Operation Guide
Online Consultation
Unique offers to do an online consultation via video conferencing software or Whatsapp before your arrival. Do not hesitate to make an online video call as we follow international patient rights.
You will learn everything about your procedures, treatment methods, prices and different kind of packages including pre-surgical experience.
After those process, our patient experience team will contact you to arrange all of your details about the journey. Your planning process will be effortless with our professional team.
Before The Surgery
Stop smoking 2 weeks prior to and 2 weeks after the surgery. Smoking adversely affects your ability to heal and recover.
Stop taking aspirin and blood thinning products, herbal supplements and teas 1 week prior to surgery and 2 weeks after surgery because it may cause reactions during or after surgery, including prolonged bleeding, interference with anaesthesia, cardiovascular disturbances, and interference with the prescription medicine.
If you have ongoing medical issues, you must be cleared for surgery by your primary care physician.
The evening prior to surgery, nothing to eat or drink after midnight.
Stop alcohol consumption 1 week before surgery.
Eat a light meal a day before the surgery.
If you have doubts or a history of anaemia we strongly advise you to do a full blood count by asking your GP prior to your surgery to avoid disappointment and last-minute cancellation.
You can have a shower on the morning of the surgery. Please don’t apply makeup, hair gel, hairspray and nail polish.
The Procedure Day
Patients will be at the hospital on their admission time. Our VIP transportation service will accompany you to the hospital in the most comfortable way.
Patients do not eat anything including chewing gum 6 hours before the surgery. They only drink small sips equivalent to 30 mls per hour of still-clear water up to 2 hours prior to admission.
What happens at the hospital:
When you arrive at the hospital where your procedure will be carried out, the preoperative examination will be conducted first.
In the preoperative consultation, your surgeon will mark your problematic skin area. After that, hospital nurses will help to get patients settled and ask them to change into their hospital gowns.
Some blood tests and examinations can be implemented to be approved to get under anaesthesia. Those may vary depending on the type of surgery and the patient’s condition. In addition, testing might not be required for many aesthetic surgeries not needed to get under anaesthesia, only an examination may be sufficient. Your surgeon will make the final decision on this issue after your consultation. However, it is quite possible that the number of these tests can be changeable to the patient’s condition.
After the Surgery
Following their procedure patients will be brought back to the ward and supplied with something to eat and drink, the nurse will ensure that they are strong enough to go to the toilet on their own before being discharged from the hospital.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Do not smoke. Smoking delays healing.
Do not swim for 3-4 weeks.
Do take all your prescriptions as directed.
Your daily dressing will be done by our professional nurses as long as you stay in Turkey, Istanbul. When you go to your country, you may need to continue daily dressing in line with your doctor’s recommendation.
It is important that you should not consume alcohol for 1-2 weeks after the surgery. Alcohol delays wound healing after the surgery.
You can eat whatever you want after the surgery when the anaesthesia effect is over.
You may have nausea after the surgery, stomach-protecting and anti-emetic drugs will be given during your stay in the hospital.
You can start brisk walking approximately 2 weeks after the operation, do not do heavy sports before the 4th week is over (unless otherwise stated).
Using your corset for the period recommended by your doctor after operations such as tummy tuck, liposuction, and breast aesthetics will directly affect the result.
In the recovery period, drinking water is essential for your health.
Post-op Consultation
Aftercare appointments will be carried out with the nurse will assess the patient’s healing, offering any wound care advice, taking post-operative photos and answering any questions or concerns.
OUR POST-OP SERVICES
After your transfer to your hotel with our VIP service. You will experience our S.A.F.E recovery Protocol program specially prepared for you as we aim to return you to your routine as quickly as possible.
Some of the features are;
Daily dressing and wound care
Medications (antibiotics, painkillers, dressing cream, multivitamin support)
Daily massage (for liposuction patients)
Showing and tracking the daily walking and movements you need to do
Communication with the patient coordinator 24/7 during your stay in Istanbul
Program Purpose and Scope
This program, designed for rapid recovery, primarily covers body contouring surgeries such as abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) and liposuction, as well as complex procedures like face an
The goal is to ensure that patients safely complete the initial phase of recovery within the first 6 days post-surgery, enabling them to fly back home safely, while also providing a roadmap for continued smooth and F.A.S.T recovery thereafter. Within this scope, nutrition supplements, physical activity plans, breathing exercises, and other supportive practices are integrated based on scientific literature to shorten recovery time and minimize complication risks. Thus, the patient’s quality of life is improved, and our clinic gains a competitive edge in health tourism.
