The wrinkling on the face makes many people look older and more tired than they actually are. The reason is the natural aging process, which can lead to a loss of skin elasticity from the age of 20 and gives the impression that there is too much skin. Wrinkles, crow’s feet, and a sagging cheek area are symptoms of this process. While the skin can be injected at first to give the face a smooth and fresh structure again, the clock can no longer be turned back at a certain point – except by a professional facelift in Istanbul. From a certain age and a certain condition of your skin, we can provide you with a new quality of life with a facelift. Modern facelift surgery in Turkey is known to achieve more than a tightening of the facial skin. The result is a vital, youthful appearance. You can also combine a facelift with a lifting of the skin on the neck or forehead at the same time, or just have a minimal facelift performed.

After you receive the detailed cost calculation and decide on the treatment, we will send possible travel arrangements and a patient registration form. In this way, you give us your consent to organize the trip. You conclude the treatment contract directly at the clinic in Istanbul. In order to be able to offer you travel recommendations, we need your desired travel period as well as your desired departure airport.

The facelift procedure in Istanbul is performed under general anaesthesia and takes approx. 2-3 hours. The hospital stay is one night. Which incisions are performed depends on the type and size of the excess skin. The face is wrapped with an elastic bandage after the operation. The next day, you can rest in the hotel and visit the city of Istanbul.

Calculate one night for your stay in the clinic. For a facelift, you should plan 6 nights in Istanbul. This will prevent the development of bruising. Bruises and oedema usually occur for one to two weeks. The scars must not be exposed to sunlight and radiation in a solarium for at least 2 months.

Neck lift surgery can take from two to three hours and is performed under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation. Incisions are made either in the hairline or around the ear depending on the method. The fat, tissue and muscle are repositioned according to the desired outcome and excess skin is removed.

Another incision might be done under the chin for performing liposuction and repairing the muscle.

Neck lifts are usually sought by patients not requiring a full face lift because of a satisfying upper area of the face, but seeking to restore a youthful appearance of the jawline and neck area.

Eyelid sugery, brow lifts and fat transfers can be done in combination with neck lift surgery.

You should be healthy and ideally a nonsmoker in order to have a neck lift surgery. Smokers are instructed to abstain from nicotine for at least a month before and after the surgery in order to minimize the chances of any complications.

After your neck lift surgery, bandages are placed around the face over the incisions as they heal. Thin tubes might be placed under the skin for draining any build-up of excess blood or fluids. You are instructed on what medication to use for healing and how to take care of the treated area during your recovery. A follow-up appointment is arranged. The head should be kept in an elevated position in a forward direction, without excessively turning the neck to the sides, upwards or downwards. Ice must never be applied to the treated area as it can lead to circulatory issues resulting in necrosis (skin death). The skin in the incision area should always be handled gently without exposure to any abrasive motion. Any form of physical straining should be avoided for at least three weeks after neck lift surgery.
About 10 to 14 days are needed in most cases to return to normal activities, however, you should expect to be able to see the final results of your neck lift only after external and internal healing is complete and the swelling and bruising go down fully, which might take several weeks to months. Scars remaining after the neck lift stay hidden as they heal in the hairline area and the natural contours of the ear.
It is advised to make inquires with your surgeon concerning the period immediately after the surgery and during recovery. You may have questions about where you will be placed after the surgery, what medications you will be given, and when to arrange an appointment for follow-up care.

Blepharoplasty can take from one to three hours and is performed under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation. Incisions are made in the areas where the resulting scars would be the least noticeable, either in the creases of the upper eyelids or below the lower lash lines. Excess skin or fat is removed and sutures applied.

Eyelid surgery is usually sought by patients with drooping eyelids, aged skin surrounding the eyes, puffiness, and occasionally blocked upper field of vision. Double eyelid surgery is popular with mostly Asian people seeking to create the appearance of larger eyes.
You should be healthy, a nonsmoker, and suffer from no serious eye conditions in order to have a blepharoplasty.

After eyelid surgery, the eyes might be covered with gauze and thin bandages are placed over the incisions as they heal. The stiches are removed after roughly a week. You are instructed on what medication to use for healing and how to take care of the eye area. As the skin heals there might be irritation, dryness of the eyes and mild to moderate pain which can be treated with medication, cold compresses and ointment. Several months are needed for full recovery, but 7-10 days are needed in most cases to return to normal activities and for most of the swelling to go down and bruising to lighten. During the recovery the eye area should not be exposed to sunlight and dark tinted sunglasses should be used if exposure to daylight is necessary. The skin should always be handled gently without exposure to any abrasive motion. It is advised to make inquires with your surgeon concerning the period immediately after the surgery and during recovery. You may have questions about where you will be placed after the surgery, what medications you will be given, and when to arrange an appointment for follow-up care. The final results of the blapheroplasty should be visible only after the intitial swelling and bruising diminshes.

When the skin looks a little flabby, the first signs of aging appear and the face loses its freshness and youthfulness, many women look for remedies. A surgical procedure such as a facelift is out of the question – but still the skin should leave a firmer and firmer impression again.

But these cat-eyes are also very popular at a younger age. Because they look sexy and mysterious. No wonder that thesecat-eyes are in fashion. Although the look is not new – Audrey Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot already drove their fans crazy with this special eyelid line – but now there is a new method: thread lifting. This procedure tightens the skin particularly gently and pulls the eyes into a cat’s shape. For this, self-dissolving threads are inserted into the skin. One thread pulls the eyebrow up and a second pulls the eye.

The results of this smart lift are impressive in young as well as in older years. The contours appear significantly improved and the skin structure strengthened. The thread lift is an anti-aging treatment technique that uses a modern tightening method with specially developed threads. These PDO sutures have been used in cardiology for many years, so that the method can already look back on many years of practice despite its innovative use.

In our beauty clinics in Istanbul, thread lifting has been offered as an alternative to face lifting for some time now. The principle is very simple. It is a very gentle procedure. Very fine PDO or PLLA sutures are inserted into the subcutaneous fatty tissue with a micro needle. Once the needle has reached the desired target, it is pulled out and the thread remains in the tissue.

The choice of threads varies. One can choose between small spirals or micro barbs. The selected area is modelled and thus smoothed. The patient can express his or her ideas during the entire procedure. The tightening is done with an anaesthetic ointment or under a weak local anaesthetic.

This novel method has become established in our clinics as an alternative to minimally invasive surgical facelifting. The risk of overcorrections or unsightly scarring is significantly reduced. Inserted material is biologically degraded in the body over time, and over time the body replaces the inserted thread with the structural protein “collagen”. A natural supporting framework is created that lasts up to one year.

Collagen is a protein that forms an important organic component of the connective tissue. It is responsible for the density of the skin. The threads stimulate the production of fibroblasts, which is responsible for the elasticity of the skin. Suture lifting is currently the most effective method for restoring the natural facial contour.

Eyebrow lift surgery usually takes less than two hours and is performed under general anesthesia or intravenous sedation.

The brow lift can be performed with the classic lift method or the endoscopic lift method. In the former, a coronal incision is made around the hairline which raises the brow without changing the height of the hairline. This method is usually advised for patients with high foreheads.

The endoscopic lift is performed by making smaller incisions in the area of the hairline and securing the tissue in a less invasive manner compared to the classic method. This method leaves less scars and has a shorter recovery period.

Eyebrow lifts are usually sought by patients with aging skin in the brow area. You should be healthy and ideally a nonsmoker in order to have a brow lift.

After the eyebrow lift surgery, bandages are placed over the forehead or wrapped around the head. Thin tubes might be placed under the skin for any build-up of excess blood or fluids. You are instructed on how to handle the bandages and drains and what medication to use for healing. The stiches or staples are removed in a week’s time. Several months are needed for full recovery, but 10-14 days are needed in most cases to return to normal activities, while the swelling continues to go down and bruising to lighten through several weeks. No sports or any form of straining should be done for the first few weeks after the brow list, nor should the treated area be exposed to extreme temperatures by applying heat or ice on it. The head should be kept elevated as much as possible for at least two days after the surgery. The skin surrounding the incisions should always be handled gently without exposure to any abrasive motion. It is advised to make inquires with your surgeon concerning the period immediately after the eyebrow lift and during recovery. You may have questions about where you will be placed after the surgery, what medications you will be given, and when to arrange an appointment for follow-up care. The results of brow lifts are noticeable immediately after the surgery, but several months are needed for the swelling to diminish completely.

Our face lift specialists in Istanbul focus on achieving a natural result. The face should not be altered, only what has been lost in the past should be restored. Face lifts in Istanbul are always performed under general anaesthesia.

Our specialists have developed gentle treatment methods so that the dreaded “mask effect” has no chance to occur. Some of our face lift patients have told us that people estimate their age up to15 years younger.

Since 2001, Prof. Dr. Ismail has been the head physician of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The treatment practice of the department includes all fields of cosmetic surgery - from nose surgery, breast surgery or liposuction to professional hair transplantation. Prof. Dr. Ismail and his team of surgeons are internationally recognized thanks to their professional consulting, treatment and patient care skills. The high technical standards of the clinic - and of course the world-renowned expertise of the head surgeon - contribute to this.

As an experienced surgeon with many years of experience and his position as a medical expert officially approved by the Turkish government for Istanbul, Prof. Ismail leads the entire team of doctors. The team is accompanied by experienced plastic surgeons who are exclusively available to Beauty Travels 24 patients. These specialists are exclusively surgeons who have successfully completed their training with Prof. Ismail and have proven their knowledge and experience in their field. Unlike many other clinics, each of these surgeons has their own specialty. For example, while one surgeon specializes in body surgeries, the other attends exclusively to facial surgeries. Our team of doctors can afford this exclusivity because of the large number of patients who now appreciate and make use of our expertise worldwide.

Our chief physician knows the challenges that each individual procedure poses for the team. As the one personally responsible, Prof. Ismail examines every image that patients provide us and discusses it with selected professionals from the team. Since he is liable for each surgery, he guarantees the best and most experienced surgeons for the procedure. The high quality standard starts with the preliminary examination on site in Istanbul. Together with the patient and specialists, the patient’s expectations are compared with what is medically achievable. He then combines a customized team for the procedure for each patient individually in coordination with the existing surgical plan. This exclusive and forward-thinking approach practically eliminates the risk of possible complications, as the planning and decisions are made by proven specialists. Each of our patients is assigned their individually selected surgeon as part of their appointment and travel planning. This eliminates the need for additional research on the part of the patient.

Bottom line: none of our patients have to worry about who will operate on them. Our medical director makes the decision based on his expertise and the team of surgeons. As a state-legitimized expert witness for the court in Istanbul, Prof. Ismail knows the challenges of plastic surgery and passes on this experience to his team. Each of our patients can rest assured that they will be treated by an experienced plastic surgeon. The proven extremely low complication rate at the Medibeauty Clinic underlines the importance of this approach. Especially since follow-up treatments after departure are also generally completely problem-free, because daily practice guarantees quality!

Our team is not only highly trained, but we all keep our knowledge up to date. As a team, we complement each other ideally. You as a patient are the focus of our attention. We attach great importance to quality and individual medical decisions, which we discuss with you in advance in a detailed preliminary examination. We explain the course of the surgery, the process of postoperative scarring and inform you in detail about your aftercare.

Turkish, English

1983 Istanbul University Medical Faculty 1983 – 1985 Mandatory service

1985-1989 postgraduate studies in the main field Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
1989 scholarship at the University of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

1990 – 1995 senior medical officer in England – specializing in facial embellishments (Craniofacial) Member of the world-renowned surgical teams “Registar” 1995 granting the teaching commitment for the abovementioned range 1997 – 2001 Co-operation in the United States with Dr. Oscar M. Ramires (Clin. Ass. Prof. John Hopkins University, Scool of Medicine Baltimore / Maryland), Prof. Dr. Henry Kawamoto Jr. and Prof. Dr. William W. Shaw (Division of Plastic and Recon constructive Surgery, UCLA / California). since 2001 – appointed professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery since 2008 Medical Director at Beauty Travels 24.

30 years of experience in plastic surgery
16 years experience in the field of hair transplantation
More than 8.000 performed operations in the field of plastic surgery
Over 16,000 hair transplant treatments performed for beauty travels only 24 patients
Since 2001 he has also been the medical expert in istanbul higher court for failed
Operations in the field of plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.

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Our customer service in all areas of treatment (hair transplantation, laser eye surgery, cosmetic surgery, dental aesthet- ics) has been tested by an internal and external audit both in Germany and Turkey. All patients who have used our services for the various treatments since 2008 have been contacted by TÜV and participated in a customer service survey. They supported us by awarding us school grades (1-6) and by recommending us. We received the TÜV certificate with the grade “very good”. Our certificate number: SC45602

We won’t surprise you with hidden costs – transparency is extremely important to us when dealing with patients, but also with regard to treatment costs. These costs are based on the individual consultation, detailed cost calculation and intensive support, the procedure, but also on our infrastructure, which always meets the latest and highest technical and medical standards.