I am incredibly grateful to Dr. Ercan, Eray, Ezgi, Nurse Seda, Nurse Cansu, and all the staff at Memorial Hospital for ensuring my aesthetic “journey” was smooth, organized, comfortable, worry-free, cost effective, very medically safe, and just an exceptional experience. Of course, I also love my results, far more than I was expecting, which at 60 yrs old, is a great feeling. Dr. Ercan is not only a master in technique but also in facial balancing.
A bit more detail for those interested:
My first procedure was in February of this year, where I had a full facelift, necklift, fat transfer, eyebrow lift, and chin bone reduction. It sounds like a lot, but the results are so natural that I look so much better…but still me. The surgical scars were always easy to cover, and after about 4 months, the scars completely disappeared. What also amazed me was, from a patient perspective, the whole “journey” was exceptional, every detail… Staff, hospital, hotel, procedure, location, ease of communication, patient comfort. The best medical experience I’ve had (I live in California)..
Now onto my second procedure (s):
This time my procedure was in September. I am now 4 weeks post. I’m still recovering but doing great. Main purpose was for rhinoplasty, septoplasty, and nostril repair. One side of my nostril was completely collapsed, and my septum was very deviated. In otherwords, my nose was a mess. Dr. Ercan completely rebuilt my nose. I have such a great nose now that fits my face perfectly.
In addition to the nose surgery, I had an abdominoplasty. This was my second time for a tummy tuck. I had one 25 years ago (in the US). I was never pleased with the results. I still had an abdominal “pooch”, and the surgical scarring was terrible…but, I lived with it until now. Dr. Ercan completely fixed it, beyond what I thought was possible. My tummy is now flat, and I have one very thin line on my abdomen (and this is just week #4).
On a side note, he also performed hand rejuvenation, which I would recommend for anyone whose back of hands needs more volume.
I realize this is quite a wordy review..so I will finish by saying that I looked into surgeons in Turkiye because US prices are cost prohibitive for me. With saying that, now that I’ve been to Dr. Ercan in Istanbul, even if I won the U.S. lottery and budget was not an issue, I would still go this route. After a long surgery, there is immense comfort in waking up in a private room in a full facility, multi purpose, hospital, with a nurse by my side and with Dr. Ercan continuously checking up on me throughout my stay. For three nights, I get to rest in the very nice hospital room as the nurses constantly take and record my vitals, make sure I get my medicines, take me for hallway walks, make sure I get my food and liquids, etc. After the third day, when I’m feeling more rested from the surgery, it’s a 2 minute easy walk to a lovely hotel where almost all the customers have had, or are about to have cosmetic surgery, so no one took notice when I went down to the delicious breakfast buffet with my surgical bandages on my face. By day 5, when I’m up and about, walking around and touring Istanbul, going to local cafe’s, eating at restaurants, etc, no one made any comments nor cared about my bandaged face. So, by the time I left Istanbul 2 weeks later, not only was I starting to look more refreshed, I also had a lot of fun.
My “journey” all began with one quick text to Dr. Ercan’s office back in 2023. I am so glad I sent it.
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