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City of Legends: Magnificent Istanbul becoming "the Medical"

Charming Istanbul stands as as a complete city in itself while also encompassing all that it has been—namely, Byzantium and Constantinople. It's a cliché to talk about Istanbul serving as the bridge between east and west—Asia and Europe—but it’s true that you get the best of both worlds in this captivating city.

The historically diverse area offers something new and unexpected around every corner because it’s been home to so many different cultures over the centuries. International travel magazines agree that Istanbul is a must-see:

·        “The skyline here is a glittering ribbon of palaces, mosques, and minarets, but also of sleek skyscrapers, where the sybaritic restaurant and nightclub scene easily rivals New York’s or London’s.” –Travel + Leisure

·        “’If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Constantinople,’” marveled Alphonse de Lamartine, the 19th-century French writer and politician. Sixteen centuries as the legendary capital of the Byzantine, Roman, and Ottoman Empires, Istanbul has long entranced the civilized world.”—National Geographic                                                   

Istanbul sounds fascinating; however, people are travelling here for more. They travel also heal.

With 480 hospitals and a population of 15 million people, Istanbul is becoming the new healthcare capital of Europe.

For the ones who wonder, the city offers:

·        Highly qualified and experienced doctors that are U.S. trained and board certified

·        No waiting period for your treatment

·        Top-quality infrastructure and professionals using the latest technology

·        Well-trained, experienced personnel

·        Affordable treatment costs, compared with the same procedures performed in Europe and the U.S.

Medical tourism is becoming a phenomenon and Istanbul has much to offer its international patient-guests.

My personal experience was organized with BLUmeditravel, which is an innovative international medical tourism company based in Istanbul and London, with offices in Finland, Sweden and Norway.  

They offer a wide range of medical treatment programs like corrective eye surgery, including oculoplastic and cosmetic surgery, with outstanding, internationally-certified doctors, under the coordination of Turkey’s leading Lasik Doctor, Dr. Nusret Bas.
These medical tourism specialists offer their superb skills while they cater the to patients’ need for a relaxing holiday atmosphere in the ancient city of Istanbul.

Lasik is NOT a simple surgery!

The importance of Experience in Laser Eye Surgery

“Even if you watch it several times, you can also do it, it is all about the machine” said an Eye doctor who had his Ophthalmology education in Germany, working in a city of Europe. These words putting me in shock continued… `it is a very simple surgery”.

For me, who has witnessed many treatments since 1999, done by many doctors, Lasik was ,and still is, a treatment that has to be planned perfectly and the surgeon has to be on the eye according to that perfect plan. It also needs good “craftsmanship”. So, it should not be THAT much easy.

Later, I learned this young doctor has started to perform Lasik 3 months ago, and did less than 10 surgeries.

Dr.Nusret Bas (56), who is considered one of the most experienced doctor due to the high volume of the surgeries performed by him (in Europe) and who is performing difficult surgeries such as cornea transplantations (publicly known as; eye transplantation) LASIK is a surgery that needs to be taken seriously.

“The surgeons who underestimates the treatment couple of years later experience hard times with the post-op complications due to their inexperienced treatment planning’s” says Dr.Bas, “Yes, these surgeons do get the certifications for technical education, they do learn how to perform it from the courses, books. However, they underestimate the importance of the “experience”. Because they think Lasik is a simple surgery, they start to accept welcoming patients for performing laser eye surgery” and adds “Of course many of these patients complaining post-op Lasik complications later knocks our door”.

Surgeons do often watch each other for educational purpose. Another Lasik doctor, who used to watch Dr.Bas’s surgeries, was complaining that, he visited Dr.Bas clinic for 4 years, in none of them, Dr.Bas has offered him to perform a single surgery.

“I just stood and watched, but he never let me to try at least once by telling I am not ready yet. It looked very simple. However, after I myself started to perform the treatment, as I started to gain experience, I found out in bold terms the high importance of the experience in LASIK”.