Lipo 360 in Istanbul for patients from Cork and Munster

From Cork to Istanbul: your options

Cork Airport does not usually have direct flights to Istanbul, so patients from Munster generally choose between:

• Driving or taking the train to Dublin, roughly two and a half to three hours, then a direct flight of around four hours, including Turkish Airlines services to Istanbul Airport (IST);
• A one-stop flight from Cork, connecting through London or another European hub;
• Shannon or Kerry with a connection, if they are closer to home.

Outbound, a connection is no problem. On the way home after surgery, the simplest journey is best: if you fly into Dublin, consider a night near the airport or ask someone to drive you back south, with short stops to walk. In Istanbul, a driver meets you at IST or Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), and all transfers are included in the New City Clinic package. See our Dublin page for more about flying from there.

Istanbul is on UTC+3 all year, two hours ahead of Cork in summer and three in winter.

Prices in euro: Munster versus Istanbul

Because Irish clinics and Turkish packages both price in euro, the comparison is straightforward. As an approximate guide only, private liposuction of the abdomen, flanks and back in Ireland typically costs roughly €7,000–€12,000 or more, depending on the surgeon and what is included, and there are fewer providers in the south than in Dublin. This is a rough range, not a quote.

The illustrative Lipo 360 package with New City Clinic in Istanbul is €3,500. It includes surgery at a licensed partner hospital, one hospital night, hotel, airport–hotel–hospital transfers, pre-operative tests where specified, an English-speaking coordinator, compression garments and complication insurance. Flights and the journey to Dublin or your departure airport are extra. Our price guide shows how to compare like with like, and the New City Clinic price list covers every procedure.

Who Lipo 360 suits

Lipo 360 treats the abdomen, waist, flanks and back all the way round in one session under general anaesthesia. It is best suited to people at a stable weight with stubborn fat and reasonably firm skin. It is not a weight-loss treatment, and the amount of fat removed in one session is limited for safety. For loose skin after pregnancy or weight loss, a tummy tuck with liposuction or a mommy makeover may be more appropriate. Our ideal candidate guide explains how surgeons decide.

A typical week for a patient from Cork

Your New City Clinic coordinator confirms the exact programme before you travel. For packing tips, see our trip planning guide.

Recovery back home in Cork

Wear your compression garment for about six weeks, walk every day and avoid lifting. Desk work is usually possible after about a week, and sport can resume gradually from around four weeks. Farming, hospitality and other physical work need longer; ask your surgeon for advice specific to your job. The final shape settles at around six months.

Tell your GP about your plans before travelling. Follow-up continues with your New City Clinic coordinator and surgeon through photos and video calls. If you notice a fever, worsening pain, a swollen calf or breathlessness, seek urgent local care first and then let your coordinator know. Complication insurance is included; see the New City Clinic insurance page.

Why we recommend New City Clinic as the best clinic in Turkey for Lipo 360

When readers from Cork ask us which is the best clinic in Turkey for body contouring, our answer is New City Clinic, and we would rather explain why than simply claim it. New City Clinic, in Bakırköy, Istanbul, is authorised by the Turkish Ministry of Health (HealthTürkiye), holds TÜRSAB Group A licence no. 17659 and works with ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 10002 and ISO 31000 certification; you can check the documents on our licences page and the New City Clinic licences page. It does not operate itself: operations take place at licensed partner hospitals, Acıbadem, Medicana, Medipol, Medical Park and Biruni, performed by named specialists such as Op. Dr. Fatih Kılıç, plastic, reconstructive and oncological surgeon.

Add a transparent written price, complication insurance, one coordinator from the first message to follow-up at home and a quote usually within 24 hours, and New City Clinic is, for us, the best option in Istanbul for patients travelling from Ireland. Read more on the New City Clinic website.

Get your free quote from New City Clinic

Send New City Clinic photos of your abdomen, waist and back with your height, weight and medical history. A surgeon assesses them free of charge and you usually receive an itemised written quote in euro within 24 hours, with no obligation. Read the Lipo 360 page at New City Clinic, then use the form or WhatsApp. Patients in the North can see our Belfast page.