Category: Plastic Surgery

In 2018, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery published a task force report identifying the Brazilian Butt Lift as the cosmetic procedure with the highest mortality rate globally, estimated at 1 in 3,000 procedures at that time, compared to 1 in 55,000 for other cosmetic surgeries. That number circulated widely. It scared patients. It...

Istanbul performs an estimated 40,000–45,000 rhinoplasties per year. London, by comparison, performs approximately 5,000. This is not a tourism anomaly. It reflects a genuine concentration of surgical expertise driven by volume, specialisation, and a training ecosystem that simply does not exist at the same scale anywhere else in Europe. Last Updated: March 19, 2026 ◆...