Home / Your visit
From your first photo
to your flight home.
One doctor and one team throughout. Here is how a visit is usually planned.
- Photo assessmentSend your photos and medical history by WhatsApp or email. Dr. Atabay reviews them and tells you whether a visit makes sense.
- Planning your tripWe suggest how many days to plan. Your airport transfer from Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, your accommodation and a 24/7 translator are included in the price.
- ExaminationA full eye examination and a face-to-face consultation with Dr. Atabay, in English. The surgical plan is made at this visit.
- SurgeryEyelid procedures are usually performed under local anaesthesia, and you return to your accommodation the same day.
- Check-upA follow-up examination in the days after surgery.
- Suture removal and flying homeStitches are removed at a later visit; dissolvable stitches can be used where needed. Follow-up continues by message and video call after you return home.
Our services
Everything around
your surgery.
So that you can focus on resting, we take care of the practical side of your stay in Izmir.
Accommodation
A hotel close to the clinic, booked for the dates of your stay.
IncludedAirport transfer
Pick-up at Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, and transfers between your hotel and the clinic.
Included24/7 translator
An interpreter available around the clock throughout your stay, at the clinic and outside it.
IncludedMedication
Part of the medicines and eye care products you need after surgery is included in the price.
Partly includedComplication insurance
Optional cover for complications, available on request at an extra cost.
Optional · extra cost
The recovery
Day by day.
Nothing hidden.
Day 1
Surgery dayLocal anaesthesia, home the same day. Cold compresses and head raised; rest in your hotel.
Day 3
Peak swellingSwelling and bruising are usually at their most visible on day 2–3. Looks worse before it looks better.
Day 4
Desk workAfter upper eyelid surgery most people can return to desk work in 3–4 days.
- Milestone
Day 7
Stitches outUpper lid stitches are usually removed on day 5–7. Dissolvable stitches can be used where needed.
Day 14
PresentableMost bruising has faded. Most people are back to social life; follow-up continues by video call.
- Final shape
Month 3
SettledRemaining swelling settles and the scar fades inside the natural lid crease.
Typical course after upper eyelid surgery. Your own timeline is discussed at the examination. Full recovery guide →
Before you travel
What to prepare.
- PhotosStraight ahead, eyes gently closed, looking up; daylight, no make-up.
- Medical historyYour medicines (especially blood thinners), allergies, previous eye surgery, thyroid disease or dry eye.
- DatesYour preferred travel dates, so the examination and surgery days can be planned.
- Transfer & stayAirport transfer, accommodation and a 24/7 translator are included in the price.
Start here
Plan your
eye consultation.
Tell us a little about what you would like to change. Your message opens in WhatsApp; send it with three photos of your eyes (straight ahead, eyes gently closed, looking up). Dr. Atabay reviews them personally and replies in English.
- The surgical decision is always made after the examination in Izmir
- Accommodation, transfer and a 24/7 translator included
- Follow-up by message and video call after you fly home
Prefer to call?
+90 533 567 70 11Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00 (UTC+3) · Folkart Towers, Izmir