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74/100
Plastic surgeon

Dr. Alexander Donath, MD

Alexander S. Donath, MD, FACS is a facial plastic surgeon at Donath Facial Plastic Surgery, 7763 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, serving Cincinnati and Dayton, OH. His site describes blepharoplasty (upper and lower eyelid surgery) and brow lift among its facial plastic surgery procedures.

Practice
7763 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236
Phone
(513) 891-LIFT (5438)
Website
cincyfacialplastics.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeons

Dr. Alexander Donath (large marker) and the top 23 eyelid surgeons in Ohio, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

Source for all rows: source

Stage Detail
College Ohio University, summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
Medical school University of Cincinnati
Residency Head and Neck Surgery (five years), including facial plastic surgery; trained with Harvard-affiliated faculty and with Dr. Mack Cheney, Director of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
Fellowship Facial plastic surgery, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (New York City suburbs)
  • Double board-certified surgeon specializing in Facial Plastic Surgery; the bio page displays an American Board of Otolaryngology credential badge.
  • Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) in Washington, D.C.
  • Wrote an invited expert commentary on facial rejuvenation for the journal Current Opinion in Otolaryngology.

Eyelid surgery work

  • Blepharoplasty. "Two types of blepharoplasty are available at our Cincinnati practice... lower blepharoplasty and upper eyelid surgery," removing excess skin, fat or muscle. Procedure summary: mild-to-moderate pain, twilight (IV sedation) anesthesia, approximately 1 hour duration, scarring "hidden along the natural crease of the upper eyelids, usually no visible scarring for the lower eyelids" (blepharoplasty).
  • LuxeEyes. The site's VolumeLift injectable protocol combined with blepharoplasty, addressing dark circles and the areas blepharoplasty alone does not treat (same page).
  • Brow lift. Described as a minimally invasive procedure to lift sagging skin and smooth forehead wrinkles, with results "generally lasting for several years" (source).
  • No ptosis repair, double eyelid or canthoplasty pages found.

Other procedures

Facelift (LuxeLift, Minilift), lateral neck lift, rhinoplasty and revision rhinoplasty, fat transfer, chin augmentation, otoplasty, earlobe reduction, facial liposuction, hair transplantation, laser resurfacing, lip filler and other cosmetic injectables (before-and-after gallery categories).

Insurance and cost

"Because this type of eyelid rejuvenation treatment is cosmetic surgery, it typically isn't covered by insurance" (blepharoplasty). The contact page states more broadly: "Please note, we do not accept insurance for any procedures or treatment options" (source). No numeric blepharoplasty price is published; "the cost of blepharoplasty varies depending on the individual patient's physical condition and the extent of surgical incisions needed," with pricing given after consultation and financing options offered (same page).

Recovery

  • Final result. Typically begins showing by 2 weeks.
  • Back to work. Most regular activities resumed at 1 week.
  • Exercise. Resumed at 2 weeks.

Source for all three: blepharoplasty.

Recovery, from the practice

From cincyfacialplastics.com, read 2026-09-30, each with its source page.

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Back to work"Patient able to return to regular activities: 1 week for most activities." Source7
Final result"Timeframe to begin showing final results: typically 2 weeks." Source14
Exercise"Patient able to resume exercise: 2 weeks." Source14

Why #276: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Before-and-after gallery4040an eyelid before-and-after gallery on the practice site, scored on how many eyelid cases it shows
Eyelid procedure pages910eyelid surgery pages on the practice site, more for each further eyelid operation
Cosmetic society1015cosmetic surgery society member
Training1515Plastic surgeon
Eyelid research015eyelid surgery papers in PubMed
Teaching05eyelid sessions taught at medical meetings, 2023 on
Score74100Rank 276 of 500

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