Full facelift in Turkey

Price of a full facelift in Turkey

The average cost of a full facelift in Turkey in Istanbul is €2,200. Depending on your needs, the price can vary from 2,000 euros to 2,400 euros.

Procedure	Cost Turkey
Full facelift	2200 €

What is a full facelift?

Many modern anti-ageing procedures provide patients with only a temporary improvement in the signs of skin ageing. The early onset of ageing on a person’s face depends on factors such as constant stress, lack of sleep and rest, vitamin deficiencies, poor diet, a sedentary lifestyle and the use of poor quality cosmetics.

All these factors can be the price of premature ageing of facial skin. It is becoming increasingly difficult for patients over the age of 30 to maintain a youthful appearance.

The progressive development of wrinkles and nasopharyngeal folds, blurred facial contours and ptosis of the soft tissues of the face are becoming irreversible. Over time, special cosmetic products and techniques are no longer able to achieve a significant rejuvenating result without surgery.

A facelift is always a collaboration between a patient and a doctor. It must be based on trust, patience and confidence. In order to achieve the desired result after surgery, you should clarify as much information as possible about all the stages of the facelift and the post-operative period after cosmetic plastic surgery in Turkey.

You should try to understand the recommendations of professionals that correspond to your type of operation and your clinical situation. Listening to a doctor’s advice will give you a feeling of inner comfort and satisfaction with the result for many years to come.

Indications and contraindications for a full facelift in Turkey

Aesthetic plastic surgery or facelift is surgery to tighten the face and correct the oval of the face with the common aim of rejuvenation. It improves the appearance and condition of the patient’s face.

One of the most effective options for rejuvenation is a facelift. Soft tissue surgery of the face and neck in Turkey was first performed in the early twentieth century.

Today, the face lift in Istanbul is one of the most popular anti-ageing plastic surgery procedures. Over time, new types of facelift have been developed, including non-surgical (non-invasive) procedures.

A facelift in Turkey is a professionally performed operation with guaranteed results to restore your attractiveness. Given the frequency of plastic surgery operations in Istanbul, the cost of the treatment will come as a pleasant surprise.

Indications for facelift surgery in Turkish hospitals:

• Loss of elasticity, sagging facial skin
• Presence of wrinkles and folds
• Signs of ageing of the skin of the face and neck
• Blurred facial contours
• Presence of a second chin and moustache
• Ptosis and sagging of the cheeks, eyelids, forehead, etc.
• Drooping of the eyes or corners of the lips

Contraindications to facelift surgery in Turkish hospitals:

• Pregnancy and breast-feeding
• Inflammation of the facial skin
• Serious pathology of the internal organs
• Acute chronic diseases
• Blood coagulation disorders
• Autoimmune diseases
• Cardiovascular diseases
• Diabetes mellitus
• Cancer and benign tumours

Types of facelift

There are currently several different techniques for surgical correction of the face, each with its own advantages: the circular facelift, the SMAS facelift, the endoscopic facelift, the laser facelift and the lower facelift.

Circular facelift

This type of facelift is designed to effectively eliminate all signs of skin ageing. The circular facelift is performed under general anaesthetic. During the facelift procedure, the surgeon makes incisions in the skin in front of and behind the ears, as well as along the hairline. The next step is to stretch the skin and remove excess skin.

A surgeon sutures all the skin incisions and removes the stitches two weeks after the operation (the length of this period may vary, depending on each patient’s condition). The scars from the incisions are barely visible after about 20 days.

If there are any unforeseen complications, they will disappear completely within 6 months. Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning that an unprofessional approach in the choice of hospitals can cost a patient his or her beauty.

See also: Thigh lift in Turkey

Particularities and duration of the rehabilitation phase

Recovery from a facelift takes several weeks. The maximum results of the operation can be estimated six months later. For the first few days, the patient must wear a special compression bandage that ensures protection against infection, rapid healing of the tissues and adaptation to the new shape of the face.

The usual reaction of the body after a facelift operation in Turkey is the formation of oedema and redness of the skin. Compression after surgery will help to reduce these processes. To reduce pain, appropriate medication will be recommended.

You will also need to :

• Limit physical activity, such as weight lifting
• Avoid bad habits, especially smoking
• Avoid walks in direct sunlight and visits to the solarium.

By contacting a good clinic in Istanbul with a competent doctor and following all the recommendations during the post-operative period, the risk of developing complications is minimal. In other cases, infection, significant haematomas, facial asymmetry, reduced skin sensitivity, etc. may occur.

To avoid complications after surgery in Turkey, it may be necessary to administer antibiotics, treat wounds, carry out drainage to remove fluids, or even repeat the full facelift operation in Turkey.

We have developed and implemented a complete facelift programme with maximum surgical safety in Istanbul, so that patients do not experience any complications.

The cost of the facelift treatment programme also includes the cost of translation services, transfer costs and, if necessary, accommodation for patients and an accompanying person. Patients must take care of themselves during the rehabilitation period after the operation, and ensure that they follow all the doctor’s recommendations.

Possible complications of plastic surgery operations

The likelihood of developing post-operative complications in plastic surgery is not as low as it might at first appear.

Before going to a hospital in Turkey, the patient signs a document (the informed consent document) in which it is stated that there is a risk of complications following a facelift:

• Skin necrosis may occur in areas where tissue thinning is greatest after the facelift.
• Suppuration of the post-operative wound is due to poor maintenance of the suture.
• Hypertrophic scars can be painful for a long time, due to poor configuration of the skin folds.
• Age spots often develop in people with thin, sensitive skin. They generally disappear after a year without further treatment.
• Deformed facial contours may be due to a surgeon’s error.
• Temporary hair loss in the area of the scar, with new hair starting to grow after 3 to 4 months.

As a general rule, many complications after a facelift can be successfully avoided. For this, you need to turn to the major hospitals in Turkey, which consistently achieve excellent results, are of international standard and have competent specialists.

Problems that can be successfully resolved by blepharoplasty

Eyelid surgery in Turkey can be performed at the same time as other anti-ageing procedures, such as laser procedures or a circular face lift. Eyelid surgery in Turkey is a radical method of rejuvenation. If the condition of the skin around the eyes is satisfactory (age-related changes are not significant), you can resort to more sparing techniques.

There are alternatives to blepharoplasty:

• Botox injections
• Lymphatic drainage massage
• Laser resurfacing
• Application of invisible silicone pads that lift the upper eyelid

You must understand that this effect will be temporary, and that you will always need to have eyelid surgery afterwards.

Indications for neck lift surgery

For many people, creams, masks, massages and material cosmetic procedures are sufficient to maintain the elasticity of the neck skin.

Neck lifts are generally necessary in the following cases:

• Pronounced wrinkles and transverse folds in this area
• Sagging neck skin
• Excess fat on and under the chin
• Weakening of the main muscle (platysma)
• Weakening of the skin and formation of a “sack” in the neck and lower chin area

A neck lift in Turkey is one of the main anti-ageing operations. As the neck is responsible for the formation of the oval of the face, a neck lift in Turkey allows patients to look younger than their age and maintain their self-confidence.

Types of eyebrow lift in Turkey

The forehead occupies one third of the face. The appearance of the second third depends significantly on it. A smooth forehead with raised superciliary arches makes many years disappear, opens a woman’s eyes and gives her facial expression a welcoming look. This effect can be achieved by surgical and cosmetic methods.

Endoscopic eyebrow lift in Turkey

An endoscopic eyebrow lift is performed using five small incisions (4 to 5 cm long) in the scalp. These are used to tighten the eyebrows and fix them in the desired position. The muscles responsible for the formation of horizontal wrinkles on the forehead can be dissected. The operation lasts up to 4 hours. It is performed under general anaesthetic, in a hospital setting. A short recovery period, minimal complications and a visible effect make endoscopy popular with women and men alike.