
About Prof. Dr. Yavuz Selim Yıldırım
Prof. Dr. Yavuz Selim Yıldırım is an ENT specialist and Head & Neck Surgeon at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital in Istanbul. His clinical work is paired with a long academic record in otorhinolaryngology.
Clinical Focus
His specialty areas are rhinoplasty and the broader treatment of ENT diseases, with airway and functional concerns sitting alongside aesthetic nose work.
Experience
Prof. Yıldırım has roughly 16 years of professional medical experience. After his 2005 graduation from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, he completed his training in otorhinolaryngology and worked at Haseki Training and Research Hospital (2005–2010), Elbistan State Hospital (2010–2012), and Bezmialem Vakıf University (2012–2017), where he became Associate Professor in 2017. Since 2017 he has been serving at Hisar Intercontinental Hospital.
Patient Trust
For rhinoplasty patients who want a surgeon with a deep ENT background, Prof. Yıldırım's profile — Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, full professorship and observational training at Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Tufts — is unusually well-documented. Hisar Intercontinental provides the hospital infrastructure around that academic record.
Certifications, licenses & patents
FACSCertifiedFEBORL-HNSCertified- FellowshipFellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
- Board certificationFEBORL-HNS (Fellow, European Board of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery)
Procedures performed
What happens after you send a request
- You send a request through the form — this does not commit you to treatment.
- An XCuro coordinator contacts you to understand what you are looking for.
- You share the relevant medical details and photos for the clinic to review.
- The clinic's medical team assesses suitability and prepares a proposal.
- If you decide to go ahead, you plan the appointment and travel together.
Whether a procedure is suitable for you — and the technique, risks and likely results — can only be confirmed by an individual medical assessment.
Surgeon's portfolio
Real before & after results. Individual results vary.
About the clinic

Istanbul private hospital (Hisar Intercontinental) covering cardiology, oncology, orthopedics and ENT for local and international patients.
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Research & evidence
12 peer-reviewed sourcesPeer-reviewed studies relevant to the procedures Yavuz Selim Yıldırım performs. Compiled from systematic reviews, meta-analyses and clinical research indexed on PubMed.
- Piezoelectric Versus Conventional Rhinoplasty: A GRADE-assessed Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Fresh Frozen vs Autologous Costal Cartilage in Rhinoplasty: A Meta-Analysis of Complications
- Olfactory Sequelae of Nasal Surgeries: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
- Outcomes of Open Versus Closed Rhinoplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Clinical outcomes of rib graft use in rhinoplasty: a meta-analysis
Compiled from peer-reviewed medical literature indexed on PubMed. This overview is for general education and is not medical advice.
