Patient Experience
As an 82-year-old with a complicated umbilical hernia that three other surgeons deemed 'too risky,' I had lost hope. Prof. Dr. Dilek didn't see age; he saw a solvable problem. His approach was methodical, explaining the laparoscopic revision with drawings my granddaughter could understand. Post-surgery at Medical Park Izmir, his evening rounds felt like a friend checking in, not a protocol. Six months later, I'm tending my garden. He gave me my independence back.
Our 7-year-old son needed an emergency appendectomy at midnight. Panic doesn't describe it. Prof. Dr. Osman Nuri Dilek had a calm that washed over the entire room. He spoke directly to our son about 'removing the tiny troublemaker,' turning fear into a mission. The surgery was swift, and his follow-up was meticulous, even checking the tiny scar's healing a week later. He treated our child with a dignity that left a permanent mark on our family.
My case was not dramatic but deeply personal, a chronic pilonidal sinus that made sitting unbearable. Prof. Dr. Dilek proposed a novel cleft-lift procedure I'd never heard of. His detail was staggering: he showed me outcome photos, discussed suture types, and mapped my recovery week-by-week. The surgery itself was precision artistry. A year on, a problem that plagued me for a decade is just a memory. This wasn't just treatment; it was a masterclass in tailored surgical care.
Referred for a complex gallbladder removal due to severe adhesions from previous abdominal surgery, I was a 'difficult case.' Prof. Dr. Dilek's pre-op consultation was a strategic briefing. He outlined three potential surgical paths, explaining the triggers for each. In the OR, he navigated the scar tissue with what the assisting nurse later called 'geological patience.' My recovery was remarkably straightforward. At my final follow-up, he reviewed the pathology report with me line by line. He doesn't just operate; he engineers solutions.