Gastric bypass surgery is recommended for patients suffering from obesity or morbid obesity. As a rule of thumb, patients with a BMI (body mass index) over 40 are considered morbidly obese.
Patients suffering from the following can also benefit from gastric bypass surgery:
● Type 2 diabetes
● Sleep apnea
● Hypertension
● Asthma
● Other comorbid conditions associated with a high body mass index
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 4 nights in the hospital
2 to 4 hours
1 trip
Gastric sleeve surgery or sleeve gastrectomy is recommended for patients suffering from obesity or morbid obesity. This is a type of medical condition where the patient has accumulated so much body fat that it has a negative effect on the patient’s health, effectively limiting their life expectancy. Generally speaking, patients with a body mass index of 40 and over are considered morbidly obese.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 4 nights in the hospital
Aortic valve replacement is performed in order to deal with following heart valve diseases:
• Aortic stenosis - the light of the aortic valve is narrowing and this impedes blood flow.
• Aortic insufficiency / aortic regurgitation – heart valve does not close totally, letting the blood already pumped out of patient’s heart to enter it again. As a result heart’s volume starts to expand to accommodate this additional amount of blood.
Patients suffering from these heart valve diseases are potential candidates for aortic valve replacement surgery.
General anesthetic
7 - 10 days
1
3 to 6 hours
4 to 6 weeks
6-12 weeks
Potential cardiology checkup candidates include people who:
• Are in the risk group of heart conditions because of an unhealthy lifestyle (including stress, diet, behind desk job) or genetic predispositions (heart problems running in the family).
• Already experienced heart diseases.
• Are of a certain age (adults aged from 40).
Several hours – the exact number depends on the scope of heart checkup
Several hours – the exact number depends on the scope of heart checkup
immediately
Cardiology checkup is an outpatient procedure
1
immediately
A coronary angiography procedure is recommended for the following groups of patients:
● Patients with abnormal stress test results
● Patients with symptoms related to coronary artery disease
● Patients suffering from pain in the neck, arm, chest or jaw
● Congenital heart disease
● Heart failure
● Chest injury
● Cardiac arrhythmia
● Coronary vasospasm
The procedure may also be performed on patients with a high risk of developing cardiac complications from other types of surgery.
Local anesthetic
30 to 60 minutes
Potential coronary artery bypass surgery candidates are the people with cardiovascular disease, suffering from heart angina. The key factor is coronary artery obstruction. If it is higher than 50%, the patient may be a candidate for coronary artery bypass graft. Still, it is up to cardiologist’s decision, since it is an invasive, open heart surgery.
General anesthetic
1 to 2 weeks
1 trip
3 to 6 hours
4 to 6 weeks
6-12 weeks
Candidates for heart stent include people who have a high risk of heart attack due to the development of clots in arteries. Other common coronary artery stent placement patients are people with coronary artery disease, which means amassment of plaque in arteries. Other heart diseases may also be treated with a heart stent. However, in order to undergo a heart stent procedure, your doctor needs to assess your situation and decide whether this heart treatment is necessary and suitable for you.
Up to the case
1
Outpatient procedure or 1 night
Candidates for colectomy are usually patients with colon cancer. However, using colon removal as a colon cancer treatment depends on cancer stage and type as well as the patient’s health. Other candidates for colectomy surgery include patients with diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis and some types of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn disease.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 to 4 nights in the hospital
Up to the case
1 to 4 hours
1
Patients whose hemorrhoids do not get better with more traditional, non-invasive hemorrhoid treatments should consider visiting proctologist who will decide whether a hemorrhoidectomy is necessary or not. People with irregular bowel movements caused for example by irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have a stronger tendency from long-time hemorrhoid pain, however, it is not a rule. There are also several other causes of hemorrhoids becoming painful and bleeding.
General anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1
1-2 hours
5 to 14 days
The all on 4 procedure is recommended for patients with a lot of missing teeth on the maxilla or mandible. The procedure is also a good solution for patients suffering from bone loss which prevents the placement of traditional, vertical implants in the jaw.
Local anesthetic
3 - 5 days
2 - 3 hours
Crowns are recommended for individuals with large cavities or teeth that require root canal treatment.
Local anesthetic
3 to 14 days
Patients with missing teeth or gaps between the teeth are good candidates for a dental bridge procedure.
Local anesthetic
3 to 14 days
2 to 3 hours
1 trip
Dental implant surgery is recommended for individuals with missing teeth or patients who need dentures.
Local anesthetic
2 to 3 days
Around 45 minutes
Usually patients need to travel twice, with a 2 to 6 months break in between
Recommended for patients with mild to moderate crowding or protrusion of their front teeth.
The entire treatment usually takes 6 to 18 weeks. You will be required to have regular checks every 2 - 3 weeks.
Invisalign is recommended for individuals with one or more of the following:
● Crooked teeth
● Gapped teeth
● Overcrowding
● Cross bites
● Open bites
● Overbites
● Underbites
● Malocclusions
1 - 2 days per trip
Patients will usually have to make several trips to the dentist
Dental bleaching is recommended for any individual suffering from one or more of the following:
● Generalised teeth staining
● Teeth discolouration caused by age
● Tetracycline staining
● Mild fluorosis
● Teeth staining caused by tobacco use
30 to 60 minutes
A veneers procedure is a good choice for individuals with discoloured, chipped, uneven, cracked and even slightly misaligned teeth.
Local anesthetic
Primary candidates for CT imaging are people who suffered injuries from accidents. Other groups which benefit from CT scan procedure are suspected cancer patients, whose doctors do not know where the tumour has formed.
The length of a CT procedure depends on the size of the area being scanned, but it usually lasts only a few minutes to half an hour.
Outpatient procedure
immediately
Overnight stay is not required
1
immediately
A Chest X-Ray is recommended for individuals that have a chronic cough or fever, chest pain or a shortness of breath. The x-ray can find the reason for these symptoms.
15 minutes
MRI scanner is used to detect various medical conditions, including:
• Various kinds of cancer, including lung cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer and others. Additionally, with MRI scan it is possible to estimate what type the cancer is – is it malignant, did it spread to other organs.
• Bone problems.
• Medical conditions related to soft tissue.
• Prostate diseases.
• Spinal injuries, including cervical spine MRI and lumbar spine MRI.
20 to 45 minutes depending on the type of study being performed
Outpatient procedure
Recommended for women over 40 as it is recommended that women should get annual mammograms beginning at age 40.
15 to 45 minutes
PET scan is recommended for cases of clinical suspicion, prevention, early diagnosis of neoplastic diseases, identifying and localizing tumours, detecting metastases, measuring the effectiveness of a treatment, to designate the exact location for radiotherapy and many other uses like cardiology, infectious diseases, etc.
30 minutes - 1 hour
30 minutes - 1 hour
2 to 3 hours
No need for hospital stay
1
2 to 3 hours
Septoplasty surgery is recommended for patients with a deviated nasal septum that impedes breathing. The procedure can also be combined with rhinoplasty surgery. Septoplasty and rhinoplasty can be performed at the same time in order to improve the aesthetics of the patient’s nose, as well as its functionality. Patients with breathing problems caused by enlarged turbinates can have turbinate reduction surgery and septoplasty surgery for a better effect.
General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
2 weeks
1 hour
1 week
Tonsillectomy surgery is usually performed in the following circumstances:
● The patient suffers from severe, chronic or recurring tonsillitis
● The patients suffers from complications of enlarged tonsils
● Tonsillectomy surgery is recommended if the patient’s tonsils are bleeding
● Antibiotics are ineffective in treating tonsillitis
Tonsillectomy surgery is also performed in order to relieve patients from:
● Cancerous tissue on one or both of the tonsils
● Recurrent bleeding from the tonsils
General anesthetic
2 - 3 weeks
Corneal transplant surgery or corneal transplantation has many indications, including:
● Optical – the procedure can improve the patient’s eyesight by removing and replacing any tissue affected by diseases such as keratitis, dystrophy, corneal degeneration, keratoglobus.
● Reconstructive – the procedure is performed to preserve the corneal integrity in patients suffering from descemetoceles or stromal thinning. It can also be used to reconstruct the eye after corneal perforation due to blunt trauma.
● Therapeutic indications – corneal transplant surgery may be performed in order to remove inflamed corneal tissue which cannot be healed through the use of antibiotics.
● Cosmetic indications – corneal transplantation can improve the aesthetics of patients with corneal scars which often leads to a whitening of the eyes.
Local or General anesthetic
Patients suffering from myopia or short-sightedness can benefit greatly from LASIK eye surgery. LASIK is also a solution for patients that suffer from hyperopia and astigmatism.
Local anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1 day
30 to 60 minutes
Patients can usually fly soon after LASIK
Photorefractive Keratectomy or PRK eye surgery is recommended for patients who are:
● Over 18 years old
● Not pregnant at the time of the procedure
● Suffering from myopia with dioptres between -1.00 and -12.00
● Suffering from a stable refraction error – it has not changed for at least 12 months
● Patients with a complete understanding of the procedure and its results
● Patients who have a pupil that’s 6 mm or less
PRK surgery is also recommended for patients suffering from hyperopia or astigmatism.
Local anesthetic
1 trip
Overnight stay is not required
Presbyopia treatment is recommended for patients over 40 who rely on glasses or contact lenses for reading purposes, and still have trouble in focusing on smaller objects or text.
Local anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
A bone marrow transplant procedure is recommended for patients suffering from:
● Adrenoleukodystrophy
● Acute leukemia
● Aplastic anemia
● Chronic leukemia
● Hodgkin's lymphoma
● Inborn errors of metabolism
● Plasma cell disorders
● Immune deficiencies
● And others
General anesthetic
1 hour
From many reasons for partial or total stomach removal, the most common are:
•Tumor
•Some types of stomach cancer
•Polyps and ulcers
•Using partial stomach removal as a weight loss treatment
General anesthetic
6-10 days
Up to the case
Several hours
1
Candidates for heart transplantation are people who suffer from various heart diseases such as constant heart attacks and heart failure and their cardiologists are not optimistic about their chances to survive long. In such a case, a heart transplant procedure may save life and guarantee long years of good quality living with their families.
Several hours
1
Up to a case
1 week
Up to a case
This surgery is recommended for women and men who were diagnosed with any type of inguinal hernia.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend 1 or 2 nights in hospital
1
1 to 6 weeks
1 to 2 hours
1 to 2 weeks
1 to 6 weeks
A Kidney transplant procedure, also known as a renal transplant is recommended for patients suffering from an end-stage renal disease.
There is a wide range of medical conditions that can lead to an end-stage renal disease, including:
● Infections
● Malignant hypertension
● Diabetes mellitus
● Polycystic kidney disease
Diabetes is the most common cause of the end-stage liver disease. Approximately 25% of renal transplant patients suffer from diabetes.
General anesthetic
5 to 7 days
3 to 4 hours
1 trip
A liver transplantation procedure is recommended for individuals suffering from end stage liver disease or acute liver failure.
Mastectomy surgery or breast removal surgery is recommended for the following groups of individuals:
● Patients that have had radiation therapy on the affected breast
● Patients with 2 or more tumours that are too far apart to be excised with one incision
● Patients that already had lumpectomy surgery but it did not succeed in removing all the cancerous tissue
● Individuals suffering from connective tissue disease such as scleroderma
● Pregnant women that require radiation therapy while pregnant
● Women with large tumours, compared to the size of the breasts
● Males with breast cancer
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 night in the hospital
1 week
Between 2 to 3 hours
1 to 2 weeks
3 - 4 weeks
Pancreas transplant surgery is recommended for patients suffering from Type 1 Diabetes, as these patients are more at risk of developing severe complications from the disease.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 week in hospital
3 hours
3 to 4 weeks
Any woman with a ruptured hymen can benefit from hymenoplasty surgery.
Local anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1 hour
Hysterectomy surgery is recommended for women suffering from one or more of the following health problems:
● Uterine fibrosis which can cause bleeding, pain or other health problems
● Uterine prolapsed – sliding of the uterus into the vaginal canal
● Cancer of the ovaries, cervix or uterus
● Endometriosis
● Chronic pelvic pain
● Adenomyosis – a thickening of the uterus
● Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Hysterectomy surgery for non cancerous medical issues is only considered after all other treatment options have failed.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 2 to 5 nights in the hospital
2 weeks
2 to 4 hours
2 to 4 weeks
6 weeks
Vaginoplasty surgery or vaginal rejuvenation surgery is recommended for women suffering from:
● Congenital diseases such as vaginal hypoplasia
● Physical trauma related to giving birth
● Cancer
● Chronic labial irritation from tight clothing, sports or sex
Trans women can also benefit from a vaginoplasty procedure, as part of their sex transition.
Local anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
1 week
1 to 2 hours
1 trip
Patients suffering from traumatic alopecia, male pattern baldness, receding hairlines, traction alopecia, and general alopecia can benefit from a hair transplant procedure.
Local anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
3 to 7 days after the surgery
4 to 12 hours
Patients can usually fly afterwards
1 week after the surgery
IVF is recommended for patients or couples that cannot or are having troubles in conceiving naturally. Same-sex couples and single individuals are good candidates for an IVF treatment.
Embryo transfer is very straightforward and usually takes less than 15 minutes
1 to 2 weeks
Patients are able to fly as soon as the embryo or embryos have been transferred
1 trip
While all the women should take medical checkup under consideration, for women over 40, a health check is a really recommended service. Still, female patients under this age may as well decide for preventive health checkup in order to stay in the best form possible.
Several hours
1
immediately
Outpatient procedure
The next day
This medical check is recommended for everybody at least once a year in order to identify possible health issues. It is also recommended for individuals who experience unexplained or nonspecific symptoms. A health assessment is also normally requested as pre-employment examination in order to determine if a person is eligible for hiring or before applying for life insurance or health insurance.
30 minutes - 1 hour
30 minutes - 1 hour
immediately
30 minutes - 1 hour
1
immediately
Although it’s not a relatively new procedure, DBS can only be used in certain cases where medication therapy has failed to alleviate symptoms. DBS can be used to treat the following conditions:
● Parkinson’s disease
● Essential tremor
● Dystonia
● Chronic pain
● Major depression
● Obsessive compulsive disorder
Deep brain stimulation is also currently being tested as treatment for the following conditions:
● Epilepsy
● Tourette syndrome
General anesthetic
1 week
4 days
3 weeks
Brachytherapy treatment is recommended for patients suffering from the following types of cancer:
● Eye cancer
● Brain cancer
● Breast cancer
● Bile duct cancer
● Cervical cancer
● Endometrial cancer
● Head and neck cancer
● Lung cancer
● Esophageal cancer
● Pancreatic cancer
● Prostate cancer
● Skin cancer
● Rectal cancer
● Vaginal cancer
Brachytherapy treatment can be used alone or with cancer surgery, radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
Local or General anesthetic
Chemotherapy treatment is recommended for patients suffering from cancer or other diseases. Sometimes chemotherapy drugs may be administered before or after cancer surgery in order to eliminate any remnants of the diseased cancer cells.
Gamma knife surgery is recommended for patients suffering from the following conditions:
● Trigeminal neuralgia
● Pineal region tumors
● Skull base tumors
● Craniopharyngiomas
● Pituitary adenomas
● Gliomas
● Acoustic neuromas
● Meningiomas
● Small or medium-volume intracranial arteriovenous malformations
● Metastatic tumors
Overnight stay is not required
1 trip
To the most common symptoms of Hodgkin’s lymphoma belong swollen lymph nodes, problems with appetite or even a weight loss. Apart from them, a person suffering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma will most probably experience night sweats as well as an itchy skin. However, there is no way to make a diagnosis other than a biopsy.
Up to one hour
All the people with lung cancer symptoms and diagnosis made by oncologist are candidates for cancer treatment. Symptoms of lung cancer include chronic coughing, change in coughing (in case you are a smoker and cough from time to time as a result of your addiction), change in voice tone and weight as well as bone pain, which may be a result of lung cancer spreading to backbones.
Several hours
1 in the case of successful lung cancer surgery, several in the case of chemoradiotherapy
Depends on a patient
Depends on a patient
Depends on a patient
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment candidates are all people who show signs of suffering from this disease and underwent examination by oncologist which reaffirmed the diagnosis. Most common non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma symptoms include:
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Fever
• Weight loss
• Night sweats
Depends on the type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma treatment
An oncology consultation is recommended for patients diagnosed with cancer.
30 to 60 minutes
30 to 60 minutes
immediately
30 to 60 minutes
1
immediately
Radiation therapy or radiotherapy treatment is recommended for patients suffering from cancer or tumours. Radiation therapy may also be used before or after cancer surgery or in conjunction with chemotherapy, depending on the type of cancer the patient suffers from.
10 to 30 minutes
Bunion surgery is required when other types of treatment for bunions are ineffective. Only early stages of foot bunion are curable through a bunion treatment without surgery. In later stages, bunion surgery procedure is deemed unavoidable.
If you feel foot pain and cannot help it on your own, it is crucial for your foot health to seek help from a podiatrist (foot doctor).
Local anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
30 to 60 minutes
Carpal tunnel release surgery is recommended for patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome.
Local or General anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1 hour
Hip replacement surgery is recommended for individuals suffering from one or more of the following:
● Osteoarthritis
● Rheumatoid arthritis
● Avascular necrosis
● Hip fractures
● Certain bone tumours
● Traumatic arthritis
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 2 to 5 nights in the hospital
1 to 3 hours
2 to 4 weeks
Knee arthroscopy is used to localize, identify, and, if it is possible, to deal with knee injuries. People experiencing pain or abnormal changes in their knees are all eligible to undergo knee arthroscopy if orthopedist cannot identify the condition without it. Knee problems possible to be identified and dealt with the knee arthroscopy are:
• torn meniscus
• Cysts in one’s knee
• Fractures appearing in the knee bones
• Torn cartilage pieces
And many others.
Local anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1 trip
Depends on the knee problem and one’s rehabilitation progress
30 to 60 minutes
2 to 3 days
Depends on the knee problem and one’s rehabilitation progress
As it was mentioned, sportsmen often suffer ACL injuries or other types of knee ligament injury due to extreme pressure they put on ligaments of the knee. However, other people may suffer from ligament tear as well. Orthopedic doctor during the first visit examines the knee and decides for knee arthroscopy in order to assess the damage and propose suitable knee injury treatment.
Local or General anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1 trip
1 to 2 hours
1 to 2 weeks
Knee replacement surgery is recommended for patients suffering from:
● Rheumatoid arthritis
● Psoriatic arthritis
● Knee structure deformity from trauma or disease
● Ligament tears
● Cartilage tears
● Meniscus tears
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 2 to 5 nights in the hospital
2 to 4 weeks
1 to 3 hours
1 to 2 weeks
To meniscus tear symptoms belong pain, popping and swelling. Inability to properly move the knee is also counted among meniscus tear symptoms. For doctors looking for torn meniscus, MRI remains the best choice among diagnostic methods.
Candidates for torn meniscus surgery are usually sportsmen who can’t allow themselves a long meniscus tear recovery time without surgery and who do not want to risk that not operated meniscus injury will lead to limiting their physical abilities. For this reason, they decide for meniscus surgery in the form of arthroscopic surgery.
Around 30 minutes
1
4-6 weeks
OUTPATİENT
1-4 weeks
Most common candidates for a rotator cuff tear treatment are athletes practicing sports such as volleyball, polo, baseball, rugby, and others. This is because those disciplines put an emphasis on using arms and therefore create convenient circumstances for shoulder tendonitis as well as rotator cuff tear.
Shoulder tendonitis is a medical condition in which shoulder tendons often impact against each other, what results in micro damage which may lead with time to rotator cuff tear.
General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
Up to the case
1 to 3 hours
1 trip
Candidates for shoulder arthroscopy procedure are people with shoulder pain of unknown origin or those who suffered shoulder injuries which are possible to be repaired with arthroscopic surgery.
1
Up to the case
Up to the case
Brachioplasty surgery, also known as arm lift surgery is recommended for any patient dissatisfied with the look or shape of their upper arms.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 night in the hospital
4 to 6 weeks
1 to 3 hours
1 week
Body lift surgery or body contouring surgery is recommended for patients who have undergone bariatric surgery or simply lost a substantial amount of weight. Any individual with excess sagging skin and tissue around different parts of the body can benefit from body contouring surgery or body lift surgery. The procedure can also help individuals with cellulite.
General anesthetic
1 to 3 nights stay in the hospital is required
1 to 2 weeks
5 to 7 hours
2 to 4 weeks
6 weeks
Brazilian butt lift surgery is recommended for individuals dissatisfied with the size or shape of buttocks. This type of procedure usually improves the size of the buttocks area but also the curvature, as the surgeon can inject the harvested fat in a precise manner, leading to a more aesthetically pleasing result.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 night in the hospital
3 - 4 weeks
1 to 3 hours
1 week
Breast implants can be used for a wide range of reasons, including:
● Breast reconstruction after a mastectomy procedure
● Correction of deformities or congenital defects of the chest
● Bust enhancement for aesthetic reasons
Local or General anesthetic
Usually overnight stay is not required
5 to 7 days
Around 1 hour
5 to 7 days
2 - 3 weeks
Mastopexy is recommended for any patient suffering from ptosis. Breast sagging or ptosis is part of the natural aging process, but several factors influence the degree to which breasts sag. There are several types of ptosis, depending on the severity:
● Grade I – Mild ptosis
● Grade II – Moderate ptosis
● Grade III – Advanced ptosis
● Grade IV – Severe ptosis
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 night in the hospital
A month
Between 2 to 3 hours
1 to 2 weeks
Breast reduction surgery or reduction mammoplasty surgery is recommended for patients with very large breasts or simply patients who wish to reduce the size of their breasts.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 night in the hospital
2 - 3 weeks
Between 2 to 3 hours
1 to 2 weeks
Eyebrow lift surgery or brow lift surgery is recommended for patients with drooping eyebrows, forehead wrinkles, and wrinkles between the eyes. Patients need to be in good health in order to have this procedure. Heavy smokers need to quit smoking before going in for eyebrow lift surgery. In the same time, patients need to have realistic expectations from this procedure and what it can achieve.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
2 weeks
1 to 2 hours
3 to 5 days
A month
Butt implants or buttock implants are recommended for any individual dissatisfied with the shape or size of their buttocks. Most individuals that choose this type of procedure have square or flat buttocks with little or no curves. Patients with a particular deformity or defect in the gluteal region can also benefit from butt implants. Transsexual and transgender individuals may also opt for butt implants in order to achieve a more feminine figure and contour.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 night in the hospital
1 to 2 hours
2 to 4 weeks
Cheek implants surgery, also known as cheek augmentation is recommended for any individuals dissatisfied with the look or shape of their cheeks. Patients with flat cheeks usually opt for this surgery. Individuals who suffered traumatic injury or birth defects can also opt for this type of surgery.
Local or General anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1 trip
45 to 90 minutes
3 to 5 days
1 week
Chin implant surgery, chin augmentation surgery, genioplasty surgery or mentoplasty surgery are recommended for any individual who is dissatisfied with the look, shape or size of their chin.
Local anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1 to 2 weeks
1 to 2 hours
1 trip
3 weeks
Chin reduction surgery or reduction genioplasty is recommended for patients with an oversized or protruding chin or simply patients with inharmonious facial proportions.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 night in the hospital
4 weeks
1 to 2 hours
1 week
Cleft lip or cleft palate are conditions which are easily visible for parents and a medical team right after the childbirth. Doctors assess the exact scale of child’s cleft lip and palate and prepare a cleft lip and palate treatment program, which usually includes a surgery, bone grafts, dental treatment and speech therapy.
Ear surgery, also known as otoplasty surgery can correct and improve the proportion, position or shape of the external ear.
Candidates for otoplasty surgery or ear surgery usually suffer from one or more of the following:
● Extremely large ears – known in the medical world as macrotia
● Extremely small ears – known in the medical world as microtia
● Protruding ears which can affect the patient’s confidence
● Anotia – a very rare condition where the external ear is “missing”
● Deformities caused by injury or trauma to the external ear
● Previous otoplasty surgery
Patients need to be at least 5 years old in order to have ear surgery or otoplasty surgery.
Local or General anesthetic
Usually no overnight stay is required
6 weeks
1 to 2 hours
1 to 2 weeks
Blepharoplasty surgery or eyelid surgery is recommended for patients with loose skin in the eyes region, droopy upper eye lids, bags under their eyes or simply patients who wish to rejuvenate their facial appearance.
Local or General anesthetic
Usually overnight stay is not required
2 - 3 weeks
1 to 3 hours
1 to 2 weeks
Facelift surgery is recommended for patients with:
● Wrinkles
● Sagging skin
● Jowls
● Eye bags
● Nasolabial folds
General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
2 to 5 hours
Patients with creases or defects in the buttocks, face, bust, hands can benefit from fat transfer surgery.
Local or General anesthetic
An overnight stay may be required
1 week
1 to 2 hours
1 week
2 weeks
Gynecomastia removal is recommended for individuals with a growing bust, either due to fatty tissue or enlarged breast tissue.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 night in the hospital
1 to 2 hours
3 to 4 days
Inverted nipple surgery or inverted nipple correction is recommended for patients with nipple retraction or nipple inversion.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
2 weeks
1 hour
2 days
This procedure is recommended for any individual dissatisfied with the volume, structure or shape of their lips.
Local or General anesthetic
Usually no overnight stay is required
30 - 60 minutes
Any patient that is a bit overweight or has certain fat build ups in certain areas such as belly fat can benefit from a liposuction procedure. The most important requirement is that the patient has a stable weight before going in for surgery.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
1 trip
2 weeks
1 to 4 hours
3 days
3 to 7 days after the surgery
All individuals who experience sagging of skin on their cheeks and under their eyes are good candidates for mid-face lift. Still, in order to undergo this cosmetic surgery, a patient should be of relatively good health. While it is almost a non-surgical face lift (especially in comparison with a traditional face lift), it still carries certain risks which can be minimized if a patient enjoys a good health and doesn’t have any significant health conditions.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
2 to 5 hours
1 trip
This procedure is recommended to any patient wishing to improve their physical appearance after childbearing.
General anesthetic
10 days
3 to 6 hours
2 - 3 weeks
Neck lift surgery, also known as platysmaplasty surgery is recommended for patients with one or more of the following:
● Excess loose skin
● Double chin
● Turkey wattle neck
● Excess fatty tissue in the neck area
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
3 weeks
2 - 3 hours
2 weeks
A neck liposuction procedure is recommended for patients with one or more of the following:
● Double chin
● Excess fat in the neck area
The procedure is also recommended for patients with a turkey wattle neck or patients who wish to rejuvenate the look of their neck area, due to various reasons. A neck liposuction procedure can also be combined with other types of liposuction or surgery, in order to achieve a better, longer lasting effect.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
2 weeks
1 to 4 hours
1 week
Rhinoplasty or nose surgery is recommended for individuals who wish to enhance the form and look of their nose but also for individuals who suffer from one or more of the following:
● Nasal trauma
● Respiratory impediments
● Congenital nasal defects
● A failed primary nose surgery which requires a rhinoplasty revision
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
1 trip
4 to 6 weeks
1 to 4 hours
5 days
In a week
A sex change operation is recommended for transgender individuals.
General anesthetic
5 to 7 nights stay in the hospital is required
1 trip
2 to 4 hours
Patient is required to stay 2 weeks in Istanbul
A silhouette lift is recommended for patients with sagging skin, wrinkles, jowls or eye bags in the neck, brow and midface areas. The procedure is also recommended for patients simply wanting a rejuvenated facial appearance.
Local anesthetic
Overnight stay is not required
1 to 2 hours
2 days
Thigh lift surgery or thighplasty is recommended for patients who have lost a substantial amount of weight either through bariatric surgery or exercise. These patients are usually left with a large amount of saggy tissue around the thighs area. Some patients may have sagging skin around the thighs even without any weight loss, it can simply be due to genetics.
General anesthetic
Patient may spend 1 or 2 nights in the hospital
1 trip
6 weeks
1 to 2 hours
1 to 2 weeks
3 - 4 weeks
Tip plasty or nose tip surgery is recommended for individuals that have a narrow, boxy, bulbous or wide nose. Any patient dissatisfied with the shape or size of their nose is a good candidate for tip rhinoplasty or tip plasty. Patients with breathing problems caused by the tip of their nose can also benefit from nose tip surgery.
Local or General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
3 - 4 weeks
1 to 4 hours
In a week
Individuals that suffered from severe obesity, significant fluctuations in weight or weight gain in the abdomen area can benefit from an abdominoplasty. After significant weight loss, many individuals are left with excess skin and fatty tissue in the abdominal area – which makes them ideal candidates for an abdominoplasty.
General anesthetic
Patient may spend one night in hospital
Between 2 to 3 hours
1 to 2 weeks
Laminectomy surgery is recommended for patients suffering from painful spinal stenosis caused by large bone spurs which can compress the spinal nerves.
The procedure is only performed when other treatment options failed to relieve the symptoms. Other symptoms besides pain can include muscular weakness which makes it difficult to walk and loss of bladder or bowel control. Most patients turn to laminectomy surgery when 3 or more vertebrae are affected by spinal stenosis.
General anesthetic
2 months
3 - 4 weeks
All patients with herniated disc pain are candidates for microdiscectomy. However, a pain in lumbar spine or (sometimes) neck is not a sufficient indicator of herniated disc problem. It is necessary to undergo a series of tests, including MRI and doctor’s examination. Only then, the possibility of other spine problems can be excluded and the patient can prepare for microdiscectomy.
1-2 hours
1
Patient may spend one night in hospital
Up to the patient
There are many medical conditions which may require partial or total cystectomy, including:
•UPJ obstruction – the connection between kidney and bladder becomes disrupted. This problem appears usually in younger patients.
•Bladder cancer – it is the most common reason for bladder surgery. Bladder cancer symptoms include hematuria (blood in urine), pain during urination and frequent urination.
•Some neurological problems such as cyclothymia may affect patient’s urination patterns and in the long run become a reason for partial bladder removal.
General anesthetic
Up to one week
Up to the type of sport (2-6 weeks)
3-5 hours
Usually between 2-6 weeks
Candidates for nephrectomy surgery are usually people who want to donate a kidney or those who suffer from kidney cancer, especially in early stages, when kidney cancer didn’t manage to spread to other organs.
General anesthetic
1
Up to 6 weeks
Up to 3 hours
Up to 6 weeks
Candidates for prostatectomy surgery are usually people with prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia. While prostatectomy procedure is just one of the few prostate cancer treatment options, it is often the only way to stop or slow down the advanced prostatic cancer.
General anesthetic
Patient is required to stay 1 to 3 nights in the hospital
90 to 120 minutes
1 to 2 weeks
The Raffles Hospital in Singapore is one of the biggest hospitals from the Raffles Medical Group. The Raffles Medical Group receives over 2 million patients ever year, making it one of Singapore’s largest healthcare providers, as well as a leading private healthcare provider in South East Asia.
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The Raffles Hospital in Singapore is specialized in cardiology, orthopaedics, bariatric surgery, neurosurgery, neurology, ophthalmology and oncology.
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