Patient reviews · gastric sleeve and bypass · İzmir
Gastric Sleeve Turkey ReviewsWord for word — with name, date and source
These gastric sleeve Turkey reviews are quoted exactly as patients posted them, with a name and a date you can check on Trustpilot and Google yourself: 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot (176 reviews), 4.9 out of 5 on Google (74 reviews) and 5.0 out of 5 on ProvenExpert (7 reviews).
If you are searching for weight loss surgery in Turkey reviews, you want to know how it really went for other people — before the flight, in hospital and months later at home. So this page lets them speak. Most of the voices are gastric sleeve patients from the UK; a few had a gastric bypass.
Gastric sleeve Turkey reviews: where to read them yourself
A review that a clinic writes on its own website is not a review. It is advertising. That is why this page starts with the sources that we do not control.
Trustpilot — 176 reviews, 4.8 out of 5, each with a name, a date and a profile. Critical reviews stay online, and where we reply, the reply comes from Dr Arayıcı himself, in public. Anyone looking for gastric sleeve Turkey bad reviews sees them there unfiltered.
Google — 74 reviews on the practice's Business Profile in İzmir, 4.9 out of 5, with our replies underneath.
ProvenExpert — 7 reviews, 5.0 out of 5, on an independent review platform: reviews of Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı on ProvenExpert.
Wherever you read them, the same six checks separate real gastric sleeve Turkey reviews from marketing. They apply to every clinic, including ours.
Gastric sleeve in Turkey reviews, word for word
Most of our patients come for a gastric sleeve, so most gastric sleeve Turkey reviews here are about the sleeve. All quotes are unedited, spelling included, with the date they were posted. Gaps are marked with […].
| Patient · date · source | In their own words | What it was about |
|---|---|---|
| emma carroll 20.10.2026 · Trustpilot | "So i had a gastric sleeve in may 2024. My experience was brilliant, very professional i was in no pain , everything explained […] To date I have lost 71 kg and this has changed my life in so many ways." | Gastric sleeve, about two and a half years later, 71 kg |
| Cheryl 30.09.2026 · Trustpilot | "From booking to post op I was guided through the process and well cared for, the doctor and his team were excellent especially mustangs my nurse and pelin my translator.i had bariatric surgery and have lost around 10 stone." | Bariatric surgery in October 2025, around 10 stone |
| Nicola Littlemore 15.05.2024 · Trustpilot | "I had my gastric sleeve surgery in Dec 2022, I had no complications and I am now 17months post op and I've lost 9st, couldn't be happier […] they accommodated my companion too where they could sleep in the same room with two single beds in there" | Gastric sleeve, 17 months later, 9 stone; companion in the room |
| Lisa Nixon 20.05.2024 · Trustpilot | "From my first initial contact right through to me leaving Turkey, Dr Volkan and his team were absolutely amazing. […] Dr Volkan still supports you when you have returned home, offering any advice, support or help you may need." | Surgery in January 2024; aftercare at home |
| Maxine Cruickshank 19.11.2025 · Google | "they really put my mind at ease from the very first msg between us and were there on hand to answer any questions I had about my weightloss surgery from start to finish, I would highly reccomend and have accompanied/ reccomended quite a few of my family and friends over to turkey to have the same surgery" | Weight loss surgery; later came back with family and friends |
| Jade Chapman 06.08.2025 · Google | "Had surgery (gastric sleeve) 2 years ago and have lost 50kg! […] My goal was to lose 20kg. The weight loss finally gave me the confidence to get married […] Continued support once home and even years later." | Gastric sleeve, two years later, 50 kg |
Your own review starts with a question
Ask the surgeon, not an agency
Send your height, weight and age. Dr Arayıcı reads every request himself and replies in writing with the procedure, the fixed price and the plan for your gastric sleeve in Turkey.
- Gastric sleeve from £3,000, gastric bypass from £3,500 — all inclusive except flights
- Four nights in hospital until discharge, no hotel
- No deposit — you pay on the day of surgery
Prefer WhatsApp? Message +90 532 466 67 67 — Dr Arayıcı replies himself.
Turkey gastric sleeve reviews: what comes up again and again
Read enough gastric sleeve Turkey reviews and a pattern appears. These points come from the reviews themselves, not from our own description of the service.
Patients remember the nurse and the interpreter by name months later. Cheryl thanks her nurse and "pelin my translator". Specific names are one of the strongest signs that gastric sleeve Turkey reviews are real.
Nicola Littlemore describes her companion sleeping in the same room, in a second bed. A companion's meals and transfers are part of the package — one of the most common details in gastric sleeve Turkey reviews.
Maxine Cruickshank writes that her questions were answered "from the very first msg". The first contact is with the surgeon's team, not with a sales agent.
Lisa Nixon and Jade Chapman both mention support once they were back in the UK — Jade "even years later". This is the point that decides how much of the result lasts.
Where weight is mentioned, it comes with a time: 9 stone at 17 months, 50 kg at two years, 71 kg at about two and a half years. Single cases from gastric sleeve Turkey reviews, not an average and not a promise.
The most useful reviews do not pretend it was easy. Christina Fielitz, almost 50 kg down, writes about "frustrating weight stalls" and calls the sleeve "definitely not the easy way out".
Gastric sleeve Turkey experiences months and years later
After "How was the operation?" comes the second question: what is life like a year or two later? The most honest gastric sleeve Turkey experiences come from reviews written with some distance.
Christina Fielitz · operated in January 2025 · Trustpilot, 06.11.2026
"I started at 112 kg, and now I'm almost 50 kg down. […] I'm not going to lie, it hasn't always been easy. There have been ups and downs, frustrating weight stalls, and days when I questioned myself. It's definitely not the easy way out, like some people think. […] One thing I've learned is that the surgery helps you lose weight, but you still have to put in the work. Your stomach changes, but your mindset doesn't change overnight."
What to expect in numbers: after a gastric sleeve, most people lose around 60–70% of their excess weight, most of it in the first year and fastest in the first three months. The reviews above sit at the upper end because they were written by people who kept going. Many more results are in our gastric sleeve before and after photos.
Christina's last sentence is the reason aftercare matters more than the operation day. Twelve months of video calls and WhatsApp, blood test plans for your GP and an answer when the scale stops moving — that is what the longer gastric sleeve Turkey reviews thank us for.
Gastric sleeve Turkey bad reviews: what they are usually about
Searching for bad reviews before you book is sensible. Reading UK forums, Facebook groups and news reports, the same complaints come up in weight loss surgery in Turkey reviews in general. Here is what they usually concern, and how our patients' stay is set up.
- "Sent to a hotel the day after surgery." You stay four nights in hospital until discharge and go straight to the airport. No hotel transfer.
- "I never knew who operated on me." Dr Arayıcı operates himself, sees you before and after surgery, and patients name him in their reviews.
- "Nobody spoke English on the ward." An interpreter is part of the package for the whole stay, and you can reach the team by WhatsApp day and night.
- "No one answered once I was home." Twelve months of follow-up by video call and WhatsApp are included, with a written blood test plan for your GP.
- "Hidden extras on the day." One fixed price, no deposit, payment on the day of surgery; treatment of any complication at no extra charge.
How to read a negative review
Look at three things: whether the complaint is about the surgeon, the hospital or an agency; whether the clinic answered; and whether the answer is calm and factual. No surgeon has only five-star reviews, and gastric sleeve Turkey bad reviews deserve a careful read. On Trustpilot every review about us is visible, including the critical ones, and Dr Arayıcı answers them himself.
For the medical side of the same question — complication rates, accreditation and what to check before you travel — read how safe gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey is and our weight loss surgery abroad checklist.
The five days in İzmir, as patients describe them
Most gastric sleeve Turkey experiences describe the same five days. This is the plan every patient follows.
- 1Arrival. Airport transfer straight to the hospital, admission and blood tests only.
- 2Tests and surgery. In the morning an abdominal ultrasound, an echocardiogram and checks by cardiology, chest medicine and anaesthesia. If all is clear, the operation follows around midday and takes 45 to 75 minutes.
- 3First sips and walks. Round-the-clock monitoring, short walks every hour to protect against thrombosis, your companion in the room.
- 4Clear fluids, walking the corridor. Ward round by the surgeon, diet plan for the coming weeks.
- 5Discharge. After the final check you go straight to the airport — four nights in hospital, then twelve months of aftercare from home.
The full price, what it covers and how it compares with UK private clinics (£8,000–£13,000 for a sleeve) is on our gastric sleeve Turkey price page.
Gastric sleeve Turkey reviews on video
If you would rather listen than read, these are gastric sleeve Turkey reviews you can watch: UK patients describe the trip, the hospital and the first weeks in their own words, and Dr Arayıcı answers the questions people ask most before booking.
UK patients tell their story
Our gastric sleeve experience video: British patients on the journey, the hospital stay and life afterwards, with a full transcript.
Video · 3:34
The ward round
What a ward round after weight loss surgery looks like: the surgeon sees every patient before discharge.
Video · 0:33
A surgeon's checklist
Dr Arayıcı on how to choose a gastric sleeve clinic — the questions to ask before you pay anyone.
Video · 1:10
All films, including more weight loss surgery in Turkey reviews from patients, are collected on our patient videos page.
Gastric bypass Turkey reviews
Fewer patients come for a bypass than for a sleeve, so there are fewer gastric bypass Turkey reviews. The choice between the two is usually decided by reflux and type 2 diabetes, not by weight alone; the difference in weight loss is small (around 60–80% of excess weight after a bypass, 60–70% after a sleeve).
Cheryl's review above does not name the procedure — she writes "bariatric surgery". If you are reading gastric bypass Turkey reviews and weighing up both, our page on gastric bypass Turkey explains who it suits, from £3,500 all inclusive.
Gastric sleeve Turkey reviews: frequently asked questions
Are gastric sleeve Turkey reviews trustworthy?
Some gastric sleeve Turkey reviews are trustworthy and some are not. Trust reviews you can find away from the clinic's own website, under a real name and a date, that name the surgeon and give specific details such as months since surgery or the interpreter's name. Every quote on this page can be checked on Trustpilot or Google.
Where can I read independent reviews of Dr Arayıcı?
Most gastric sleeve in Turkey reviews about Dr Arayıcı are on Trustpilot (4.8 out of 5, 176 reviews), on the Google Business Profile of the practice in İzmir (4.9 out of 5, 74 reviews) and on ProvenExpert (5.0 out of 5, 7 reviews). The figures are shown separately and are not added together.
Is it safe to get a gastric sleeve in Turkey?
It depends on the surgeon, the hospital and the aftercare, not on the country. Check that an experienced bariatric surgeon operates himself, that you stay in an accredited hospital until discharge, and that someone answers you once you are home. Our safety guide goes through the details.
What are the downsides of gastric sleeve surgery?
It is an operation and it is not reversible. The first weeks need a strict diet, vitamins are needed for around nine months, weight loss can stall, and some people develop reflux. These are the questions to discuss before you book, and they are the ones our aftercare deals with.
How much weight will I lose in the first three months after a gastric sleeve?
The first three months are the fastest, but the amount depends on your starting weight. Over the first year most people lose around 60–70% of their excess weight. The reviews on this page give single examples: 9 stone at 17 months, 50 kg at two years.
Do people regret having a gastric sleeve?
Most gastric sleeve Turkey reviews say patients would do it again, but the honest ones also describe stalls and hard days. Regret is more likely when expectations were unrealistic or aftercare stopped after the flight home. Christina Fielitz, almost two years on: "Would I do it again? 100% YES!"
Will I go to a hotel after surgery?
No. You stay four nights in hospital until discharge, with a companion in your room if you wish, and go straight to the airport on day five. We do not send patients to a hotel after the operation.
What is included in the £3,000 gastric sleeve price?
The operation, all pre-operative tests, four nights in hospital, transfers, an interpreter, meals and transfers for one companion, and twelve months of follow-up by video call and WhatsApp. Flights are not included. There is no deposit; you pay on the day of surgery.
Still have questions after reading?
A written answer from the surgeon
Is your question not answered in the reviews or the FAQ? Send it with your details and you will get a written reply directly from Dr Arayıcı.
- A reply from the surgeon, not from an agency
- Twelve months of aftercare by WhatsApp and video call
- Interpreter and a companion in your room included
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WhatsApp: +90 532 466 67 67 Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı · Bariatric surgeon in İzmirOp. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı
Specialist in Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery · Izmir, Turkey
This article was written and medically reviewed by Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı. Dr. Arayıcı has been exclusively specialising in bariatric surgery since 2014 and has performed over 5,000 procedures at a JCI- and TEMOS-accredited hospital in Izmir.
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