Breast lift in Istanbul

What a breast lift can do

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight loss and time all stretch the skin and supporting tissue of the breast. The result is a lower breast, a nipple that points downwards and an emptier upper half. A breast lift (mastopexy) raises the breast tissue to a higher position on the chest, tightens the skin envelope, and moves the nipple and areola up to the centre of the breast. Large areolas can be made smaller at the same time. This is why more and more women from the UK and Ireland search for a breast lift in Turkey: the operation is the same, the care is personal and the price is a fraction of a private clinic at home.

A lift changes shape and position, not size. If you would also like more fullness in the upper breast, the lift can be combined with an implant or with your own fat. If your breasts are heavy and uncomfortable, a breast reduction lifts and reduces in one operation. You can read the clinic’s own overview on New City Clinic’s breast lift page.

• Higher, firmer and rounder breasts
• Nipples repositioned and areolas reduced
• Better symmetry between the two sides
• Clothes, swimwear and bras that fit again

Why patients choose Istanbul

Istanbul is one of the busiest centres for aesthetic surgery in the world. Large private hospital groups, plastic surgeons who perform breast operations every week and a mature health-tourism infrastructure mean that a breast lift costs far less than in most of Europe without cutting corners on safety.

At New City Clinic a breast lift starts from €3,000 and a lift with implants from €3,500, with hospital, hotel and transfers included. A comparable operation at a private clinic in the UK, Italy, Spain or Portugal usually costs between €6,000 and €10,000 before travel. See the full comparison on our prices page and in our breast lift cost guide.

Is a breast lift right for you?

You may be a good candidate if your nipples sit at or below the crease under your breast, if your breasts have lost volume and firmness after children or weight loss, or if one side has dropped more than the other. You should be in good general health, at a stable weight, not smoking (or ready to stop for at least four weeks) and ideally finished with pregnancies.

The surgeon chooses the technique according to how much the breast has dropped: a small periareolar lift around the areola, a vertical ("lollipop") lift, or an anchor lift for more significant sagging. Our guide to breast lift techniques and scars explains each one with its pros and cons. Not sure whether you need a lift, an implant or both? Our article breast lift or breast augmentation includes a simple nipple-position test you can do at home, and breast lift without implants explains how your own tissue can restore fullness.

Your recovery, planned in advance

Most patients spend one night in hospital and around a week in Istanbul. Discomfort is moderate and controlled with tablets; you wear a support bra day and night for about six weeks. Desk work is usually possible after 10–14 days and sport after 6–8 weeks. Read the week-by-week recovery guide to plan your time off, and our travel guide to Istanbul for flights, hotel, packing and flying home.

About New City Clinic and newcityclinic.com

This website, Mastopexia Istanbul, is a patient information site dedicated only to breast surgery. It is written in cooperation with New City Clinic, a licensed Istanbul clinic for international patients, whose official website is newcityclinic.com. Here you will find in-depth guides on the breast lift and related operations; on newcityclinic.com you will find the clinic’s complete range of treatments, its surgeons, its partner hospitals and its current prices.

New City Clinic holds a health tourism authorisation from the Turkish Ministry of Health and TÜRSAB licence no. 17659, which allows it to organise your hotel and transfers as well as your treatment. Every patient has one coordinator from the first WhatsApp message to the last online check-up. To learn more about the people behind the clinic, read about New City Clinic on the official site, or browse all breast surgery at New City Clinic.

Breast lift prices in Turkey for 2026

Prices for a breast lift in Turkey vary a lot between clinics, mostly because quotes include very different things. At New City Clinic the 2026 indicative ranges are all-inclusive: surgeon, anaesthetist, accredited hospital, hospital night, medication, support bra, hotel, VIP transfers and check-ups.

• Breast lift (mastopexy): €3,000 – €4,200
• Breast lift with implants: €3,500 – €4,800
• Breast augmentation: €2,800 – €4,000
• Breast reduction: €3,000 – €4,200
• Fat transfer to the breasts: €3,000 – €4,500

After your free online assessment you receive one fixed price in writing, not a range. Flights are booked by you. For the latest figures and other treatments, see the official newcityclinic.com price list; a detailed breakdown is in our breast lift cost guide.

Breast surgery for patients from the UK and Ireland

Many of our English-speaking patients travel from London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Dublin and Belfast, and a growing number are British or Irish expats living elsewhere in Europe or the Gulf. Direct flights to Istanbul take around four hours from most UK and Irish airports, which makes a one-week trip for a mastopexy in Istanbul practical even with limited annual leave.

Your coordinator speaks English, explains everything in writing and stays in touch after you return. Because you will be followed up from home, it is a good idea to register with your GP as usual and keep copies of your operation report and, if you have implants, your implant card. If you are combining surgeries – for example in a mommy makeover in Turkey – the coordinator plans a slightly longer stay. Practical details are in our travel guide, and you can contact New City Clinic directly at any time.

Your surgeon and the hospitals

Breast operations are performed by plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons from the New City Clinic team, such as Op. Dr. Fatih Kılıç. You know the name of your surgeon before you book, you can meet him in an online consultation, and you see him again in person in Istanbul before the operation to agree the final plan and markings.

Surgery takes place in licensed private hospitals with full operating theatres and intensive care units – never in an office or day clinic. You can read about the partner hospitals in Istanbul and meet the surgeons on newcityclinic.com. Our checklist is breast surgery in Turkey safe? explains what to verify with any clinic you consider.