Blepharoplasty Cost 2026: €2,190 in Istanbul vs UK, US, Germany and Italy

Upper and lower eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) costs from €2,190 in Istanbul in 2026 as an all-inclusive Estetica Istanbul package: the partner surgeon, the operation, five nights at the Deniz Hotel with breakfast and all transfers. Flights are not included. The published prices we found elsewhere are higher and usually cover less: £2,000 to £6,000 in the UK (NHS), a surgeon's fee of $3,000 to $5,500 for the upper lids alone in the US (ASPS), about €3,000 at a Berlin clinic, and €3,000 to €4,000 for both eyelids in Italy.

What €2,190 buys in Istanbul

The €2,190 package covers upper and lower blepharoplasty performed by a partner plastic surgeon at a partner hospital in Istanbul. It is a day procedure under local anaesthesia with sedation, so there is no hospital night. The package adds five nights at the Deniz Hotel with breakfast, because the fine sutures are removed between day five and day seven, plus every transfer between airport, hospital and hotel.

Extra Deniz nights cost €70 each if you want a longer stay. A companion can share your room at no extra cost. Flights are never included, so add your own fare when you compare totals. The full package terms are on the blepharoplasty in Turkey page.

United Kingdom: £2,000 to £6,000

The NHS website states that blepharoplasty in the UK may cost anywhere between £2,000 and £6,000. It is a private cosmetic operation, so the NHS rarely funds it unless drooping lids block your vision. The same page says most people take about two weeks off work, so plan two weeks of recovery whether you have surgery at home or abroad.

United States: $3,000 to $6,500 per eyelid area, surgeon's fee only

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) published 2024 fee ranges from its member surgeons: $3,000 to $5,500 for upper blepharoplasty and $3,709 to $6,500 for lower blepharoplasty. These are surgeon fees for each area. The ASPS figures do not list anaesthesia or operating-room charges, so a US patient who wants both eyelids pays two fees before any facility bill.

Germany: about €2,700 to €3,000

German clinics rarely publish flat prices. Sehkraft, which runs eye centres in Cologne and Berlin, states in its eyelid brochure that an upper eyelid lift costs €2,700 for both eyes, billed under the German medical fee schedule. Sinis Aesthetics in Berlin gives a cost of approximately €3,000 and charges €120 for the first consultation. Neither page lists a combined upper and lower price, so expect more for all four eyelids.

Istanbul vs Italy: price and what you actually get

Clinica Ireos in Rome publishes prices from €1,500 for one area, upper or lower, up to €3,500 for complete blepharoplasty of both eyelids. Its price includes the first consultation, a pre-operative visit, the day-surgery procedure and post-operative checks; the pre-operative blood tests are extra.

Istituto Estetico Italiano, which lists centres in Milano, Roma, Torino and Bologna, quotes €3,150 for upper blepharoplasty as an outpatient and €4,450 with admission to a clinic. Unlimited follow-up checks cost €300 more. In Padova, Clinica Pallaoro gives €3,000 to €4,000 for complete upper and lower surgery, with medication and supplies of about €50 to €100 paid by the patient.

So for both eyelids, the published Italian range runs from €3,000 to €4,000 against €2,190 in Istanbul. The Italian price buys surgery close to home with no flight. The Istanbul price also includes five hotel nights and transfers, but you pay for your flight. Direct flights from Milan (Malpensa or Bergamo) and Rome (Fiumicino) to Istanbul take about three hours.

Why the gap exists, and what it does not mean

Lower prices in Türkiye reflect lower salaries, rents and hospital costs, not a shorter operation. The partner package lists one to two hours of surgery for upper and lower lids, and the healing is the same wherever it is done. The NHS lists possible problems including blurred or double vision, uneven-looking eyes, noticeable scarring and, rarely, bleeding behind the eye. Eyelid surgery is low-risk but not risk-free, in any country.

Price also does not change what the operation can achieve. If you hope surgery will give you "hunter eyes", read what blepharoplasty really changes around the eyes before you compare quotes.

Costs a quote may leave out

Before you compare any two numbers, ask whether each quote covers upper lids, lower lids or both. Then ask in writing whether it includes anaesthesia, the operating room, medication, suture removal and follow-up checks. Several of the European and US prices above leave at least one of these out, as shown in each section.

For a trip abroad, add the days you must stay. Sutures come out between day five and day seven, which is why the Istanbul package includes five nights. Our guide to flying after eyelid surgery explains when the flight home is reasonable and what to ask your surgeon.

Many patients combine eyelids with a facelift in one trip, which changes both the price and the length of stay. The week-by-week plan for facelift and eyelid surgery shows what that combined stay looks like.

How to check the clinic in Istanbul

Ask for the hospital's Turkish Ministry of Health international health-tourism authorisation, the licence that allows it to treat patients from abroad, and for the name of the surgeon who will operate. Estetica Istanbul is an agency: the surgery is performed by partner plastic surgeons at partner hospitals, so ask the coordinator for both names before you pay the €500 deposit.

How booking works

The first step is a free video call with the Estetica Istanbul assistant. After you receive the offer, a €30 video call with the partner surgeon is the first paid step, and it is credited if you book. A €500 deposit secures the date. If you cancel at least 14 days before surgery and before the flight is booked, the deposit is refunded; otherwise it becomes a 12-month credit.