I I just had a face-lift, in Antalya, Turkey, and it has made me happier than anything I’ve done for quite a while.I’m writing this to recommend the cosmetic surgeon who did the procedure, Dr. Sible Atalay, because I believe she is an outstanding and unusually gifted plastic surgeon, an artist as well as a doctor.
This was my second “lift”. The first one was a simple neck lift, performed 17 years ago in the United States. It got rid of my drooping jowls and it made a big improvement and I was happy with it. It cost me $7500 in 2003.
Last night, however, my husband and I were looking at my old driver’s license, issued in 2004. My husband took a good hard look at the driver’s license and at me, and he said, “You look so much better now!” Meaning, I look better now post-surgery than I did then post-surgery. Seventeen years later, seventeen years older. That’s how good a job Dr. Atalay did on my face.
Granted, I did opt for a face-lift this time, which is a somewhat more extensive surgery than a neck-lift, going almost up to the temple area. It’s clear, however, that the work even . on just the neck area is far superior to the original surgery. It didn’t just get rid of some unattractive areas. It left me looking pretty.
It’s also worth mentioning that the full face-lift, with hospital, medications, tests, follow-ups, and everything else included, cost me $3200.00. Even when you include my airfare and hotel stay, the whole experience was cheaper in 2020 than my neck-lift in 2003.
There are of course many countries where one can get plastic surgery done far more cheaply than in the United States, and so many concerns that go along with doing so. In Antalya I received first-rate medical care in an excellent hospital, which operated with perfect efficiency even while having to follow pandemic protocols. Any concern I voiced was taken care of immediately, with kindness and empathy. Dr. Atalay employs English-speaking assistants, so I never had a language problem, and I’m sure other languages are also spoken though I’m not sure which. Her assistant Zanda guided me through the pre-op, hospital, and post-op processes with perfect attention to my needs. To be honest I’ve never felt that level of care in the U.S.
But by far the best reason to choose Dr. Atalay is her talent as a surgeon. Two months ago I tried to avoid looking at my face; now I’m shamelessly enjoying it. I cannot recommend the experience highly enough.