People
Two people, both named. One writes the guides, one reads every clinical page as a clinician before it is published. Knowing which is which matters more than either biography.
Editor
Istanbul, Turkiye
Akya writes and edits the guides on this site. She works from published clinical sources and from what patients actually ask, and prefers to write that something is uncertain rather than smooth it over.
Akya is an editor and writes these guides in that capacity, working from published clinical sources. Every clinical page she writes is read by a clinician before it is published.
Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist
Istanbul, Turkiye
Dr. Tugce Simsek is an ear, nose and throat specialist practising in Istanbul, with a practice centred on the nose. She reads the clinical pages on this site before they are published: the technique descriptions, the recovery timelines, the risk sections and the figures quoted from published studies.
Medical review here means a clinician has read the page and confirmed that what it says about anatomy, technique, recovery and risk is accurate and is not overstated. Advice about your own nose comes from a consultation, where somebody can examine it.
These details are as published by the doctor.
One thing worth knowing about this pairing
The clinician who reads these pages is also one of the doctors listed on the site, and a question sent through the site can reach her. We would rather you knew that from the start. The full position, and what medical review means here.