Op. Dr. Ramal Hajiyev

Op. Dr. Ramal Hajiyev is a plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon practising in Istanbul, Türkiye, and a member of the BBL Turkey surgical team. At BBL Turkey he focuses on body contouring: liposuction, fat transfer to the buttocks and the correction of results from earlier surgery.

Education and training

In Türkiye, plastic surgeons qualify through a multi-year specialist residency in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery after medical school. The residency covers aesthetic, reconstructive, hand and microsurgical work, and surgeons who complete it carry the title "Op. Dr." (Operatör Doktor). We publish details of a surgeon's medical school and residency only once they have been confirmed from a public source. Dr Hajiyev's training history will be added here once it has been verified.

Professional memberships and qualifications

We list professional society memberships and additional qualifications only when they can be confirmed from a public source. This section will be updated as Dr Hajiyev's credentials are verified.

Areas of interest

At BBL Turkey, Dr Hajiyev performs our core body-contouring procedures:

• The Lipo 360 BBL, which combines circumferential liposuction of the abdomen, flanks and back with fat transfer to the buttocks
• 360 liposuction for patients who want waist and torso contouring without fat transfer
• BBL revision for patients unhappy with asymmetry, contour irregularities or fat loss after a previous BBL
• Body contouring as part of a mommy makeover

Every plan is tailored to the patient's anatomy, the amount of donor fat available and what can be achieved safely in a single operation.

Revision cases need particular care. Before agreeing to a second operation, the surgical team reviews photographs and, where available, notes from the first surgery, checks how much donor fat remains and allows enough time for the tissues to settle after the original procedure. In some cases the honest advice is that further surgery would add little, and patients are told so at the assessment stage rather than after they have travelled.

Consultation and care with BBL Turkey

Patients treated by Dr Hajiyev follow the same structured process as every BBL Turkey patient:

• Online photo assessment: you send photographs and basic medical information so the surgical team can assess your suitability and suggest the right procedure.
• Video consultation: before you travel, you can discuss the plan, expected results, risks and recovery, and ask any questions.
• Pre-operative tests: on arrival in Istanbul, blood tests and an anaesthetic assessment are carried out in a JCI-accredited hospital, and surgery goes ahead only if the results are satisfactory.
• Surgery and hospital stay: the operation takes place in an accredited hospital, followed by in-patient monitoring.
• Follow-up: you have check-ups before your flight home and remote follow-up throughout your recovery.

Browse our before and after gallery or contact our patient team for a free online assessment.