My Difficult Experience
I found a surgeon named Nazli Korkmaz online. After reading some reviews, I booked an online consultation with her. I explained that I had previously undergone a labiaplasty and that my labia minora looked great, but I wanted the scars removed and hidden inside the natural folds.She was very confident and said it would be an easy procedure. I booked my ticket, transferred the deposit, and prepared for the surgery.
I arrived in Istanbul the day before the procedure. The next day, the surgery was done, and she informed me that everything had gone well and according to plan. Two days later, I went in for my check-up. During the appointment, she told me she needed to remove the stitches so the area would heal properly. Trusting her expertise, I agreed. Shortly after, I realized she had removed all the stitches from the initial surgery. This left a large gap on both sides of my labia, about a 4 cm open wound on each side.
She reassured me that new skin would grow underneath, but I was terrified. It was one of the hardest moments of my life and a painful lesson about how dangerous it can be to trust the wrong medical provider.She told me it would heal within a month and that new skin would form. Then she applied gauze and sent me to the airport, saying it was safe for me to travel.
The Istanbul Airport is about an hour from her clinic. When the driver arrived at the airport and I tried to step out of the car, I suddenly began bleeding heavily. I had never seen so much blood in my life. Because the stitches had been removed and the area was left completely open, blood vessels had ruptured, and the bleeding was intense, like a waterfall. There was blood everywhere in the car.
The driver rushed me back to the clinic. The doctor did not want me taken directly to the hospital; she performed first-aid herself and eventually stopped the bleeding. After that, I was transported to the hospital. Other doctors evaluated me, and I sought multiple opinions. According to them, removing stitches that early and sending me to the airport in that condition was unsafe, unethical, and could have put my life at serious risk. The heavy bleeding could have started while I was on the plane.
I was told the stitches should never have been removed and that I should not have been sent away like that. What began as a simple surgery to hide previous scars had escalated into a life-threatening situation, in my view due to the doctor’s actions.
I was left with only one option: to be stitched back up again. Removing the stitches had increased my risk of infection, especially because the wounds were right beside the urethral area, basically the perfect environment for bacteria.
The decision was made for me to undergo another last-minute surgery. Unfortunately, the appearance of my labia minora was already severely damaged, and I had far more scarring than before. In my experience, the original plan had not been followed, and the situation had become significantly worse.
After the emergency surgery, I had to stay in the hospital for a week. During this time, I was mentally and physically devastated, but grateful to be alive. I spent those days processing everything that had happened.
Two days before I was discharged, I noticed that the stitches on the left side were beginning to open again. I then developed an infection, and the hospital put me on strong antibiotics.
A few days later, I was discharged and told everything would eventually heal. I returned to Canada, but within days, the stitches opened again. When I informed the clinic, they insisted it would heal on its own. Given everything I had already gone through, I didn’t feel comfortable trusting that advice, so I saw a different surgeon in Canada. They told me the area needed immediate stitching to prevent another infection, as the wound was reopening completely.
Two days later, I was in another operating room. This entire ordeal caused major financial loss, aside from the physical and emotional trauma.
It took me several months to gather my thoughts and regain some stability. Now I am left with far more scarring, and I no longer have labia minora at all. I’m simply grateful to be alive and far from what I personally consider an extremely unsafe surgical experience.
I am now trying to find another surgeon to see if reconstruction is possible, but so far most doctors are refusing revision surgery because the damage is severe and, according to them, likely irreversible.
So, long story short: based on my personal experience, I would never recommend this provider to anyone. I feel permanently scarred, physically and emotionally, and in my view the lack of accountability has been deeply painful. I am grateful to be alive, and there is currently a legal case in progress. I trust that justice and accountability will come in time.