The Smallest Operation With The Biggest Effect.
Eight to twelve millimetres of skin, marked with you sitting upright and rechecked with a pinch test. The limit is not aesthetic: below a certain amount of remaining skin, the lid cannot close.
- Days in Istanbul
- 4
- Hospital stay
- Outpatient
- Per side
- About 45 minutes
- Stitches out
- Day 5-7
- Back to work
- About a week
Start With Two Photographs.
Send two photographs. A surgeon reads them and tells you what is realistic, including when the answer is no.
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Rated By The People Who Went Through It.
“Missing teeth affected my daily life for years. From the first exam my doctor’s care and expertise made me feel safe at every stage.”
“Clean, modern hospital and a team that answered every message within minutes. I already recommended them to two friends.”
“One year on and nobody can tell. The hairline they designed suits my face. It does not look transplanted.”
“I wanted my nose softened, not replaced. The surgeon showed me the simulation and the result is exactly that.”
“Fourteen months on and I am 38 kilos lighter. The dietitian called me every single month. That made the difference.”
“Type-2 diabetes for nine years, off medication four months after the bypass. My own doctor could not believe the blood work.”
“Professional, warm and honest. They told me exactly what my donor area could give and never oversold.”
“Forty minutes, local anaesthetic, back at the hotel for lunch. A week later I looked ten years less tired.”
“At 54 I did not want to look done. Six weeks on, friends say I look rested.”
One Patient, Three Frames.
Before and after, where the scar actually sits, and the result once it has settled months later rather than on the day the dressing came off.
The rest of the before-and-after set is on the plastic surgery page.
The Measurement That Sets The Limit.
The safe answer is whatever leaves at least twenty millimetres of skin between the lower border of the eyebrow and the lash line once the eyelid is closed. Below that the lid cannot close fully, and a lid that does not close dries the cornea. Most surgeons also preserve at least ten millimetres above the crease.
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The amount actually removed is typically eight to twelve millimetres, marked with forceps gently pinching the excess until the lashes just begin to turn outward. That point is the maximum, and we mark inside it.
When The Problem Is The Brow, Not The Lid.
A significant minority of patients who ask for eyelid surgery actually have a descended eyebrow. Removing lid skin in that situation pulls the brow down further and makes the face look heavier.
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The test is simple: lift the brow gently with a finger to its natural position and see how much hooding remains. If most of it disappears, the operation you need is a brow lift, or both together. We say this even when it means quoting a different procedure.
Lower Lid: Repositioning Fat, Not Removing It.
The bulge under a lower lid is orbital fat pushing forward, and the hollow below it is the tear trough. Removing the fat flattens the bulge and deepens the hollow, which is why some lower blepharoplasties from twenty years ago left eyes looking older rather than younger.
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Repositioning moves that same fat down over the orbital rim to fill the trough instead. It is more technical and it is the reason a lower lid result should look rested rather than hollowed.
Dry Eye: How Likely, How Long.
Some dryness, grittiness or watering in the first two to six weeks is common, because blink mechanics and tear film distribution are temporarily disturbed. Drops are part of the standard aftercare, not a sign something went wrong.
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Persistent dry eye is uncommon and is far more likely in people who already had it before surgery. If you use drops regularly now, say so at the consultation: it changes how conservative we are with skin, and occasionally it changes our advice to no surgery at all.
Upper eyelid surgery takes about forty-five minutes per side under local anaesthesia with light sedation, and you walk out the same day. Fat is removed only where it genuinely bulges, because a hollow upper lid ages a face rather than rejuvenating it.
The Ones People Actually Ask.
Is plastic surgery in Turkey safe?
It is when it is done properly. Your operation takes place in a licensed full-fledged hospital with intensive care on site, performed by a board-certified plastic surgeon, under a Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate from the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health. We also hold Temos international accreditation and an ISO 9001 (UKAS) certified management system. Ask any clinic abroad for these three things before you book.
How many days do I need to stay in Istanbul for surgery?
Plan 6-7 nights for most operations: consultation and tests on day one, surgery on day two, one night in hospital where needed, then dressing changes and the final check-up before you fly. Eyelid surgery and small procedures need only 3-4 nights.
Who will perform my operation?
A plastic surgeon certified by the Turkish Ministry of Health, never an assistant or technician. You meet your surgeon before the operation, discuss what is realistic for your anatomy, and the same surgeon sees you at the post-operative check-up.
When can I fly and go back to work after surgery?
Flying is normally cleared 5-7 days after surgery. Desk work is possible after about a week for rhinoplasty and eyelid surgery, and 2-3 weeks for body procedures such as tummy tuck, BBL or mommy makeover. Your surgeon gives you a written timeline for your case.
Do you help with hotel, transfers and translation?
Yes. VIP airport transfers, a translator in your language and help with hotel booking are part of every package, and your coordinator stays with you from the first message until long after you fly home.
What Stands Behind The Plan.
Related Treatments.
Vaser emulsifies fat before any of it is suctioned, so it leaves through a smaller cannula with less tearing of the tissue around it.
BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift)Every millilitre goes into the subcutaneous layer.
Breast AestheticsUnder the muscle or over it is decided by how much of your own tissue covers the upper edge, how loose your skin is, and what you do with your body.
Mommy MakeoverA tummy tuck and a breast operation in one controlled procedure, usually with liposuction of the flanks.
More On Eyelid Surgery.
Enough to open the eye, never so much that it cannot close. Twenty millimetres of skin between brow and lash line is…
Lower eyelid surgery: repositioning fat, not removing itRemoving lower eyelid fat empties the eye socket and can look older at fifty than the bags did. Moving the same fat…
Dry eye after eyelid surgery: how likely and how long?Temporary dryness is common for two to six weeks and usually mild. Lasting dry eye is uncommon, and the patients at…
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