Dr.Babak Azizzadeh is a double board-certifiedfacial plastic and reconstructive surgeon internationally recognized for his expertise indeep plane facelift ,revision facelift ,facial reanimation surgery ,facial paralysis treatment , andrhinoplasty . He serves as the Clinical Chief of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery atCedars-Sinai Health System ,President-Elect of the AAFPRS , andPresident of the Sir Charles Bell Society .
Dr. Azizzadeh's pioneering work inaesthetic facial rejuvenation, facial nerve reconstruction , andselective neurolysis for synkinesis has shaped modern approaches to both reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. He is thelead editor of Elsevier's acclaimed Master Techniques series , including two editions ofMaster Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation,Master Techniques in Blepharoplasty and Periorbital Rejuvenation, and theupcoming second edition of Master Techniques in Rhinoplasty .
He has authored more than80 peer-reviewed scientific publications and10 major textbooks , and is an invitedkeynote lecturer at global academic meetings such as theAAFPRS Annual Meeting ,IFNS, Cedars-Sinai Multispecialty Plastic Surgery Symposium , which he co-chaired for over a decade. He also chaired the13th International Facial Nerve Symposium in Los Angeles. His innovations indeep plane facelifting ,facial nerve reanimation , andrhinoplasty have been adopted by leading surgeons worldwide.
Through his leadership ofMACRO Trials and theGlobal Smile Foundation , Dr. Azizzadeh continues to integrateaesthetic innovation, clinical research, and humanitarian outreach , establishing multidisciplinaryfacial nerve centers internationally and advancing evidence-based outcomes in facial plastic surgery.