Skip to content

Facelift Academy Istanbul surgeon to surgeon, theatre to lecture hall

An independent academic platform, founded by two surgeons, that combines theory with live surgery in facial aesthetic surgery.

Facelift Academy İstanbul — Assoc. Prof. Emine Demir, Assoc. Prof. Mehti Şalvız

In brief

Facelift Academy Istanbul is an independent facial aesthetic surgery training platform based in Istanbul, founded by Assoc. Prof. Emine Demir and Assoc. Prof. Mehti Şalvız. It offers two- to three-day courses in deep plane face and neck lift, endoscopic brow, temporal and midface lift and periorbital surgery to specialists with an interest in facial plastic surgery. Every course combines theory, surgical anatomy, preoperative marking on a live patient, live surgery and case discussion.

So far

2
completed courses
4
days of training
5
live surgeries
2
associate professors

Explore courses

What is Facelift Academy Istanbul?

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.

What does the academy set out to do?

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:

  • We share practice transparently through live surgery demonstrations.
  • We teach basic and advanced surgical anatomy through cadaver dissection courses.
  • We offer young surgeons a long-term, structured training opportunity through fellowship programmes.
  • Through courses and meetings we apply a layered training model addressing different regions of the face, from the beginner physician to the advanced surgeon.

Why was the academy founded?

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.

What is the academy's vision?

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.

Who can attend the courses?

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.

How does the training model work?

Every 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.

  1. Theory

    The rationale behind the technique: why this approach, for which patient, against which alternatives.

  2. Surgical anatomy

    A layer-by-layer anatomical compass; safe dissection planes and danger zones.

  3. Patient selection

    Indications and contraindications; what to do and what not to do for whom.

  4. Preoperative marking on a live patient

    Surgical planning is demonstrated in the patient room, on the actual patient.

  5. Live surgery

    Uninterrupted broadcast from theatre to lecture hall; every step narrated as it is performed.

  6. Case discussion

    Participants' own cases and examples from the faculty's series.

  7. Postoperative care and complications

    What the literature says, what we have seen, what we did: process management and revision.

Who runs the academy?

Faculty

Assoc. Prof. Emine Demir

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 profile

Assoc. Prof. Mehti Şalvız

Face 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 profile

Submit an application

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.