Recovery guides
Pick your treatment and city. Each guide has a rules matrix, a page for every day of a typical stay, and companion ideas.
Hair transplant
Istanbul
10 days, day by day. Grafts are fragile for the first 7 to 10 days.
Open the guideDental implants
Antalya
7 days, day by day. The first 72 hours bring swelling and some bruising.
Open the guideDental implants
Tijuana
7 days, day by day. The first 72 hours bring swelling and some bruising.
Open the guideDental implants
Budapest
7 days, day by day. The first 72 hours bring swelling and some bruising.
Open the guideDental implants
Bangkok
7 days, day by day. The first 72 hours bring swelling and some bruising.
Open the guideLASIK
Istanbul
7 days, day by day. Vision clears fast, but the corneal flap needs protecting.
Open the guideRhinoplasty
Istanbul
10 days, day by day. You wear a splint for 1 to 2 weeks and swelling lasts 4 to 6 weeks.
Open the guideBariatric surgery
Tijuana
7 days, day by day. This is major abdominal surgery.
Open the guideIVF
Prague
7 days, day by day. There is no need for bed rest after embryo transfer.
Open the guideVeneers
Cancún
7 days, day by day. Veneers have almost no downtime.
Open the guideVeneers
Istanbul
7 days, day by day. Veneers have almost no downtime.
Open the guideVeneers
Antalya
7 days, day by day. Veneers have almost no downtime.
Open the guideDental implants
Istanbul
7 days, day by day. The first 72 hours bring swelling and some bruising.
Open the guideBariatric surgery
Istanbul
7 days, day by day. This is major abdominal surgery.
Open the guideVeneers
Tijuana
7 days, day by day. Veneers have almost no downtime.
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Questions people ask
- Can I go sightseeing after a hair transplant?
- When can I fly home after surgery abroad?
- When can I go in the sun after a hair transplant?
- When can I swim after a hair transplant?
- Can I wear a hat after a hair transplant?
- Hair transplant in Istanbul: what to pack
- What to eat after dental implants, abroad
- Can I fly after dental implants?
- Dental holiday packing list
- When can I swim after LASIK?
- How long should I stay in Turkey after rhinoplasty?
- Getting home after gastric sleeve surgery in Tijuana
- What not to do after embryo transfer
- Foods to avoid with new veneers
- Medical tourism checklist: what to ask before you book
For companions
- Things to do in Istanbul while your partner recovers
- Things to do in Antalya while your partner recovers
- Things to do in Tijuana while your partner recovers
- Things to do in Budapest while your partner recovers
- Things to do in Bangkok while your partner recovers
- Things to do in Prague while your partner recovers
- Things to do in Cancún while your partner recovers