I Gave Them My Body — They Gave Me Back Trauma and Scars
I had liposuction and breast reduction with implants with Dr. Abaci in February 2025. I waited a year and a half to write this review, hoping things would improve. Unfortunately, they didn’t — and I now feel it’s my duty to warn others.
Before the surgery, I asked if it would be safer to split the procedure into separate stages, fearing it might be too invasive. The assistant told me it wasn’t necessary and reassured me that everything would go smoothly. I trusted them. I flew to Istanbul, putting my health and my body in their hands — and it turned out to be a devastating mistake.
The post-op care was superficial and careless. I stayed in a hotel where the doctor came for quick daily check-ins. When I developed a fever, they didn’t even use a thermometer — just touched my forehead with their hand. They changed my antibiotics without performing any tests. I also asked for a copy of the consent forms I had signed before the procedure and never received them.
To make matters worse, I had paid for a hotel with breakfast and proper post-op accommodations, but they sent me to a lower-quality place, where there was no food included at all — no breakfast, no access to meals suited for a recovering patient. I had to pay for every meal out of pocket, and the food was absolutely inadequate for someone healing from major surgery.
They also told me that the indentations on my abdomen would fade with time. They didn’t. I still have deep, permanent grooves that make my stomach look uneven and deformed. I had clearly said I didn’t want visible or excessive scarring on my breasts. Had I known the result, I would have never gone through with the surgery. Now, I’m left with harsh, disfiguring breast scars that make me feel deeply uncomfortable in my own body.
Shortly after I flew back home, I was rushed to the hospital. My hemoglobin had dropped to 5, I had a pulmonary embolism, a serious infection, and breast tissue necrosis. I was hospitalized for two weeks, required urgent blood transfusions, and it took almost two months to begin recovering. I had to take medication for more than a year.
When I informed the clinic, their response was appalling. They didn’t believe I had an embolism, said my doctors were overreacting, and took no accountability whatsoever. No support. No empathy.
This experience destroyed more than just my physical appearance — it impacted my mental health, my business, and my family. I had to shut down my business for two months, losing precious income. I was in pain, panic, and deep anxiety. My husband had to drive two hours daily to see me in the hospital, while still managing his job. Our relationship suffered. Even now, I can’t go to the beach without feeling ashamed and anxious.
They offered a revision surgery — but I would never, ever let this team touch my body again.
This surgery was supposed to make me feel more confident. Instead, it left me traumatized and scarred — physically and emotionally.
Please be careful. Your body deserves real care, not empty promises.
In response to your empty justifications — nothing you say can ever justify what happened to me:
Yes, I had multiple procedures. But that doesn’t justify a scar across my chest, a deformed abdomen, and everything I went through. It’s true I didn’t ask via chat to split the areas, but I brought it up in person right before surgery — and the doctor didn’t even know I was having my legs and face done. He just said, “It’s all fine.” But I’m the patient, not the surgeon. It was his job to evaluate, not mine.
I’m not here to reply point by point. I shared MY experience — real and painful. I don’t care if it went well for my sister or a hundred others. I live with the outcome on MY body every day. A failed surgery that left both physical and emotional scars. I could say much more, but I’ll stop here.
Wishing you the best. And to everyone else: be careful who you trust with your body.
20 July 2024
Unprompted review