Mastectomy in Turkey

Mastectomy surgery is the name for the procedure of removing breasts surgically. Depending upon the requirements and condition of the concerned person, breasts are removed either partially or completely. Mastectomy surgery in Turkey is practiced to treat a number of patients. But why this is required? Mastectomy is usually done for treating breast cancer. So depending upon the extent of the expansion of the cancerous tissue, one or both breasts are removed. It is the choice of the person whether to get the breast(s) removed or not. And it also depends on the following factors:

• Size
• No. of lesions
• Stage of the cancer
• Other treatment options
• What the patient decides to do

Quitting smoking is one of the major precautions that patients need to take, along with stopping herbal tea and other blood thinners. The time duration of the treatment or surgery is 2-3 hours. The patient needs to spend at least one night in the hospital. The patient can return back to activities like sports almost after a month of the surgery. Complications that a person might go through include bleeding, scarring, infection, and seroma, etc. Side effects that can occur are pain, swelling, bruising, or numbness, etc.

Mastectomy Cost in Turkey

Mastectomy Cost in Istanbul can be as low as $2612.01 or can be as high as $3525.28. So the Mastectomy cost in Turkey, rather the average cost comes about to be $3147.41. Though the prices can vary from person to person according to their medical condition.