FA C I A L P L A S T I C S U R G E O N B E V E R LY H I L L S & N E W P O R T B E A C H T H E C E N T E R F O R FA C I A L & N A S A L P L A S T I C S U R G E R Y CALIFORNIA DR. BABAK AZIZZADEH OPERATING ROOM STYLE Focused and relaxed. I am very in sync with my patients, nurses and anesthesiologist BEST ADVICE YOU’VE RECEIVED Treat your patients like family members WHAT FAS- CINATES YOU MOST ABOUT THE HUMAN BODY The wide range of facial expressions people make ALTERNATIVE face value Harvard-trained and actively involved in numerous humanitarian organizations, Dr. Babak Azizzadeh limits his practice to facial plastic surgery, narrowing his focus to remain on the cutting-edge. He has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as Discovery Health, establishing himself as a doctor who is credible and skilled in his field. OCCUPATION I’d either head a nonprofit organization or become an artist HOBBIES Spending time with my kids, skiing and traveling around the world PRO BONO WORK I’m involved with Medical Missions for Children and go to South and Central America several times a year I’M NEVER WITHOUT Pictures of my family Dr. Azizzadeh routinely transforms facial features at his plush, all-inclusive practice, The Center for Facial & Nasal Plastic Surgery. Whether he’s performing a facelift, browlift or rhinoplasty, the doctor’s singular goal is always to produce a youthful, natural appearance. “I spend a lot of time analyzing the face so that I can utilize applicable surgical and nonsurgical techniques to achieve the most natural result,” he says. Noting that rhinoplasty surgeries require keen attention to detail, Dr. Azizzadeh says that enhancing profiles is one of his favorite procedures. “Reshaping the nose requires the doctor to think like both a physician and an artist,” he explains. “You want the outcome to be aesthetically pleasing, while also improving function and breathing.” It could be said that Dr. Azizzadeh has written the book on facial surgery, in more ways than one; his textbook, Master Techniques in Facial Rejuvenation, details procedures, According to Dr. Azizzadeh, sometimes the best cosmetic surgery plan is not to have surgery at all. “There are many noninvasive options that can produce aesthetic results and renew youth,” he explains. “Often someone comes in and thinks they need a facelift when their problem isn’t actually sagging; it’s volume loss and wrinkles, which I can help improve via NONSURGICAL METHODS.” A proponent of fat grafting, harvesting fat from other areas of the body and injecting it into deflated features such as the hollows under the eyes or cheeks, Dr. Azizzadeh says combining this treatment with LASER SKIN RESURFACING and other injectables can take years off someone’s appearance. “I use a methods, approaches and trends to help revitalize youth and I N S I D E I N F O R M AT I O N A SY N E R G I S T I C S T R AT E GY restore balance in the aging face. Trained in both reconstructive and cosmetic facial plastic surgery, he has extensive experience working with paralysis patients on facial reanimation. And while Dr. Azizzadeh acknowledges that professional accolades are certainly gratifying, he emphasizes that it’s the relationships he has with his patients that make his job “rewarding on a personal and helping them feel better about how they look is really what results,” he explains. “Even if someone is an ideal candidate for a face- or browlift, I routinely use fat grafting in I love the most,” he says. conjunction with surgery. Such a combination of techniques enables me to customize my treatment plans for more PERSONALIZED, PATIENT-SPECIFIC OUTCOMES.” American Board of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery MEDICAL DEGREE UCLA GENERAL SURGERY INTERNSHIP UCLA RESIDENCY Head and Neck Surgery/Facial Plastic Surgery, UCLA FELLOWSHIP Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Harvard Medical School AFFILIATIONS American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery California Society of Facial Plastic Surgery American College of Surgeons American Medical Association American Academy of Otolaryngology AREAS OF EXPERTISE Facial Rejuvenation Blepharoplasty Aesthetic Injectables Facelift Rhinoplasty LOCATIONS Beverly Hills, California 310.657.2203 Newport Beach, California 949.233.5368 WEB SITE www.facialplastics.info DOCTOR ADVERTISEMENT level.” “I’m a very social person and getting to know my patients MULTI-LEVEL FAT GRAFTING APPROACH, injecting the fat above and under the muscle and above the bone for optimal BOARD CERTIFICATION American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery