
Medical tourism in Turkey
Medical tourism in Turkey for U.S. patients
Turkey, and Istanbul in particular, is one of the most popular destinations for cosmetic surgery and hair transplants. xcuro has partner contracts with hospitals and clinics across Turkey, most of them in Istanbul, plus hospitals in Antalya, Ankara and Kayseri. They range from large private hospital groups such as Memorial, Medical Park, Anadolu Medical Center and Liv Hospital to specialist plastic surgery, hair and dental clinics.
What Americans travel to Turkey for
- Hair transplants (FUE and DHI)
- Rhinoplasty, facelift and eyelid surgery
- Breast augmentation, breast reduction and tummy tuck
- Liposuction and Brazilian butt lift
- Dental implants and veneers
Our procedure guides compare the prices quoted by each listed clinic with sourced U.S. prices. Most quotes are packages that include the hotel, airport transfers and an interpreter; check what each one covers.
Checking a surgeon in Turkey
Plastic surgeons in Turkey hold a national specialist title; some also hold the European board qualification (EBOPRAS / FEBOPRAS) and belong to the Turkish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Since 2023, Turkish rules require hair transplants to be performed in licensed facilities under a doctor's responsibility. Ask in writing who will operate, and for before-and-after photos of patients like you.
Getting there and how long to stay
U.S. passport holders can visit Turkey without a visa for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. Istanbul has nonstop flights from many major U.S. hubs, about 10 hours from the East Coast. Plan on 3 to 5 days for a hair transplant and 7 to 14 days for plastic surgery. The State Department rates Türkiye Level 2, “Exercise Increased Caution”.
Whatever the destination, the CDC recommends seeing a travel-medicine provider before you go, bringing copies of your medical records, arranging follow-up care at home before surgery, and waiting 10 to 14 days before flying after major surgery. Complications treated after you return may not be covered by U.S. insurance.
Travelling from the United States
U.S. passport holders travel to Turkey without a visa for tourism or short business, for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
Turkish Airlines flies nonstop to Istanbul from New York, Newark, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. East-coast flights run about 10 hours, west-coast about 13. Istanbul is 7 hours ahead of New York in summer and 8 hours in winter, because Turkey stays on UTC+3 all year.
Entry rules change without much notice. Confirm them with the authority above before you book anything.
Top clinics in Turkey
Plastic surgery practice of Dr. Burhan Demir in Şişli, Istanbul, focused on rhinoplasty and facial rejuvenation, including deep plane facelift, neck lift and eyelid surgery, per the surgeon's website.
Ankara dental polyclinic in Çankaya, in practice since 1993, with specialists in prosthodontics, periodontology, oral surgery and pediatric dentistry and a focus on aesthetic dentistry, per the clinic.
Dental polyclinic in Bornova, Izmir, with two professors of periodontology and specialist prosthodontists, focused on implants, periodontal surgery and prosthetics, per the clinic.

Plastic and aesthetic surgery clinic listing in Istanbul, Turkey; surgeons' training and procedures are described on their own websites.

Dental clinic group founded in Istanbul in 2009 by Dr. Gülay Akay, with 60+ dentists, an in-house lab and clinics in Istanbul, Antalya and Ankara, per the clinic.

Istanbul hair transplant clinic founded in 2018 by Dr. Mehmet Erdoğan and Dr. Gökay Bilgin, offering Sapphire FUE and DHI with TEMOS accreditation, per the clinic.
Dental polyclinic in Kuşadası on the Aegean coast, co-founded by prosthodontist Dr. Mehmet Köse and dentist Dr. Fatma Köse, offering implants, All-on-4/6, zirconia crowns and veneers, per the clinic.
Istanbul hair transplant clinic founded in 2007 by Dr. Levent Acar, offering sapphire FUE and micro sapphire DHI in fixed-price package tiers with a written growth warranty, per the clinic.
Group of three dental clinics in Izmir founded in 2017 by Ege University graduates, offering implants, All-on-4/6, veneers, crowns, orthodontics and pediatric dentistry, per the clinic.
Antalya dental clinic group founded in 2009 by Dr. Sevil Kaderli, offering implants, All-on-4/6/8, crowns and veneers with hotel-and-transfer packages, per the clinic.
Private dental polyclinic in Alanya on the Antalya coast, open since 2005, offering implants, All-on-4/6, crowns, veneers and smile design, with dental-tourism support, per the clinic.
Istanbul dental clinic in Teşvikiye founded in 2018 for international patients, with 15 named dentists covering implants, prosthodontics, oral surgery and veneers, per the clinic.
Izmir dental clinic in Bayraklı founded in 2017, co-founded by prosthodontist Dr. Şükrü Mert Yüce, offering implants, All-on-4, veneers and crowns for local and international patients, per the clinic.
Hair transplant clinic in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, led by Dr. Emrah Cinik, with over 20 years in FUE hair restoration and more than 50,000 procedures, per the clinic.
Istanbul hair transplant clinic in Şişli led by dermatologist Dr. Serkan Aygın, offering FUE, sapphire FUE and DHI; the clinic says it has worked in hair transplantation since 1996.
Hair-transplant clinic in Kartal, Istanbul, founded in 2014 and licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health, offering FUE and DHI packages from $1,799, per the clinic.
Mecidiyeköy (Şişli) branch of the Istanbul dental hospital group Hospitadent, founded in 2006, with specialists in implants, prosthodontics, orthodontics and oral surgery, per the clinic.
Swedish-owned hair-transplant and aesthetic clinic in the Fairmont Quasar complex, Şişli, Istanbul, offering FUE Sapphire and DHI packages, per the clinic.
Dental clinic with branches in Kadıköy and Kartal on Istanbul's Asian side, founded by oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Mustafa Sabri Şencan, offering implants, crowns and veneers, per the clinic.

Istanbul practice of plastic surgeon Dr. Safa Manav (FEBOPRAS), focused on facelift and facial rejuvenation; body contouring is performed by collaborating surgeon Dr. Ali Sadioğlu.

Antalya hospital in the Memorial group, founded in 2009, with 124 beds, 5 operating rooms and oncology, hematology and bone marrow transplant services, per Memorial.

Antalya hospital in the Memorial group, serving since 1999, with 58 beds in a renovated 4,600 m² building, per Memorial.

Memorial Health Group hospital in Kepez, Antalya, with 114 beds, 28 ICU beds and 5 operating theaters; Memorial states it holds JCI accreditation.

Memorial Health Group hospital in Ataşehir, Istanbul, opened in 2010 with 144 beds; Memorial highlights cardiovascular surgery, organ transplantation, oncology, robotic surgery and IVF.

Memorial Health Group's 11th hospital, in Bahçelievler, Istanbul: 320 beds, 15 operating rooms and 49 ICU beds, with robotic surgery and radiotherapy, per Memorial.

Memorial Health Group hospital in Kayseri, opened in 2013 with 119 beds and 5 operating rooms, and a dedicated IVF center, per Memorial.

Nişantaşı, Istanbul aesthetic surgery and medical aesthetics clinic founded in 2015 by plastic surgeon Op. Dr. Leyla Arvas; surgery takes place in partner hospitals.
Hair transplant clinic in Istanbul co-founded in 2013 by Dr. Abdulaziz Balwi, offering FUE, DHI and NEO FUE with published all-inclusive USD prices, per the clinic.
Private polyclinic in Şişli, Istanbul, focused on hair transplantation and medical aesthetics, with dermatologists handling pre- and post-transplant care, per the clinic.
Dental clinic in the Ataköy Towers, Bakırköy, Istanbul, offering implants, crowns, veneers and smile design, led by implant dentist Dr. Ertan Etemoğlu, per the clinic.

Memorial Health Group's 10th hospital, in Ankara: 230 beds (60 ICU) and 11 operating rooms, with cardiac, oncology, bone marrow transplant and IVF programs, per Memorial.

Memorial Health Group hospital in Yeni Sahra, Ataşehir, Istanbul, with departments from cardiology and oncology to plastic surgery, orthopedics and IVF, per Memorial.

Nişantaşı, Istanbul practice of Op. Dr. Cem Altındağ, who works only on aesthetic nose surgery, including primary and revision rhinoplasty.
Multidisciplinary aesthetic clinic in Ataköy, Istanbul, offering hair transplants, plastic surgery and dentistry to international patients, per the clinic.
Dental clinic in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, in practice since 1995, with specialists in implantology, orthodontics, prosthodontics, periodontology and endodontics, per the clinic.
Private dental clinic in Bayraklı, Izmir, founded by dentist Susana Akdaş, offering implants, All-on-4/6, zygomatic implants, veneers and orthodontics with hotel-and-transfer packages, per the clinic.

Plastic surgery practice of Op. Dr. Yurdakul İlker Manavbaşı in Kağıthane, Istanbul, focused on rhinoplasty, facial rejuvenation, mega liposuction and breast surgery, per the surgeon's website.
Plastic surgery practice of Op. Dr. Aykut Gök on Teşvikiye Caddesi in Şişli, Istanbul, covering face, breast and body procedures, per the surgeon's website.

Nişantaşı, Istanbul practice of plastic surgeon Op. Dr. Çağrı Sade, offering face, breast and body surgery performed at partner hospitals, per the practice.
Acıbadem group hospital in Maslak, Istanbul, opened in 2009, with 231 beds, 20 operating theaters and JCI accreditation; its flagship programs are cancer, neuroscience, heart and IVF, per Acıbadem.

Aesthetic surgery group founded in 1999 by Dr. Bülent Cihantimur, with hospitals in Istanbul (Mecidiyeköy) and Bursa and clinics abroad, per the group.

MLP Care Group's Liv Hospital brand, with 8 hospitals in Turkey and Azerbaijan, including Ulus, Vadistanbul and Bahçeşehir in Istanbul, per Liv Hospital.

Private hospital in Ümraniye, Istanbul, serving since 2005, with 53 departments in a 35,000 m² building, per the hospital.

Private hospital in Kocasinan, Kayseri, serving since 2007, with 92 beds, 6 operating rooms and an IVF center; holds a Ministry of Health health-tourism authorization, per the hospital.

Aesthetic surgery and hair transplant center in Beşiktaş, Istanbul, with surgeons including Dr. Ergin Er; the center reports patients from more than 45 countries.
University teaching hospital in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, opened in 2016 with 617 beds and a plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery department, TEMOS-accredited per the hospital.

Hospital in Gebze near Istanbul, established in 2005 and partnered with Johns Hopkins Medicine; it reports 201 beds, 159 physicians and more than 3,000 bone marrow transplants since 2010.

İAÜ VM Medical Park Florya Hospital in Küçükçekmece, Istanbul: 250 beds, 13 operating rooms and JCI Academic Medical Center accreditation, per Medical Park.

Koç University's training and research hospital in Topkapı, Istanbul, opened in 2014, with 410 single inpatient rooms and 23 operating rooms (as of 2019), per the hospital.

Istanbul Medipol University's hospital complex in Bağcılar, opened in 2012, with seven hospitals on one campus and 810 beds, per Medipol.

Istanbul private hospital group established in 1988, with three hospitals and around 50 departments, including bariatric, orthopedic, plastic surgery and hair transplant services, per the group.

Hair transplant clinic in Şişli, Istanbul, founded by Safiye Kurt (Madame Safiye), offering hair, beard and eyebrow transplants, including an unshaven method, per the clinic.
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