Fourteen years after undergoing Türkiye’s first full face transplant, Uğur Acar came together once again with the physicians who carried out the groundbreaking operation at Akdeniz University Hospital on Friday, marking a milestone that continues to stand as one of the most significant achievements in the country’s medical history.
Acar, who suffered severe facial burns as an infant, met with Akdeniz University Rector Özlenen Özkan and Dr. Ömer Özkan on the anniversary of the surgery performed on Jan. 21, 2012.
The meeting served not only as a personal commemoration but also as a reflection on the long-term medical, social and scientific dimensions of advanced organ transplantation.
Uğur Acar was only one month old when a fire broke out in his family home in Gebece village of the Manavgat district of Antalya, southern Türkiye, causing extensive burns to his face.
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