Specialist orthopedic surgery in Istanbul — knee and hip replacement and keyhole arthroscopy, performed by experienced surgeons with modern implants and rehabilitation planned from day one.
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I wanted my nose softened, not replaced. The surgeon showed me the simulation and the result is exactly that.
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Fourteen months on and I am 38 kilos lighter. The dietitian called me every single month — that made the difference.
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Everyone was so smiley and welcoming from the moment I landed. Istanbul is beautiful and the service was first class.
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Type-2 diabetes for nine years, off medication four months after the bypass. My own doctor could not believe the blood work.
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Professional, warm and honest. They told me exactly what my donor area could give and never oversold.
🇸🇪 Sweden
Forty minutes, local anaesthetic, back at the hotel for lunch. A week later I looked ten years less tired.
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At 54 I did not want to look done. Six weeks on, friends say I look rested.
🇧🇪 BelgiumSpecialist orthopedic surgery in Istanbul — knee and hip replacement and keyhole arthroscopy, performed by experienced surgeons with modern implants and rehabilitation planned from day one.
Pre-operative blood tests, the review of your imaging and the anaesthetic assessment; the operation itself including the implant; your nights on the ward with intensive care available; all medication during the stay; the physiotherapy that begins the day after surgery; the wound checks before you fly; VIP airport transfers and a translator at every appointment. Flights and the hotel room are the two things you arrange yourself, and we help you book close to the clinic in Şişli. Because implant choice and hospital nights change the total, the figure arrives in writing once the surgeon has read your X-rays or MRI — not from a price list, and never after you land.
The implants used here are the same brands supplied to hospitals across Europe; the polyethylene, ceramic and titanium do not change at the border. What changes is everything around the operation: theatre time, salaries, rent, insurance premiums and how many joints a surgeon replaces in a week. A high-volume orthopedic unit spreads its fixed costs across far more cases than one operating twice a month, and the exchange rate does the rest. It also explains why waiting lists differ so much: capacity that is scarce in one health system is routine in another. The lower cost is a structural fact about running a hospital, not a statement about the implant in your leg.
A replacement reliably removes arthritic pain and gives back everyday movement: walking, stairs, sleeping through the night. It does not give you back a twenty-year-old knee. Running, jumping and impact sport shorten the life of any implant, and no surgeon can tell you the year yours will need revision — weight, activity level and bone quality all move that number. We also decline cases. Cartilage wear that is still early, an untreated infection anywhere in the body or poorly controlled diabetes are each reasons to wait, treat first, or manage without surgery. Operating a decade too soon simply brings the revision forward. If your imaging says physiotherapy, we will say physiotherapy.
Knee and hip replacement and arthroscopy in Istanbul — cost, safety, recovery and who should wait.
We do not publish a figure, because the total depends on the implant chosen, whether one or both joints are treated and how many nights you need in hospital. Send your X-rays or MRI report; the surgeon reviews them and you receive a written, all-inclusive quote before you book anything. Nothing is added later unless the examination changes the plan.
Still unsure? Ask this on WhatsApp→Ours is performed in a licensed, fully equipped hospital with intensive care on site — not a day-surgery unit. Swedish Clinic holds Temos international accreditation, an ISO 9001 (UKAS) certified management system and a Health Tourism Authorisation Certificate from the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Health. Joint replacement is major surgery anywhere, and the pre-operative work-up exists to keep the risk where it belongs.
Still unsure? Ask this on WhatsApp→Plan 7–10 days for a knee or hip replacement: three to four nights in hospital, then the rest at the hotel for wound checks and your first physiotherapy sessions. Arthroscopy is shorter — 4–6 days with a single night in hospital. You fly home only after the surgeon confirms you are fit to travel.
Still unsure? Ask this on WhatsApp→A specialist orthopedic surgeon, with a consultant anaesthetist and a full theatre team — never a trainee standing in. The same surgeon reviews your imaging beforehand, sees you on the ward each day and signs your discharge. A physiotherapist works with you from the day after surgery. You are told the surgeon's name before you travel.
Still unsure? Ask this on WhatsApp→Most patients stand and take their first steps within 24 hours, with a frame or crutches and a physiotherapist beside them. A nerve block usually covers the first day; after that oral painkillers are normally enough. Walking improves week by week, and full comfort after a hip or knee replacement typically settles over two to three months as muscle strength returns.
Still unsure? Ask this on WhatsApp→Often you do not. Cartilage wear that is still early is better managed with physiotherapy, weight management or injections, and the surgeon will say so rather than operate. An active infection or poorly controlled diabetes also mean treating that first and deciding afterwards. We would rather turn a case down than replace a joint a decade too soon.
Still unsure? Ask this on WhatsApp→Yes. VIP airport transfers, a translator at every appointment and help booking a hotel close to the clinic in Şişli are all part of the arrangement. We recommend bringing a companion: you will be mobile after a joint replacement but slower for the first week, and hotel life is easier with someone alongside you.
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