Breast enlargement in Istanbul
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Results of MAYCLINIK patients after breast augmentation, photographed once the implants had settled.
Results vary from person to person. Photos are shared with patient consent.
1–2 hours
Operation time
longer with a lift
1 night
Hospital stay
About 7 days
Total stay in Istanbul
After about 1 week
Back to desk work
After about 6 weeks
Exercise & lifting
lower body sooner
3–6 months
Final result
scars fade over 12 months
Breast augmentation increases the size and fullness of the breasts, usually with silicone implants and sometimes with your own fat. Women who come to us for breast augmentation in Turkey often want to restore volume lost after pregnancy or weight loss, balance breasts of different sizes, or simply feel more comfortable in their clothes.
The size is not picked from a chart. Your surgeon measures the width of your chest and breasts and the stretch of your skin, and shows you the range of implants that will fit your body. Most women end up choosing between two or three sizes, and you try the volumes with sizers at your consultation.
Implants add volume, but they don’t lift. If your nipples sit at or below the fold under the breast, an implant alone can look bottom-heavy, and a breast lift is usually combined with it.
Where the implant sits and whether you need a lift matter as much as the size. Your surgeon recommends a plan after examining you.
The upper part of the implant sits under the chest muscle and the lower part under the breast tissue. The muscle softens the edge of the implant at the top.
Best for: Slim women with little breast tissue of their own
Presentable after: About 1 week
The implant sits under the breast tissue, in front of the muscle. Recovery is usually a little more comfortable, but you need enough tissue to cover it.
Best for: Women with enough breast tissue to cover the implant
Presentable after: About 5–7 days
Fat is taken by liposuction, usually from the tummy or thighs, purified and injected into the breasts. The increase is modest, often around one cup size.
Best for: A natural, moderate increase and some fat to spare
Presentable after: About 1 week
An implant restores volume while the lift raises the nipple and tightens the skin. Also called an augmentation mastopexy, it is usually done as one operation.
Best for: Breasts that have dropped and emptied after children
Presentable after: About 2 weeks
Both can work well. The right choice depends on how much bigger you want to be and how much fat you have to spare.
Size increase
Feel
Scars
Bonus
Long term
Best for
Typical values. Your surgeon recommends a plan after examining you.
Most women are between their 20s and 50s. What matters is your health, your tissue and what you want to achieve.
Your operation takes place in a JCI-accredited partner hospital; the rest of your stay is spent recovering in a 5-star hotel, both included in your package.
JCI-accredited partner hospital
Modern operating theatres, private rooms and intensive-care backup, with specialist nursing care after your operation.
5-star hotel & VIP transfers
Comfortable recovery close to the hospital. Private transfers take you to every appointment and your coordinator checks in with you every day.
You know who will operate on you before you book, and you meet them on video first to talk through size and shape.
Four commitments that cover your care from the first video call to long after you fly home.
Before surgery
Surgeons are not interchangeable. Each of ours performs certain operations far more often than others, so you are matched to the one whose routine work is your operation. You meet on video before you travel, and the plan is agreed there, not on arrival.
MAYContourIn Istanbul
From the moment you land to the moment you fly home, one team is responsible for you: airport transfers, your hotel stay, hospital admission, a doctor and nurse who visit you at the hotel, and a check on how you are every day, in your own language.
MAYCare+Back home
The hardest part of recovery happens after you get home. For twelve months your aftercare nurse stays with you, reviewing how you are healing, telling you what is normal and what is not, and answering questions through our London and Stuttgart offices.
MAYCheckIf anything changes
Healing is not always a straight line, and a final result can take up to a year to settle. MAYCover is how we handle it, with your surgeon, if something does need revisiting. Ask your coordinator what it covers, before you book, rather than after.
MAYCoverYour price depends mainly on the type of implant, whether fat transfer is used and whether a lift is needed. You receive a fixed, written quote after your consultation, before you book anything.
A typical plan for breast augmentation. Your coordinator adjusts it to your flights and your surgeon’s plan.
Day 1
VIP transfer to your hotel, then a face-to-face consultation, measurements and implant sizers.
Day 2
Blood tests, anaesthetic check and surgery under general anaesthesia. One night in hospital.
Day 3
Dressing check, drains removed if used, support bra fitted, then a transfer back to your hotel.
Days 4–5
Tightness across the chest eases day by day. Short walks; keep your arms below shoulder height.
Days 6–7
Your surgeon checks the wounds and implant position before you fly home in your support bra.
The first few days feel tight, especially with implants under the muscle. Most women are surprised how quickly they are up and about.
Days 1–3
The chest feels tight and heavy. Pain is moderate and controlled with tablets. You sleep on your back.
Week 1
Most women return to desk work and light daily tasks. No lifting heavy bags or children yet.
Weeks 2–4
The implants still sit high and feel firm. This is normal. Wear the support bra day and night.
Week 6
Upper-body exercise and lifting can usually be resumed, and you can start wearing underwired bras.
Months 3–6
The implants drop and soften into their final position and the scars start to fade.
Breast augmentation is one of the most common cosmetic operations worldwide. These are the risks your surgeon will discuss with you.
Scar tissue around an implant can tighten and make the breast firm or misshapen. Careful technique lowers the risk, and surgery can correct it.
Uncommon. Bleeding usually shows in the first 24 hours, which is one reason you stay a night in hospital. Antibiotics help prevent infection.
Numbness or extra sensitivity of the nipple is common at first and usually improves over months. Permanent change is possible but uncommon.
Modern silicone implants are durable, but they are not lifetime devices. Some women need a replacement after many years, others never do.
A very rare lymphoma linked mainly to textured implants. Your surgeon will explain the implant chosen and what signs to watch for.
Plan about 7 days. Your surgeon checks the wounds and the implant position before you fly home.
Your surgeon measures your chest and breast width and skin stretch, and shows you the range that fits. You try sizers in a bra and T-shirt at your consultation. A good fit looks natural on your frame.
For most slim women, dual-plane placement (partly under the muscle) gives a softer, more natural upper edge. With enough breast tissue, placement above the muscle is also possible and recovery is often a little easier.
Usually a 4–5 cm incision in the fold under the breast, where it is hidden by the breast and most bras and bikinis. It fades over 12 months.
Most women can. Implants placed through the fold under the breast do not cut through the milk ducts. Tell your surgeon if you plan more children.
Not on a fixed schedule. Modern implants can last many years, often 10–15 or more. You should have check-ups, and replacement is considered if there is a problem or you want a change.
Usually after about 7 days, once your surgeon has checked you. Walk around during the flight and keep wearing your support bra.
Yes. This combination, often with liposuction, is known as a mommy makeover. It means one recovery instead of two, but a longer stay.
Lower-body training and walking after 2–3 weeks; chest and upper-body exercises after about 6 weeks, once your surgeon agrees.
It can be, if your provider is licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health, your surgeon is named and qualified, you receive an implant card with serial numbers, you are operated on in an accredited hospital and you stay long enough before flying. MAYCLINIK holds licence AK-0086.
Medically reviewed guides that answer the questions patients ask most about this treatment.
What the first days feel like, when you can go back to work, which bra to wear, how to sleep and when you can exercise again after breast augmentation.
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6 min readRead article Plastic surgeryBreast implants have no fixed expiry date, but they are not lifetime devices. Why and when they are replaced, and the check-ups that help you keep an eye on them.
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