Süleyman Eserdağ

Gynecologist, Sexual Therapist, FECSM

President of ISAGSS

. Gynecologist, Assoc Professor, MD
. Pioneer and International Trainer in Cosmetic and Functional Gynecology
. Sexologist, European Board-Certified Fellow (FECSM)
. Founder and President of “HERA Vaginismus Treatment, Education and Research Association”
. Founder and President of “International Society of Aesthetic Genital Surgery and Sexology (ISAGSS)”
. Former senior faculty member and international hands-on trainer at European College of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery (ECAMS) based in Ireland
. Editor of the book “Aesthetic and Functional Female Genital Surgery” (by Springer)
. Faculty member and lecturer in Altınbaş University / Istanbul
. CEO and Founder of Hera Clinics in Istanbul (European and Asian sides),Ankara, and Izmir (Turkey)

Brief CV

Dr. Eserdag has specialized in obstetrics and gynecology for the last 25 years and is one of the pioneers of aesthetic gynecology in Europe.  Based mainly in Istanbul, and also in Ankara and Izmir, Turkey.

He trained at Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health and Educational Hospital, the largest maternity hospital in Turkey.

Academic Achievements and Pioneering Actions

Dr. Eserdag, in 2014, passed the board exam organized by the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) and the European Federation of Sexology (EFS) to become Turkey's one of first “Fellow of European Committee of Sexual Medicine” (FECSM) gynecologists.

In 2015, he established the “HERA Vaginismus Treatment, Education and Research Association”, the first national non-governmental organization in the field of vaginismus. He trained physicians and health professionals within the scope of this association.

Dr. Eserdag has received training from many leaders in the field during his vaginismus and genital aesthetics journey that started in the early 2000s. He acquired unique training experiences from some of the world’s most renowned experts when aesthetic genital surgery was in its infancy. Prof Adam Ostrzenski (Florida / USA-2011),ECAMS (Athens / Greece-2015),and Dr. Red Alinsod (California / USA-2016) are some of the mentors and organizations that he received training from. Through his own pioneering work, artistic skill and focus, he has refined and modified several techniques in order to offer to his patients the most effective treatments and the most beautiful results.

Assoc. Prof Eserdag is the inventor of the techniques of Inverted-Y Plasty procedure in clitoral hoodoplasty operations and Vestibulo-Introital Tightening Technique (VITT) in hymenoplasty surgeries in the literature. Many national and international studies of him on vaginismus have also been published in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Süleyman Eserdağ has more than 25 international articles, most of which are published in pubmed list and SCI journals.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eserdag became a senior faculty member at ECAMS (European College of Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery) based in Ireland in 2015. Between 2015 and 2017, he gave hands-on genital aesthetics courses in Istanbul and in Vienna.

In 2017, he left this faculty and founded “ISAGSS (International Society of Aesthetic Genital Surgery and Sexology)”. In this association within the scope, Turkey, Northern Cyprus, India, Pakistan, UAE, Azerbaijan, The Philippines and Indonesia in as many countries, has provided one to one training of more than 1000 physicians from different countries. He organized two International RAGSS (Reconstructive Aesthetic Genital Surgery and Sexology) congresses in Istanbul in 2018 and 2019.

He was awarded the ‘Global Health Hero’ by StemMAX (International Stem Cell Association) on April 30, 2021.

Dedications

Assoc. Prof. Süleyman Eserdağ, MD is a member of the scientific committee of ‘International Association of Aesthetic Gynecology and Sexual Wellness (IAAGSW)’. He is an active member of ESSM (European Society of Sexual Medicine) and ISSM (International Society for Sexual Medicine). He also works as a part-time lecturer at Altinbas University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Books

In 2020, he published the book “Sexual Medicine and Genital Aesthetics”, which he shared the editorship with two colleagues.

In 2021, he published the book “Female Aesthetic and Functional Genital Surgery”. This book has become the first book published in Turkey specifically in the genital aesthetics field, raised to much global interest, and after two months it’s been printed in English. In 2023, second edition of this book has been published by Springer bookstore (Switzerland).

He also wrote many chapters for international and national books. The books of “Basic Principles in Gynecology”, “Obstetric and Gynecological Emergencies”, “Sexual Medicine and Genital Aesthetics”, “Urology Practical Tips”, “Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation in Pelvic Health, Before and After Menopause”, and “Menopause” are some of them.

Office Works

He established four clinics in the three biggest cities of Turkey in Istanbul (Asian and European sides),Ankara and Izmir under the roof of “HERA Clinics”. These clinics attract thousands of patients every year from countries all over the region. In his clinics with his professional team, more than 10.000 patients of sexual dysfunctions involving mostly vaginismus and dyspareunia, and also sexual desire, arousal, orgasmic problems have been treated since 2002. He’s currently the director of these four clinics and accepts the patients in his private clinic in Istanbul.

His practice is now totally dedicated to aesthetic gynecology and sexual medicine, offering the full range of procedures in cosmetic genital surgery, from labiaplasty and vaginoplasty to complex laser surgeries and non-surgical treatments with carbon dioxide lasers, radiofrequency energy sources, genital PRP, exosome treatments, HA fillers and SVF injections. He’s performed more than ten thousand patients’ different kinds of genital operations since 2000, not only for aesthetic but also for different functional and regenerative purposes.

Dr Eserdag is an active member in various international societies and is a Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM). He mostly combines some of the aesthetic genital procedures to sexual therapies for the women who have sexual dysfunctions. He continues giving lectures and trainings within the scope of the ISAGSS, and has been invited to many national and international congresses.