Liv Bona Dea Hospital Baku is JCI-accredited with 100% compliance, offering Thulium Laser Prostatectomy (ThuLEP) in a modern 37,500 sq.m facility. The clinic provides free airport transfers and interpreter services for international patients. Consultation costs around $100, while the full procedure price is confirmed after evaluation. The package includes pre-op tests, anesthesia consultation, and transfers. As part of the Liv Hospital Group, the clinic follows established Turkish medical standards.
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Liv Bona Dea Hospital Baku is JCI-accredited with 100% compliance, offering Thulium Laser Prostatectomy (ThuLEP) in a modern 37,500 sq.m facility. The clinic provides free airport transfers and interpreter services for international patients. Consultation costs around $100, while the full procedure price is confirmed after evaluation. The package includes pre-op tests, anesthesia consultation, and transfers. As part of the Liv Hospital Group, the clinic follows established Turkish medical standards.
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This all-inclusive package uses thulium fiber laser technology for precise tissue removal with minimal bleeding and faster recovery. Dr. Bahadir Topuz, who has performed over 500 of these procedures, offers this ThuLEP technique at the Liv Bona Dea Hospital Baku, part of the established Liv Hospital Group. For approximately _offer_price_, the complete 4–5 day care covers the surgery, one-day hospitalization, three-day hotel stay, and all transfers and interpretation services.
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Surgery to ease urine flow by making cuts in the prostate gland without removing it.
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