Face Procedures Turkey — Fat Injection, Fox Eyes & Lip Surgery Istanbul

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Facial Fat Injection (Fat Transfer to Face)

Facial fat injection, also called autologous fat grafting or lipofilling, uses your own body fat — harvested via mini-liposuction from areas such as the abdomen or thighs — to restore volume to the face. Fat is purified and injected in small amounts to fill hollow cheeks, under-eye hollows, temples, nasolabial folds, and lips.

How It Works

1. Fat harvesting: Mini-liposuction collects a small amount of fat (typically 20-50 ml) from a donor area under local anaesthesia.
2. Purification: The harvested fat is processed to isolate healthy fat cells.
3. Injection: Purified fat is injected into the face using fine cannulas in multiple small passes, building volume gradually for a natural result.

Duration: 1 to 2 hours. Anaesthesia: Local with sedation. Recovery: Swelling for 1 to 2 weeks. Social downtime 7 to 10 days. Final result at 3 to 6 months (once surviving fat stabilises).

Key Benefits

• Natural material — your own tissue, no foreign substances
• Dual benefit — slims the donor area while adding facial volume
• Long-lasting — 50 to 70 per cent of injected fat survives permanently
• No allergic reactions — autologous tissue has zero rejection risk
• Can be combined with facelift, rhinoplasty, or blepharoplasty

Fat Transfer vs Dermal Fillers

Pricing

Facial fat injection starts from £1,255 / $1,690 / €1,550 all-inclusive. UK private clinics charge £2,500 to £4,500. US clinics charge $3,500 to $6,000.

Fox Eyes Surgery (Canthopexy)

Fox eyes surgery, technically a lateral canthopexy or canthoplasty, lifts the outer corners of the eyes to create an almond-shaped, upswept appearance. The procedure has surged in popularity, inspired by celebrities and models with naturally elongated, "cat eye" or "fox eye" features.

How It Works

The surgeon lifts and tightens the lateral canthal tendon — the structure that anchors the outer corner of the eye to the orbital bone. This elevates the outer corner, creating a subtle upward slant. Additional techniques may include a temporal lift (lifting the outer brow and temple area) and, in some cases, a small incision to extend the eye aperture laterally.

Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours. Anaesthesia: Local with sedation or general. Recovery: Swelling and bruising around the eyes for 1 to 2 weeks. Social downtime 10 to 14 days. Final result at 2 to 3 months.

Surgical vs Thread Fox Eyes

MedProper performs only the surgical canthopexy for patients who want a permanent result.

Who Is a Good Candidate?

• Desire for upswept, almond-shaped eyes
• Naturally round or downturned outer eye corners
• Over 18 with realistic expectations
• No active eye conditions or previous eyelid surgery complications

Pricing

Fox eyes surgery starts from £1,850 / $2,289 / €2,100 all-inclusive. UK private clinics charge £3,000 to £5,000. US clinics charge $4,000 to $7,000.

Dimpleplasty

Dimpleplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that creates natural-looking dimples in the cheeks. Dimples are caused by a small defect in the buccinator muscle (the muscle used in chewing), and dimpleplasty replicates this by creating a small connection between the inner cheek muscle and the skin surface.

How It Works

1. Marking: The surgeon marks the desired dimple location based on facial proportions and your preference.
2. Incision: A small incision is made inside the mouth on the inner cheek (no external scars).
3. Muscle attachment: A small suture connects the buccinator muscle to the undersurface of the skin, creating a dimple when you smile.
4. Healing: The dimple is visible continuously for the first 2 to 3 weeks (even without smiling), then settles to appear only when smiling — just like a natural dimple.

Duration: 20 to 30 minutes. Anaesthesia: Local. Recovery: Minimal. Swelling inside the cheeks for 3 to 5 days. Resume normal activities the next day.

Important Considerations

• The dimple is permanent once healed
• Position and depth are customisable during the consultation
• The dimple initially appears constant (even at rest) but evolves over 2 to 4 weeks to appear only during smiling
• Minor asymmetry between sides can occur and may require a small adjustment

Pricing

Dimpleplasty starts from £1,850 / $2,180 / €2,000 all-inclusive. UK clinics charge £2,500 to £4,000. US clinics charge $3,000 to $5,000.

Lip Surgery (Lip Lift and Lip Reduction)

Lip Lift

A lip lift, specifically a subnasal (bullhorn) lip lift, shortens the distance between the base of the nose and the upper lip border. This exposes more of the pink lip (the vermillion), creates a more defined Cupid's bow, and gives the upper lip a fuller, more youthful appearance — without adding volume with fillers.

As we age, the upper lip elongates and the vermillion thins, making the lip appear flat and less defined. A lip lift reverses this directly by removing a small strip of skin beneath the nose and advancing the lip upward.

Duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour. Anaesthesia: Local. Recovery: Sutures removed at 5 to 7 days. Swelling for 1 to 2 weeks. Scar hidden in the crease beneath the nose and fades to near-invisible within 3 to 6 months.

Lip Lift price: from £1,255 / $1,472 / €1,350 all-inclusive. UK clinics charge £2,500 to £4,000. US clinics charge $3,000 to $5,500.

Lip Reduction

Lip reduction surgery reduces the volume of overly full lips to create a more proportionate facial balance. The surgeon removes a strip of tissue from inside the lip (either upper, lower, or both), then closes with fine sutures. The incision is hidden inside the mouth or along the lip border.

Duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour. Anaesthesia: Local. Recovery: Swelling for 1 to 2 weeks. Sutures dissolve within 7 to 10 days.

Lip Reduction price: from £2,223 / $2,834 / €2,600 all-inclusive. UK clinics charge £3,000 to £5,000. US clinics charge $4,000 to $6,500.