How Long to Stay in Turkiye After Treatment

Flying soon after surgery increases the risk of blood clots, and the first days after a procedure are when the clinic most needs to check how you're healing. Planning enough time in Turkiye is part of having treatment safely, not an optional extra.

The timings below are typical. Your treating doctor decides when you're fit to fly, and if they advise staying longer, extra hotel nights can be arranged.

The NHS advises not flying for 5 to 7 days after procedures such as breast surgery and liposuction, and for 7 to 10 days after facial cosmetic procedures or a tummy tuck.

Bigger operations such as a tummy tuck can also involve a few nights in hospital before you move to your hotel.

Most patients stay 2 to 3 days after the procedure, so the clinic can check the grafts and show you how to do the first wash before you travel.

Crowns, root canals and up to two implants can often be completed in one trip of about 5 to 7 days.

Three or more implants or a full-arch package such as All-on-4 usually need two visits: 3 to 4 days to place the implants, 3 to 4 months of healing at home, then 7 to 10 days to fit the final teeth.

For laser eye surgery or cataract surgery, the clinic examines your eyes on arrival, carries out the procedure and checks your eyes again the next day before you fly home.

Most people leave hospital 1 to 3 days after a gastric sleeve or bypass. You'll be on liquids only for the first two weeks, so plan your stay and journey home around that.

Ovarian stimulation usually takes 10 to 12 days of daily injections and monitoring, followed by egg collection and, a few days later, embryo transfer. Most couples plan for two to three weeks in Turkiye.