15 Best SMAS Facelift Doctors Abroad

Dr. Furkan Erol Karabekmez is a plastic surgeon at his private clinic in Ankara. He completed a research fellowship at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in the USA. He is an EBOPRAS-certified surgeon, meeting European standards for aesthetic and reconstructive procedures. Dr. Karabekmez specializes in complex cases like revision rhinoplasty and congenital deformity repair.

• Holds a diploma from the European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery.
• Published over 50 peer-reviewed articles and delivered 120+ scientific presentations.
• Performs surgeries at Acıbadem Ankara Hospital, an internationally accredited facility.
• Former research fellow at the Mayo Clinic department of plastic surgery.

Dr. Fer Cravioto is a board-certified plastic, aesthetic, and reconstructive surgeon based in Interlomas, Mexico City. He focuses on upper-face plastic surgery and breast surgery. Key procedures include forehead reduction, brow lift, facelift, rhinoplasty, and breast augmentation.

He uses the Premiere Facial Harmonization Method. It combines individualized planning and 360° facial analysis and aims for natural, balanced results. International patients receive support from virtual consultation through structured postoperative care in Mexico City.

Accreditations: current CMCPER certification. Active member of AMCPER, the Colegio de Cirujanos Plásticos del Valle de México, and the Sociedad Médica del Hospital Ángeles Lomas.

Dr. Mehmet Yildiran is an aesthetic, plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He graduated from the Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (2008–2014). He completed specialist training in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine (2016–2022). He worked at Artvin State Hospital. He joined Estherian Clinic in 2024.

His practice includes rhinoplasty, breast surgery, VASER liposuction, tummy tuck, arm and thigh lift, gynecomastia, facial aesthetics, facelift, blepharoplasty, chin augmentation, buccal fat removal and BBL. He has completed advanced training in microsurgery, breast surgery, rhinoplasty and face and neck aesthetics. He has also completed fellowship programs.

Dr. Phattrapohn Liangcheep, M.D., is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. She specializes in facial aesthetic surgery, facial rejuvenation, and reconstructive plastic surgery. She treats facial aging, drooping eyelids, eyelid bags, nasal deformities, facial asymmetry, ear or lip deformities, facial scars, benign skin and soft-tissue lesions, and localized fat.

Accreditations: Diploma, Thai Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Plastic and reconstructive surgery training at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. M.D., Phramongkutklao College of Medicine.

Featured procedures: rhinoplasty; upper and lower blepharoplasty; facelift; brow lift; lip lift or reduction; facial fat grafting; otoplasty and ear reconstruction; scar revision; liposuction; fat transfer. She provides evidence-based, patient-centered care in Thai and English.

Dr. Aydin Onen is a Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist. His clinical interests include face and neck lift, rhinoplasty, breast aesthetics, and body contouring and liposuction. He also performs abdominoplasty, gynecomastia surgery, blepharoplasty, otoplasty, temporal and brow lift, fillers and Botox, fat and nanofat injection, and medical aesthetic treatments.

Education: Ege University Faculty of Medicine, 2012–2018. Residency in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Manisa Celal Bayar University, 2018–2024. Experience: Plastic Surgery Specialist, Bayburt State Hospital, 2024–2025. Training: Basic Microsurgery at Necmettin Erbakan University. Cadaver and live surgery courses. Ege University Experimental Animals Certificate. Member: Turkish PRAS and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Association. Publication: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2025. Topic: EGF preconditioning and fat graft survival. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-025-05203-1.

Dr. Dr. med. Bernhard Moser is a double board-certified surgeon at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He is a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery and in oral, maxillofacial, and facial surgery. He also holds additional qualifications in hand, plastic, and microsurgery, and a DEGUM Level 1 diagnostic ultrasound certificate.

He completed residency training at UKSH Kiel from 2014 to 2016. He became a specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery in 2017 and in hand, plastic, and microsurgery in 2017 at UKSH. He qualified as a specialist in plastic and aesthetic surgery in 2021. He served as a senior physician at Agaplesion Diakonieklinikum Rotenburg from 2018 to 2021. He was lead physician at Bergman Clinics Germany from 2021 to 2023. He joined JUVENIS in 2024.

He has been active in microsurgical research at Kiel University since 2015. He founded flaplab.org in 2018. His clinical focus includes rhinoplasty, hand and nerve surgery, and microsurgery. He also performs aesthetic and reconstructive facial, breast, and body-contouring surgery, burn surgery, and liposuction and lipofilling. He treats patients in German, English, Russian, and Spanish.

Dr. Panurak Rattanapaisorn is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon. He earned his MD from the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (2011–2016). He completed plastic and reconstructive surgery training at Lerdsin Hospital (2020–2025). He has worked at Police General Hospital since July 2025. He previously completed internships at Somdej Phra Phutthaloetla Hospital (2017–2018) and Police General Hospital (2018–2020).

Accreditations and memberships include THSAPS, ThPRS, and ISAPS. Strengths include CAD/CAM surgical planning. Advanced training includes the Stuttgart Advanced Rhinoplasty Course and Anatomical Dissection – Nose (2024). He also completed a clinical attachment in facial plastic surgery at Marienhospital Stuttgart in April 2025.

Dr. Emre Günenç is a Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist at İstinye University Liv Hospital Topkapı. He has worked there since 2026. He trained at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital, one of Istanbul’s largest and busiest centers. This gave him broad operative experience.

Education: Acıbadem University. Plastic Surgery residency at Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital. Specialist posts: Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital (2024–2025) and Cemil Taşcıoğlu Training and Research Hospital (2024).

Accreditations: Member of the Turkish Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Association. Courses: 42nd Basic Microsurgery Course, ISAPS 5th Aesthetic Istanbul, and 4th Full Circle Rhinoplasty Live Surgery. He has also attended many national congresses and focused rhinoplasty and facial aesthetics courses. Focus: natural, balanced, and functional results in rhinoplasty, and in breast, body, and facial procedures.

Dr. med. Igor Pona is a specialist in plastic, aesthetic, and reconstructive surgery at JUVENIS Medical Center in Vienna. He has a strong background in reconstructive work, including facial, nerve, burn, and microsurgery.

Education/accreditation: Doctorate, Medical University of Vienna (11/2004). Internship 2005–2007. Full specialist training 2007–2014 at AKH Vienna and Meidling Trauma Hospital.

Achievements: Over a decade at Vienna General Hospital (AKH). Senior Physician from 2014 to 02/2020. Deputy head of the outpatient clinic for reconstructive and aesthetic facial surgery. Lymphatic surgery training in Taiwan and Japan (2014). At JUVENIS since 2016. Focus: facial and breast surgery; body contouring; liposuction and lipofilling; hand and nerve surgery; burn care; microsurgery. Languages: German, English, Ukrainian, Russian.

Dr. Pasu Promniyom is a plastic surgeon at W Plastic Surgery Hospital in Bangkok. He is a specialist at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and holds a Diploma of the Thai Board of Plastic Surgery. He earned his medical degree with honors from Chulalongkorn University. He performs facial rejuvenation and body contouring using surgical and device-assisted methods.

• Uses FaceTite and BodyTite technologies for skin tightening and body shaping.
• Performs eyelid surgeries, brow lifts, and blepharoplasty.
• Completed a research fellowship at Juntendo University in Tokyo, Japan.
• Is a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

Dr. Kanyapa Rerk-Ngarm is a plastic surgeon at W Plastic Surgery Hospital in Bangkok. She performs body contouring, breast augmentation, and auricular reconstruction. Dr. Rerk-Ngarm earned her diploma from Chulalongkorn University and completed a residency in plastic and reconstructive surgery at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.

• Uses BodyTite and power-assisted liposuction techniques.
• Winner of the Best Research Paper award for wound healing studies.
• Completed training in ear reconstruction in Taiwan and research in Japan.
• Member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).