Mommy Makeover in Istanbul, Turkey

A mommy makeover is a personalised combination that addresses the changes pregnancy and breastfeeding leave in the abdomen and breasts in a single operation. It usually includes a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), a breast lift or breast implants and liposuction; your plastic surgeon decides with you which procedures to include. At New City Clinic it is planned for patients who have completed their family and are at a stable weight.

Plan about 7 to 10 days in Istanbul, including one or two nights in hospital. Book an aisle seat for the flight home, wear your garments, walk regularly and arrange help at home for the first weeks.

Allow about three weeks before returning to desk work and about eight weeks before sport. Heavy lifting, including lifting children, is avoided for about six weeks after a tummy tuck, and the compression garment is worn for around six weeks.

Often, yes: combining procedures means one anaesthetic and one recovery, but a longer operation. When the plan is extensive, or for safety reasons, the surgeon may recommend two stages a few months apart; the decision depends on your health and the total operating time.

Usually a tummy tuck with repair of the abdominal muscles, liposuction of the waist, flanks or thighs, and a breast lift, augmentation or lift with implants. The plan is tailored: not every woman needs every step.

It is a longer operation of about three to six hours, so it is planned only for healthy women at a stable weight, in a licensed hospital with an anaesthetist present. If one long anaesthetic is not advisable, the surgeon splits it into two stages.

The illustrative package price in Istanbul is €4,850. The written quote after your assessment states the final amount, which depends on the procedures combined; flights are not included.

The illustrative package price for Mommy Makeover in Istanbul is €4,850. It includes surgery at an authorised healthcare facility, hospital accommodation, hotel accommodation and airport transfers, with pre-operative tests and patient coordination and interpretation where specified. The final quotation is subject to a free medical assessment.

Your quote lists the hospital and physician fees, required tests, check-ups, airport–hotel–hospital transfers and, on request, hotel accommodation as separate items. Flights are not included; we can help organise them if you wish.

The procedure takes about 3–6 hours. Anaesthesia: general anaesthesia.

Surgeons usually advise waiting at least six months after birth and after you have stopped breastfeeding, with your weight stable.

Heavy lifting is avoided for about six weeks after a tummy tuck. Arrange help at home for this period.

It is possible, but pregnancy can undo part of the result, which is why the operation is usually recommended once your family is complete.

Like any operation, Mommy Makeover carries risks, and the risk depends far more on where and by whom it is done than on the country. The serious cases reported in the press have mostly involved unlicensed premises, non-specialists or too many procedures in one session. A safe choice means a hospital licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health, a named specialist surgeon, an anaesthetist, pre-operative tests and a long enough stay. New City Clinic is an authorised intermediary registered with the Ministry of Health and HealthTürkiye, and you receive the hospital and surgeon details in writing before you travel.

The difference comes mainly from lower operating and staff costs and the exchange rate; implants, materials and techniques follow the same international standards. Even so, do not choose on price alone: check the hospital licence, the surgeon’s specialty and exactly what the package includes.

From Malta there are direct flights to Istanbul of around two and a half to three hours; from Australia the journey usually involves one connection and takes 20 hours or more. The longer the flight home, the longer you should stay in Istanbul after Mommy Makeover, so that your surgeon can check you before travelling. On a long-haul flight wear compression stockings, walk regularly and drink water. Your reports are prepared in English and a New City Clinic coordinator follows your recovery remotely once you are home.

There is no single “best” for everyone; for Mommy Makeover in Turkey you choose well by checking: the name of the specialist who will operate and their experience in this field, the hospital’s Ministry of Health licence, the agency’s health tourism authorisation, a written plan and itemised quote after a doctor has assessed you, and who follows you up after surgery. For Mommy Makeover in Istanbul, New City Clinic gives you all of this in writing with your quote; the first assessment is free.