Insights & guides

Honest guides to help you decide with confidence.

Proper, in-depth articles on what treatment costs, how safe it is, what recovery actually involves and how to choose well. Our team reviews every one before it goes live, and we add new guides all the time.

Obesity surgery

Weight-loss guides

Gastric sleeve & bypass

Gastric sleeve & bypass guides

Straight guides to gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery: how each one works, what it costs, how safe it is, what recovery and the new diet are like, and what life looks like afterwards. The SaluVista team reviews every guide before we publish it.

Sleeve basics

Gastric sleeve: the basics

Sleeve results

Gastric sleeve: results & timeline

Sleeve recovery

Gastric sleeve: recovery & side effects

Sleeve lifestyle

Gastric sleeve: diet & daily life

Bypass basics

Gastric bypass: the basics

Bypass recovery

Gastric bypass: recovery & results

Bypass lifestyle

Gastric bypass: nutrition & life after

Decision guide

Sleeve or bypass: which is right?

Hair transplant

Hair transplant guides

Dental

Dental & smile guides

Plastic & cosmetic surgery

Plastic surgery guides

Detailed guides to every major cosmetic procedure, covering what it costs, the techniques involved, recovery, safety, and how to weigh up your options. Each one is reviewed by the SaluVista team before it goes up.

Plastic surgery

Rhinoplasty (nose)

Plastic surgery

Face & neck lift

Plastic surgery

Eyes, brow & mid-face

Plastic surgery

Body & liposuction

Plastic surgery

Buttocks & body lifts

Plastic surgery

Breast surgery

Plastic surgery

Men & intimate surgery

Plastic surgery

Planning, safety & costs

Hair, plastic & dental

More guides

Travel

What to expect from a medical trip to Istanbul

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More obesity guides

More weight-loss surgery guides

Why Istanbul

Why Istanbul — the city & your recovery

Practical guides to Istanbul as a place to be treated and to recover in: how safe it is, getting around the city, where to stay, and what you can enjoy gently while you heal.

Medical travel guides

Planning treatment in Turkey — the essentials

Practical guides to the whole journey, from choosing a safe, accredited clinic and comparing costs against the UK to sorting insurance, arranging aftercare back home, and getting the details right.

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