Turkey is a leading destination for obesity treatment, with clinics like Hisar Hospital Intercontinental, Anadolu Medical Center, and Dr. K Clinics offering advanced procedures. Hisar Hospital Intercontinental in Istanbul, accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI), specializes in gastric sleeve, bypass, and balloon procedures. It attracts over 500,000 patients annually. Anadolu Medical Center, affiliated with Johns Hopkins Hospital, provides American-standard treatments. Dr. K Clinics, led by Dr. Ibrahim Karatas, is recognized as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence with a 95% success rate for gastric sleeve surgery.
Turkey offers operations like gastric sleeve, bypass, balloon, and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. Bariatric surgery leads to the loss of 45% of excess weight 3 years after surgery. Additionally, bariatric surgery can result in the remission of diabetes in up to 76.8% of patients and hypertension in 61.7%.