The 5–7 day Istanbul plan

A local-anaesthesia operation makes this the lightest surgical trip in aesthetics — here's the whole choreography, arrival to suture removal to follow-up at home.

United Kingdom & Ireland

Direct flights from London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Dublin, ~4 hours. A 5–7 day trip — and a local-anaesthesia procedure — make this an easy single week away.

United States & Canada

Direct routes from New York, Chicago, Toronto and more (9–11h). Suture removal before flying means you land home with nothing left to arrange.

Germany & the Nordics

Frankfurt, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki connect directly in ~3–4 hours — a long-weekend-plus trip for many patients.

Australia, the Gulf & beyond

Istanbul is one of the world's best-connected hubs — and the lightest recovery in facial surgery suits even long-haul returns.

The stay

5–7 days, structured

Day 1–2: in-person examination — the millimetres you already know from remote assessment get confirmed on your face, and the incision is designed with you upright.
Procedure day: 45–90 minutes under local anaesthesia — you walk out the same hour and dine (carefully) the same evening.
Quiet days: Istanbul at gentle pace — swelling peaks and starts receding while we check on you.
Day 5–7: suture removal, final review, scar-care briefing — then fly home with nothing left to arrange locally.

Companions are easy — one hotel, transfers for two. UK, Irish, US, Canadian, German and Nordic passport holders generally enter visa-free for short tourist stays; verify officially before travel.

Aftercare at home

Distance ends at the airport. Care doesn't.

Photo reviews as swelling settles, direct WhatsApp for "is this normal?" moments, and scar coaching through the whole 12–18 month maturation — SPF discipline, silicone timing, and the honest verdict reached together at each milestone. Consented healed examples matched to your skin are shared privately during assessment, so expectations are calibrated before you ever book.