Andre Panossian, MD - Plastic Surgeon

Andre Panossian, MD - Plastic Surgeon Seen on TLC, People & E! Volunteer, Mending Kids. Pasadena, CA · Consultations ⬇️ Dr. Panossian has authored over 25 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Board-certified plastic surgeon restoring smiles after facial paralysis, Bell's palsy & NF — and refining faces with rhinoplasty & deep plane facelifts. 4,000+ surgeries. Dr. Andre Panossian is a board-certified plastic surgeon practicing in the greater Los Angeles area. He specializes in cosmetic surgery, facial paralysis reconstruction, and neurofibromatosis. He also holds a subspecialty qualifi

cation in pediatric plastic surgery and has trained at the prestigious Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and Children’s Hospital Boston of Harvard Medical School. His articles have been published in leading plastic surgery journals. He is credited for innovating new techniques for achieving facial harmony in the setting of facial paralysis and continues to collaborate internationally on the subject. He continues to lecture on this topic as well as the challenging field of neurofibromatosis. Dr. Panossian is one of a few doctors performing electrodesiccation nationwide.

08/24/2026

It's been six months since your Bell's palsy started, and your smile still isn't back. Nobody explained this part: six months is the milestone where the conversation should shift from 'wait and see' to 'see a facial nerve specialist.' Not because hope is gone, but because real options exist that most patients are never told about. Educational content, not medical advice. Consultations: link in comments.

08/21/2026

Quick results of this stunning rhinoplasty.

08/21/2026

A look inside my office. 🤍

Pasadena, CA — consultations available in person or virtually.

08/20/2026

Sudden facial droop is an emergency-room visit first, every time — not "wait and see." Stroke has to be ruled out before anything else. Bell's palsy is a diagnosis of exclusion: it's confirmed by ruling out the more dangerous causes, not by a single test. Once that's done, most Bell's palsy resolves within 3–6 months, often without surgery. Please share — it could be the difference between hours and days for someone you love. Educational content, not medical advice.

Bell's palsy recovery: the timeline nobody hands you
08/19/2026

Bell's palsy recovery: the timeline nobody hands you

Is it a birthmark — or a vascular anomaly?
08/19/2026

Is it a birthmark — or a vascular anomaly?

08/19/2026

Is your eye twitching when you smile actually normal — or is it synkinesis?

After facial paralysis recovers, some patients notice something strange: their eyelids contract when they chew, or the corner of their mouth pulls when they blink. That's called synkinesis. It happens when regenerating facial nerve fibers miswire and a signal meant for one muscle also fires another.

It's common after Bell's palsy and other facial nerve injuries. To a large extent it is treatable. However, it's important to understand that there is currently no 100% reliable "cure" for synkinesis. But surgical innovations and strategies exist to improve facial spasticity and symmetry. This is a tough problem, but one that I tackle routinely.

Educational content, not medical advice — consult a qualified physician about your specific situation.

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Rhinoplasty healing, month by month: what's actually normal
08/17/2026

Rhinoplasty healing, month by month: what's actually normal

08/12/2026

Three facelift red flags worth knowing before you book a single consult: a guaranteed result, a surgeon who never examined how your face moves, and a brochure answer to "which technique, and why for my face?" Deep plane, SMAS, and mini are different operations — if the plan isn't specific to your anatomy, it isn't a plan. Educational content, not medical advice.

07/05/2026

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