
Back Lift General Overview
Anesthesia
General
Duration of Intervention
1-3 Hours
Hospitalization
1 Night
Definite Result
6-12 Months
Return to Social Life
3 Days
Return to Work
6 Days
Sports Activity Recovery
4-6 Weeks
Average Pain After 3 Days
1-2 *
*Pain rating scale: from 0 = absence to 5 maximum pain
Back Lift
A back lift procedure can be performed on patients who have concerns over excess or sagging skin that has accumulated across their back especially after they have lost weight. No amount of diet or exercise can remove this excess skin.
A back lift is performed under general anesthesia, involves surgical incision on an area of the back where the excess skin has been accumulated. The specific size and location of the incision line will depend on how much excess skin is present and its location on the patient’s back.
Lifting surgeries can target multiple areas of the body to remove excess skin that has accumulated after a patient has lost a significant amount of weight. Some patients desire a full-body lift procedure as they have multiple areas of excess skin, for example on their abdomen, back, arms and thighs. In these cases, we also call it a mommy makeover which is exactly aimed to remove excess skin and deformities caused after giving birth.
Types of Backlift
In general, there are 3 types of back lifts performed. These are;
- Upper Back lift
- Bra Line Back Lift
- Vertical Back Lift
Upper Back Lift
On some people, their body accumulates the skin in the upper back, extending towards armpits. In this case an upper back lift is required. According to the position and weight of the excess skin, one large or two smaller incisions on each side can be made. These incisions will be made on an adequate angle to remove as much skin as possible within one go.
Bra Line Back Lift
If the patient has excess skin accumulated in the center or mid back, it is called a bra line lift for the obvious reasons. This is one of the most common back lift variations. In this technique, most of the time there is one large incision rather than two smaller ones. The incision is usually a horizontal one, just like a tummy tuck incision.
Vertical Back Lift
A vertical back lift performed can also remove the skin from the upper abdomen to contour a patient’s figure. This method is performed by making vertical incisions that will reach from the hip up to the patient’s arm bones. This technique tends to achieve less significant results than a bra line back lift but removes sagging skin across more of the body including the upper abdomen and in some specific cases can provide an indirect breast lift effect.

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Back Lift Cost
Cost of Back Lift operation depending on various factors. Such as the back lift types (upper, bra line or vertical back lift), the experience of the doctor who will perform the Back Lift operation, and the hospital equipment. In the table below, you can see the comparison of the price of Back Lift operation between Turkey and other countries (USA, Canada, UK, Italy, Spain, Poland, Mexico).
Country | Cost of Back Lift |
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Turkey | $2250 - $4000 |
United States of America | $6000 - $20000 |
United Kingdom | $7000 - $18000 |
Czech Republic | $3500 - $9500 |
Poland | $4500 - $12000 |
Mexico | $1750 - $7500 |
Italy | $6500 - $18500 |
As can be seen price comparison table Back Lift operation cost in Turkey starting from $2250 and it's 60% more economical comparing with the prices in USA, United Kingdom and Europe. The cost of plastic surgery in Turkey is lower than in the UK, USA and Europe, but the low operating costs does not mean that the quality of medical service is low quality. For this reason Back Lift one of most popular surgery in Turkey and nearly 40.000 Back Lift surgeries are performed in a year.
The main reasons why patients choose Turkey to have Back Lift surgery:
- All Inclusive Package Price: The most important criteria that people who want to have a Back Lift operation look for and want in terms of price is clarity. Turkey has a price advantage compared to Europe, America or UK with its quality treatment, accommodation, transfer services and all-inclusive price. As TravelMEDI, we would like to remind you that within the Back Lift treatment, treatment costs (such as surgeon fee, medication fee, equipment fees, hospital fee, test fee), accommodation fee, transfer fees between the hospital and the hotel or the airport and the hotel are included in the operation price.
- High Level Healthcare System: Turkey was one of the rare countries that did not experience a crisis in the health system even during the pandemic period, because it has large-scale and systematic health institutions (hospitals, number of experienced doctors, private clinics, well-equipped nurses and assistants). As TravelMEDI, we offer our patients the maximum health service at the most affordable prices in cooperation with experienced specialist doctors and highly equipped hospitals.
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