Ziya Saylan

Ziya Saylan is a Turkish medical doctor who works in Düsseldorf, Germany, and is a former president of the European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. He is known for a breast reconstruction technique announced in June 2004 that uses titanium and polypropylene mesh inserts, described as an internal bra, anchored to the ribs and the muscle tissue. The procedure had been used on at least three dozen women by the time of the source article. The source notes that medical evidence on the safety of this particular procedure was still being compiled, while the use of titanium and polypropylene mesh in reconstructive surgery for hernias had been established in Europe for years and is approved for that purpose in the United States. This entry records what was claimed and held, and is not medical advice.