Reduction mammoplasty in Istanbul
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Results of MAYCLINIK patients after breast reduction, photographed once the swelling had settled.
Results vary from person to person. Photos are shared with patient consent.
2–4 hours
Operation time
1 night
Hospital stay
About 8 days
Total stay in Istanbul
After 10–14 days
Back to desk work
After about 6 weeks
Exercise & lifting
6 months
Final result
scars fade over 12–18 months
Breast reduction (reduction mammoplasty) removes breast tissue, fat and skin to make the breasts smaller, lighter and higher. Women who come to us for breast reduction in Turkey usually describe the same things: an aching back and neck, bra straps that dig into the shoulders, rashes under the breasts and difficulty finding clothes or doing sport.
The operation is also a lift. The nipple and areola are moved higher, usually made smaller, and the remaining breast is reshaped so it sits higher on the chest. How much is removed depends on your size and the shape you want; it is planned with you, often in grams per side.
Breast reduction leaves scars. Their pattern depends on how much needs to change, and your surgeon will show you exactly where they will be before you decide.
The technique depends on how much tissue needs to be removed and how far the nipple has to move.
A scar around the areola, a vertical line down to the fold and a scar along the fold. It allows the most tissue and skin to be removed.
Best for: Large, heavy breasts and significant drooping
Presentable after: About 2 weeks
A scar around the areola and a vertical line down to the fold, with no long scar under the breast. It gives good projection.
Best for: Small to moderate reductions
Presentable after: About 10–14 days
More change needs a longer scar. Your surgeon recommends the shortest pattern that will give you the shape you want.
Scars
Amount removed
Lift
Nipple repositioned
Presentable after
Typical values. Your surgeon recommends a technique after examining you.
Breast reduction has some of the highest satisfaction rates in plastic surgery, because it changes how you feel every day, not just how you look.
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 agree on your new size.
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 technique and on whether liposuction or a tummy tuck is combined. You receive a fixed, written quote after your consultation, before you book anything.
A typical plan for breast reduction. 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 marking.
Day 2
Blood tests, anaesthetic check and surgery under general anaesthesia. One night in hospital.
Day 3
Dressing check, any drains removed, support bra fitted, then a transfer back to your hotel.
Days 4–6
Tightness and swelling ease. Short walks; no lifting and no reaching above your head for now.
Day 7
Your surgeon checks the wounds and the new shape of the breasts and changes the dressings.
Day 8
You fly home once your surgeon agrees. Aftercare continues with our London and Stuttgart teams.
Many women say the relief from the weight is noticeable as soon as they wake up. Discomfort is usually moderate and short-lived.
Days 1–3
The breasts feel tight and bruised. Pain is controlled with tablets. You sleep on your back.
Weeks 1–2
Light daily tasks are fine. Most women return to desk work after 10–14 days.
Weeks 2–6
Wear the support bra day and night. No lifting, upper-body workouts or swimming yet.
Week 6
Most exercise can be resumed. The breasts look higher and firmer than they will in the end.
Months 6–18
The shape settles and the scars slowly fade from red to pale lines.
Breast reduction is a common, well-established operation. These are the risks your surgeon will discuss with you.
Delayed healing where the vertical and horizontal scars meet is fairly common and settles with dressings. Smoking makes it more likely.
The nipples can feel numb or more sensitive at first. Sensation usually improves over several months; permanent loss is uncommon.
Scars are permanent but usually fade to pale lines within about a year. Some people form thicker scars, which can be treated.
Many women can still breastfeed after a reduction, but it cannot be guaranteed. Tell your surgeon if you plan more children.
Small differences in size or shape are normal, as they are before surgery. Larger differences can be corrected with a minor operation.
Plan about 8 days. Your surgeon checks the wounds before you fly home.
It is planned with you. Your surgeon explains how much tissue can be removed safely and what size and shape it will give you. Most women go down several cup sizes.
Around the areola and, depending on the technique, a vertical line down to the fold and sometimes a scar along the fold. They are hidden by most bras and bikinis and fade over 12–18 months.
Most women feel soreness and tightness for a few days rather than strong pain. It is controlled with ordinary painkillers.
Many women can, especially when the nipple stays attached to the tissue underneath, which is the usual technique. It cannot be guaranteed, so tell your surgeon if it matters to you.
Usually yes. Numbness or extra sensitivity is common at first and generally improves over several months.
Desk work after 10–14 days. Most exercise after about 6 weeks, and heavy lifting when your surgeon agrees.
Yes. It is a common combination after pregnancy or weight loss and means one recovery instead of two, with a slightly longer stay.
Removed tissue does not grow back. Weight gain, pregnancy or hormonal changes can make the breasts larger again.
It can be, if your provider is licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health, your surgeon is named and qualified, you are operated on in an accredited hospital and you stay long enough before flying. MAYCLINIK holds licence AK-0086.
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