Dr. Zafer Atakan, a surgeon with more than 27 years of experience, is one of Turkey's most well-known doctors. Dr. Atakan received his medical degree from Ankara University in 1986, and in 1994 he was recognized as a specialist in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery. In the years that followed, he worked for the government at the Haydarpaşa Numune Hospital. In 1997, Dr. Atakan founded Europlast Aesthetics Center, where he continues to act as director plastic surgeon and owner. At the St. George Hospital in London, Dr. Atakan did his general medicine residency, and at the St. Marcus Krankenhaus Uni Klinik in Frankfurt, he finished his training in flap surgery. Additionally, he completed his training in laser surgery at the Rudolfinerhaus Hospital in Vienna. He then completed his training in Reduction Mammoplasty Techniques while he was practicing at St Agatha Krankenhaus Koln. Finally, he finished his training in gluteal augmentation techniques at the El Paso Cosmetic Surgery Clinic.

Dr. Atakan's primary areas of expertise are abdominoplasty, rhinoplasty, breast surgery, and facial reconstruction. He conducts a number of workshops every year, both in Turkey and abroad, where he shows other medical professionals his own unique skills. One of the most popular Vaser and Laser Lipoplasty practitioners in the world is Dr. Zafer Atakan. These procedures are the newest developments in body contouring. He is also renowned for performing high-definition six pack lipoplasty procedures on his patients. For buttock shaping, he employs cutting-edge techniques like aquafilling, fat grafts, and prosthesis.

One of the most accomplished surgeons in Istanbul with over 27 years of expertise, Dr. Zafer Atakan is a plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgeon who has earned certification from both the European and National Boards. He is also Turkey's first hair implant pioneer, receiving hundreds of patients yearly. His technique is a megasession hair transplant made from an organic hair plantation that is rich in stem cells. He has in the past given talks and seminars to aspiring medical professionals all over the world. He is one of the very few training doctors for Spring Thread in the entire world because of his well-known technique for "Face lift without Surgery - Spring Thread method." He has held training sessions for his Chinese colleagues who practice plastic surgery, including the chairman of China's board of aesthetic and plastic surgery. Dr. Atakan received more invitations to teach and demonstrate his method to more international peers in Korea and China. He furthered the Europlast Academy in 2020 and took over the directorship of ISEF 2020 Congress, the combined aesthetic conference of Turkish and Chinese doctors. It is clear that Dr. Atakan has been training medical students and residents since 2000 in addition to doing routine procedures and providing consultations. In the 27 years of his professional career, he participated in more than 350 congresses, symposiums, and meetings both national and international as a lecturer and director. In his workplace in Istanbul, Turkey, he has more than 300 certificates on display from seminars and meetings he attended/led.