Surgery for the nose, eyelids, brows, ears, chin, cheeks and lips, and for the signs of ageing in the face and neck. Each procedure page explains what the operation changes, how recovery goes and what it cannot do.
A face rarely changes in one place only, so Op. Dr. Bilgehan İlker looks at proportion, skin quality and volume together before suggesting anything. A heavy upper eyelid, for example, is sometimes caused by a low brow, and treating the eyelid alone can make the brow look lower.
Rhinoplasty reshapes the bone and cartilage of the nose. When only the tip needs work, a tip rhinoplasty may be enough. When breathing is also a problem, a septorhinoplasty straightens the septum in the same operation, and a nose that has been operated on before needs a revision rhinoplasty. Swelling settles slowly: the final shape can take around a year to show.
Rhinoplasty can change the shape of your nose and, when needed, help you breathe more easily. This page covers how it is done, recovery week by week, the risks and what to ask before you decide.
Tip rhinoplasty is for people who are happy with the bridge of their nose but not with a wide, round, drooping or uneven tip. Here is what it can change, how it is done and why the tip takes longest to settle.
Septorhinoplasty is for people whose bent septum blocks their breathing and who also want to change the shape of their nose. Here is how both are treated in one operation, what to expect for breathing and how recovery goes.
If you have had nose surgery and still have a problem with its shape or your breathing, a second operation may help. Here is when it makes sense, how it differs from the first, and what to expect.
Blepharoplasty removes or repositions excess skin and fat in the upper or lower eyelids, often under local anaesthetic with a same-day return home. A brow lift raises a low brow, and a fox eye lift lifts the outer corner of the eye and brow.
For heavy, hooded upper lids and puffy lower lids. This page explains what eyelid surgery can and cannot correct, how recovery feels day by day and which warning signs matter.
For eyebrows that have dropped and make you look tired or weigh on your upper lids. Read how each technique works, where the scars sit and what recovery is really like.
The fox eye look is a lifted outer brow and a more upward-slanting outer eye corner. This page explains which methods create it, how long each lasts and the risks.
A facelift lifts the deeper tissues of the cheeks and jawline and removes loose skin, and a neck lift treats loose neck skin and muscle bands. Lost volume can be restored with your own fat through facial fat transfer.
For sagging along the cheeks, jawline and upper neck. This page explains how a facelift works, what recovery really involves and what it can and cannot change, so you can weigh it up calmly.
For loose skin, fullness under the chin and visible bands in the neck. Read how a neck lift works on its own or with a facelift, what recovery involves and where its limits are.
For volume lost from the cheeks, temples, under-eye area or lips, or dents after injury or surgery: how it works, what recovery involves and why results vary.
Chin surgery changes the projection of the chin, and cheek augmentation adds volume over the cheekbones. Buccal fat removal slims the lower cheeks through small incisions inside the mouth and suits people at a stable weight. Fullness under the chin with firm skin may respond to chin liposuction.
Chin surgery changes how far the chin projects, or its length or symmetry, to balance the profile. Here you can compare implants with moving the bone, see how recovery goes and consider whether filler might be enough.
For cheeks that are flat, thin or have lost volume with age: how fat transfer, implants and fillers compare, and what recovery and risks involve.
For adults whose cheeks look full despite a stable weight. This page covers who tends to benefit, what recovery involves and what is still unknown about the long term.
For fullness under the chin that diet and exercise have not shifted. This page covers who suits liposuction alone, when a neck lift is the better answer, recovery and risks.
Otoplasty sets prominent ears closer to the head through an incision behind the ear and can be done from about five years of age. A lip lift shortens the space between the nose and the upper lip, and dimple creation adds cheek dimples under local anaesthetic.
Otoplasty sets prominent ears closer to the head and can make uneven ears more alike. This page is for adults considering it for themselves and for parents of children aged 5 and over: how it is done, the bandage and recovery, and the risks.
For a long space between the nose and upper lip. Read how the operation works, where the scar sits, how it compares with fillers and what recovery involves.
For adults who would like a cheek dimple when they smile. This page explains the operation, recovery and risks, and how limited the evidence on long-term results still is.
Some operations treat neighbouring areas and fit well into one anaesthetic: a facelift with a neck lift, eyelid surgery or fat transfer, or rhinoplasty with chin surgery to balance the profile. Combining means one recovery instead of two, but a longer operation and a longer stay in Istanbul.
Some, but most incisions are placed where they are hard to see: in the natural crease of the upper eyelid, around the ear and into the hairline for a facelift, behind the ear for otoplasty, inside the mouth for buccal fat removal, and across the narrow strip between the nostrils in open rhinoplasty. Facelift scars usually fade over 12–18 months, although they can be harder to hide in men with short hair.
Some procedures, yes. Upper eyelid surgery, buccal fat removal, chin liposuction, lip lift and ear correction in adults are often done under local anaesthetic, sometimes with sedation, and you usually go home the same day. Rhinoplasty and full facelifts are normally done under general anaesthetic, often with one night in hospital. Your plan states which applies to you and how long to stay in Istanbul.
For cosmetic surgery, Dr. İlker's policy, stated on her Turkish website, is to operate on adults aged 18 and over; for the nose, the exception is surgery after an injury. Ear correction is different: it can be done from about five years of age, once the cartilage is firm enough to hold its new shape. Beyond that, your general health matters more than your age.
It depends mainly on how much loose skin there is. Ultrasound skin tightening and thread lifts suit early laxity and give a milder lift that fades with time. When skin hangs along the jawline or neck, surgery is what treats it. On her Turkish website Dr. İlker describes the same order: skin quality first, then injectables and non-surgical tightening, and a facelift for more advanced changes.
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