Orthopedic Surgery in Turkey

One surgeon, whole-limb thinking

Most of the procedures above are usually scattered across different sub-specialists. Here they sit in one practice, and that is deliberate. Op. Dr. Serdar Karaman's scope spans limb lengthening and deformity correction, arthroplasty (knee and hip replacement), and hand and sports surgery, which means the person planning your operation sees the whole limb rather than one joint in isolation. A knock-kneed patient with early lateral arthritis is assessed for realignment before replacement is assumed; a discrepancy patient's hips and spine are considered alongside the legs; a lengthening candidate's joints are protected as carefully as the centimeters are gained. Whole-limb thinking is also what makes honest recommendations possible: when the smaller operation, or no operation, serves you better, that is what you will hear.

The standards behind every procedure

• Accredited hospital: surgery, anesthesia and inpatient care take place in a licensed private hospital in Istanbul, not an office suite.
• Named implants and devices: the exact implant or nail planned for you is named in your written quote, the same international brands used in Western hospitals.
• Imaging-first planning: no quote is issued before your X-rays or MRI are reviewed; plans are built on measurements, not photographs.
• In-house physiotherapy: rehabilitation is part of the package and the schedule, not an optional extra billed later.
• Written everything: surgical plan, inclusions, revision terms and aftercare protocol, on paper before any deposit.
• Remote follow-up: scheduled imaging reviews with your surgeon after you fly home, plus a protocol any local clinician can follow.

Why patients travel to Istanbul for orthopedic surgery

Turkey performs enormous volumes of orthopedic surgery for international patients, and the economics are straightforward: lower operating costs and state-supported medical-travel infrastructure allow all-inclusive packages at a fraction of Western surgery-only prices, a knee replacement at $8,000-$15,000 that would cost $35,000-$60,000 in the US, a carpal tunnel release at a quarter of the American price. Volume is the quieter advantage: surgeons here operate constantly, and in surgery, repetition is safety. What the price does not buy anywhere, and what you should verify with any clinic including ours, is the process around the operation, accreditation, a named surgeon, supervised recovery and follow-up. Those are the questions our packages are built to answer before you ask them.

Your journey with Live Taller Now, step by step

Travelling abroad for orthopedic surgery works best when every stage is mapped before you board a plane. Our international-patient pathway is deliberately transparent:

1. Day 0

   Free remote assessment

   You send your imaging and a short health history. The surgeon confirms whether you are a candidate, what is achievable, and which technique suits you, then you receive a fixed, written, all-inclusive quote with nothing hidden.

2. Before travel

   Planning & scheduling

   We agree your dates, explain exactly what to bring, and prepare your pre-operative checklist. Your coordinator is reachable on WhatsApp throughout, in English.

3. Arrival week

   Surgery & hospital care

   Airport VIP pickup, pre-operative tests and clearance, then surgery. You recover in a private hospital room with pain management and your first physiotherapy session.

4. In Istanbul

   Supervised early recovery

   Daily physiotherapy, wound checks and scheduled imaging through the phase that matters most, with 24/7 support at your accommodation.

5. Back home

   Remote follow-up

   You fly home with a written aftercare protocol any local clinician can follow, and continue scheduled reviews with the surgeon who treated you.

Not sure which procedure you need?

You do not have to arrive with a diagnosis. Many patients come with a symptom, a knee that aches on stairs, fingers that tingle at night, legs that never felt even, rather than a procedure name. That is exactly what the free assessment is for: send your imaging (or ask us which views to obtain locally) and describe the problem, and the surgeon replies with the diagnosis he sees, the options in order of invasiveness, and what he would advise if you were family. The candid recommendation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

How to vet any clinic abroad, including us

Medical travel rewards the patient who interrogates before booking, so here is the checklist we would hand a family member, applicable to every clinic on your shortlist. One: a named surgeon, not "our surgical team", whose credentials you can verify and whose case volume for your procedure you may ask about directly. Two: surgery in an licensed private hospital, with the accreditation checkable, not a clinic suite. Three: a written surgical plan and fixed all-inclusive quote issued only after your imaging is reviewed; a price offered from photographs alone is a sales figure, not a medical one. Four: the implant or device named in writing, with manufacturer. Five: revision and complication terms on paper before any deposit, who pays for what if something needs redoing. Six: a defined follow-up protocol for after you fly home, with named contact channels. Seven: the willingness to say no, a clinic that has never declined a poor candidate is optimizing for bookings, not outcomes. Every page on this site is built to answer these seven before you ask; hold every competitor to the same standard.

Anesthesia and safety standards behind every operation

The operation you research is only half of surgical safety; the half you cannot see is the system around it. All procedures here take place in a licensed private hospital in Istanbul with dedicated anesthesia teams, regional (spinal) anesthesia is favoured for joint replacement where appropriate, reducing early grogginess and supporting same-day mobilization, with general anesthesia used where the procedure requires it. Standard protocols run beneath every case: pre-operative cardiac and laboratory clearance, antibiotic prophylaxis timed to incision, clot prevention through medication and early walking, and recovery-room monitoring before you return to a private room. International patients add one more layer, fitness to fly, which is why discharge and flight timing follow measured milestones rather than the calendar. None of this is exceptional by the standards of good hospitals anywhere; the point is that it is the standard here, and you are welcome to ask about any element of it during your consultation.

Every procedure, priced at a glance

Transparent ranges beat mystery pricing, so here is the full menu in one table. Every figure is an all-inclusive 2026 package range, surgery, implants or devices, anesthesia, hospital stay, physiotherapy, imaging and transfers, and your personal quote is fixed in writing after imaging review.

Two reading notes. First, the columns measure different things. Turkish figures include the recovery infrastructure (physiotherapy, accommodation where applicable, imaging, transfers) that Western surgery-only quotes bill separately, so the real-world gap is wider than the table shows. Second, ranges exist because procedures come in sizes: a partial knee costs less than a bilateral total, a severe bunion more than a mild one, five centimeters of lengthening less than eight. The imaging review is what converts a range into your number, which then holds for 90 days in writing.

Languages, visas and the logistics nobody should stress over

The practical layer of medical travel is where good clinics quietly earn their keep, so here is ours in plain terms. Language: your coordinator, surgeon consultations and all written materials, plans, quotes, aftercare protocols, are in English; the WhatsApp line that runs from first enquiry to final follow-up is answered in English too. Visas: citizens of the US, UK, EU and many other countries enter Turkey visa-free or with a simple e-visa obtained online in minutes; we confirm your situation when dates are set and provide any invitation documentation a consulate requests. Money: quotes are in USD or EUR, payable by transfer or card, with the deposit-and-balance schedule stated in writing, and no cash surprises on arrival. Companions: a partner or friend is welcome, with accommodation arrangements quoted transparently. The airport-to-airport promise: from VIP pickup at Istanbul Airport to your return drop-off, transport, scheduling, pharmacy runs and translation simply happen around you. Patients repeatedly tell us the logistics were the part they feared and the part that turned out easiest, which is exactly how it should be.

What follow-up actually looks like after you fly home

Remote aftercare is where medical-travel promises are most often vague, so ours is specified. Before departure you receive a written protocol, wound care, medication schedule, weight-bearing progression, physiotherapy plan and red-flag symptoms, formatted so any local clinician can act on it without guesswork. Follow-up then runs on a schedule, not on hope: X-rays or photographs at defined milestones, uploaded through the same WhatsApp line you have used since day one, reviewed by the operating surgeon with a written reply. Questions between milestones get answers from the team that knows your case, not a call centre. And should anything ever need revisiting, the terms were already in your package agreement before you paid a deposit, because aftercare you have to negotiate during a complication is not aftercare at all. This structure is the quiet reason patients refer their relatives: the operation ends in Istanbul, the responsibility does not.

Frequently asked questions

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