Hi,

I'm considering going to Turkey for surgery and I'm wondering if anyone personally had or know someone who had bariatric surgery there?

1 minute ago, mattk53 said:

Is it that much more $ in Western Europe? I personally would rather pay a little more and be sure it's a safe, clean hospital with qualified doctors. Best of luck you all I guess I'm just very fortunate to have good insurance.

I'm not criticizing anyone's choices or decisions, I just find this very interesting. Good Luck!

We have some of the best experts here in İstanbul, like the rest of Europe or the USA and 5 star hospitals. The only difference is the exchange rates of Turkish Lira & Euro/Dollar, the surgery is not near cheap/affordable in TL but of course is advantageous for the people abroad.

It must be a fairly popular option this thread is already on page 4 .

31 minutes ago, mattk53 said:

Is it that much more $ in Western Europe? I personally would rather pay a little more and be sure it's a safe, clean hospital with qualified doctors. Best of luck you all I guess I'm just very fortunate to have good insurance.

I'm not criticizing anyone's choices or decisions, I just find this very interesting. Good Luck!

A sleeve costs around £12,000 in the UK (approx $15,200) and I'm paying £4000 to have it done in the Czech Republic. It was going to be even cheaper in Turkey at just over £3000 but the aftercare and surgeon in Prague made me feel a lot more reassured.

50 minutes ago, Scotsman83 said:

A sleeve costs around £12,000 in the UK (approx $15,200) and I'm paying £4000 to have it done in the Czech Republic. It was going to be even cheaper in Turkey at just over £3000 but the aftercare and surgeon in Prague made me feel a lot more reassured.

The gastric sleeve in top hospitals by top surgeons is around £ 6000-6500. £3000 seems a bit weird