Plastic surgery abroad, researched properly.

We check the clinic’s national health tourism authorisation certificate number with the issuing authority, record its accreditations and confirm the surgeons’ board certification and society memberships. Only clinics that pass are marked verified, and the certificate reference stays on file.

A partner clinic is one we have a written agreement with: it has agreed to our package terms, our price transparency and our aftercare commitments, and it pays us a coordination fee when a patient books through us.

Partnership never affects verification. A partner that lost its authorisation would be delisted like any other clinic.

Each surgeon profile lists board certifications, society memberships and years in practice, with links to the public registers where they can be looked up. We encourage you to check them directly rather than take our word for it.

The surgeons we work with are board-certified plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons. A doctor from another specialty performing cosmetic procedures is not listed as a surgeon here, whatever the clinic calls them.

Yes. You can request a named surgeon from any partner clinic, and that surgeon reviews your case and operates on you. If their diary cannot take you, we say so rather than substituting someone else.

Istanbul has the most hospitals and surgeons; Antalya and Izmir suit patients who want a quieter recovery; Ankara has strong university hospitals. We list a short set in each so the choice is about the surgeon and the procedure, not the city.

No. There are no rankings, star ratings or “best of” lists on this site, and no clinic can pay for a higher position. Clinics appear in a neutral order and you compare them on the facts we publish.

Either it has not asked to be verified, or it did not meet our criteria. We only coordinate treatment with listed partner clinics, so we cannot arrange a trip to a clinic that is not on the site.

Partner clinics pay us a coordination fee when you book through this site. You never pay us a fee on top of your package price, and the fee never changes which clinics are listed, their verification status or the prices shown. The full policy is published on our “how we make money” page.

Every price is a dated record of a written quote from the clinic, with the package contents listed alongside it. Prices verified more than twelve months ago are excluded from every average and range on the site.

Because the final price depends on the technique, the extent of the procedure and your own anatomy, which a surgeon can only judge from your photographs and history. The range shows what verified clinics actually charge; your written quotation gives the figure that applies to you.

The surgeon, the anaesthetist, the hospital or clinic stay, pre-operative tests, post-operative medication and garments, airport transfers and the hotel nights your surgeon requires. Each clinic’s page lists exactly what its package covers and what it leaves out.

Flights, meals outside the hospital, travel insurance, and anything touristic. Those are listed as exclusions on every price record so there are no surprises on arrival.

Your itemised quotation is the price you pay. It only changes if the surgeon finds, at the in-person consultation, that a different procedure is needed, and that is discussed and agreed with you before anything is booked.

Lower staff and facility costs, lower medical indemnity insurance than in the UK or US, and an exchange rate that favours euro and sterling. It is not because of lower standards: the hospitals we work with are accredited and the surgeons are board-certified.

A deposit secures the dates once you accept the quotation; the balance is paid to the clinic before surgery. Pay by a method that gives you recourse, such as a card, and keep every invoice. We never ask for cash on arrival.

We do not provide or recommend loans. If you finance surgery, compare the total repayable rather than the monthly figure, and be cautious of any clinic that sells its own credit.

So you can judge value rather than chase a headline figure. The home-country ranges come from published sources and are dated like everything else, so the comparison is honest about what you would pay locally.

It is as safe as the hospital, the surgeon and the aftercare you choose. The risks of a procedure do not change with the country; what changes is how well you can check who is operating on you, which is exactly what this site exists to make possible.

In Turkey, a Ministry of Health international health tourism authorisation is the minimum, and we only list clinics that hold one. JCI accreditation and other international standards are listed where they exist, with the certificate reference.

Yes, with how often each one occurs. Every procedure guide lists its complications and their frequency, written from clinical sources and approved by a plastic surgeon before publication, including the cases where surgery is the wrong answer.

The surgeon and hospital treat it, and your coordinator stays with you. Complications arising from the surgery itself during your stay are managed under the package; the terms are in your written quotation.

Contact your coordinator first. We arrange the surgeon’s assessment by video and coordinate with a doctor near you. Where a revision is needed because of the surgery, the terms agreed in writing before you travelled apply.

Sometimes, and your surgeon decides. Combining procedures lengthens the anaesthetic and the recovery, and some combinations are refused for safety. The surgeon’s written plan says what can be done together and what should be staged.

Yes. We do not arrange procedures with permanent injectable fillers, procedures a surgeon declines on medical grounds, or surgery for patients who are not suitable candidates. Our procedure guides say when surgery is not the right answer.

For most procedures, yes, for several weeks before and after. Smoking raises the risk of wound breakdown and flap failure, and surgeons will postpone surgery for a patient who has not stopped. Your plan states what applies to you.

Your coordinator, the surgeon reviewing your case and the hospital treating you. Your consent is recorded with its wording and timestamp, your details are never sold, and you can ask for them to be deleted at any time.

Face, breast, body, buttocks and hips, hair, intimate, skin and non-surgical, reconstructive and post-weight-loss surgery, around a hundred and fifty procedures in all. Each has its own guide and, where our partners perform it, its own prices.

They are written from clinical sources and reviewed by a plastic surgeon before publication. Each guide shows who reviewed it and when, and lists its sources, so you can see where the information comes from.

Each guide describes candidacy and contraindications in plain terms. The decision itself is made by the surgeon from your photographs, measurements and medical history, and we will tell you if the answer is no.

Each guide compares the techniques for that procedure, with the advantages and drawbacks of each, so you can understand what the surgeon proposes and why. The right technique for you is the one the surgeon recommends for your anatomy, not the one with the newest name.

Partner clinics can share them during your consultation, with the patient’s consent. We do not publish galleries on the site, because selected photographs show a clinic’s best results rather than its typical ones.

Yes, where a partner clinic offers them: injectables, skin resurfacing, thread lifts and similar. They are described with the same honesty as surgery, including how long results last.

Our surgeons assess revisions case by case. Bring your previous operation report and any implant details, since revision is harder than first-time surgery and the surgeon needs to know what was done.

We publish guides for reconstructive procedures and arrange some of them, but several, including cleft care and hand reconstruction, are better delivered close to home and funded by your own health system. Our guides say so plainly rather than selling a trip.

Each guide carries a last-reviewed date, and the reviewer re-checks it on a schedule. If a guideline changes, the guide is updated and the date moves.

It depends on the procedure: from a few days for a minor treatment to two weeks or more after major body surgery. Your plan states the hotel nights included and the day your surgeon expects to clear you to fly.

Yes, for the nights your surgeon requires, in a recovery-friendly hotel near the clinic. A companion room is arranged when you travel with someone. Additional nights beyond the package are charged at the hotel rate.

Many nationalities enter Turkey visa-free or with an e-visa obtained online in minutes. Your coordinator confirms what applies to your passport and the clinic provides any supporting letter needed.

Yes. A private transfer meets you on arrival, takes you between your hotel, the clinic and the hospital, and returns you to the airport when you fly home. Transfers are part of the package, not an extra.

An interpreter attends every consultation and hospital visit, and your coordinator is reachable throughout your stay in your own language. Nothing is agreed through a form you cannot read.

Yes, and we recommend it for anything beyond a minor procedure. A companion room is arranged in your hotel, and your companion can attend consultations with you if you wish.

Only after you are cleared. Sun, swimming and exertion are restricted for weeks after most procedures, so plan any sightseeing before surgery or on a later trip, not during recovery.

Your passport, your medical history and any previous operation reports, your regular medication, loose comfortable clothing that opens at the front, and the written plan and quotation we sent you.

Yes, and check that it covers planned medical travel; many standard policies exclude it. Specialist medical travel insurance exists and your coordinator can point you to the kind of cover to look for, without recommending a provider.

When your surgeon clears you, which is usually between five and fourteen days after surgery depending on the procedure. Flying too early risks swelling, clots and wound problems, so the date in your plan is a medical decision rather than a travel preference.

A final check before you fly, then scheduled video follow-ups at six weeks, six months and twelve months with the surgeon who operated on you. Your coordinator stays reachable in between.

Yes. Your operation report, implant details where relevant and discharge instructions are sent to you for your own doctor, so local care is never working blind.

Swelling settles over weeks, but the final result of most procedures takes six to twelve months, and scars keep maturing for a year or more. Each guide has a recovery timeline so you know what is normal at each stage.

The terms are agreed in writing before you travel, so you are never negotiating afterwards. Where a revision is needed because of the surgery itself, the policy in your quotation applies.

Your coordinator, who is reachable at any hour during your stay and after you return. For an emergency at home, go to your nearest emergency department first and tell us afterwards.

For most body procedures, yes, for several weeks. Compression garments are supplied before you leave the clinic with written instructions, and wearing them as directed makes a visible difference to the result.

Desk work is usually possible within one to two weeks for most procedures, longer for major body surgery; physical work waits longer. Your guide gives typical timings and your surgeon confirms what applies to you.

Keep them out of the sun for a year, use silicone or massage where your surgeon advises, and be patient: scars look their worst at around three months and keep improving for twelve or more.