Obesity and metabolic surgery
Sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, transit bipartition, ileal interposition.
Read more →The hard part is not the surgery. It is knowing who is actually operating on you.
Most people who travel to Istanbul for treatment book through an agency and only meet the surgeon on the morning of the operation. We work the other way round: you know the hospital, the surgeon and the plan before you buy a ticket.
What we are
EMMI Health is a health tourism facilitator licensed in Türkiye. We do not own a hospital and we do not perform treatment. We arrange it — with licensed Turkish hospitals and with surgeons registered with the Turkish Ministry of Health, and we stay with you from the first message until you are home.
What we arrange
Four areas, chosen because our surgeons do them often.
Proctology
Haemorrhoids, anal fissure, fistula and abscess, pilonidal sinus.
Read more →Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT)
Transfer of screened donor gut microbiota.
Read more →Hernia surgery
Inguinal, umbilical, incisional and hiatal hernia repair.
Read more →How it works
Seven stages. Most of the work happens before you fly.
You write to us
WhatsApp or the form. Tell us what is happening, how long it has been going on, and what has already been tried. Reports help but are not required at this stage.
A surgeon reads your case
Not a salesperson. If what you need is not something we arrange, or not something worth travelling for, this is where we say so.
You get a plan and a price
In writing, itemised: what is included, what is not, how many nights, and what could change it. If we cannot give a firm price until an examination, we say that instead of inventing one.
You decide, then we book
Hospital date, surgeon, hotel and airport transfers. Nothing is booked before you confirm.
Arrival and examination
You are met at the airport. Examination and pre-operative tests happen before anything is fixed. If the examination changes the plan, the plan changes.
Treatment and recovery
You are not left in a hotel room with a phone number. Someone from our side is reachable throughout, in your language.
Follow-up at home
Discharge documents in English, direct contact with the surgeon for questions, and scheduled check-ins — at three months and one year for metabolic surgery.
Why people choose Istanbul
Turkish hospitals perform a very high volume of the operations we arrange, particularly in obesity surgery and proctology. High volume matters: it is one of the few things that reliably correlates with better outcomes. Cost is lower than in Western Europe largely because of exchange rates and labour costs, not because standards are lower.
That said, high volume is a property of the country, not a promise about you. Whether an operation suits you at all is decided after examination, by the surgeon, and sometimes the answer is no.
Where treatment happens
Operations are performed at licensed private hospitals in Istanbul, under agreements between those hospitals and our company.
İstanbul HospitalKüçükçekmece, İstanbul
Central Hastanesi EtilerBeşiktaş, İstanbul
Questions people actually ask
Who actually performs the operation?
A surgeon registered with the Turkish Ministry of Health, at a licensed private hospital. You are told who, and at which hospital, before you book — not on the morning of surgery.
Are you a hospital?
No. We are an authorised intermediary. Treatment is delivered by licensed Turkish health facilities under agreements with our company. We say this plainly because some agencies do not.
How much does it cost?
It depends on the procedure, the hospital and how long you stay. We give an itemised written quote after reading your case. Be careful with anyone who quotes a single number before seeing your history.
How long do I need to stay in Istanbul?
Some proctology procedures are day cases with a short stay. Obesity surgery usually means around a week in total. Complex hernia repair can be longer. We tell you before you book, not after.
What if something goes wrong after I go home?
You keep direct contact with the surgeon. Complications happen in surgery everywhere, and what matters is whether anyone answers the phone afterwards. We answer.
Can you guarantee the result?
No, and neither can anyone else. Results differ between patients. What we can tell you honestly is what usually happens, and what the realistic range is for someone in your situation.
Start with your case, not with a price
A price quoted before anyone has seen your history is a guess. Send us what is going on — reports if you have them, or just a description — and we will tell you what is realistic, including whether travelling is worth it at all.