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Istanbul Penile ImplantCentre · Prof. Dr. Bülent Alıcı

Istanbul, Turkey · International patients

Penile Implant Surgery in Turkey

For men whose erectile dysfunction no longer responds to tablets, injections or a vacuum device, a penile implant restores reliable rigidity. This page explains what the operation involves, which devices are used, what recovery looks like and how treatment in Istanbul is organised for patients travelling from abroad.

  • Surgery performed personally by a professor of urology and andrology
  • Coloplast and Boston Scientific devices both available
  • Remote assessment before you travel, structured follow-up after you return
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Assessment is free and confidential. An implant is only recommended where it is clinically appropriate.

Prof. Dr. Bülent Alıcı, urology and andrology specialist performing penile implant surgery in Istanbul

Prof. Dr. Bülent Alıcı

Professor of Urology, Andrology and Reconstructive Urological Surgery

Credentials and background

Professor of urology and andrology

In urological practice since 1990

One surgeon, start to finish

Assessment, surgery and reviews by the same doctor

Fully equipped hospital theatre

JCI-accredited private hospital available

English-language pathway

Coordinator, documentation and follow-up in English

Why patients choose this pathway

What is different about treatment here

Medical travel for this operation is a crowded market. These are the four things worth checking about any clinic, and how we answer them.

The surgeon who assesses you operates on you

Your history is reviewed by Prof. Dr. Alıcı, he performs the operation himself, and he carries out your postoperative reviews. You are not handed between a sales team and a rotating surgical roster.

Devices from both major manufacturers

Coloplast and Boston Scientific inflatable prostheses are both available, along with malleable implants. The device is chosen for your anatomy rather than for whatever is in stock.

An itemised quotation, not a headline number

You are told the surgical fee, the device, the hospital and the accommodation separately, together with what is excluded, so you can compare quotations honestly.

Honest assessment, including "no"

Implantation permanently alters the erectile tissue. Where other treatment has not been exhausted, you will be told that instead of being booked.

Prof. Dr. Bülent Alıcı, urology and andrology specialist performing penile implant surgery in Istanbul

Your surgeon

Prof. Dr. Bülent Alıcı

Professor of Urology, Andrology and Reconstructive Urological Surgery

Professor of urology since 2005, twenty-two years on the Cerrahpaşa faculty, andrology and microsurgery training in the United States.

Prof. Dr. Bülent Alıcı is a urologist and andrologist based in Istanbul whose clinical and academic work centres on male reproductive and sexual health. Born in Gaziantep in 1959, he qualified in medicine at Istanbul University in 1983, trained in urology at Cerrahpaşa, and studied andrology and microsurgery in the United States at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and at Baylor College of Medicine. He spent twenty-two years on the Cerrahpaşa urology faculty, becoming Associate Professor in 1999 and Professor in 2005, and now runs a private practice in Teşvikiye where he sees his own patients before and after surgery.

  • Penile implant (penile prosthesis) surgery
  • Erectile dysfunction — medical and surgical management
  • Peyronie's disease and penile curvature correction
  • Male infertility and azoospermia
  • Microsurgery and varicocele repair
Full credentials and background

Suitability

Who a penile implant is for

An implant is a later step, not a first one. It is considered when erectile dysfunction no longer responds to other treatment, or when the underlying cause makes other treatment unlikely to work.

You may be a candidate if

  • Erectile dysfunction that has not responded adequately to tablets, injections, vacuum devices or other non-surgical treatment.
  • Erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy or pelvic radiotherapy.
  • Erectile dysfunction related to diabetes or vascular disease where medication is insufficient.
  • Peyronie’s disease with curvature and erectile dysfunction together.
  • Erectile dysfunction after pelvic trauma or spinal cord injury.
  • Severe scarring of the erectile tissue where blood flow can no longer be restored.

Further assessment is needed if

  • Active infection anywhere in the body, which must be treated before any implant surgery.
  • Poorly controlled diabetes — glycaemic control is optimised first.
  • Untreated urinary tract problems or urethral stricture.
  • Limited hand strength or dexterity, which affects the choice of device rather than eligibility.
  • Erectile dysfunction that has not yet been investigated or treated non-surgically.
  • Psychological or relationship factors that would benefit from being addressed before surgery.

The basics

What a penile implant actually is

A penile prosthesis is a medical device placed entirely inside the penis and, for inflatable models, the scrotum and lower abdomen. Nothing is worn externally and nothing is visible when you are dressed.

The device replaces the mechanism of erection rather than the sensation of sex. Two cylinders sit inside the corpora cavernosa — the paired erectile chambers that would normally fill with blood. When the device is inflated or, for a malleable implant, positioned by hand, those cylinders make the penis rigid enough for penetration.

Sensation, orgasm and ejaculation depend on nerves and structures the implant does not touch, so they are usually unchanged. Desire is unchanged too — an implant treats mechanics, not libido. What it does not restore is spontaneity: rigidity is produced when you choose to produce it.

How the different implants work

Options

The two families of implant

Every prosthesis is either inflatable or malleable. That single distinction drives most of the decision.

Three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis

The most widely used type of penile implant. Two cylinders sit inside the erectile bodies of the penis, a pump is placed in the scrotum, and a fluid reservoir is placed in the abdomen or behind the pubic bone. Squeezing the pump moves sterile fluid into the cylinders to create an erection; a release mechanism returns the fluid to the reservoir.

Typically considered when

  • Generally suitable for men who want the most natural flaccid appearance and are able to operate a pump.
  • Requires adequate space for a reservoir; previous abdominal or pelvic surgery may influence reservoir placement.
  • Hand function, dexterity and cognitive ability to use the device are assessed before surgery.

Malleable (semi-rigid) penile prosthesis

Two bendable rods are implanted inside the erectile bodies. There is no pump and no reservoir. The penis stays permanently firm and is bent up for intercourse and down at other times.

Typically considered when

  • Often considered where dexterity is limited, where a simpler device is preferred, or where anatomy makes an inflatable device more difficult.
  • May be considered in specific reconstructive situations.
  • Discussed as an option rather than a default — the choice is made together with the surgeon.

Devices

Coloplast Titan and AMS 700

These are the two three-piece inflatable prostheses implanted most often worldwide. Each has its own detailed page.

Coloplast

Coloplast Titan

Three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis

The Coloplast Titan is a three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis. Like all devices in this class it consists of two cylinders implanted in the penis, a pump placed in the scrotum and a fluid reservoir. Its distinguishing engineering features are the material used for the cylinders and the design of its pump.

  • Bioflex cylinders: The cylinders are made from Bioflex, a proprietary polyurethane elastomer Coloplast developed for this device. It is used because of its resistance to wear and to the pressure generated inside the cylinder during inflation.
  • Titan Touch pump: The scrotal pump inflates the device when squeezed. The Touch design deflates the device through a release area on the pump body rather than a separate valve that must be located and held.
  • Reservoir: Holds the sterile saline. Coloplast supplies more than one reservoir shape, including a lower-profile design intended for placement where space is limited.
Read about the Coloplast

Boston Scientific (formerly American Medical Systems)

AMS 700

Three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis

The AMS 700 is a family of three-piece inflatable penile prostheses manufactured by Boston Scientific. It is one of the longest-established inflatable implant lines and is supplied in several cylinder configurations, which is the main way the models differ from each other.

  • Cylinders: Two cylinders implanted in the erectile bodies. The AMS 700 line uses a multi-layer cylinder construction, and different models expand differently when inflated.
  • MS (Momentary Squeeze) pump: The scrotal pump. The Momentary Squeeze design is intended to allow deflation with a brief squeeze rather than a sustained hold.
  • Reservoir: Holds the saline. Boston Scientific supplies a low-profile Conceal reservoir intended for placement within the abdominal wall where the traditional space is unsuitable.
Read about the Boston Scientific

Side by side

Comparing the two inflatable devices

A selection of rows from the full comparison. Neither device is better for everyone; the difference that matters is which one fits your anatomy.

Device class

Coloplast Titan
Three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis.
AMS 700
Three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis.

Manufacturer

Coloplast Titan
Coloplast (Denmark).
AMS 700
Boston Scientific (United States), originally American Medical Systems.

Cylinder material

Coloplast Titan
Bioflex, a proprietary polyurethane elastomer.
AMS 700
Multi-layer silicone-based cylinder construction.

Expansion on inflation

Coloplast Titan
Girth expansion.
AMS 700
CX expands in girth; LGX is designed to expand in length and girth; CXR is a reduced-diameter option.

Pump

Coloplast Titan
Titan Touch / OTR pump, deflated by pressing a release area on the pump body.
AMS 700
MS (Momentary Squeeze) pump, designed for deflation with a brief squeeze.

Reservoir options

Coloplast Titan
More than one reservoir shape, including a lower-profile design.
AMS 700
Standard reservoir plus the low-profile Conceal reservoir for abdominal wall placement.

Antibiotic strategy

Coloplast Titan
Hydrophilic coating the surgical team loads with an antibiotic solution at the time of surgery.
AMS 700
InhibiZone, rifampin and minocycline impregnated into the surface during manufacture.
See the full attribute-by-attribute comparison

The operation

How the surgery is performed

Between forty-five and ninety minutes for a straightforward first-time implant, under general or spinal anaesthesia, through a single small incision.

  1. Anaesthesia and preparation

    Surgery is performed under general or spinal anaesthesia. The surgical field is prepared with antiseptic and intravenous antibiotics are given before the incision.

  2. Incision

    A single small incision is used. The most common approaches are at the base of the penis where it meets the scrotum, or just above the pubic bone. The choice depends on the device, your anatomy and any previous surgery.

  3. Preparing the erectile bodies

    The corpora cavernosa — the paired erectile chambers — are opened and gently dilated to create space for the cylinders. Their length is measured directly.

  4. Placing the cylinders

    The cylinders are chosen from the sizes available on the basis of those measurements and placed inside the erectile bodies. This is why device sizing is confirmed in theatre rather than beforehand.

  5. Placing the pump and reservoir

    For an inflatable device, the pump is positioned in the scrotum and the reservoir in the space behind the pubic bone or within the abdominal wall. A malleable device has neither.

  6. Connection, testing and closure

    The components are connected and the device is inflated and deflated on the table to confirm it works and that the result is straight. The incision is then closed and a dressing applied.

The full procedure page, including preparation and consent

Hospital

The stay itself

One night is usual. A second night is arranged when it is clinically preferable, not as a standard upsell.

Length of stay

One night in hospital is usual. You are normally discharged the following day once you are comfortable, passing urine and walking.

Catheter

A urinary catheter is often placed during surgery and removed before or shortly after discharge. It is not always needed — it depends on the operation and on your surgeon’s practice.

Pain relief

Regular pain relief is given from the outset. Discomfort and swelling of the penis and scrotum are expected in the first days.

Armenian Hospital (Surp Pırgiç)

Zeytinburnu, Istanbul

The standard operating hospital for the surgical package. Fully equipped theatre, single patient room and one overnight stay.

Memorial Şişli Hospital

Şişli, Istanbul

JCI-accredited private hospital with a dedicated international patient department, available as an upgrade.

Recovery

What the weeks after surgery look like

Recovery has two finishing lines: the wound healing, and the device being activated and used confidently. The second is several weeks after the first.

  1. Day 0

    The day of surgery

    Surgery takes place under general or spinal anaesthesia and typically lasts around one to two hours. You wake in the recovery area and are moved to your room.

    • Pain relief is started before you wake and continued regularly.
    • A dressing is in place, and often a urinary catheter.
    • Expect swelling and bruising of the penis and scrotum — this is normal, not a complication.
    • You are encouraged to sit up and take fluids the same day.

  2. First 24 hours

    Overnight in hospital

    The first day focuses on pain control, checking the wound and getting you mobile. Most patients go home the day after surgery.

    • The catheter, if used, is usually removed before discharge.
    • You start walking short distances.
    • The wound and swelling are checked before you leave.
    • You are given your medication, wound care instructions and the warning signs to look out for.

  3. Days 2 – 7

    The first week

    The week after surgery is the most uncomfortable. Swelling usually peaks in the first few days and then begins to settle.

    • Take pain relief as prescribed rather than waiting for pain to build.
    • Supportive underwear helps. Your team will advise on positioning.
    • Keep the wound dry until you are told otherwise — usually you may shower rather than bathe once the dressing is removed, on your surgeon’s instruction.
    • Rest, short walks, no lifting, no strenuous activity and no cycling.
    • Do not attempt to use or inflate the device.
    • Contact the team about increasing pain, spreading redness, fever or discharge from the wound.

  4. Weeks 2 – 3

    Settling down

    Discomfort reduces noticeably. Bruising fades and the shape of the result becomes clearer, although swelling has not fully resolved.

    • Many men with desk-based work return around this point, subject to their surgeon’s advice.
    • Driving is generally resumed once you can perform an emergency stop without pain or hesitation and are off sedating medication — check with your surgeon first.
    • Light walking is encouraged. Gym, running, cycling and heavy lifting are still avoided.
    • Still no sexual activity and no use of the device.
The full recovery timeline and activity guide

Outcomes

What realistically changes

Satisfaction after implant surgery tracks closely with how accurate a man's expectations were beforehand. So it is worth being precise.

Erection

After surgery: Rigidity is produced on demand by operating the device. It does not depend on arousal, blood flow or medication.

Appearance when deflated

After surgery: With an inflatable device, the penis is soft and looks essentially as it did before. With a malleable device it remains firm and is bent downward against the body.

Appearance when inflated

After surgery: The penis is firm and straight. Girth increases with inflation; length is fixed at the size implanted, unless a device designed to expand in length is used.

Rigidity

After surgery: Consistent and controlled by how far the device is inflated. Rigidity is reliable, but the glans is not made rigid by the implant.

Sensation

After surgery: Penile skin sensation is not changed by the implant, because the implant does not involve the nerves that carry it. If sensation was already reduced, the implant will not restore it.

Orgasm

After surgery: Unchanged by the implant. Men who could reach orgasm before surgery can generally still do so.

What an implant does not do

  • A penile implant treats the mechanics of erection. It does not treat libido, hormonal problems, relationship difficulties or the underlying cause of erectile dysfunction.
  • It does not increase penile size, and it is not a cosmetic procedure.
  • It does not restore spontaneous erections. Rigidity is produced by the device.
  • The glans does not become rigid with the implant, which some men notice.
Before and after: what changes, aspect by aspect

Risks and safety

The complications you should know about

A well-established operation with high reported satisfaction that also carries real risk. Both halves of that sentence belong on the same page.

Infection

The most significant specific risk of implant surgery. Because the device is a foreign body, an infection involving it usually cannot be cleared with antibiotics alone. Signs include increasing pain, spreading redness, fever, and discharge from the wound.

Bleeding and haematoma

Some bruising is expected. A haematoma is a larger collection of blood, most often in the scrotum, which can cause swelling and discomfort.

Pain and swelling

Discomfort and swelling of the penis and scrotum are a normal part of the first one to two weeks. Pain that persists beyond the expected period, or that increases rather than settles, needs assessment.

Erosion and extrusion

A component can, over time, press through the tissue containing it — for example a cylinder towards the urethra or the skin. It is uncommon and more likely where sensation is reduced or tissue quality is poor.

Mechanical failure

An inflatable implant is a mechanical device with tubing, seals and a pump. Fluid leaks, tubing problems and pump or valve faults can occur, usually presenting as difficulty inflating or holding rigidity. A malleable device has no moving parts and is not subject to this.

Reservoir and pump complications

The reservoir can become displaced or be uncomfortable, and rarely may need repositioning. The pump can sit too high or too low in the scrotum, which makes it harder to operate. Auto-inflation, where the device partially inflates on its own, can also occur.

This page describes recognised risks so that you can discuss them properly. It does not tell you how likely any of them is in your case. Individual risk depends on your health, your anatomy, whether this is a first implant or a revision, and other factors that can only be assessed in a consultation.

All risks, and how each one is managed

Cost

What it costs, and what moves the price

Packages currently start from €7,000 — the surgical fee plus the lowest-cost device, in the standard hospital and without accommodation. The figures below are indicative; a written quotation follows a review of your history.

Three-piece inflatable, or malleable

Rigicon Infla10 / Rigi10

€3,000

Device only, before surgical fee

Available as a three-piece inflatable device or as a malleable device, with a hydrophilic coating. Usually the lowest-cost device option.

Three-piece inflatable

Boston Scientific AMS 700 CX / LGX

€4,500

Device only, before surgical fee

One of the longest-established inflatable implant lines, supplied in several cylinder configurations, with the option of InhibiZone antibiotic surface treatment.

Three-piece inflatable

Coloplast Titan Touch / OTR

€5,000

Device only, before surgical fee

Bioflex cylinders and the Touch release pump, with a hydrophilic coating the surgical team loads with antibiotic solution at the time of surgery.

Which implant is used

The device is the single largest variable. Inflatable devices cost more than malleable ones, and the three brands differ in price. The device should be chosen clinically, then priced — not the other way round.

The surgeon

A fixed surgical fee covers the operation, the preoperative assessment and the postoperative reviews, all performed by Prof. Dr. Alıcı personally rather than delegated.

The hospital

The standard hospital is included. A JCI-accredited private hospital with an international patient department is available as an upgrade.

Anaesthesia and theatre

General or spinal anaesthesia, the anaesthetist and theatre time are included in the package rather than billed separately.

Length of hospital stay

One overnight stay is included. If your recovery means a longer stay is safer, that is discussed with you rather than added silently.

International patient logistics

Airport, hospital and hotel transfers and a named coordinator are included. Accommodation is a package option; international flights and insurance are not included.

Build an indicative package and see the full cost breakdown

Travelling in

The international patient pathway

From your first message to follow-up once you are home. Nothing is confirmed until you have been assessed remotely and examined in person.

Before you travel

  1. 01

    Online enquiry

    You send an enquiry through the consultation form or WhatsApp. A patient coordinator replies and explains what information is needed to assess your case.

  2. 02

    Medical history submission

    You complete a confidential medical history: your erectile dysfunction and how long you have had it, previous treatments, prostate or pelvic surgery, diabetes, cardiac history, current medication and allergies.

  3. 03

    Medical evaluation

    Existing test results, imaging and operation notes are collected and reviewed. If something important is missing, you are told exactly what to obtain from your own doctor.

  4. 04

    Surgeon review

    Prof. Dr. Alıcı reviews your file personally. Where useful, a video consultation is arranged so you can ask questions directly before committing to anything.

  5. 05

    Treatment recommendation

    You receive a recommendation covering whether an implant is appropriate, which type of device is being considered, what the surgery involves and what it can and cannot achieve.

  6. 06

    Written quotation

    An itemised quotation setting out exactly what is included and what is not. No pressure to decide, and no charge for the assessment itself.

  7. 07

    Travel planning

    Surgery dates are fixed and your stay is planned around them, including how many nights you need in Istanbul and when it is realistic to fly home. Hotel and transfer arrangements are confirmed at this point.

In Istanbul

  1. 08

    Arrival at Istanbul airport

    You are met on arrival and driven directly to your hotel. Your coordinator’s contact details work from the moment you land.

  2. 09

    Hotel

    You stay at a hotel chosen for its proximity to the hospital and clinic, so that reviews and any unplanned visit are a short journey rather than a cross-city trip.

  3. 10

    Preoperative consultation

    A face-to-face consultation and examination with Prof. Dr. Alıcı, plus blood tests and the anaesthetic assessment. The plan is confirmed or adjusted, and consent is taken here — not remotely.

  4. 11

    Surgery

    The operation is performed by Prof. Dr. Alıcı under general or spinal anaesthesia in a fully equipped theatre, typically lasting one to two hours.

  5. 12

    Hospital stay

    One night in hospital in a private room, with pain relief, antibiotics and nursing care. Your coordinator remains reachable throughout.

  6. 13

    Postoperative review

    After discharge you are reviewed by your surgeon before you leave the country. The wound and swelling are checked and your medication is confirmed.

  7. 14

    Device and recovery education

    You are taken through wound care, activity restrictions, the warning signs that need urgent attention, and how the device will be activated later. You leave with this in writing, in English.

After you return

  1. 15

    Return flight

    You fly home once your surgeon has confirmed you are fit to travel, with a transfer to the airport and documentation covering the surgery and the device implanted.

  2. 16

    Remote follow-up

    Follow-up continues by video and messaging: recovery checks, device activation timing, training on using the device, and a defined route back to the surgical team if anything concerns you.

Logistics, language, consent and follow-up from abroad

Why Istanbul

Why patients travel here for this operation

Practical reasons rather than claims about outcomes. Surgical results depend on the surgeon and on your own case, not on the city.

A surgeon who does this operation regularly

Penile implant surgery is a specialist procedure. Istanbul concentrates high-volume andrological practice in a way that few cities do, and the operating surgeon here is a professor of urology and andrology.

Direct access to the surgeon

Your assessment, your surgery and your reviews are carried out by the same surgeon rather than passed between a sales team and a rotating surgical roster.

Both major implant brands available

Coloplast and Boston Scientific devices are both available, so the device can be chosen on clinical grounds rather than on what happens to be stocked.

Cost without cutting the clinical corners

The cost of implant surgery in Turkey is substantially lower than in the United States or the United Kingdom, largely because of local operating and staffing costs rather than differences in device or theatre standards.

Short, well-connected travel

Istanbul is served by direct flights from most major cities in the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, and the clinic, hospital and hotels sit close together.

A process built for people who do not live here

Remote assessment first, a defined number of nights in Istanbul, English-language documentation and structured follow-up after you fly home.

Privacy

Treatment is arranged discreetly. Nothing is shared with anyone outside the clinical team without your consent, and no patient is identified on this website.

A realistic conversation

You are told what an implant cannot do as clearly as what it can. If an implant is not the right treatment for you, you will be told that.

In patients' words

Comments from patients

Published without names at the patients' preference. Individual experiences, not a prediction of your own outcome, and no aggregate rating is calculated from them.

“I saw several doctors about my andrological problems, but I never met a doctor as attentive and knowledgeable as Prof. Dr. Bülent Alıcı. He explained everything down to the smallest detail and helped me get through my treatment comfortably.”
Andrology patient
“I was very anxious before my reconstructive procedure, but thanks to his knowledge and the way he explained things, I got through the whole process easily. I am grateful to him and his team.”
Reconstructive surgery patient
“I was supported in every way before and after the procedure. He answered my questions patiently and in detail, which put me at ease.”
Clinic patient

Questions

The questions men ask most

A selection. The full set, grouped by theme, is in the question and answer library.

What is a penile implant?

A penile implant, also called a penile prosthesis, is a medical device placed inside the penis during surgery to produce an erection firm enough for intercourse. The most common type is a three-piece inflatable device: two cylinders in the penis, a pump in the scrotum and a fluid reservoir in the abdomen. The alternative is a malleable device, two bendable rods with no pump or reservoir. Both are entirely internal, with nothing visible outside the body.

How long does a penile implant last?

A penile implant is a mechanical device and is not a permanent, lifetime device. Many men use the same implant for many years, and published series report device survival over long follow-up periods, but the figures vary by device generation, study population and follow-up length. Rather than quote a number without a source, we discuss the current published evidence with you in consultation. What matters practically is that a device may eventually need replacement and that long-term follow-up is part of implant care.

How natural does it feel?

The erection is firm and reliable but produced mechanically, so it is not identical to a natural erection. The glans does not become rigid with the device. Most men report it feels natural enough in use, and that operating the pump becomes routine, but the honest answer is that it is a different experience and it takes some getting used to.

Does an implant affect orgasm?

No. Orgasm depends on nerve pathways rather than on rigidity, which is why many men can reach orgasm even without a usable erection. If you could reach orgasm before surgery, you can generally still do so afterwards.

Does a penile implant increase penile length?

No. An implant is not a lengthening procedure. The cylinders are sized to your own anatomy, as measured during surgery. Some devices expand in length as well as girth when inflated, but that expansion is within the size implanted — it does not make the penis longer than it was. Anyone promising added length from an implant is overselling it.

When can I have sex after penile implant surgery?

Only after your surgeon has activated the device, taught you to use it and confirmed that healing allows intercourse. In practice this is commonly around six weeks after surgery, sometimes longer. Using the device before that clearance risks the repair and the position of the components.

How long do I need to stay in Turkey?

Plan for the preoperative consultation and tests, the surgery with one night in hospital, and a postoperative review before you fly. Your exact stay is confirmed in your treatment plan, because it depends on your case and your flights. You should not book a return flight before your dates are confirmed, and you should fly home only once your surgeon has cleared you.

What does penile implant surgery cost in Turkey?

The total depends mainly on which device is implanted, the hospital used, and the length and nature of your stay. Revision surgery and cases involving Peyronie’s disease or significant scarring are more complex and are quoted individually. You receive an itemised written quotation before you commit to anything.

All questions and answers

Credentials

Training and academic background

The milestones below are drawn from the surgeon's own published biography: medical degree, specialist urology training, andrology and microsurgery in Houston, twenty-two years on the Cerrahpaşa faculty and the professorship he has held since 2005. Details we have not been able to verify are held as placeholders on the surgeon page rather than approximated.

  1. 1983

    Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine

    Qualified in medicine (MD) at Istanbul University.

  2. 1986 – 1990

    Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

    Completed his residency and specialist training in urology in the Department of Urology.

  3. 1990

    University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Worked in andrology and microsurgery.

  4. 1990

    Baylor College of Medicine, St Luke's Hospital, Houston

    Further work in andrology and microsurgery.

  5. 1992 – 2014

    Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine

    Twenty-two years on the urology faculty, where his work concentrated on andrology and reconstructive surgery.

  6. 2005

    Professor of Urology

    Received the title of Professor.

Full career timeline, clinical interests and operating hospitals

Sources

The clinical descriptions on this site are drawn from urological guideline bodies and from manufacturer technical documentation. Where a specific figure would be needed — a complication rate, a device survival percentage, a satisfaction score — it is cited or it is not published.

Medical references

We do not publish complication rates, device survival figures or satisfaction percentages on this website without a citation to the study they come from. Where you see a figure quoted elsewhere without a source, treat it with caution.

Guidelines and professional bodies

Device manufacturer documentation

Citations to be supplied

  • [MEDICAL REFERENCE — long-term device survival study][JOURNAL, YEAR] — Cite a peer-reviewed source before publishing any statement about how long a device lasts.
  • [MEDICAL REFERENCE — infection rate study][JOURNAL, YEAR] — Cite a peer-reviewed source before publishing any infection-rate figure.
  • [MEDICAL REFERENCE — patient satisfaction study][JOURNAL, YEAR] — Cite a peer-reviewed source before publishing any satisfaction figure.

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Ask whether a penile implant is right for you

Send your medical history and Prof. Dr. Alıcı will review it personally. You will receive an honest assessment of whether an implant is appropriate, which device would be considered, and an itemised written quotation. There is no charge and no obligation.

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