The record, in full.

Posts and training

1. 2013 — present

   Private practice

   Izmir

   • Founder of MEST clinic
   • Founder of G-CAT (Gene, Cell and Tissue) Academy
   • Member and National Delegate, ISPRES — International Society of Plastic and Regenerative Surgeons

2. 2011 — 2013

   Founder and Head, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

   Izmir University Medical Faculty, Medicalpark Izmir Hospital

   • Senator of the Medical Faculty
   • Head of Surgical Disciplines
   • Lipomodelling, 2012 and 2013, Lyon
   • Visiting Professor in stem cell technology, 2013, University of Tokyo

3. 1999 — 2011

   Founder and Head, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

   Adnan Menderes University Medical Faculty, Aydın

   • Vice-Dean of the Medical Faculty
   • Assistant Professor 2001 · Associate Professor 2006 · Professor 2011
   • Reduction mammaplasty with the Moufarrege technique, 2005, Montreal

4. 1994 — 1999

   Residency, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

   Izmir Ataturk Teaching and Research Hospital

   • Elective: St John's Hospital, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
   • Elective: St James's University Hospital, Leeds University, United Kingdom
   • Elvis Aaron Presley Visiting Burn Fellow, 1997, Pittsburgh, USA
   • Clinical Fellowship in Burn Surgery, 1997, Cincinnati, USA

5. 1986 — 1992

   Medical Faculty

   Ege University, Izmir

Prizes, patents and firsts

Newest first. Precedence is the point of a research record, so the years lead.

1. 2023

   Patent

   Patented a new PRP kit: PvRP

   Source

   • PvRP — Platelet very Rich Plasma. Presented at IMCAS 2023, Paris.

2. 2022

   New

   Published the first classification for adipose-derived stromal-cell systems

   Source

   • Copcu HE. A new classification for adipose-derived stromal-cell systems. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2022;10(12):e4712.

3. 2022

   First

   Published the first indication-based protocols for cell treatment

   Source

   • Copcu HE. Indication-based protocols with different solutions for mechanical stromal-cell transfer. Scars Burn Heal. 2022;8:20595131211047830.

4. 2021

   First

   Defined Supercharged MEST

   Source

   • Copcu HE. Supercharged mechanical stromal-cell transfer (MEST). Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021;9(5):e3552.

5. 2021

   First

   Named the mechanical end product: TOST

   Source

   • Copcu HE, Oztan S. Not stromal vascular fraction (SVF) or nanofat, but total stromal-cells (TOST): a new definition. Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2021;18(1):25–36.

6. 2020

   First

   Defined MEST and ARAT

   Source

   • Copcu HE, Oztan S. New mechanical fat separation technique: adjustable regenerative adipose-tissue transfer (ARAT) and mechanical stromal cell transfer (MEST). Aesthet Surg J Open Forum. 2020;2(4):ojaa035.

7. 2019

   Patent

   Patented a new method for stromal-cell treatment

   Source

   • Method for mechanically separating tissue and cells constituting biological tissue.

8. 2019

   Patent

   Patented a new instrument for stromal-cell treatment

   Source

   • Screen exchange device, biological tissue size reduction system comprising same, biological tissue size reduction method using same, and method for separating target substance from relevant biological tissue.

9. 2009

   New

   Defined a new breast reduction technique: COPCU's mammaplasty

   2 sources

   • Copcu E. A versatile breast reduction technique: conical plicated central U shaped (COPCU's) mammaplasty. Ann Surg Innov Res. 2009;3:7.
   • Copcu E. Modification of Moufarrege total posterior pedicle mammaplasty: conical plicated central U shaped (COPCU's) mammaplasty. Surgical Science. 2011;2:80–88.

10. 2004

    First

    Established the mechanism linking trauma to lipoma pathogenesis

    6 sources

    • Copcu E. Post-traumatic fingertip lipoma. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004;114:1986–1987.
    • Copcu E. Sport-induced lipoma. Int J Sports Med. 2004;25:182–5.
    • Copcu E, Sivrioglu N, Culhacı N. Axillary giant lipoma. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2004;114:1982–1983.
    • Copcu E, Sivrioğlu N. Posttraumatic lipoma: analysis of 10 cases and explanation of possible mechanisms. Dermatol Surg. 2003;29:215–20.
    • Copcu E. Can intramuscular lipoma have a post-traumatic origin? Br J Dermatol. 2003;149:1084–1085.
    • Copcu E, Sivrioglu N. Posterior cervical giant lipomas. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2005;115(7):2156–7.

11. 2004

    New

    Described a new flap: the tri-lobed skin flap on the face

    2 sources

    • Copcu E. Tri-lobed skin flap on the face: for reconstruction of full thickness or commissural defects. Dermatol Surg. 2004;30:1–7.
    • Copcu E, Sivrioglu N, Baytekin C, Koc B, Er S. Reconstruction of the lateral canthus with tri-lobed skin flap and temporalis fascia graft. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2006;117(7):2514–6.

12. 2003

    New

    Described a new anatomical structure in the nose: the interdomal fat pad

    2 sources

    • Copcu E, Metin K, Çulhacı N, Özkök S. The new anatomical viewpoint of the nose: the interdomal fat pad. Aesth Plast Surg. 2003;27:116–119.
    • Copcu E, Metin K, Özsunar Y, Özkök S. The new anatomical structure in the nose: the interdomal fat pad. Surg Radiol Anat. 2004;26:14–18.

13. 1997

    Fellowship

    Burn surgery fellowships, United States

    2 sources

    • Elvis Aaron Presley Visiting Burn Fellow, Pittsburgh, USA
    • Clinical Fellowship in Burn Surgery, Cincinnati, USA

14. 1996

    Prize

    First Prize, Clinical Research in Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Source

    • Türkiye

Selected publications

Six of more than sixty peer-reviewed articles. Each opens at the publisher.

1. 2020New Mechanical Fat Separation Technique: Adjustable Regenerative Adipose-tissue Transfer (ARAT) and Mechanical Stromal Cell Transfer (MEST)Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum · doi:10.1093/asjof/ojaa035↗
2. 2021Not Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) or Nanofat, but Total Stromal-Cells (TOST): A New Definition. Systemic Review of Mechanical Stromal-Cell Extraction TechniquesTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine · doi:10.1007/s13770-020-00313-0↗
3. 2021Supercharged Mechanical Stromal-cell Transfer (MEST)Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Global Open · doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000003552↗
4. 2021Three states of stromal cells — solid, liquid, and aerosol — and innovative delivery methods not previously reportedArchives of Plastic Surgery · doi:10.5999/aps.2021.00311↗
5. 2022Indication-based protocols with different solutions for mechanical stromal-cell transferScars, Burns & Healing · doi:10.1177/20595131211047830↗
6. 2022A New Classification for Adipose-derived Stromal-cell SystemsPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Global Open · doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000004712↗

Affiliations and editorial

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  MEST Healthcare Services Inc.

  Co-founder · Izmir, Türkiye

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  G-CAT — Gene, Cell and Tissue Academy

  Founder · Istanbul, Türkiye

• Editor-in-Chief, Internet Journal of Plastic Surgery
• Editorial board member of several international journals
• Member and National Delegate, ISPRES
• More than 60 peer-reviewed articles in international journals