One price. Everything handled.
For an international patient the surgery is only half the challenge. The other half is a foreign city, a foreign language, and a hundred small logistics you'd rather not manage two days after a procedure. So we manage all of them.
Discharge day. Two friends, same week, one coordinator — photographed by the patients themselves.
Itemised, so nothing is left to imagination
The medical part
- Your procedure — all surgical, theatre and hospital fees
- Pre-operative blood tests and screening
- All post-operative medication and the aftercare kit
- First wash performed for you and taught to you
- Photo reviews at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months, answered by your team
Your stay
- 4★ hotel, 2–3 nights depending on procedure, breakfast included — 5★ available as a paid upgrade
- Twin or double room at no surcharge if you bring a companion
- Named before you pay a deposit — so you can check the reviews yourself
- Walking distance or a short transfer from the clinic
Getting around
- Met in the arrivals hall — no drivers holding misspelled signs
- Private transfers: airport → hotel → clinic → airport
- Your coordinator rides with you, not just the driver
- Timings arranged around your flights, including late arrivals
Support
- A named coordinator on WhatsApp before, during and after the trip
- Interpreter at every medical conversation — nothing signed in a language you don't read
- 2am number that a human answers
- Help with the small things: pharmacy runs, restaurant bookings, a lost charger
What's not included
- Flights
- Anything you buy in Istanbul that isn't part of your treatment
That is the entire list. No “graft surcharge,” no “premium anaesthetic,” no add-ons invented in the chair.
The price we agree is the price you pay
Your quote is issued in writing before you book a flight, and it does not change on the day. If examination suggests a different plan, we explain it and you decide — with the option to walk away at no cost.
A licensed hospital — named to you as soon as your date is confirmed.
Academista is your patient-care team, not the operating facility. Your procedure is performed by an experienced surgical team at a fully licensed hospital in Istanbul — a real hospital environment with anaesthetic support and emergency infrastructure in the building.
You'll have the hospital's name, address and licence in writing before you travel, and your written op notes — graft counts, technique, who performed each stage — come home with you.
How Academista works
Four days, no gaps
Arrive & consult
Airport pickup, hotel, blood tests, face-to-face consultation. The plan can still change here — at no cost.
Procedure day
Design agreed in the mirror, then surgery under local anaesthetic. Back at the hotel by evening.
Check & wash
Bandage off, first wash, aftercare taught. The rest of the day is yours — carefully.
Home
Fly any time from the day after surgery. Follow-up continues on WhatsApp for a year.
Bring your partner. Or your mate. Honestly, bring your mate.
A striking number of our patients don't come alone — a wife who fancied Istanbul, a brother, two friends who booked the same week and recovered together over room-service football. It works: companions keep you honest about aftercare, and the trip stops feeling medical.
Companions stay free in your room. Two patients travelling together each get the package — and one shared coordinator who has an easier week for it.
Recovery and a city break are not mutually exclusive.
Start with the plan, not the booking.
Three photos gets you a surgeon-reviewed plan and a fixed all-inclusive price. The trip attaches to a date whenever you're ready — and not before.