Dr. Safa Manav

Dr. Safa and his team are amazing! I am nearly one year post op and I couldn’t recommend them enough. From just talking about the surgery and having consultation I felt like all my questions were answered straight ahead and I never felt pressured to go for the surgery. While I was in Turkey everyone from his team looked after me exceptionally. The surgery went ahead smoothly and I felt at ease with everything. After returning to the UK I had some questions about the healing process and the nurse was answering me straight away, double checking with Dr.Safa how the healing is looking like, which showed a lot of professionalism and compassion. I am very happy that I chose Dr. Safa!

I originally came across Dr. Safa Manav’s clinic while researching for facial plastic surgeons specifically as I needed a revision from a horrific surgery in Mexico, three years ago. I wasn’t about to go to just any general, Plastic surgeon as I had prior. I initially reached out to dr. Safa Manav’s clinic explaining exactly what I was looking for and mentioned I had been researching Dr. Safa specifically because of his facial surgeon expertise and excellent reviews. Prior to hearing back from them I had also reached out to bookimed with my intentions and what I was looking for explicitly. Doctors Safa Manav “CLINIC” came up as one of the three choices I was sent from bookimed. Initially, he was my first choice. He seemed like the perfect choice for a revision facelift. The first quote I received from bookimed seemed very reasonable, considering it was a revision surgery, but then when I read closely, it had a different surgeon in the doctors name section on the quote from the Safa Manav Clinic. This doctor was not what I requested nor was he a specific facial Plastic surgeon. When I expressed my dissatisfaction with it not being Dr. Safa ( the whole time I was believing it was Dr. Safa that was going to be my surgeon) I was then told that if I wanted him as my surgeon, the quote was another $7000 US dollars more! I felt like they were just trying to get my business and felt very misled! I would’ve been so shocked arriving in Turkey to find out Dr. Safa was not my surgeon. In the meantime, Dr. Safa clinic had contacted me back regarding my initial inquiry. Again, I explained what I was looking for and told them of my experience with bookimed and that I refuse to work with that company as I felt their tactics were very misleading. I made it again very clear what I was looking for and that I wanted a quote from Dr. Safa himself not from another surgeon in his clinic. I did get a quote but again had I not been paying attention I once again could have easily thought Dr. Safa was going to be my surgeon. When i received an email back from the clinic, it was from a different surgeon, Dr. Ali saying that he had been referred by Dr Safa Manav clinic!!!It was the exact quote as bookimed but this time it was a different referring surgeon. When I studied the treatment plan they had put Dr Safa as my surgeon?? Again, more confusion! I’m sure Dr. Safa is I fine surgeon, but I just don’t like the way they mislead potential clients into thinking they are getting dr Safa as their surgeon. When I questioned the confusion again of the misleading information, I received this response… I apologize for the confusion. We are currently unable to change the name in the "Dr Name" section due to it being a newly adopted technique, and we are still experiencing some technical issues. To clarify, we sent you the treatment plan and quote from Dr. Ali, who is Dr. Safa’s colleague at his clinic. Regards, Dr Safa Manav Clinic European Board and American Society Certified Plastic Surgeon Based in Istanbul, Turkey Please do your due diligence and read the fine print and confirm who your actual surgeon will be. It seemed a little odd that they were able to put a different doctors name in the doctor’s name section on my first quote but then put Dr. Manav’s name in the doctors name section of the second quote trying to say it was because of some kind of technical issue?! Again very, misleading.

Dr. safa is very nice and caring person, his energy is real! I walked in to his office and I felt like I am in families house. Him and his whole team are amazing people!!! I just had scar revision procedure and I hope I will be happy with my result in couple months!

Really really bad service, the sales and communication people are either intoxicated or just don't care, I have been waiting 1 week to set up a consultation, they don't respond, respond with lies, do not answer questions, incompetent and unprofessional staff. This doctor is losing business because of the lack of professionalism his staff has.

Almost one year ago, I travelled to Istanbul on my own from Canada and had my revision breast augmentation, buccal fat removal and blepharoplasty procedures done with Dr. Manav. I waited until I was fully healed to make this review. HOTEL: Fantastic stay! Antwell Suites was extremely comfortable, I was upgraded to a one-bedroom suite and enjoyed the amenities. Breakfast was plentiful and delicious, big variety of items. Front desk concierge was very helpful. There were many other bandaged guests undergoing surgery as well so I didn’t feel too out of place. BEDSIDE MANNER/ETIQUETTE: Dr. Manav is fluent in English, professional and friendly. Excellent at answering questions and made me feel secure having surgery in a foreign country. CONSULTATION: I had my consultation done at the hospital on the day of my surgery and it felt rather rushed. I was originally told that I could do my revision rhinoplasty in addition to the other procedures and after meeting in person, Dr. Manav concluded it wasn’t safe to do everything in one surgery (which I was fine with). However, if I knew the breast augmentation wasn’t going to fix the waterfall/snoopy deformity that I had from a previous operation that was done in Canada (I still have that issue except with larger implants now) then I would’ve opted for rhinoplasty instead. HOSPITAL: Beautiful, modern and clean. Nurses didn’t speak English but that wasn’t an issue at all. They were so kind and provided all the help I needed during this stressful time. SURGERY: My surgery went well without any complications. I was in and out in less than 5 hours and spent an extra day overnight at the hospital before being transferred to the hotel. AFTERCARE: Pain/discomfort was mild and manageable. Medication, dressings etc were all provided with instructions on aftercare. His team reached out a couple times after my surgery to see how I was healing. CUSTOMER SERVICE: There were a few hiccups along the way but that didn’t really impact my review as I understand mistakes can happen. No reservation found under my name at the hotel upon my arrival (this was resolved quickly by the coordinator). The coordination team was generally on top of most things and a pleasure to deal with. RESULTS: I’m somewhat pleased with my breast augmentation and buccal fat removal. Disappointed with my upper blepharoplasty though, will need a revision. Not sure if it’s because of my almond eye shape (Asian), but my results were less than satisfactory. Dr. Manav made my new eyelid slit too high from the lash line resulting in a “Caucasian” look with multiple folds. Scarring on one eye is worse than the other. OVERALL: The service and quality of care that I received from Dr. Manav still surpassed my previous plastic surgery experience in Canada by far. Although not without caveats, I would still recommend him if my suggestions are taken into consideration. More attention to detail, better communication and follow up would’ve been appreciated.