People are ditching ‘Turkish nose jobs’ after finding major downside to the affordable surgery

Turkey has become a plastic surgery hotspot due to its affordability and variety of available procedures. 

It’s especially popular for the ‘Turkish nose job,’ which is often marked by a curved bridge, similar to a ski slope, and upturned nostrils. 

However, a top Beverly Hills surgeon has revealed that Turkish rhinoplasty is going out of style due to a hidden downside that patients are only now beginning to discover.

Appearing on The Face podcast with Alex Pike, board-certified plastic surgeon and rhinoplasty expert Dr. Jonathan Sykes revealed the surprising reason that people are turning away from the surgical procedure.

‘What often happens if a nose is overdone or over-reduced is that the nose looks very good in the beginning when the skin thickness is there a little more,’ he explained.

The ‘Turkish nose job’ is often marked by a curved bridge, similar to a ski slope, and upturned nostrils 

‘The swelling has not gone away, so the swelling is slightly masking,’ he continued.

‘But then as the wound contracts over time – six months, 12 months, 18 months – we have a nose that looks over saddled, overly turned up, and it looks operated upon.’

According to Deutsche Welle, Turkey has seen a medical tourism boom since the Covid pandemic. 

In 2022, 1.25 million people visited turkey for medical treatment – up 88 per cent from the year before.  

According to Dr. Deepak Dugar – who is famed for his ‘scarless nose’ rhinoplasty – patients are turning away from the ‘overdone’ look and want more natural results. 

‘The trends come and go. Ski slope nose jobs were all the rage in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s, and then the 1990s and 2000s era brought about a more natural rhinoplasty,’ he explained. 

‘Then 2010s and 2020s ushered in the aggressive social media “Turkish” nose job, but I see the pendulum shifting again back to natural again.’

Dr. Dugar said that most of his patients can get back out in public after a rhinoplasty within one to two weeks post-operation, but warns that it can take up to three years to see the final results of the surgery. 

According to Dr. Deepak Dugar – who is famed for his ‘scarless nose’ rhinoplasty – patients are turning away from the ‘overdone’ look and want more natural results 

‘The final results show in one to three years given the skin settling and micro-swelling that dissipates very slowly,’ he said.

The Beverly Hills-based surgeon, whose patients include Sami Sheen, confirmed that patients are now coming to his office requesting subtle tweaks.

‘Nothing looks better than subtle finesse of beautiful anatomy,’ he gushed.

‘Most of us have now seen the side effects of overly aggressive nose jobs as they age and have the risk of looking collapsed, pinched, ski-sloped, or Miss Piggy nostrils,’ he continued.

‘That fear drives my patients to choose a more natural surgeon like myself to improve their anatomy without holistically becoming a new person – they just want to be the best versions of themselves.’

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin previously revealed that she regretted getting her nose done in Turkey.

Real Housewives of New Jersey star Jennifer Aydin ‘regrets’ getting a Turkish nose job to save money

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star previously had a nose job and chin implant. Pictured: Before surgery (left) and after surgery (right)

Despite being married to a plastic surgeon, Aydin flew to Turkey to save money on the procedure when her husband refused to do the operation himself. 

‘Nose jobs here can cost up to $25,000. I paid $3,000,’ she told DailyMail.com last year.

In a post on Instagram, Aydin admitted that she regretted ever getting the procedure done in the first place.

‘When you get plastic surgery, even though you know it’s a risk, you assume that you’re going to be happy with the results, which I wasn’t,’ she said.

‘It has since settled in nicely, but I do regret it. But what can I do? I just have to make the best of it and keep pushing forward.’