Istanbul · Cosmetic Surgery · Full Concierge
You already made the hardest decision.
We handle everything else.
From your first video call to the day you land home, every detail is managed by a team that has done this 2,400 times.
The Journey
Four stages. Every anxiety, addressed.
Most clinics describe what happens. We show you. Below is the exact sequence of events — what you'll see, who you'll speak to, and what lands in your inbox at each stage.
01
Week before travel
Week before travel
Video Consultation
A 45-minute call with your assigned surgeon — not an intermediary. You see their face, they see your concerns, and you both agree on a plan before a single flight is booked.
What actually happens
Secure Zoom link sent 48 hrs in advance. Medical translator available. All notes shared with you by email the same day.
Next: Flight & Transfer
02
Arrival day
Arrival day
Flight & Transfer
Your coordinator sends a detailed itinerary 10 days before you fly. A driver with a name card meets you at arrivals. The hotel is 8 minutes from the clinic.
What actually happens
Transfer: Istanbul Airport → Nisantasi district. Check-in: Four Seasons Bosphorus. Pre-op bloods: same afternoon at clinic.
Next: Surgery Day
03
Day 1–2
Day 1–2
Surgery Day
The clinic is a 12-bed private facility with the same equipment standards as a London private hospital. You meet your anaesthetist the morning of surgery. Your nurse stays until you're settled.
What actually happens
Operating hours: 8am–12pm. Recovery room: private, monitored. Your coordinator is in the building the entire time.
Next: Recovery Suite
04
Days 3–10
Days 3–10
Recovery Suite
Your recovery room overlooks the Bosphorus. Your named nurse visits twice daily. Meals are prepared by the hotel kitchen to your surgeon's post-op dietary brief.
What actually happens
Daily check-ins via WhatsApp with your coordinator. Drain removal at day 3. Surgeon review at day 5. Departure clearance at day 7–10.
Recovery Timeline
Day by day. No surprises.
Every patient is different. These are real recovery stages from patients who have given consent to share their experience.
Day 1
Surgery complete
You'll be in the clinic recovery suite. Your nurse checks vitals every 2 hours. Most patients sleep most of this day.
Private room, monitored
Pain: managed with IV medication
Visitors: coordinator only
Day 3
First check-up
Surgeon reviews your healing. Drains removed if placed. You'll be eating light meals and moving around the room.
Surgeon review: 20 mins
Drain removal (if applicable)
First walk in corridor
Day 7
Hotel transfer
Most swelling has settled. You're in your hotel suite. Your nurse visits daily. You can walk outside for short distances.
Hotel suite: Nisantasi district
Nurse: daily morning visit
Short walks: permitted
Day 21
Departure cleared
Final surgeon review. You're cleared to fly. Swelling is 80% resolved. The result you came for is beginning to show clearly.
Final review: 30 mins
Fit-to-fly certificate issued
6-week follow-up: video call
Surgeons & Facility
The people whose hands you are trusting.
We share credentials not to impress you, but because you deserve to verify them before you book a flight. Every qualification listed below is independently checkable.
Prof. Dr. Emre Yilmaz
Rhinoplasty & Facial Surgery
24 years
Experience
3,200+
Procedures
Turkish, English, German
Languages
Qualifications
“Dr. Yilmaz personally conducts all consultations. He does not delegate.”
Dr. Selin Kaya
Body Contouring & Breast Surgery
19 years
Experience
2,100+
Procedures
Turkish, English, French
Languages
Qualifications
“Dr. Kaya leads the post-operative care protocol used by the entire clinic.”
Storz endoscope
Medtronic monitoring
Laminar airflow ventilation
Accreditation
JCI International · ISO 9001:2015
A facility that matches the care inside it.
The clinic was purpose-built for international patients in 2013. It is not a converted floor of a general hospital. Twelve beds, three theatres, and a nursing team that has looked after patients from 41 countries.
3
Operating rooms
12
Beds in recovery
11
Years accredited
1:2
Staff-to-patient ratio
Patient Stories
Women who were exactly where you are now.
These are not marketing testimonials. They are lightly edited responses from our annual patient survey. Initials were confirmed before publishing.
I researched for eight months. I had a spreadsheet. I nearly didn't go through with it three times. The thing that made me trust Journey was that they never pushed me. Every email was informative and calm. The surgery itself was the easy part — I didn't expect that.
Claire Whitfield
Manchester, UK
Back at work: Day 14
Tara Flanagan
Melbourne, Australia
“Flying to Istanbul felt dramatic. But staying in Manchester and going to a clinic I was unsure about felt worse. My nurse's name was Fatma. She knew my name before I arrived. That's not a small thing.”
Siobhán McCarthy
Dublin, Ireland
“The recovery suite had a view of the Bosphorus and a green plant on the windowsill. I know that sounds minor, but it mattered. I wasn't in a sterile box. I was somewhere beautiful, being cared for.”
247
patients in 2025
4.9/5
average rating
41
countries served