Jessyka Lighthall, MD

Jessyka Lighthall, MD, FACS, is a Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology ─ Head and Neck Surgery and the Division Chief of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She is fellowship-trained and holds two board certifications in both otolaryngology – head and neck surgery and facial plastic and reconstructive surgery. Dr. Lighthall founded and currently directs the multidisciplinary Facial Nerve Clinic and is the medical director of the Penn State Health Esteem Cosmetic Center. She also serves as the fellowship program director. She specializes in treating patients with aesthetic concerns related to aging, as well as reconstruction of head and neck cancer defects, facial skin cancer defects, traumatic facial injuries and congenital deformities.

Dr. Lighthall provides the full spectrum of aesthetic facial surgical procedures, including facelift, rhinoplasty (nose reshaping), blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), brow lift and facial augmentation. She is also trained in neuromodulator and filler use to treat wrinkles, as well as chemical peels, dermabrasion and lasers.

Her additional expertise is in the reconstruction of Moh's skin cancer defects, microvascular free tissue transfer for reconstruction of large head and neck defects, and reconstruction of post-traumatic soft tissue and facial skeletal injuries.

Her clinical interests are in rhinoplasty, including cosmetic nasal reshaping, functional nasal surgery for difficulty breathing, and complex nasal reconstruction after cancer resection, trauma, or prior nasal surgery, as well as in the treatment of congenital deformities, such as cleft lip, cleft palate and external ear abnormalities.