About Dr. Yurdakul İlker Manavbaşı
Dr. Yurdakul İlker Manavbaşı is a senior plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon practising in Istanbul. His career is built around rhinoplasty and advanced body-contouring techniques.
Clinical Focus
His practice covers rhinoplasty, liposuction and Brazilian Butt Lift, with a particular reputation for advanced liposuction methods including PAL (power-assisted) and VASER (ultrasound-assisted) techniques, as well as mega liposuction procedures.
Experience
Dr. Manavbaşı has more than 21 years of clinical experience as a plastic surgeon. After his 1999 MD from Ankara University, he completed plastic and reconstructive surgery specialty training at Hacettepe University in 2005. He served as a fellow with Prof. Bahman Guyuron at Zeeba Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, and worked as an observer surgeon at the University of Kuopio (Finland) and the University of Linköping (Sweden).
Patient Trust
Dr. Manavbaşı's Rhinoplasty Society membership — a small, invitation-based US group — is unusual for a Turkish surgeon and is a meaningful trust signal for international rhinoplasty patients. The fellowship under Bahman Guyuron underscores the depth of his nose training, while his HABEK leadership ties him into Turkey's domestic surgical-education network.
Certifications, licenses & patents
MemberCertified- QualificationMember, Rhinoplasty Society
- QualificationMember, Turkish Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
- QualificationMember, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association
- QualificationMember, Istanbul Medical Chamber
Procedures performed
Specialties
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
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Research & evidence
12 peer-reviewed sourcesPeer-reviewed studies relevant to the procedures Yurdakul İlker Manavbasi performs. Compiled from systematic reviews, meta-analyses and clinical research indexed on PubMed.
- The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) Gluteal Fat Grafting Safety Recommendations
- Practice Advisory on Gluteal Fat Grafting
- Standard of care for lipedema in the United States
- Improvement in Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) Safety With the Current Recommendations from ASERF
- A Head-to-Head Meta-Analysis of 35,052 Smooth vs Textured Implants in Breast Reconstruction and Augmentation.
Compiled from peer-reviewed medical literature indexed on PubMed. This overview is for general education and is not medical advice.
