Prof. M.D. Yılmaz Büyükuncu

As a 72-year-old retired maritime cartographer, I developed a rare diaphragmatic hernia after a violent coughing fit during pneumonia. Dr. Büyükuncu performed a minimally invasive robotic repair, explaining the procedure using nautical navigation metaphors I understood perfectly. My recovery felt like a calm voyage home.

I'm a 19-year-old competitive freediver who ignored persistent abdominal pain until it became acute during a training session. Dr. Büyükuncu diagnosed a congenital mesenteric defect and performed emergency laparoscopic surgery. His understanding of pressure dynamics helped tailor my recovery to safely return to depth diving in record time.

Our 8-year-old daughter, a budding mycologist, needed an emergency appendectomy while we were visiting Istanbul from Norway. Dr. Büyükuncu not only performed flawless single-incision surgery but comforted her by comparing her appendix to a 'spore sac that needed harvesting.' He created a surgical experience around her fungal fascination.

I'm a 41-year-old professional glassblower with a chronic inguinal hernia that worsened with my craft's physical demands. Dr. Büyükuncu developed a customized mesh repair technique accounting for my specific posture and pressure patterns. He even visited my studio to understand my movements before surgery.