Best Liposuction plastic surgeons in Ukraine: TOP 26 doctors

Ivan Vadimovich Kononikhin – plastic surgeon at Vidnova clinic

Qualification

In 2012, he graduated from Zaporizhzhia State Medical University with a degree in "Medical Medicine". Then he completed an internship at the Department of Surgery and Proctology of the ZMAPE in the 9th City Hospital (Zaporizhzhya).

After completing his internship, he was referred to the Veselivska Central District Hospital, where he worked until 2019.

From 2016 to 2018, he worked in parallel at the Atlant Medical Center (Melitopol). During this time, he completed many training and practical courses, including laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgical interventions at the ZMAPO, endoscopic examination methods at the ZHMU.

Since 2015, he has been actively involved in aesthetic medicine, paying great attention to contouring and botulinum therapy. Every year he attends many practical and scientific conferences on surgery and aesthetic medicine.

In 2019, he received the second qualification category in the specialty "Surgery".

Work experience

Ivan Kononikhin performs about 400 operations annually. His medical experience amounts to 11 years of successful work and constant development.

Today, Ivan Vadymovych is a member of the Ukrainian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.

List of operations and procedures

Ivan Kononikhin is a plastic surgeon with a broad profile. He performs a full range of plastic surgeries on the face and body.

• Breast augmentation
• Breast lift
• Breast lift with augmentation
• Gynecomastia
• Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)
• Liposuction
• Blepharoplasty
• Facial lipofilling
• Otoplasty
• Correction of postoperative scars
• Botulinum therapy (Dysport injections)
• Contour plastic surgery with fillers
• Lip contouring (lip augmentation)

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

Dr. Pasichnyk is an experienced plastic surgeon who is a member of the All-Ukrainian Association of Reconstructive, Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons. He is an expert in rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, otoplasty, abdominoplasty, and mammoplasty and has worked in various hospitals across Ukraine. He holds a degree in general medicine from the Dnipropetrovsk State Medical Academy and has completed an internship in surgery.

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.

Dr. Ani Meloyan is a highly-regarded rhinoplasty surgeon in Ukraine, specializing in blepharoplasty, nose job, otoplasty, mammoplasty, and liposuction. She is a member of the Ukrainian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (USAPS) and the Armenian Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgeons (APRAS). She has extensive experience in plastic surgery and is a graduate of the Kharkiv National Medical University and Yerevan State Medical University.

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).

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.

• From 1989 to 1993 – a lecturer at the Department of Operative Surgery with Topographic Anatomy at S.M. Kirov Military Medical Academy (St. Petersburg).
• From 1994 to 1999 – an Associate Professor of the Department of Military Surgery at Ukrainian Military Medical Academy (Kiev).
• From 1994 to 2001 – director of the city center for plastic microsurgery and hand surgery of Kyiv city clinical hospital №3.
• From 2001 to the present – director of the private clinic “Kyiv City Center for Plastic Microsurgery and Aesthetic Medicine”.
• From September 1, 2007, to the present – a professor at the Department of Combustiology and Plastic Surgery at P.L.Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education. (Kiev).

• 1994 – 1998 – a traumatologist in Kyiv City Clinic Hospital No 30.
• 1998 – present – a trauma-surgeon in the City Centre for Microsurgery and Hand Surgery in Kiev City Clinic Hospital No 3.
• 1998 – present – a plastic surgeon in the private clinic Kyiv City Centre for Plastic Microsurgery and Aesthetic Medicine “Certus”.
  
  
  1994 – graduation from Ukrainian State Medical University with a degree in medical practice.
• 1994-1997 – an internship at Ukrainian State Medical University in Orthopaedics and Rheumatology Faculty.
• 1996 – graduation from Ukrainian Institute of Non-Traditional Medicine.

• 2003–2008 – Donetsk National Medical University named after M. Gorky, Faculty of Dentistry, diploma with honors.
• 2008–2010 – Donetsk National Medical University named after M. Gorky, internship in dentistry.
• 2012 – Donetsk National Medical University named after M. Gorky, certification in the specialty "surgical dentistry".

Additional education:

• 2008–2010 – Donetsk National University, major: Economics and Entrepreneurship, Bachelor’s degree.
• 2010–2011 – Donetsk National University, specialty “Economic Cybernetics”, specialist.
• 2017 – specialization in facial plastic surgery at the Department of Combustiology and Plastic Surgery of the P. L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.

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. Sergey Grishay is a plastic surgeon and phlebologist at Medical Club Grace. He specializes in surgical and minimally invasive treatments for varicose veins, such as miniphlebectomy and sclerotherapy.

He performs procedures including laser blepharoplasty, liposuction, hair and beard transplantation (FUE method), lipofilling, and breast surgery. Dr. Grishay uses advanced technologies like Smart Xide Dot, Smart Lipo, and Nd:Yag Synhro Play lasers. He is also experienced in figure modeling, abdominoplasty, otoplasty, and labiaplasty. Dr. Grishay is committed to patient safety and high satisfaction.