Has anyone gone to Turkey for plastic surgery?

[Yipitsme]

I'm looking at Medaway clinic in Istanbul for a tummy tuck.has anyone any experience with them or reccomend another European country .
Cant afford it here unfortunately.

Many thanks

Absolutely. You will never know. Do you want to find out? Especially at the minute?

I’m just saying I see it fairly regularly. Enough to put me off and advise against it. I see plenty of post op infections. Some surgeries are prone to them no matter what you do. Some people have underlying health conditions that make them more susceptible to them. However I see this kind of surgery with post op infections enough to make me say it’s something I wouldn’t do. I’m not sure if there had been any research into it. I’d be tempted to ask the provider if they keep that data. Might be worth adding on the list of questions that you are planning to ask your surgeon?

Is there even that much of a price difference, once you’ve factored in flights and hotel costs, especially if you stay a bit longer for safety as people are suggesting?

especially if you stay a bit longer for safety as people are suggesting?

I think "suggesting" is being a bit gentle or polite TBH..There are very good reasons for the NHS/CAA/individual airline rules or guidelines, based on clinical or actual experience..

FWIW I've heard of at least one medical incident in flight caused by an individual travelling very soon after cosmetic surgery.

my issue with going so far would be the aftercare and what you would do if you had any issues or complications. Even with the best doctor sometimes you need some revision surgery, and you need to be sure that you have some sort of guarantee that you would still be able to get that, otherwise it could be a false economy and you get shafted double. Of course there will be plenty of stories of things going well, but its not enough to cross fingers and hope. Revision surgery is not uncommon either. I had to have a revision when I had surgery and I was very glad that id carefully chosen a surgeon somewhere I could get to easily and that had a guarantee and aftercare package. Please think about it carefully. On the forums I was on at the time I read many stories of people not getting the aftercare they needed and it was a long difficult process for them. This isnt just about the country though, as there were cases with large cosmetic surgery companies in the UK that were cheaper and with rubbish aftercare, so I dread to think how easy it would be to be fobbed off if your surgeon was in Turkey.
A tummy tuck is a significant surgery and I think this is not something you should be thinking of cutting costs on

@Doingtheboxerbeat

Why do people think that the whole country is a dodgy backwater because a procedure went wrong ,as if nothing terrible would ever happen here ? Medical negligence happens everywhere .

Thats true, and actually Turkish doctors can be excellent. Where I live (European mainland) lots of people prefer going to Turkish doctors than the rather brusque locals. However, there are always issues going somewhere abroad

1. If you need aftercare/dealing with complications that can arise after surgery when back home. The doctors you go to wont be familiar with the case, might not have your medical records etc
2. language barriers - I gave birth in a country where everyone speaks English until... anything goes wrong and they all switch to their own language. It might not even be the case that all the medical staff speak English. Even if they do there may be nuances that get lost in translation
3. In a completely unfamiliar country it is much harder to read subtle signals on what is dodgy and what isnt - both medically and generally. So even if you do a lot of "research" you are ultimately relying on the company providing the package to properly vet the doctors etc
4. If something goes wrong here you (at least in theory) have a proper route for redress or at least fixing the problem. Out of country procedures always involve a complex web of cosmetic company (medicare), the hospital as a bussiness, the individual surgeons who are probably self employed. If anything goes wrong expect to be passed from pilar to post.
5. you have to fly back - if anything goes wrong it could ge very difficult/expensive to do so

Also covi is an issue at the moment. Not only because there is a risk of getting Covid itself, but also because we don't know what the rate of infections will be by, for example, early spring next year. It might well be that hospitals are prioritsing cases or that it is hard to get GP appointments. Or the UK could well have a 14 day quarantine in place for people arriving from overseas - what do you do if your stitches look worrying 5 days after arriving home? At best that would add unnecessary stress. At worst it could cause serious problems. So I would definately wait until the situation is a little clearer.

I'm planning to go next year for dental treatment and liposuction. A few of my friends went for dental treatment, hair transplant, rhinoplasty, tummy tuck, breast enlargement and liposuction in Turkey and couldn't recommend it enough. They use latest technology and their hospitals are literally like a 5* hotel and very clean. The minute you step foot off the plane, you're picked up like a VIP guest, taken to a lavish hotel, have your treatment and the after care is amazing at 1/3 of a price you would get in this country let alone at Harley St. Go for it. Also, every surgery whether it's c section and kidney transplant or a nose job, there is always a risk and out of 1000's of patients that have these treatment, 1-2 may have an effect just like any other surgery that happens anywhere around the world.

Hi, can I just ask you how your experience was with Medaway? I’ve book to go in March and I’m kinda nervous about it all.

There are risks everywhere that's true but I suppose you have to weigh the risks/benefits against eachother. That said I'm a huge fan of cosmetic surgery / intervention.

Hi I'm after peoples experiences of cosmetic surgery abroad.
I'm looking at getting a mummy makeover.
(boob lift tummy tuck and lipo)
Thanks

@Waxonwaxoff0

There was literally a news story today about a woman who died and was resuscitated getting plastic surgery in Turkey, they didn't tell her and she didn't find out until she contracted sepsis and ended up in hospital in the UK and they found she had broken ribs.

I would never have surgery abroad.

This and this and this

I think it’s pretty embarrassing for the human race that is this where society is now. Are people really so utterly obsessed with looking a certain way ??

"Mummy makeover". :vomit:

Turkish hospitals tend to be very well-run and safe, but is this an actual hospital or just a "clinic"? These don't always have to conform to the highest standards.

It's also worth considering that the quality of tap water in Turkey is often questionable. Even the locals admit this and the variety of medicines for stomach problems you can buy in any Turkish pharmacy confirms it. Recovering from major surgery in a place where digestive problems are rife and a large % of the local adult population is infected with hepatitis is a risk. Children are now routinely vaccinated for it as it is such a problem.

Hi , did you have the tummy tuck at MadAway in the end as I’m just about to go ahead with it ?

Gosh, I don’t think people realise how xenophobic they sound. The UK do not have the monopoly on decent surgeons or hospitals! In fact, our hospitals wouldn’t run without foreign doctors. It’s so daft to suggest that all other hospitals are rubbish. Of course the many stories of botched surgeries that happened in the uk don’t get such media coverage.
I know of one very esteemed surgeon, you can get an op done with her in London, day surgery, sent packing the same day, or fly to turkey, same surgeon, a very swanky private hospital, 5 days all inc - 1/4 of the price!

I’ve known a few. No problems bar one, and unfortunately the ‘one’ was a woman who died in Istanbul whilst having liposuction and a Brazilian butt lift.

I’m not anti plastic surgery at all, I’ve had some myself and I’m not at all anti having more if I ever think I would benefit from it. I wouldn’t touch a BBL though.

OP,
I work in general practice. We never turn anyone away for private post-surgery after care. Dressing changes, infected wounds needing abx, pain relief, it will be available, no matter where you had the surgery.
If surgical complications, your GP will likely refer you to the relevant nearest (NHS) consultant and you'll be triaged and waitlisted depending on the issue although you'll be encouraged to contact the surgeon who performed your surgery for anything corrective.
Obviously anything urgent or an emergency will be treated in A&E onwards.

Make sure you budget for private follow-up here in the UK, as you won't get it on the NHS

I had cosmetic surgery with Nord clinic in Lithuania. The care far exceeded anything I have ever experienced in the UK and the cleanliness was on another level.

@WaningMoon

I think it’s pretty embarrassing for the human race that is this where society is now. Are people really so utterly obsessed with looking a certain way ??

It's not just looking a certain way. After extreme weightless that I did to enable me to have children, the lose skin is uncomfortable, rubs and I have sores a lot. A tummy tuck will help this a lot, I'm not bothered about how it looks as I know there will be scarring etc, I just don't want the skin. I will have this done after my next child.

@passport123

Make sure you budget for private follow-up here in the UK, as you won't get it on the NHS

This isn't true.

@BigBadVoodooHat

Do you expect the NHS to fix you if it goes wrong?

Apparently people do indeed expect that.

Why not?

People get treatment from the NHS every day, because they a choice. Do you think they shouldn't get treatment either?

@passport123

Make sure you budget for private follow-up here in the UK, as you won't get it on the NHS

That’s not true at all…what makes you think that?

@TheNeverEndingOver

Well I'm a GP. And when people come to me having had surgery abroad and wanting follow-up in the UK, they don't get it. Yes of course we'll deal with anything emergency like an infection, but you should be having routine follow-up with your surgeon for a period of time after any surgery and that would have to be private. It particularly affects those who have bariatric surgery abroad - you should have specialist follow-up with the bariatric team for two years afterwards but in most areas of the UK this is only commissioned if you've had the surgery on the NHS. So those having surgery abroad either pay for private followup in the UK, or risk a worse outcome by not having the recommended specialist followup.

People are saying if you don’t like the results of your surgery, it looks bad or doesn’t work, the NHS will not help you. If you have medical complications you will receive medical attention. Not the same thing

I had major abdo surgery last year for medical reasons and no way would I have wanted to fly even 2 weeks afterwards, so I can see why people are advocating for being in your own home post op rather than a hotel if it’s something very painful and risky.

I don’t think it’s xenophobia to be wary of going to a country where you do not speak the language for cheaper surgery without actually going there for a consultation first or speaking to anyone in real life who has also been there. There are some cowboys around in any industry in any country and the difference from the U.K. is likely to be making a claim against someone for poor results or requiring follow up/revision and it’s not included in the original price. I absolutely dislike the dental industry in Turkey right now which is filing down peoples teeth to tiny stumps totally unnecessary to fit crowns (which people think are veneers but not) so I already worry that some advertising is misleading.

-All surgery has risks (infection etc)
-All general anaesthetics have risks
-plastic surgery is risky in itself with lipo and tummy tucks being more risky than other procedures
-added risk of flying post surgery
-language barrier and being able to advocate for yourself
-financial risks

I would see this as stacking up risks on top of each other and I am risk averse so I would probably not go 🤣