesthetic surgery; she performs facelift, neck lift and endoscopic rejuvenation daily, averaging around 20 cases a month.
Faculty profileFace and neck aesthetic surgery — deep plane facelift, neck lift, endoscopic facial rejuvenation; cat eye, endoscopic canthoplasty, endoscopic brow lift, endoscopic midface lift
His main surgical focus is minimally invasive endoscopic facial approaches; he worked as a research fellow at Harvard's Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Faculty profileEvery course follows the same seven steps. Participants do not merely watch a technique; they see the whole decision chain, from patient selection to complication management.
The rationale behind the technique: why this approach, for which patient, against which alternatives.
A layer-by-layer anatomical compass; safe dissection planes and danger zones.
Indications and contraindications; what to do and what not to do for whom.
Surgical planning is demonstrated in the patient room, on the actual patient.
Uninterrupted broadcast from theatre to lecture hall; every step narrated as it is performed.
Participants' own cases and examples from the faculty's series.
What the literature says, what we have seen, what we did: process management and revision.
Programmes are built as a layered curriculum addressing different regions of the face.
Deep plane dissection from the SMAS to the submandibular region, neck lift and platysma management.
Upper-face rejuvenation; brow position, temporal region and scarless access through scalp incisions.
Midface suspension, canthopexy and the anatomical dynamics behind the almond-eye effect.
Combining blepharoplasty with endoscopic lifting; sequencing and dosing.
Graft preparation, patient selection and integration with lifting procedures.
Factors affecting success, the literature and revision approaches from the faculty's own series.
June 4–5, 2026 · Completed
Endoscopic brow, temporal and midface lift; cat eye and periorbital combinations
December 3–4, 2025 · Completed
Two approaches in two days: deep plane and endoscopic
The courses are intended for specialties with an interest in facial plastic surgery. Content is layered for surgeons who are new to facial aesthetics as well as those expanding their repertoire with advanced techniques. These are not patient education events; only physicians may attend.
Yes. Every course includes at least two live operations broadcast without interruption from theatre to lecture hall, with each step narrated. Preoperative marking is also demonstrated on the live patient from the patient room.
Once you submit the application form, our team will call you to explain the programme, the fee, availability and payment terms. Registration is confirmed after this call.
Courses are conducted in Turkish, with English support when international participants attend. You can state your preferred language when applying.
Once you submit the form, our team will call you to explain the programme, participation conditions and availability. Registration and payment take place after this call.
