Dr. Ali Totonchi, MD

Training and board certification

• Medical degree: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (home).
• Residency: plastic surgery, University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve University (about).
• Fellowships: facial cosmetic surgery and pediatric craniofacial surgery; institutions not named (about).
• Board certification, as the site states it: "Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery" (home).
• Has practiced in Northeast Ohio since 2001 (home).
• Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; joined MetroHealth Medical Center in 2010; onsite Director of Plastic Surgery Residents at MetroHealth (home).
• Medical Director, Craniofacial Disorders Clinic (CFD) (about).
• Past President and current Trustee of the Migraine Surgery Society; Board of Directors member, The Rhinoplasty Society (about, bio).
• Named to Newsweek's America's Best Plastic Surgeons 2022 through 2026, per the site (home).

Facelift and neck lift work

• Facelift levels. Mini facelift with an incision in front of and slightly behind the ear, extended to an upper facelift, lower facelift or full facelift, with the neck added for a full face and neck lift (full facelift and neck lift).
• SMAS handling. The page states he performs both the deep plane (composite) facelift and an extended high SMAS facelift (full facelift and neck lift). The facelift page describes an outpatient SMAS facelift under general anesthesia and CO2 laser use on scars (facelift).
• Endoscopic upper face. Forehead, temple and upper face lifted through small hairline incisions, described as the "pony tail lift" (full facelift and neck lift); separate upper facelift and mini facelift pages.
• Neck. Deep plane neck lift; deep neck lift combining submental lipectomy, subplatysmal fat reduction and platysmoplasty; submandibular gland excision for selected patients (neck rejuvenation).
• Recovery, per the facelift page. No bandage wraps; a drain bulb behind each ear, generally removed at the first visit 3-5 days after surgery; bruising and swelling subside in a couple of weeks; plan 2 weeks off work; exercise restrictions for 4-6 weeks (facelift).
• Cost. Estimate given after consultation; no prices published.
• Galleries. Facelift, neck lift.

Other facial procedures

The site offers blepharoplasty (eyelid), endoscopic and open forehead/brow lift (brow lift), forehead reduction, genioplasty, ptosis correction, otoplasty, rhinoplasty and facial feminization surgery, plus laser resurfacing in the medspa (laser resurfacing). Galleries: eyelid, brow lift.

Practice

• Practice: Totonchi Plastic Surgery; website drtotonchi.com (locations).
• Social links printed on the site: Instagram, YouTube, Facebook.

Not verified: the home page calls him President of the Migraine Surgery Society; the bio and About pages say Past President.