Best Facelift doctors in Ukraine: TOP 15 doctors

Experience:

2012 – present – surgeon, ophthalmologist, plastic surgeon in private clinics.

Scientific conferences, exhibitions, seminars, symposia, workshops:

• State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education, Ministry of Education and Social Development, Moscow Academy of Postgraduate Education, Optometry Course, 2009.

• Donetsk National Medical University named after M. Gorky, confirmation of specialization, 2010.

• Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. Ukrainian Military Medical Academy (Kyiv, Ukraine), Confirmation of certificate in specialty, 2016.

• Training “Providing First Aid to Victims and Behavior in Emergency Situations” 2016.

• Participation in the international conference “White Nights”, St. Petersburg, 2012-2014.

• V State Congress. Plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine. Moscow, 2016.

• Webinars of the pharmaceutical company Alcon on modern treatment of dry eye syndrome, 2016.

• Ukrainian House, scientific and practical conference of ophthalmologists of Ukraine with international participation “REFRACTION PLAIN AIR '17”, October 2017.

• Traditional and Extended Blepharoplasty, World Aesthetic Education, 2021.

• Blepharoplasty, Facial Rejuvenation and Contouring, International Hybrid Course, AA Surgery, 2021.

• Facial Anatomy Cadaver Course, Warsaw, 2022.

Education:

• First Saint Petersburg State Medical University (PSMU) named after I.P. Pavlov, specialization “General Medicine”, 2003;

• Donetsk National Medical University named after Maxim Gorky, specialization “Ophthalmology”, 2010;

• Specialization in Plastic Surgery, National Medical University, 2022.

The procedures I perform:

• upper eyelid plastic surgery;

• surgical plastic surgery of the lower eyelids;

• transconjunctival plastic surgery of the lower eyelids;

• circular eyelid surgery;

• contopexy (foxy eye);

• eyebrow lift;

• removal of foreign bodies from the conjunctiva and cornea.

Participation in associations:

• member of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of Ukraine.

Dr. Dmytrii Homola, PhD, is a plastic surgeon and combustiologist. He graduated from O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University. He completed his internship and postgraduate training in surgery and combustiology at P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy. Dr. Homola specializes in body contouring, including abdominoplasty and body lifts. He also performs breast surgeries such as mammoplasty and lipofilling. His work combines scientific knowledge with skilled surgical techniques in both aesthetic and reconstructive procedures.

Dr. Svitlana Rabotenko is a leading plastic surgeon at Vidnova Clinic. She holds the Highest Qualification Category. Dr. Rabotenko is an international member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS). She is also a member of the All-Ukrainian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

Dr. Rabotenko has over 16 years of experience. She performs about 300 operations each year. Her main areas of expertise are breast, body, and facial plastic surgery. She completed advanced training at the P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy. Dr. Rabotenko regularly attends international conferences and helps advance plastic surgery in Ukraine.

Dr. Koray Urgu is a plastic reconstructive surgeon and specialist in stem cell treatment. He has over 10 years of experience in the field and has been awarded for his work on stem cells. He is a member of the Turkish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the Istanbul Medical Chamber.

Dr. Dabizha Oleksiy is a respected plastic surgeon and phlebologist. He specializes in mastopexy, abdominoplasty, and liposuction. He is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) and the All-Ukrainian Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

Dr. Dabizha has published 79 scientific articles and holds 46 patents. He has made important contributions to medical science and innovation. He also has a strong academic background and regularly attends international conferences. This shows his dedication to high standards in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Patients Requests:

• Cosmetic, aesthetic and functional problems of appearance: face, body, limbs.
• Mammoplasty;
• Breast augmentation
• Breast lift (mastopexy)
• Abdominoplasty (abdominoplasty) - all types
• Body liposuction
• Lipofilling
• Intimate plastic
• Aesthetic facial surgery - blepharoplasty, face lift, neck lift.

Surgery:

Plastic cosmetic (aesthetic) surgery:

• Breast plastic surgery, mammoplasty  (breast augmentation), breast reduction, breast asymmetry correction. Areola correction, fibroadenoma removal, breast lift. Breast liposuction. Removal and replacement of breast implants. Removal of mammary glands in men - gynecomastia.
• Abdominoplasty, tummy tuck. Plastic surgery of the rectus abdominis muscles is an endoscopic surgical intervention with minimal trauma, quick recovery and no traces of the intervention.
• Abdominoplasty – miniabdominoplasty with correction of a scar after cesarean section, abdominoplasty with displacement of the navel, plastic diastasis of the rectus muscles is performed in parallel, hernias are removed, and the waist is formed.
• Removal of benign formations of the skin and soft tissues using modern laser technologies and an excellent aesthetic effect (absorbable cosmetic suture).
• Liposuction – removal of fat deposits to improve body contours. The material obtained in the process of liposuction can be used for lipofilling of the buttocks, breasts, face and other areas.
• Blepharoplasty – removal of excess skin and hernias around the eyes. Leads to a general rejuvenating effect.
• Eyebrow lift   - opening of the eye and look by lifting the eyebrows. Gentle technique with quick recovery. For a greater effect, it is advisable to combine with blepharoplasty and facelift. 
• Face lifting (facelift) is performed using safe modern methods, a short scar technique, provides quick rehabilitation and a long-lasting rejuvenating effect of the entire body.
• Neck plastic surgery is a method of liposuction, platysmoplasty. Restores the youth of the neck, eliminates "goose neck", excess and sagging skin, returns a clear contour and "angle of youth".
• Otoplasty - correction of the shape of the auricles.
• Intimate contour plastic - aesthetic correction of labia minora and labia majora, position of the clitoris, removal of skin folds in the anal area, if necessary, can be combined with removal of hemorrhoids and fissure plastic surgery.

Techniques that the doctor possesses:

• Operations in the field of cosmetic, aesthetic plastic surgery of the breast, body and face;
• Laparoscopic and laser surgery.

More about the doctor

Education

• Graduated from the National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomoltsia, Kyiv, specialty - medical practice (1996).
• He completed an internship at the National Medical University named after O.O. Bogomolets, specialty "surgery" (1998).

Certification training

• Internship at the American medical center, Cyprus, Nicosia - mammoplasty techniques, revision mammoplasty with Motiva implants under the guidance of Demetris Stavrou (2021).
• Internship in aesthetic surgery in South Korea, Seoul. Girin Piastic Surgery Clinics, Gowon Worldwide, Sures clinic (2020).
• TU "Esthetic Blepharoplasty" at NMAPO named after P. L. Shupyk (2020).
• The course "Plastic surgery of the mammary gland" on the basis of the Department of plastic surgery at the Shalimov Institute under the guidance of prof. Halych S.P. (2019).
• Training course "Rejuvenating and aesthetic surgery of the head, face, and neck. Blepharoplasty" as part of the "UAPS INTENSIVE" program at the Ukrainian Academy of Plastic Surgery in Kyiv (2019).
• Master class "Augmentation mammoplasty - choice of surgery and implant technique" "Ukrainian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons USAPS" Kyiv (2019).
• Ukrainian Academy of Plastic Surgery - body contouring (2019).
• TU "Plastic surgery of the mammary gland", in NMAPO named after P. L. Shupyk (2019).
• Training at the Center of surgical innovations "Laparoscopic Herniology" (2018)
• TU "Laparoscopic Herniology", Center for Surgical Innovations (2017).
• Obtaining additional specialization "Proctology" (2017).
• TU "Laparoscopic surgery", NMAPO (2014).
• Awarded a surgeon of the highest category (2014).
• Advancement of the qualification of a doctor-oncologist on the basis of KMAPO named after P..L. Shupyka (1999).

Scientific, teaching work and membership in specialized organizations

• Member of USAPS (Ukrainian Association of Plastic Surgeons).
• Participation in conferences and workshops on aesthetic surgery in 2019-20.

Dr. Hennadii Patlazhan is a plastic surgeon with over 20 years of experience. He performs about 500 surgeries each year. Dr. Patlazhan founded the Patlazhan School of Plastic Surgery. He is also a leading surgeon at the Patlazhan Clinic in Odessa, Ukraine.

Dr. Patlazhan received the Stella International Beauty Award in 2018. He is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. He has taken part in 67 scientific forums in 29 countries. He has spoken at 41 conferences and organized international master classes in rhinoplasty, mammoplasty, and facial rejuvenation. Dr. Patlazhan also holds seven patents for innovations in plastic surgery.

Igor Torubarov specializes in performing plastic surgeries and removing benign and malignant tumors.

Education

• 2000-2003 — Odessa Regional Basic Medical School.
• 2004-2010 — Faculty of Medicine, Odessa National Medical University.
• 2010-2013 — internship in surgery at the Belyaevskaya Central District Hospital.
• 2015-2017 — training in plastic surgery at the National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education named after P.L.Shupik in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• 2019 — training at the Department of Plastic Surgery of the A. A. Bogomolets National Medical University in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Professional activity

• 2013-2016 — Head of the Transfusiology Department, Surgeon in the Surgery Department of the Belyaevskaya Central Regional Hospital.
• Since 2016 - plastic surgeon at Patlazhan Clinic.

Scientific activity and membership in organizations

• Member of the Ukrainian Society of Plastic Surgeons (USAPS).
• Participant of international conferences ICAMPS, VPP and UBAME.

Dr. Olga Shkolnaya is a board-certified plastic surgeon with over 12 years of clinical experience. She has performed more than 500 surgeries. Dr. Shkolnaya is known for her skills in both aesthetic and reconstructive procedures.

She is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Ukraine. Dr. Shkolnaya has co-authored a patent in mammoplasty and an article in the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal.

She graduated from St. Petersburg University. Dr. Shkolnaya often speaks at international conferences and takes part in master classes, including the Best Bottis Face in Italy (2017).

Evgeniy Logvinov is a plastic surgeon who specializes in face and neck correction.

Education

• Faculty of Medicine, Bogomolets National Medical University in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• Internship in General Surgery at the Aleksandrivska Clinical Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Membership in organizations

• European Rhinoplasty Society (RSE).
• Ukrainian Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery (USAPS).

Refresher courses

• 2015 — Congress of Surgeons of Ukraine in Kyiv.
• 2016 - Practical course on rhinoplasty from the European Rhinoplasty Society.
• 2016 - Master class on 3D visualization with Vectra XT in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
• 2017 – RSE Rhinoplasty Practical Course in Istanbul, Türkiye.
• 2017 – Primary breast augmentation course in Saltsjöbaden, Sweden.
• 2019 - Rhinoplasty workshop in Istanbul, Türkiye.
• 2019 — course on thread lifting methods in Tbilisi, Georgia.
• 2019 — plastic surgery course in Lviv, Ukraine.
• 2020 - Course on Anatomy in Plastic Surgery from the European Academy of Occupational Medicine in Essen, Germany.

Patient requests:

Age-related changes in various areas of the body;

Breast augmentation or correction;

Condition, after full or partial removal of the breast;

Consequences of injuries, burns, removal of various tumor-like formations;

Lymphatic edema of the extremities after various injuries and surgical interventions.

Areas:

All types of operations in the field of aesthetic and reconstructive surgery;

All types of microsurgical operations;

Consultation of patients.

Methods:

Surgical techniques aimed at correcting age-related changes in the face and body;

All types of operations with corrections of congenital and acquired skin defects and deformations of various localization;

All types of operations for the correction of postoperative scars and skin deformations;

All types of microsurgical operations.

Education

Kyiv Medical Institute named after O.O. Bogomolets in 1980, Sergeon;

Since 1980, work in the department of microsurgery and plastic surgery of NIHT named after O.O. Shalimova with a specialization in vascular surgery; 

1987 he defended his candidate's thesis "auto-alloneuroplasty of defects of the peripheral nerves of the limbs";

In 1996, he completed the cycle of works on microsurgery in the field of neuroplasticity, received the State Award of Ukraine in the field of science and technology;

In 1999, he defended his doctoral thesis "Autotransplantation of complex tissue complexes for closing defects in functionally important areas of the limbs";

Since 2007 - professor of the department of combustiology and plastic surgery, head of the cycle - "Mammoplasty";

Dr. Igor Chmelyuk is a skilled surgeon with expertise in plastic, aesthetic, and hepatopancreatobiliary procedures. He graduated from Lugansk State Medical University. He also completed internships in general and cardiovascular surgery.

Dr. Chmelyuk has expanded his skills through international courses and conferences. He received intensive training in laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, as well as modern aesthetic breast surgery in Russia, France, and Spain. He regularly attends major congresses and workshops. This shows his commitment to ongoing professional development and new surgical techniques.

Dr. Sergey Badion is a skilled surgeon with over six years of experience. He specializes in minimally invasive, endoscopic, and laser surgical techniques. He is a member of the Ukrainian Association of Specialists in Minimally Invasive, Endoscopic and Laser Technologies. He also belongs to the European Association of Endoscopic Surgeons (EAES) and the Association of Surgeons of the Odessa region.

Dr. Badion has written or co-written 15 scientific articles in top Ukrainian journals. He holds nine patents for surgical inventions. His areas of expertise include eyelid correction, rhinoplasty, liposuction, gynecomastia, and abdominoplasty. He offers full care, including pre-surgery exams, anesthesia, post-operative check-ups, and 24/7 English-language support.