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Tummy Tuck in Turkey: Cost, Recovery & How to Choose (2026)
EEstetica Istanbul Medical TeamJuly 1, 20269 min read
A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, removes loose skin and stubborn fat from the lower abdomen and — crucially — repairs the abdominal muscles that pregnancy or major weight loss often separate. No amount of exercise re-joins separated muscle or shrinks excess skin, which is why so many people eventually look to surgery. If you've been quoted in the UK, US, or Western Europe, you've probably seen figures of £6,000–9,000, $8,000–12,000, or €6,500–9,500. In Turkey, the same operation in a JCI-accredited hospital typically starts from €3,700, all-inclusive. This guide explains what drives that difference, what the surgery involves, how recovery works, and how to choose a clinic safely.
How much does a tummy tuck cost in Turkey?
At Estetica Istanbul, a tummy tuck starts from €3,700 as an all-inclusive package. That figure covers the surgeon's fee, the operating theatre and hospital stay in a JCI-accredited partner hospital, anaesthesia, your compression garment, post-operative medication, and your recovery-hotel nights with airport transfers. The only thing it never covers is your flights. By comparison, a tummy tuck in the UK typically runs £6,000–9,000, in the US $8,000–12,000, and across Western Europe €6,500–9,500 — often before the anaesthetist's fee, garments, and follow-up appointments are added. A €500 deposit secures your booking, and the balance is settled before the procedure.
Why is it cheaper than the UK, US or Europe?
A lower price does not mean a lower standard, and it's worth understanding why. Turkey's cost advantage is structural, not a matter of cutting corners: lower clinical overheads and staff costs, a favourable exchange rate, and a very high volume of medical-tourism surgery that lets accredited hospitals run efficiently. The surgeons are board-certified specialists operating in hospitals accredited by the same international body (JCI) that accredits leading Western hospitals, using the same sutures, monitoring, and sterilisation standards. What you are not paying for is the premium overhead of a Harley Street or Beverly Hills address.
What's included in the package
An all-inclusive tummy-tuck package is built to remove the guesswork from travelling for surgery. It brings together the pre-operative bloods and assessment, the operation itself, your nights in the partner hospital, a medical-grade compression garment, medication, and roughly a week in a recovery hotel with private transfers between the airport, hospital, and hotel. Flights are the one cost you arrange yourself. Because a tummy tuck needs a longer recovery window than most cosmetic procedures, the extended hotel stay is part of what the price buys you — you are not sent home before it is safe to fly.
