Gastric sleeve
Carol's gastric sleeve: from New Zealand to Turkey
Carol · New Zealand · October 2025
Read the story : Carol's gastric sleeve: from New Zealand to Turkey
from €2,700 package price
- 28 years' experience
- Professor of General Surgery
Results
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Patient reviews
Gastric sleeve
“I made a reservation for gastric sleeve surgery but was told that I needed to lose weight beforehand because I was overweight.”
Am*** · January 2025
Read the story : Dietician support was provided before gastric sleeve surgeryMi***January 2025
“My friend had chosen &NewMe for stomach surgery. He was very pleased and recommended it to me. Deniz from the &NewMe team made all the preparations very quickly.”
Read the story : My friend is glad me recommended &NewMeSteward New Zealand · October 2024
“I had my sleeve gastrectomy surgery with Dr. Mustafa Uygur, and it’s safe to say this was the best decision of my life.”
Read the story : 25 Kilograms Down – A New Me, Thanks to Mustafa Uygur!Renz T. New Zealand · null · Trustpilot
“My experience was awesome - all needs met and communication was spot on.”
Read on Trustpilot ↗Steward New Zealand · null · Trustpilot
“The whole process from the beginning to end was simplistic and easy.”
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Independent surgeon · registered on HealthTürkiye at İstanbul Atlas University Hospital (ST-5848) Source (Independent surgeon · registered on HealthTürkiye at İstanbul Atlas University Hospital (ST-5848)) ↗
- Surgeon registered on HealthTürkiye, the Ministry of Health portal, at İstanbul Atlas University Hospital (certificate ST-5848) Source (Surgeon registered on HealthTürkiye, the Ministry of Health portal, at İstanbul Atlas University Hospital (certificate ST-5848)) ↗
- Operating hospital BHT Clinic İstanbul Tema Hospital authorised by the Turkish Ministry of Health for international patients (certificate ST-0913) Source (Operating hospital BHT Clinic İstanbul Tema Hospital authorised by the Turkish Ministry of Health for international patients (certificate ST-0913)) ↗
- Operating hospital İstanbul Atlas University Hospital authorised by the Turkish Ministry of Health for international patients (certificate ST-5848) Source (Operating hospital İstanbul Atlas University Hospital authorised by the Turkish Ministry of Health for international patients (certificate ST-5848)) ↗
- Surgeon's specialty confirmed: General Surgery (Genel Cerrahi), Professor — HealthTürkiye (Ministry of Health) Source (Surgeon's specialty confirmed: General Surgery (Genel Cerrahi), Professor (Profesör) — HealthTürkiye (Ministry of Health)) ↗
Last checked October 2026. We check at listing and when details change. The badge confirms public records, not medical outcomes. How we verify
Where you'll be treated
- BHT Clinic İstanbul Tema HospitalIstanbul
- İstanbul Atlas University HospitalIstanbul
Dr. Kalaycı operates at 2 hospitals. Your written quote names the hospital and what it includes.
Why this surgeon
- Medical school
- Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine, 1992
- Specialist since
- 1998 (28 years)
- Certification
- Professor of General Surgery (Associate Professor 2012); Bariatric Surgery Masterclass (Istanbul, 2015); laparoscopic colorectal and robotic surgery training (EATS, Strasbourg, France); cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC training (Regensburg, Germany); transanal endoscopic microsurgery course (Berlin, 2006)
- Memberships
- Turkish Surgical Association; Turkish Hernia Society; Turkish Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery; Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery; Istanbul Surgical Society; Turkish Society of Surgical Oncology; Turkish Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Association
How you'll communicate
Surgeon speaks: Turkish, English
Your English-speaking &NewMe coordinator is with you before, during and after surgery
Specialties
Bariatric / obesity surgery
Support and safeguards
Complication insurance: included by most providers (check your quote; an initial exclusion period may apply)
Your coordinator with you the whole way
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