Best full facelift with eyelid package Turkey

Your package at a glance

What’s included — and what’s not

This outline covers a full facelift with the eyelid procedure named in the provider’s plan. The upper, lower or combined eyelid scope is confirmed in writing.

Included

Full facelift and eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)

Hotel accommodation

Accommodation in a private single room during the planned seven-to-ten-night Istanbul stay; exact hotel nights are confirmed in writing. Accommodation is provided in a 4-star or 5-star hotel.

Pre-operative assessment

Pre-operative examination and blood tests.

Anaesthesia

General anaesthetic.

Hospital stay and post-operative care

One or two hospital nights according to the provider’s clinical plan.

Post-operative medication

Necessary medication after the procedure, as confirmed by the healthcare provider.

Dressings and chin strap

Dressings; a chin strap only if named in the written plan.

Provider assistance

A dedicated English-speaking Medical Concierge from the healthcare provider throughout your Istanbul stay.

VIP transfers

1. 
   Airport to hotel Transfer from the airport to the hotel.
2. 
   Hotel ↔ hospital for treatment Return transfers between the hotel and hospital for treatment.
3. 
   Hotel ↔ hospital for scheduled checks Return transfers between the hotel and hospital for scheduled checks.
4. 
   Hotel to airport Transfer from the hotel to the airport.

The healthcare provider confirms final inclusions and arrangements in writing. Just Clinic Istanbul is an independent marketing and lead-generation platform; clinical care and support are provided by the healthcare provider.

What a full facelift with eyelid package is

This stay combines a full facelift — a rhytidectomy that addresses the cheek and jowl more fully than a mini — with blepharoplasty in the same anaesthetic. Upper lids, lower lids or both sit on the written plan; they are not guessed from a photograph. It is still surgery, not threads, not filler, and not a deep-plane conversion unless that paper names one. A dedicated platysmaplasty is a different quote if the neck is not on this list.

The written offer should confirm which facelift and eyelid procedures are planned. Who operates belongs on the paper, not in a slogan. No number of years is promised.

Who this package is for

Surgeons usually consider adults with cheek and jowl descent plus eyelid hooding or bags, who are close to a stable weight, and who will accept scars in the hairline, around the ear and in the lid crease. A mini is the wrong sitting if the field already needs a full lift. If the neck band is the main complaint, a necklift quote is the conversation. Smoking, when the team has asked you to stop, often pauses the date. Dry eye, previous lid surgery or a brow that sits too low needs saying in the photographs, not at the door of theatre.

Send daylight photographs without make-up — front, both profiles, the neck, and the eyes at rest with the brows not raised. Suitability is confirmed in Istanbul before anyone operates. Fat grafting, a brow lift or an awake-only lid sitting is not assumed in this figure.

What sits outside the quote

A deep-plane conversion, dedicated neck lift, brow lift, fat grafting or later revision is outside this combined scope unless written in the plan. A mask-tight result is not promised. Stretching a full lift into a mask-tight result to chase a photograph is refused; that is a clinical limit, not an upsell.

Theatre, anaesthetic and nights in Istanbul

Plan seven to ten nights in the city. That window covers the in-person assessment, the combined sitting, the hospital nights, swelling checks, suture or staple removal and clearance to fly. Four hotel nights is too short for a full-lift stay. The hospital stay sits inside those nights; it does not replace them. Leave room for an extra night if the team asks.

Theatre is under general anaesthetic. A full lift is usually several hours; adding upper and/or lower eyelids lengthens that sitting. The expected time sits on the written plan. Discharge is signed by the surgeon — it is not an advertising date.

Recovery after you fly home

Bruising and lid swelling show for the first weeks. Social recovery — when you can see people without it being obvious at a glance — is often ten to fourteen days if the surgeon is happy. Light desk work often sits in that window. Sleep with the head raised at first if you were shown that. Avoid bending, heavy bags and anything that raises blood pressure in the face. Harder exercise waits about four to six weeks, or longer if the discharge note says so. The face and lids keep settling for months. None of that is a years-younger guarantee.

Red flags after you return — spreading redness, pus, a temperature that persists, sudden swelling, pain that is getting worse, wound edges that part, or a sudden change in vision — mean a local clinician or A&E first, then your coordinator. Take the discharge note with you.

How other patients went through a facelift

To read how other patients went through a facelift in Turkey, see our facelift recovery article.

Questions from you

These notes answer questions people raise before they accept a written treatment plan. They describe what that plan should make clear. They are not a promise that any partner hospital uses a particular technique, device or payment arrangement. With your consent, an enquiry may be shared with an authorised healthcare partner.

Can I have a facelift and eyelid surgery in one operation?

Yes, facelift and blepharoplasty can often be performed during the same operation in appropriately selected patients. They treat different areas: a facelift primarily addresses the cheeks, jawline and lower face, while blepharoplasty treats the upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both. Whether they should be combined depends on the extent of the facelift, which eyelids need treatment, previous facial or eyelid surgery, eye health and dry-eye symptoms, blood pressure, bleeding risk, general health and total operating time. If the facial surgery is already extensive or the eyelids require more complex correction, the surgeon may recommend treating the areas in separate stages instead of adding every procedure to one operation.

How are bleeding, haematoma and nerve injury managed in a face, neck, brow or temple lift?

ASPS lists bleeding and facial-nerve weakness among facelift risks. No single tissue layer is better for everyone. A skin, SMAS or deep-plane operation is a different operation, and the nerve is at risk in a different place in each. The written plan should say which layer will be worked in. Haematoma is the facelift complication that most often means a return to theatre. A 2001–2013 meta-analysis found expanding haematoma in about 1.8% of cases, and the TOPS database in about 1.97%. About 90% of haematomas appear in the first 24 hours. A small collection can distort the contour. A large one can threaten the skin flap and, rarely, the airway. The treatment of a significant collection is to find the bleeding point and evacuate it. Opening stitches to relieve pressure has been described as a temporary step if evacuation is delayed. Uncontrolled blood pressure is a main risk. Cutting the facial nerve is rare. Weakness that continues after the anaesthetic wears off can come from a stitch, tension or cautery heat and may settle over days or weeks. Weakness that does not settle should be reviewed by the team that operated. Sources: ASPS facelift safety, ASJ Open Forum review of early facelift complications.

Where will the incisions be, and how can the scar, hairline, ear shape or symmetry change?

ASPS lists a poor scar, temporary or permanent hair loss at the incision, asymmetry, and a visible distortion at the ends of the incision among facelift risks. Too much tension on the earlobe can pull it forward into what is sometimes called a pixie ear. The written plan should show the incision in the hair-bearing scalp, in front of the ear, behind the lobe and in the hair behind the ear. For the chin, ASPS describes an incision inside the mouth or in the skin under the chin. An intraoral incision leaves no external scar, and infection and contact between the implant and mouth bacteria are discussed separately. A submental incision leaves a short external scar. Millimetre-perfect equality of the two sides cannot be promised. Sources: ASPS facelift safety, ASPS chin surgery.

If vision changes, the eye will not close, the face becomes weak, or a haematoma develops after I go home, what happens and who pays?

The symptoms that need review without delay depend on the operation. After a face, neck, brow or temple lift: rapidly growing swelling on one side, pain, breathlessness or new facial weakness. After eyelid surgery: a lid that will not close, severe pain, an eye being pushed forward, or reduced vision. After facial fat injection: sudden loss of vision. ASPS lists blindness among eyelid-surgery risks, while describing it as very rare. A significant haematoma is treated by evacuation, as described above. Fat in a vessel needs emergency eye assessment. The NHS asks people to settle in writing, before cosmetic surgery abroad, where reviews happen, what further surgery and a return journey cost, and whether the clinic’s insurance covers the patient. Travel insurance usually does not cover surgical complications. Follow-up after an operation in the UK is the surgeon’s responsibility. A clinic abroad may not offer the same follow-up or a doctor in your own country. The NHS uses 7–10 days after facial cosmetic surgery as a planning window before flying, because of clot risk. Your own surgeon gives the personal clearance. This page does not say that any partner pays for admission, revision or the return flight. Sources: NHS advice on cosmetic surgery abroad, ASPS eyelid surgery safety.

Before eyelid surgery, how will dry eye and full eyelid closure be checked?

AAO EyeWiki asks that, before lower-eyelid surgery, dry-eye symptoms, eye drops, contact lenses, the tear film, blinking, Bell’s phenomenon, lower-lid laxity, any existing failure to close, and how far the eye sits forward of the cheek are recorded. Uncontrolled dry eye is a reason to defer surgery. An ASPS practice parameter notes that a Schirmer test may be needed when there is a dry-eye history. ASPS teaching material says blepharoplasty may be contraindicated when Bell’s phenomenon is absent, dry eye is severe, or the lid does not close. Lower-lid laxity with a failed snap-back test and distraction of more than 6 mm raises ectropion risk, and a canthopexy or canthoplasty may need to be added. Taking too much skin or orbicularis can stop the lid closing and worsen dry eye. ASPS lists incomplete closure, dry eye, ectropion, lid retraction, temporary or lasting vision change, and very rare blindness among eyelid-surgery risks. Sources: AAO EyeWiki lower eyelid blepharoplasty, ASPS blepharoplasty practice parameter, ASPS eyelid surgery safety.

Can blepharoplasty fix drooping eyelids that affect my vision?

It may help when excess upper-eyelid skin is the cause of obstruction, but a low eyelid margin (ptosis) or a low brow is a different problem and may need a different or additional plan. An eye and eyelid examination helps distinguish these causes and check vision, eyelid function and eye health. Ask the surgeon to explain what is causing the droop and whether the proposed operation treats that specific cause. AAO EyeWiki describes assessment of eyelid skin, brow position and concurrent ptosis.

Will eyelid surgery change the shape of my eyes?

Standard eyelid surgery is planned to address concerns such as excess eyelid skin or lower-lid bags; it should not be presented as a promise to create a particular eye shape. The aim and likely changes depend on which lids are treated and your anatomy, and early swelling can make the appearance misleading. Ask the surgeon to describe the intended change and its limits before agreeing to the plan. The American Academy of Ophthalmology describes blepharoplasty as removing excess eyelid skin to improve appearance and vision.

When can I wear contact lenses after blepharoplasty?

Follow the operating team's instructions on when to resume contact lenses. Recovery advice varies: for example, one NHS ophthalmology leaflet says contact lenses can typically be worn after two to three weeks once swelling has subsided. Your own timing may differ depending on healing and eye comfort, so bring glasses and ask for the instruction in your written aftercare plan. Imperial College Healthcare NHS guidance gives a typical interval while noting the role of recovery.