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Treatment guide

Plain-language articles on preparing for treatment, travelling to Istanbul, recovering and choosing between options. Each one is written from cited medical sources and shows when it was last updated.

  • Choosing a plastic surgeon abroad

    For anyone comparing surgeons in another country, including Türkiye. You will know which qualifications to check, which questions to ask before you pay or travel, and which warning signs suggest looking elsewhere.

    Planning

  • Preparing for plastic surgery: a checklist

    For anyone planning an operation in Istanbul, from a nose job to a tummy tuck. You will know what to do six weeks, two weeks and a day before surgery, what to pack, and what to have in writing before you book flights.

    Planning

  • Flying after plastic surgery

    For anyone flying home after an operation abroad, or flying soon after surgery at home. You will know the usual waiting times for each type of operation, why they exist, how to lower the risk on board and which symptoms need urgent help.

    Travelling to Istanbul

  • How long to stay in Istanbul after surgery

    For anyone planning to travel to Istanbul for plastic surgery. You will know how many days to allow before and after each type of operation, what those days are for and what to arrange before you book.

    Travelling to Istanbul

  • Brazilian butt lift safety: what lowers the risk

    For anyone weighing up a BBL or comparing it with buttock implants. You will understand why the operation once carried the highest death rate in cosmetic surgery, which rules changed that and what to ask before you decide.

    Safety

  • Caring for scars after plastic surgery

    For anyone healing from an operation or weighing one up. After reading, you will know how a surgical scar changes over the first 18 months, what helps it settle, what makes it worse and when a scar needs a closer look.

    Recovery

  • Liposuction recovery and the compression garment

    For anyone planning liposuction, including ultrasound-assisted and HD techniques. You will know what each stage of recovery usually feels like, how long the compression garment is typically worn and which signs mean you should call your surgeon.

    Recovery

  • Rhinoplasty recovery timeline

    For anyone planning nose surgery or already recovering from it. You will know what each stage usually looks and feels like, when everyday activities return, what helps you heal and which signs mean you should call your surgeon.

    Recovery

  • Facelift, thread lift or non-surgical tightening?

    For anyone noticing sagging in the cheeks, jawline or neck and weighing surgery against threads or ultrasound tightening. You will learn what each can realistically change, how long the effect lasts, what recovery involves and which risks matter most.

    Face

  • Breast implant types and sizes

    For women considering breast augmentation, or replacing implants they already have. You will understand the main choices, what each one changes in look, feel and risk, and how size is decided at an examination.

    Breast

  • Liposuction types compared

    For anyone comparing liposuction methods before a consultation. You will see how each technique works, what the studies show, who each one tends to suit and why a newer device is not automatically the better choice.

    Body

  • Anti-wrinkle injections vs fillers

    For anyone deciding between injections for lines and filler for volume. You will know which concerns each treats, how quickly it works, how long it lasts, what the side effects are and when the two are used together.

    Non-surgical

How the articles are written

  • Articles are written by the Bilgehan Clinic editorial team from published guidance and research: professional bodies such as ASPS, BAAPS and ISAPS, health services such as the NHS, medical centres such as Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic, regulators such as the US FDA, and peer-reviewed studies.
  • Every article lists its sources, so that you can check them yourself.
  • Figures are given as ranges, as the sources report them. Where sources disagree, the article says so.
  • Each article shows when it was last updated and whether the medical review by Op. Dr. Bilgehan İlker is complete.
  • There are no prices, no patient stories and no product promotion. Brand names appear only where they are needed to explain a term.
  • If you spot an error, please tell us through the contact page. How corrections are handled is set out in our editorial policy.

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The guide helps you prepare: to understand your options, ask better questions and plan your recovery. It is general information and does not replace an examination or medical advice about your own situation. For questions about your case, ask Dr. İlker.

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Tell us what you are considering. The team replies with next steps and, where it helps, questions from Dr. İlker.

Dr. İlker speaks English and Turkish.

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I give my explicit consent for Dr. Bilgehan İlker (Uzm. Dr. Bilgehan İlker Muayenehanesi, data controller) to process the health information I provide in this form: the procedure I am interested in and anything I write about my health. The purposes are to assess my enquiry, to contact me and to prepare a personalised treatment plan. For these purposes only, the information may be shared with the medical team, who are bound by professional secrecy, and, if treatment is planned, with the licensed hospital where it would take place. I can withdraw my consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing carried out before it.

Without consent you can still send your name and contact details, and we will call or write to you.

This exchange does not replace a medical examination or diagnosis. Whether a procedure suits you is decided at an in-person examination.

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