Comprehensive Diagnostics + Masteсtomy
What's included in this package
Medical Procedures
- Mastectomy
- Follow-up visit
- Consultation with a surgeon
- Follow-up examination
- Preoperative tests
- General anesthesia
- Individual chamber
- Transfer airport-hotel-clinic-airport
Duration
- 5 days in the hospital
Accommodation
Individual chamber
Transport
Transfer airport-hotel-clinic-airport
24/7 Bookimed assistance
- Personal medical coordinator
- Medical travel arrangements — booking of air tickets and hotel rooms at special partner prices
- Patient advocacy during medical travel
Program price
What's NOT included in this package
Doctor
Dr. Alp Gürkan is a surgeon with more than 33 years of experience in organ transplantation and general surgery. He has performed over 1,900 kidney transplants and more than 3,000 surgical procedures. This makes him one of Turkey’s most accomplished transplant surgeons.
Dr. Gürkan founded Turkey’s first non-university organ transplant clinic. He also performed the country’s first laparoscopic kidney transplant from a live donor. He is known for leading Turkey’s first intestinal transplant. Dr. Gürkan has received several major honors, including the Turkish Department of Health Excellence Award of Renal Transplant and the Prime Minister Medical Honor Award.
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About the clinic
Okan University Hospital is a private multi-specialty medical center located in Istanbul, Turkey, offering comprehensive healthcare services for adults and children. It is renowned for its oncology treatments, dental treatments, plastic surgery, and transplantology. Doctor Kaan Gökçe, who has been working since 2006, offers Mastectomy in Turkey. The offer includes consultation with a surgeon, preoperative tests, general anesthesia, follow-up exam, follow-up visit, transfer airport-hotel-clinic-airport, individual chamber and a duration of 5 days stay in the hospital. Patients from CIS, Balkans, and Arab League States visit Okan University Hospital most often, and their reviews are very positive.
This is a great opportunity for those considering Mastectomy in Turkey. The hospital is well-equipped and the doctor, Kaan Gökçe, is highly experienced. If you are looking for a reliable clinic in Istanbul, Okan University Hospital is worth considering.
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FAQ
Types of mastectomy
- according to Halsted (removal of pectoralis major and minor muscles and axillary tissue);
- according to Urban (removal of pectoralis major and minor muscles, axillary tissue and lymph nodes);
- according to Patty (removal of the mammary gland and pectoralis minor muscle);
- according to Madden (removal of the gland with preservation of the pectoral muscles).
Benefits of mastectomy:
- the possibility of complete reconstruction of the glands ;
- the chance of recurrence is lower than with lumpectomy.
Disadvantages of breast removal
- breast loss;
- longer recovery period after surgery.
Side effects of mastectomy
- side effects of general anesthesia (dizziness, headache, confusion, nausea, etc.);
- bleeding;
- infection;
- lymphedema.
Lymphedema is swelling of the extremities caused by stagnation of lymph after removal of the lymph node.
Edema can develop immediately after surgery, and after a fairly long time.
Lymph stasis is characterized by:
- swelling of the limbs, a feeling of heaviness in them:
- decreased flexibility in the arms and legs;