Professor Ramazan Kahveci, the head of the plastic surgery department at Bursa’s Uludağ University, told the Cihan news agency that with the changes Turkey has made as part of efforts to become a member of the European Union, Turkish doctors are becoming well known across Europe.Saying that Turkish plastic surgeons are as talented as their European colleagues, Kahveci noted that cheaper costs for esthetic procedures are drawing people here from other countries, with vacation periods proving particularly popular. “Considering it is also cheaper to have a vacation in Turkey, a European visitor may have a vacation and plastic surgery for just a month’s salary. They come, relax and become more beautiful. We have patients from many countries including the US, Canada, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan,” Kahveci added.
He also emphasized the role the Internet plays in people’s choices, saying that it allows people to search for better and safer alternatives. However, he noted that deciding where to have cosmetic surgery in Turkey remains an issue. “It is, of course, a crime for those who lack the necessary certification from the Health Ministry to perform plastic surgery. But there are many people doing this, so people should pick the place and doctors carefully,” he advised.
Kahveci also commented on who should undergo esthetic surgery, stating that doctors have some very serious criteria in terms of prospective patients. He underlined that the patients’ choices must make sense and that surgeons will refuse to perform procedures on patients with “extreme wishes.” He explained: “Because both the doctor and the patient will worry about it otherwise. Plastic surgery is similar to a three-legged stool: the doctor’s ability, the patient and the patient’s wishes. One has to consider whether the patient has an appropriate anatomy and tissue. In the event the patient asks for something extreme, then one of the stool’s legs is broken and the stool has no balance at all.”
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