Nose job in Istanbul
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Nose job results of MAYCLINIK patients, photographed once the main swelling had settled.
Results vary from person to person. Photos are shared with patient consent.
2–4 hours
Operation time
tip rhinoplasty: about 1.5 hours
Same day or 1 night
Hospital stay
About 7 days
Total stay in Istanbul
After 10–14 days
Back to desk work
After about 6 weeks
Exercise & sport
contact sport: 8 weeks
12 months
Final result
the tip settles last
Rhinoplasty (a nose job) reshapes the bone and cartilage of the nose. Most people who come to us for rhinoplasty in Turkey want to soften a hump, refine a wide or drooping tip, straighten a crooked nose or bring the nose into better balance with the rest of the face.
Looks and breathing are often treated together. If the wall between your nostrils (the septum) is bent, or the turbinates inside the nose are enlarged, your surgeon corrects them in the same operation. This is called a septorhinoplasty.
A good rhinoplasty is planned around your face, not a template. Your surgeon looks at your skin thickness, the shape of your forehead and chin and the way your nose moves when you smile, and agrees with you on what is realistic before anything is booked.
The technique depends on what needs to change. Small changes to the tip need a smaller operation than a crooked nose with a bent septum.
All incisions are made inside the nostrils, so no scar is visible. The surgeon reshapes the bridge and tip without lifting the skin of the nose.
Best for: A hump on the bridge, small tip changes, a nose that is mostly straight
Presentable after: About 10 days
A small incision across the strip of skin between the nostrils (the columella) lets the surgeon lift the skin and see the cartilage directly.
Best for: Complex tips, very crooked noses and cases needing cartilage grafts
Presentable after: About 2 weeks
Only the cartilage of the tip is reshaped. The bones of the bridge are not touched, so swelling and bruising are milder and shorter.
Best for: A wide, round or drooping tip, with a bridge you are already happy with
Presentable after: About 1 week
The shape of the nose is changed and a deviated septum or enlarged turbinates are corrected in the same operation, to improve breathing.
Best for: A blocked nose, snoring, or a nose that became crooked after an injury
Presentable after: About 2 weeks
A second operation to correct a previous rhinoplasty. It often needs cartilage from the septum, ear or rib to rebuild support and shape.
Best for: An earlier result you are unhappy with, at least 12 months after surgery
Presentable after: About 2–3 weeks
Both are safe and well established. The choice depends on what your surgeon needs to reach.
Incisions
Visible scar
Surgeon’s view
Best for
Swelling
Presentable after
Typical values. Your surgeon recommends a technique after examining your nose and photos.
The best candidates have a clear idea of what bothers them and realistic expectations of what surgery can do.
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 the shape of your new nose.
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 complexity of your nose and whether it is a first or a revision operation. You receive a fixed, written quote after your consultation, before you book anything.
A typical plan for a rhinoplasty. Your coordinator adjusts it to your flights and your surgeon’s plan.
Day 1
VIP transfer to your hotel, then a consultation with your surgeon, photos and routine blood tests.
Day 2
Your operation under general anaesthesia. You return to the hotel that evening or stay one night.
Day 3
Your surgeon checks the nose. Soft inner splints, if used, are often removed in the first few days.
Days 4–6
Swelling and bruising around the eyes peak and then fade. Short walks, head raised when you sleep.
Day 7
The outer splint and any stitches are removed, your surgeon checks the result and you fly home.
Rhinoplasty is usually less painful than people expect. A blocked nose in the first days is what most patients find hardest.
Days 1–3
You breathe through your mouth, and the area around the eyes swells and bruises. Pain is usually mild and settles within 72 hours.
Day 7
The splint and stitches come out. The nose looks swollen and the tip feels stiff and numb. This is normal.
Weeks 2–3
Most bruising has gone and you can return to desk work. The nose still looks fuller than it will in the end.
Week 6
Light exercise is fine. Glasses can rest on the nose again and you can return to most sports. Contact sports wait until week 8.
Months 6–12
The last swelling, mostly in the tip, slowly goes down. With thick skin, refinement can take up to 18 months.
Rhinoplasty is one of the most common cosmetic operations. Serious complications are uncommon, but these are the risks your surgeon will go through with you.
Some oozing in the first 48 hours is normal. A heavier nosebleed is uncommon and usually stops with rest and pressure.
Swelling blocks the nose for a few weeks. Persistent obstruction is rare and is usually caused by the septum or valve area, which can be corrected.
Small irregularities can show as the swelling settles. Minor touch-ups are sometimes needed after 12 months.
In large series, between about 5 and 15 in 100 patients have a further operation. Careful planning and realistic goals lower this risk.
The tip often feels numb and stiff for several months. This improves gradually as the nerves recover.
Plan about 7 days. The splint and stitches are removed and your surgeon checks your nose before you fly home.
Most patients describe pressure and a blocked nose rather than pain. Discomfort usually settles within 2–3 days with ordinary painkillers.
Neither is better in general. Closed rhinoplasty avoids an external scar and suits many hump and tip corrections. Open rhinoplasty gives the surgeon a direct view and is preferred for complex tips, crooked noses and revisions.
After a closed rhinoplasty there is no visible scar. After an open rhinoplasty there is a fine line under the nose that is usually hard to see after a year. If the nostrils are narrowed, small scars sit in the nostril crease.
Yes. A deviated septum or enlarged turbinates are corrected in the same operation (septorhinoplasty). Tell your surgeon about blocked breathing or snoring before surgery.
You see the new profile when the splint comes off, but the nose keeps refining for 12 months. The tip settles last, especially with thicker skin.
Glasses should not rest on the bridge for about 6 weeks. Contact lenses are fine once the swelling around the eyes has gone, or your coordinator can show you how to tape glasses to the forehead.
From 18, when the nose has stopped growing. There is no upper age limit for healthy patients, although older skin is thinner and heals a little differently.
Yes. Revision rhinoplasty is done at least 12 months after the first operation and often needs cartilage grafts. Send us photos and, if possible, the notes from your first operation.
It can be, if your provider is licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Health, your surgeon is named and qualified, you are treated in an accredited hospital and you stay until your splint is removed. MAYCLINIK holds licence AK-0086.
Medically reviewed guides that answer the questions patients ask most about this treatment.
Open or closed, primary or revision, cosmetic or functional: the main types of nose surgery explained, how surgeons think about facial proportions, and what a nose job can and cannot change.
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