Bariatric and metabolic surgeon in İzmir. He assesses you, operates on you, sees you on the ward and follows you for twelve months.
No agency, no patient coordinator and no surgeon you meet for the first time in the anaesthetic room.
His complete background, including publications and conference papers, is on his main site: Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı, bariatric surgeon in İzmir.
Enquiries, questions at midnight in week two, the photo of a wound you are not sure about: the reply comes from him.
Below a BMI of 30 he does not operate. With significant reflux he will not do a sleeve. If a GLP-1 injection would do, he says so.
Bloods, ultrasound, echocardiogram and three specialist reviews before every operation. A UK patient called it “a lot more than any other operation I've had in the uk”.
Four nights, until he discharges you himself. No hotel after surgery, at any price.
Twelve months of follow-up by WhatsApp and video call are part of every package, not an add-on.
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| Gastric sleeve | £2,499 |
| Gastric bypass (Roux-en-Y) | £2,999 |
| Mini gastric bypass | £2,999 |
| Revision surgery | £3,500 |
| Gastric balloon (6 months) | £1,200 + £250 |
Practice: Yelki Mah. 2482 Sok. No:2 D:4, Güzelbahçe, İzmir. WhatsApp and phone: +90 532 466 67 67. Why patients choose İzmir over Istanbul is on the gastric sleeve İzmir page, and what they say afterwards on reviews.
Op. Dr. Volkan Arayıcı, personally, every time. You are not assigned to whichever surgeon an agency has available that week.
Yes. IFSO is the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, the worldwide professional body for bariatric surgeons.
More than 5,000 bariatric operations: gastric sleeves, gastric bypasses, mini bypasses, revisions and band conversions.
In a JCI- and TEMOS-accredited hospital in İzmir with an intensive-care unit on site. His own practice, where consultations take place, is in Güzelbahçe, İzmir.
An English-speaking interpreter is included and is with you in every consultation and on the ward, and you can message the surgeon in English on WhatsApp before and after.
Ask for his name and licence before you book, as you should with any surgeon, and look at the certificates on this page. His full background and publications are on his main site.
Height, weight, age and what you want to know. He reads it himself and replies himself, usually the same day.
No coordinator in between. The person who answers is the person who would operate.
WhatsApp is the quickest route. You write to the surgeon himself, not a call centre or an agency.
Message on WhatsApp +90 532 466 67 67