Dr. Ibrahim Karatas Clinic in Turkey

Medelysium lists healthcare providers after reviewing several key factors, including professional licensing, the medical scope of services offered, and the clinical environment used for procedures. The evaluation also considers whether treatments are conducted by qualified physicians and whether patient care follows structured medical assessment and pre-operative screening protocols. For clinics involved in surgical care, the platform also reviews whether procedures are performed in appropriate hospital settings and whether multidisciplinary consultations are part of the evaluation process when necessary.

Medelysium does not operate clinics and does not promote facilities based on commercial arrangements or patient volume. Providers are listed to help patients understand where regulated medical care is available and how treatment pathways are organized when considering surgical treatment abroad.

Patient consultations and initial evaluations are conducted in the physician’s medical office in Istanbul, while surgical procedures are typically carried out in contracted hospitals equipped for bariatric surgery. These hospital environments generally include sterile operating rooms, laparoscopic surgical equipment, anesthesia support, and postoperative monitoring units suitable for metabolic surgery procedures.

Bariatric operations require structured perioperative protocols that include preoperative medical assessment, consultation with relevant medical specialties when necessary, and postoperative monitoring during hospitalization. Infection-control procedures, sterile surgical instrumentation, and patient monitoring systems form part of the clinical environment used for these procedures.

Facility standards and the surgical infrastructure used for treatment are reviewed as part of Medelysium’s evaluation process when determining whether the environment supports safe clinical care for patients traveling internationally for bariatric procedures.

The clinic provides care to patients traveling to Istanbul from other countries for obesity and metabolic surgery. In many cases, the process begins with remote communication, where patients share medical information and body-mass-index data for preliminary assessment. This allows the medical team to determine whether bariatric surgery criteria are met before scheduling treatment.  

International patients may receive guidance regarding pre-operative evaluations, hospital admission procedures, and postoperative nutrition management, which is often coordinated with a dietitian as part of long-term weight-management follow-up. Treatment planning may also involve consultation with other medical specialties prior to surgery depending on the patient’s clinical condition.

Clinical responsibility always remains with the treating medical team.

The clinical activity of this practice focuses mainly on metabolic and bariatric surgery as well as the medical management of obesity-related conditions. The availability of specific procedures depends on patient evaluation and medical eligibility criteria.

• General Surgery with focus on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
• Obesity Treatment and Weight-Loss Surgery
• Type-2 Diabetes Surgery and Metabolic Disorder Treatment
• Endoscopic and Non-Surgical Weight-Management Procedures (e.g., gastric balloon, gastric botox)