Surgery

Top mommy makeover in Turkey

Explore 10 clinics and practitioners featured in Turkey’s aesthetic surgery market, plus expert considerations for procedure selection, recovery, costs and choosing a qualified surgeon.

|ByIN COOPERATION WITH COSMEDICA AESTHETIC
Choosing the right mommy makeover surgeon in Turkey starts with experience, safety and personalized planning.
President Isaac Herzog and First Lady Michal Herzog host children receiving lifesaving cardiac care through Save a Child’s Heart, in the President's Residence in Jerusalem, October 2026

Israeli charity Save a Child's Heart marks 30 years, 9,000 children treated

SACH volunteers and supporters met last Friday with President Isaac Herzog at his official residence to celebrate the 30th anniversary of SACH’s founding.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Pope Leo celebrates Mass marking the start of the academic year at the Pontifical Universities in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, October 8, 2026.

Pope Leo announces upcoming surgery for small growth on lung

Leo told pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for his weekly Sunday prayer that the growth was "well-contained" and caught at an early stage.

|ByREUTERS
Forehead reduction surgery can reshape the hairline and facial proportions.

Forehead reduction surgery in Turkey: What patients should know

Forehead reduction surgery can lower a naturally high hairline. Here’s what patients should know about candidates, hairline design, scarring, recovery and treatment in Turkey.

|ByIN COOPERATION WITH DR. CENGIZHAN EKIZCELI

Man with world's largest kidney stone wins Guinness World Record

The 1.76 pound kidney stone – roughly the same weight as five baseballs – is the largest kidney stone ever recorded.

JUNE 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A kidney stone. These form from crystalized minerals in urine that cause severe pain when exiting the urinary tract (Illustrative).

Pope Francis to have abdominal surgery on Wednesday - Vatican

Pope Francis will have his operation under general anesthetic.

JUNE 7, 2023ByREUTERS
Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace at Saint Peter's Square, at the Vatican, February 27, 2022.

Israel's Health Ministry warns about risks of medical procedures abroad

The Health Ministry warned the Israeli public about high risks associated with seeking medical and cosmetic surgeries overseas.

MAY 9, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Plastic surgery procedure being performed in an operating room.

Iranians sell organs abroad due to regime ‘corruption' - report

Iran expert Beni Sabti said that high prices and inflation are forcing Iranians to sell their organs and sometimes even their children.

MAY 7, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Surgeon selecting sterilized tool for operation.

Brain surgery performed on a fetus in the womb for first time - study

The baby ended up being born in March and she did not need any medications or treatments since she was discharged.

MAY 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A gynecologist performs an ultrasound scan at Robert Karoly Private Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, July 4, 2019. Picture taken July 4, 2019.

Dee family listen to heartbeat of Lucy Dee in transplant patient

British-Israeli terror victim Lucy Dee’s organs were transplanted before burial, saving the lives of five people.

MAY 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Leo Dee and family members meet with patients who received organ donations from Lucy Dee who were killed with her two daughters in a terror attack a few days ago, at the Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson) in Petah Tikva , May 2, 2023.

TAU scientists discover new treatment for ovarian cancer

RNA-based nanodrugs show an 80% survival rate of the female reproductive system impacting cancer.

APRIL 24, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Cancer (Illustrative)

Israeli doctor has surgery after nearly becoming paralyzed while skiing

Dr. Ariel Lipschuetz is an anesthesiologist at Hadassah-University Hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem.

APRIL 13, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Illustrative image of a man skiing

Ukraine needs more prosthetics clinicians as war toll mounts

Russia's unrelenting artillery fire and missiles mean that shrapnel wounds are maiming people in Ukraine on a scale just beginning to emerge.

MARCH 28, 2023ByREUTERS
A patient of a prosthetics clinic, who lost his leg in the war, prepares to try on his prosthesis after fitting it in the clinic in Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2023.

Purim cap pistol ammunition endangers young children

If children up to the age of three swallow cap pistol ammunition, it can require surgery to save the child's life.

FEBRUARY 23, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Illustrative image of a cap pistol.