IFSO Surgeon · JCI-Accredited Hospital · Izmir, Turkey
Weight Loss Surgery Turkey — the bariatric centre of Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı
One centre, one surgeon, one fixed price. Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı performs every operation himself and stays your contact person for twelve months afterwards. You recover in a JCI-accredited hospital until discharge — never in a hotel.
Send your height, weight and age — Dr. Arayıcı answers personally, usually the same day.
Which procedure suits me?
Bariatric surgery Turkey — every procedure at a glance
There is no single correct operation, only the one that fits your case. People searching for weight loss surgery Turkey mean very different procedures depending on their BMI, their reflux and whether they have been operated on before. Each option below has its own page with the full price breakdown, the risks and the recovery timeline.
Still unsure? That is the normal starting point. Send your height, weight, age and any existing conditions on WhatsApp and Dr. Arayıcı will tell you which procedure he would recommend — and, just as often, which one he would advise against.
Ward rounds in person — not a call centre
Why this centre
Three things that genuinely separate one weight loss surgery Turkey package from another
Compared side by side, every bariatric surgery Turkey offer looks similar: a price, an airport transfer, a hospital name. The differences only show up in the three places nobody puts on the landing page.
Four days in hospital — no hotel transfer
The first 72 hours are when a leak or a bleed would appear. Cheaper clinics move patients to a hotel on day two because a hotel bed costs a fraction of a hospital bed. Our patients stay on the ward until discharge, monitored by nursing staff. This makes the package more expensive and considerably safer.
If a complication occurs, you pay £0
Every extra day in hospital, intensive care monitoring, medication and a corrective operation where the responsibility is ours: nothing is invoiced to you. Ask any clinic to put that in writing before you pay a deposit — the answer tells you more than any review page.
One surgeon — not a rotating team
Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı operates on every patient himself and does his own ward rounds. He is an IFSO member working exclusively in bariatric and metabolic surgery — not a general surgeon with obesity as a sideline. For twelve months afterwards you message the surgeon who operated on you, not an agency coordinator.
You can check all three points at any clinic yourself. Our full checklist, including what an honest answer looks like, is in our guide to how to choose a bariatric clinic safely.
Where you are treated
Obesity surgery Turkey — operated in Izmir, not Istanbul
Obesity surgery Turkey is not judged by which city appears in the advert, but by how quickly you reach the operating theatre and how quickly the surgeon reaches you afterwards. Patients choosing Izmir over Istanbul are usually looking for exactly that: a short transfer and a surgeon who is in the building.
For comparison: the Istanbul airports sit more than 30 kilometres from the city's clinics, and the traffic between them is measured in hours, not minutes. That distance matters twice — on the day you arrive exhausted, and on the day you fly home four days after surgery. Operating in Izmir removes that variable entirely. If you are specifically comparing cities for a sleeve, we set out the detail on the gastric sleeve in Izmir page.
The consultation rooms are in Güzelbahçe; surgery takes place at the accredited hospital in Torbalı. Both are within the Izmir metropolitan area, and the transfer between them is arranged and paid for by us.
Answered briefly
Common questions about weight loss surgery in Turkey
What does weight loss surgery cost in Turkey?
Between £1,200 and £3,600 depending on the procedure: gastric balloon from £1,200, gastric sleeve from £3,000, gastric bypass from £3,600, revision surgery from £3,500. Each figure is all-inclusive and covers surgery, all pre-operative tests, four days in hospital, VIP transfers and twelve months of aftercare. The flight is not included — the package begins when you land in Izmir.
Who will actually operate on me?
Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı personally, for every procedure. There is no rotating team and no surgeon whose name you only learn on the day. He is an IFSO member and has performed over 5,000 bariatric operations since 2014.
How long do I stay in hospital?
Four days, from the day you arrive until discharge. We never transfer a patient to a hotel after surgery. The total stay in Turkey is five to seven days, which leaves time for the final check before you fly home.
Is bariatric surgery in Turkey safe?
The country is not the risk factor — the clinic is. Ask three questions of any provider: is the hospital JCI accredited, does the named surgeon operate personally, and who pays if a complication needs extra hospital days. Here the answers are yes, yes, and we do. Our rate of major complications is below 1 %.
I am on the NHS waiting list. Should I wait or travel?
That is a decision only you can make, and it depends on your health, not only on the waiting time. What we can tell you is that NHS bariatric criteria and ours are broadly similar, and that a diagnosis made in the UK does not need to be repeated here — send us your existing results and we will tell you what is still missing. If your BMI or comorbidities are borderline, we will say so rather than book you in.
What happens when I get home to the UK?
You have twelve months of follow-up by video call and WhatsApp, directly with the surgeon who operated on you. We provide a written discharge summary in English for your GP, listing the procedure, the medication and the supplements you need. Tell your GP practice before you travel — it makes the handover far simpler.
Which procedure is right for me?
Broadly: a gastric balloon at a lower BMI or as a first step, a gastric sleeve at BMI 35 and above, a gastric bypass where type 2 diabetes or significant reflux is present, and revision surgery when a previous operation has stopped working. The honest answer needs your height, weight, age and medical history — send them on WhatsApp and Dr. Arayıcı will answer personally. Each option has its own page, linked from the procedure cards further up.
Do I pay a deposit?
No. There is no deposit and no instalment plan. Payment is made in cash on the day of surgery. If a complication arises that is our responsibility, there is no additional charge for the extra hospital days, intensive care or a corrective operation.
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