Turkey, the new address for Brazilian butts, thick hair and shiny teeth
At a time when many economic sectors in Turkey are struggling, the health tourism sector has boomed, attracting hundreds of thousands of foreigners eager to get medical treatment and plastic surgeries for cheap.
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish surgeons’ mastery in giving women “Brazilian butt lifts” has become a new source of hard currency for the Turkish economy. The Realself website offers the list and contacts of Turkey’s 20 most famous plastic surgeons in this realm.
More and more TV stars seem to go under the knife to get the “Brazilian butt lift.” Keen to rectify bodily flaws and feel better, women and men alike are looking for surgical solutions, boosting the health tourism market by the day.
In recent years, Turkey has progressed remarkably in the sector. From hip and breast augmentation, vaginal and penile surgeries, hair transplantation and dental implants to cancer treatment, organ transplantation and gender reassignment surgeries, Turkey is a rising star in the health tourism field. Turkish medical centers offer standards on par with, and sometimes even higher than, their counterparts in Europe and the United States, but they usually bill patients half, and in some cases, a third of what the procedures cost in Western countries. Hence, the growing foreign demand for surgeries in Turkey.
A number of British celebrities from popular TV series and reality shows have made the tabloid headlines after traveling to Turkey for various plastic procedures — from Brazilian butt lifts and lip enhancements to breast and vaginal surgeries. Abi Clarke, Chloe Khan, Chanelle McCleary, Lateysha Grace and Jemma Lucy are some of the popular names that have gone under the knife in Turkey in the past several months alone, paying sums of no more than 45,000 Turkish lira (roughly $13,100).
