Plastic Surgery Procedures in Turkey

Bariatric / Weight-Loss Procedures

Gastric sleeve surgery (sleeve gastrectomy) removes roughly 75–80% of the stomach to restrict food intake and reduce production of a hunger hormone. It is performed laparoscopically under general anaesthesia, usually takes about 1–2 hours, and most patients stay in hospital for 1–3 nights.

Dental

All-on-4 is a full-arch treatment in which a fixed bridge of replacement teeth is supported by four dental implants in the upper or lower jaw. It is used for people missing most or all teeth in an arch, or whose remaining teeth cannot be saved, and often needs at least two trips to Turkey.

Dental

A dental crown is a cap that covers the visible part of a damaged, decayed or weakened tooth to restore its shape, strength and appearance. Crowns can be made from zirconia, ceramic, metal or porcelain fused to metal, and fitting one on a natural tooth usually means permanently removing some tooth structure.

Dental

A dental implant is an artificial tooth root placed in the jawbone to support a crown, bridge or denture. Treatment often takes several months and two trips to Turkey, and implants need healthy gums, suitable bone and regular maintenance to remain stable.

Dental

A Hollywood smile is a popular name for a cosmetic smile makeover rather than one standard dental procedure. It may involve veneers, crowns, whitening, gum contouring or bonding, and because it often permanently changes natural teeth, the plan should be based on your oral health, not on a package name.

Dental

Dental veneers are thin porcelain, ceramic or composite coverings bonded to the front of teeth to change their colour, shape or size. Many veneer procedures involve permanently removing some enamel, so treatment should be planned carefully after an assessment of your teeth, gums and bite.

Hair Transplant

DHI (direct hair implantation) is a hair transplant approach in which grafts, usually extracted as in FUE, are placed with a pen-like implanter (Choi pen) that creates the site and inserts the graft in one step. It can be useful for placing grafts among existing hair, but evidence that it consistently gives better results than other methods is limited.

Hair Transplant

FUE (follicular unit extraction) is a hair transplant technique that moves individual follicular units from a donor area, usually the back and sides of the scalp, to thinning or bald areas. It avoids the linear scar of strip harvesting but leaves many small dot-like scars, and it does not stop future hair loss.

Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery

Abdominal etching is a form of high-definition liposuction that selectively removes fat along the natural lines of the abdominal muscles to make them more visible. It requires already-low body fat and existing muscle development to produce a natural result.

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An arm lift removes excess skin and fat from the upper arm to improve contour, most often after significant weight loss. It can improve shape, but it leaves a scar along the inner arm that is usually visible.

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A Brazilian butt lift (BBL) uses your own fat, taken by liposuction, to change the shape and projection of the buttocks. Its most serious risk is fat embolism, so where the fat is placed matters: safety guidance advises injecting it only into the fat layer above the muscle.

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Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery) removes or repositions excess skin and fat of the upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both, to reduce a heavy or tired look around the eyes. It is usually performed as a day case.

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A body lift removes excess skin circumferentially around the lower torso, addressing the abdomen, hips, outer thighs and buttocks in one operation. It is major surgery, usually performed after very significant weight loss.

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Botulinum toxin injections temporarily relax specific facial muscles to soften lines caused by movement. Effects typically last a few months, and it is a prescription medicine that should be administered by an appropriately qualified practitioner.

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Breast fat transfer uses liposuction to harvest your own fat and inject it into the breast for a modest increase in size. It avoids implants, but the achievable increase per session is limited and some of the fat is reabsorbed.

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Breast implant removal takes out existing implants, with or without removing the surrounding scar capsule, and with or without replacing them. What the breast looks like afterwards depends on skin quality, remaining tissue and how long implants were in place.

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Breast augmentation uses implants to increase breast size or improve shape and symmetry. It is usually performed under general anaesthesia with one night in hospital. Implants are not lifetime devices, so further surgery may be needed in the future.

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A breast lift (mastopexy) raises and reshapes breasts that have dropped after pregnancy, weight loss or ageing, by removing excess skin and moving the nipple higher. It does not add volume on its own and leaves permanent scars, which usually fade over time.

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Breast reduction removes breast tissue, fat and skin to make large breasts smaller, lighter and more proportionate to the body. Many patients report less neck, shoulder and back pain afterwards, although relief cannot be guaranteed.

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A brow lift raises the position of the eyebrows and softens horizontal forehead lines by repositioning the tissues of the forehead. It is often combined with upper eyelid surgery when heaviness of the upper lid is partly caused by a descended brow.

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Buccal fat removal takes out part of the buccal fat pad in the cheek to reduce mid-face fullness. It is a small operation with a permanent effect, and it needs careful patient selection because removing too much can age the face over time.

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Buttock implants add volume using solid silicone implants placed within the gluteal muscle, beneath it, or under the fascia that covers it. They are an option where there is not enough body fat for a fat-transfer approach, but carry a comparatively high rate of wound and implant complications.

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Chin augmentation projects or reshapes the chin, either with an implant or by repositioning the chin bone (sliding genioplasty). It is often used to improve facial balance, and is commonly considered alongside rhinoplasty.

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A deep plane facelift releases the ligaments beneath the SMAS layer so that the skin and deeper tissues of the face are lifted and repositioned together. It is one of several facelift techniques; no technique suits everyone, and the surgeon's experience with it matters.

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Dermal fillers are injectable gels, most commonly hyaluronic acid, used to restore volume, soften static lines or change contour. Effects are temporary, and hyaluronic acid fillers can usually be dissolved if there is a problem.

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A facelift (rhytidectomy) lifts and repositions the deeper tissues of the lower face and removes excess skin to improve jowls and loose skin along the jawline and neck. Surgeons in Turkey use several techniques, including SMAS, deep plane and mini facelifts.

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Facial fat transfer takes fat from elsewhere on your body, processes it, and injects it into areas of the face that have lost volume. A proportion of the transferred fat does not survive, so results depend partly on how much takes.

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Gynecomastia surgery reduces enlarged male breast tissue, using liposuction, direct excision of glandular tissue, or both. Persistent gynecomastia should be medically assessed first, since it occasionally has an underlying cause that needs treating.

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Labiaplasty reduces or reshapes the labia minora, usually to relieve discomfort during exercise, sex or with clothing, or for appearance. Normal labia vary widely in size and shape, and surgery is not necessary for that variation alone.

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A lip lift shortens the distance between the base of the nose and the upper lip, increasing the visible pink of the lip and often showing more upper teeth. Unlike filler, it changes lip proportion rather than adding volume.

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Liposuction removes localised fat deposits that have not responded to diet and exercise, to improve body shape rather than to reduce weight. Prices in Turkey are often lower than in the UK; the cost page shows sourced figures.

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A mommy makeover combines several procedures, usually breast surgery with a tummy tuck and sometimes liposuction, to address body changes after pregnancy and breastfeeding. The combination is planned for each patient and may be done in one operation or in stages.

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A neck lift tightens loose skin and, where needed, the underlying muscle bands of the neck to improve definition along the jawline. It is frequently combined with a facelift, since the two areas age together.

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Otoplasty reshapes or repositions prominent ears, most often by reshaping the cartilage and setting the ear closer to the head. It is commonly performed from around age five or six, once ear growth is largely complete.

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Revision (secondary) rhinoplasty corrects the appearance or breathing problems left by a previous nose operation. It is usually more complex than a first rhinoplasty because of scar tissue and altered anatomy, and often needs cartilage grafts.

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Rhinoplasty reshapes the nose to change its appearance, improve breathing, or both. In Turkey it is performed by plastic surgeons and by ear, nose and throat surgeons with facial plastic training, most commonly under general anaesthesia with one night in hospital.

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Septoplasty straightens a deviated nasal septum to improve airflow through the nose. It is a functional operation rather than a cosmetic one, though it is often performed at the same time as rhinoplasty.

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A thigh lift removes excess skin and fat from the inner or outer thigh to improve contour, usually after major weight loss. Like an arm lift, it trades a permanent scar for improved shape.

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A tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) removes excess abdominal skin and fat and can tighten the abdominal muscles. It is usually considered after pregnancy or significant weight loss. Prices in Turkey are often lower than in the UK; the cost page shows sourced figures.

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VASER liposuction is ultrasound-assisted liposuction: ultrasound energy loosens fat before it is removed by suction. Some surgeons prefer it for dense or fibrous areas, but evidence that it gives better results than skilled traditional liposuction is limited.