Baris Çakir graduated from the Medical School at Çukurova University, Turkey, in 1999 and joined Kartal Training and Research Hospital as a Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery resident the same year. During his training, he gained extensive microsurgery experience, performing over 500 microsurgical operations, and received various awards for his work on cleft lip and microsurgery. He became a plastic surgery specialist in December 2004, and developed an interest in sculpture and art history with the aim of achieving more successful outcomes. He studied sculpture at the Fine Arts School at Suleyman Demirel University and continued his education in fine arts and sculpture at Inonu University, Malatya. He worked with Michael Esson on model and pattern studies. Dr. Çakir worked at Istanbul Memorial Hospital between 2007 and 2010, and since 2010, he has been a member of the visiting staff at Nisantasi American hospital. For the last 4 years, he has focused solelyon rhinoplasty, performing on average 200-300 procedures per year.