What is the price of a body lift in Turkey?
The price of a body lift in Turkey ranges from £3,200 to £6,600, compared with around £9,500 in the UK. This all-inclusive package covers general anaesthesia, a procedure lasting 4 to 6 hours and 2 to 3 nights in hospital. Accommodation and private transfers are included. The scar runs all the way around the waist.
📊 Price table 2026
| Type of procedure | Price Turkey | Price UK |
|---|---|---|
| Body Lift 360° (Circumferential) | £3,200 - £4,700 | £9,500 - £14,000 |
| Body Lift + Vaser Liposuction | £3,800 - £5,600 | £11,000 - £16,000 |
| Lower body lift | £2,700 - £4,100 | £8,500 - £13,000 |
| Full Body Lift (Upper and Lower) | £4,700 - £7,300 | £13,000 - £20,000 |
What is a body lift?
The waistline is one of the most stubborn areas when it comes to weight loss. Collagen production falls with age, and stretched skin no longer snaps back on its own. If you had no skin distortion before losing weight, it simply does not work that way.
Excess skin around the abdomen adds bulk. Creams will unfortunately not help. Particularly if you have had weight loss surgery such as a sleeve or gastric bypass and are left with a great deal of loose skin, only surgical excision removes what remains.
While an abdominoplasty only improves the front of the lower abdomen, a 360 body lift also improves the lower back.
This surgery removes fat and loose skin all the way around your abdomen. Your sides, lower back (waist) and the upper part of your buttocks are lifted as well. The body lift procedure includes liposuction, which clears stubborn fat.
Your waistline is therefore improved on every side. The 360 lift in Istanbul also includes repair of the abdominal muscle, which further reduces the volume of your waist.
Cost of a 360 body lift in Turkey
The most important thing to know is that not every junior doctor can perform this operation. You need to choose both a good surgeon and a good clinic.
Your hospital stay will last around 2 to 3 nights, which affects the total package price. The hotel also needs to be comfortable and close to the hospital where you will be operated on.
Good candidates for a 360 body lift
People who have lost a lot of weight and have loose skin on the abdomen, sides and buttocks are very good candidates. Sometimes, even if you have not lost much weight but have loose skin and fat in these areas, you can still benefit from this surgery.
Your blood test results need to be good. This surgery involves removing a large amount of tissue. Along with that tissue, you also lose a certain amount of blood. Weakness and a feeling of dizziness right after the operation are entirely normal.
However, if your iron, haemoglobin, ferritin and vitamin D3 levels are very low, you should not have this operation until your results reach an acceptable level. Skin colour becomes poorer and skin loses its elasticity.
As with any operation carried out under general anaesthesia, you must flag any hormonal contraception and any food supplement with a blood-thinning effect. The medical team decides what should be stopped, and when.
Recovery after a body lift
The recovery process is broadly the same as after an abdominoplasty, but it can take a little longer because the operation is more extensive. You must follow every instruction from your surgeon after the operation very closely.
Aftercare depends largely on this. As you will not be able to exercise as usual for two months after the operation, you will need to follow a very healthy, low-sugar diet. You can return to work 3 weeks after the operation, but only if your job is desk-based.
Avoid intense physical activity for at least two months. Resting for 4 to 6 weeks is preferable. This period can nevertheless change depending on how your body responds.
Frequently asked questions about body lift
When can I have a body lift in Turkey after weight loss surgery?
Allow at least a year after weight loss surgery, and wait until your weight has stabilised. Operating while weight loss is still ongoing leaves residual excess skin and exposes you to a second operation.
Can other operations be combined with the 360 body lift?
A 360 body lift is a complex and fairly lengthy operation. Staying under general anaesthesia for a long time is not healthy. That is why authors favour several procedures staged over time rather than one long combined operation[1].
Which complications come up most often?
An analysis of 32 body contouring litigation files puts infection or sepsis in first place, at 40.6% of cases, followed by scarring and prolonged pain, at 31.3% each[2]. These are disputes, not rates.
Will the scar stay visible?
A body lift removes skin: the scar runs right around the waist and is permanent. Authors recommend discussing it from the informed consent stage, since the gap between expectation and result sits at the heart of litigation[2].
What if a complication arises once I am back in the UK?
After cosmetic surgery abroad, the complications most often dealt with are infection first, then wound dehiscence, seroma or haematoma. A review of 44 studies makes follow-up a safety issue[3]: know who will handle any revision.
Do I need tests before the operation?
After a sleeve or a bypass, pre-operative optimisation is essential: stopping smoking, stopping herbal supplements and a nutritional assessment[1]. A package of a few days does not always leave time to do this on site.
How much does a body lift cost in the UK?
Expect around £9,500 in the UK, against £3,200 to £6,600 in Turkey. A thigh lift and an arm lift are priced separately. The difference lies in the cost of theatre time and the stay, not in the procedure itself, and the Turkish package does not cover a revision once you are home.
Sources & References
- Kokosis G, Coon D. Safety in Body Contouring to Avoid Complications. Clinics in Plastic Surgery. 2018. View the source
- Reese A, Navarro A, Kozlowski K, et al. An Updated Analysis of Body Contouring Malpractice Cases. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2024. View the source
- Alkaelani MT, Koussayer B, Blount T, Amawi YA, Mahboob O, Le NK, Parus A, Troy J. Complications of Medical Tourism in Aesthetic Surgery: A Systematic Review. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 2023. View the source
