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Jessyka Lighthall, MD

Jessyka Lighthall, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Chief, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Disease Teams:
Cancer Institute, Head and Neck Cancer Team
JGL11@psu.edu

Research Interests

  • Therapeutics
  • Facial Paralysis
  • Surgeons
  • Neoplasms
  • Pediatrics
  • Cicatrix
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Child
  • Neck
  • Wounds and Injuries
  • Head
  • Transplants

Recent Publications

2023

Shokri, T, Patel, S, Weller, C & Lighthall, JG 2023, 'A Surgeon's Armamentarium for Ocular Management in Facial Paralysis: A Comprehensive Review', Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 214-221. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000009089
Ziai, K, Patel, S, Crenshaw, M, Saadi, R, Goldenberg, D & Lighthall, JG 2023, 'Association of Practice Setting and Scholarly Activity With Medicolegal Claims in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery', Ear, Nose and Throat Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613231158795
Lorenz, FJ, LaBarge, B, Lighthall, J & Walen, SG 2023, 'Facial plating industry payments: An analysis of the open payments database', Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology. https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.1107
Lighthall, JG 2023, 'Injectables and Minimally Invasive Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck', Clinics in Plastic Surgery, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. xi-xii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cps.2023.03.001
Tucker, J, Goldenberg, D, Brandon, C, King, TS, Ziai, K & Lighthall, JG 2023, 'Limited Efficacy of Empiric Antibiotics for Pediatric Facial Fractures', Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, vol. 81, no. 7, pp. 869-877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joms.2023.03.017
Heikel, T & Lighthall, JG 2023, 'Response to Letter to Editor: Botulinum Toxin A in the Management of Pediatric Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review', Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00034894231176891
Hoskins, M, Bhanja, D, Piper, M, Strausser, SA, Mansfield, K, Zheng, A, McNutt, S, Goss, M, Lighthall, JG & Burns, AS 2023, 'Training Program Factors Most Important to Women When Selecting an Otolaryngology Residency', Laryngoscope. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.30877

2022

Patel, S, Ziai, K, Lighthall, JG & Walen, SG 2022, 'Biologics and acellular dermal matrices in head and neck reconstruction: A comprehensive review', American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, vol. 43, no. 1, 103233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103233
Heikel, T, Patel, S, Ziai, K, Shah, SJ & Lighthall, JG 2023, 'Botulinum Toxin A in the Management of Pediatric Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review', Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, vol. 132, no. 2, pp. 200-206. https://doi.org/10.1177/00034894221078365
Daher, GS, Ziai, K, Saadi, RA, Pool, C & Lighthall, JG 2022, 'Cost Analysis of Cadaveric Versus Autologous Costal Cartilage Grafting in Septorhinoplasty', Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 489-490. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpsam.2021.0249
Fedok, FG & Lighthall, JG 2022, 'Evaluation and Treatment Planning for the Aging Face Patient', Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 277-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsc.2022.03.002
Lighthall, JG 2022, 'Injectables and Nonsurgical Rejuvenation of the Face and Neck', Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. xv-xvi. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsc.2022.03.001
Lighthall, JG & Oyer, SL 2022, 'Introduction (Part II)', Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2022.02.001
Moroco, AE, Daher, GS, O’Connell Ferster, AP & Lighthall, JG 2023, 'Prevalence of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in an Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Clinic', Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, vol. 132, no. 7, pp. 783-789. https://doi.org/10.1177/00034894221118772
Staity, G, Saadi, RA, Pool, C & Lighthall, JG 2022, 'The Safety Profile of Liposomal Bupivacaine Use in Septorhinoplasty', Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 202-206. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpsam.2020.0544
Ziai, K, Daggubati, LC, Zacharia, BE & Lighthall, JG 2022, 'The Supraorbital Approach via an Eyebrow Incision: Analysis of Cosmetic Outcomes Using the Scar Cosmesis Assessment Rating Scale', Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 307-311. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000008071
Benyo, S, Saadi, RA, Shokri, T & Lighthall, JG 2022, 'Trends in Facial Paralysis Management: A National Survey Study', Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 1754-1761. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000008725

2021

Ziai, K, Patel, S, Thomas, S, Shokri, T & Lighthall, JG 2021, 'A Century in Review: Medicolegal Implications of Facial Nerve Paralysis', Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 417-421. https://doi.org/10.1089/fpsam.2020.0390
Ziai, K, Thomas, S, Weller, C & Lighthall, JG 2021, 'Corneal Neurotization in the Setting of Facial Paralysis: A Comprehensive Review of Surgical Techniques', Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 2210-2214. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000007590
Ziai, K, Daher, GS, Henry, CR & Lighthall, JG 2021, 'Evaluation and surgical decision making in facial paralysis', Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2021.10.011
Shokri, T, Patel, S, Ziai, K, Harounian, J & Lighthall, JG 2021, 'Facial synkinesis: A distressing sequela of facial palsy', Ear, Nose and Throat Journal. https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613211054627
Pool, C, Goyal, N & Lighthall, JG 2022, 'Novel Use of the Buccal Fat Pad for Sinocutaneous Fistulae Closure and a Review of Reconstructive Options', Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/00034894211014299
Shokri, T & Lighthall, JG 2021, 'Perfusion dynamics in pedicled and free tissue reconstruction: Infrared thermography and laser fluorescence video angiography', American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, vol. 42, no. 2, 102751. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102751
Saadi, RA, Snyder, D, Shokri, T & Lighthall, JG 2021, 'Postoperative outcomes of autologous rib graft for microtia repair in children: A NSQIP study', International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, vol. 146, 110733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110733
Pool, CD & Lighthall, JG 2021, 'The modified mini direct bone-anchored browlift for frontal paralysis', Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2021.04.004

2020

Saadi, RA, Ziai, K & Lighthall, JG 2022, 'A Novel Technique for Reconstruction of a Congenitally Absent Earlobe', Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, vol. 101, no. 8, pp. NP358-NP361. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145561320971930
Tsay, AJ, Paine, AR, Lighthall, JG, Choi, KY, Hebel, J & Flamm, A 2020, 'A possible pitfall of Mohs surgery in collision tumor diagnosis: A case of a squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp overlying a metastatic breast lesion of the skull', JAAD Case Reports, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 119-121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2019.12.004
Shokri, T, Saadi, RA, Liaw, J, Bann, DV, Patel, VA, Goyal, N & Lighthall, J 2020, 'Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications in craniomaxillofacial trauma and head and neck reconstruction', Annals of plastic surgery, vol. 85, no. 2S, pp. S166-S170. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000002492
Shokri, T, Hilger, PA & Lighthall, JG 2020, 'Intranasal Bolsters: A Novel Technique for Nasal Bone Stabilization', Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. e43-e45. https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000005929
Fedok, FG, Lighthall, JG & Rihani, J 2020, 'Life in an Academic Practice Versus a Solo Private Practice: How Different Are They?', Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 503-514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsc.2020.07.001
Shokri, T & Lighthall, JG 2020, 'Lip Reconstruction Using the Sabattini-Abbé Cross-Lip Flap', Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 13-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2019.12.004
Ziai, K & Lighthall, JG 2020, 'Periocular rejuvenation using hyaluronic acid fillers', Plastic and Aesthetic Research, vol. 7, 53. https://doi.org/10.20517/2347-9264.2020.151
Kumpf, D, Saadi, R & Lighthall, JG 2020, 'The difficult airway in severe facial trauma', Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 175-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2020.04.014
Shokri, T, Saadi, R, Schaefer, EW & Lighthall, JG 2020, 'Trends in the Treatment of Bell's Palsy', Facial Plastic Surgery, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 628-634. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1713808

2019

Lighthall, J & Wang, TD 2019, Blepharoplasty. in M Paparella (ed.), The International Textbook of Otolaryngologic Principles and Practice. 1st edn, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd.
Saadi, R, Shokri, T, Schaefer, E, Hollenbeak, C & Lighthall, JG 2019, 'Depression Rates after Facial Paralysis', Annals of plastic surgery, vol. 83, no. 2, pp. 190-194. https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000001908
Pool, C, Goyal, N & Lighthall, JG 2019, 'Locoregional flaps in pediatric anterior skull base surgery', Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 85-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otot.2019.01.011
Saadi, R, Loloi, J, Schaefer, E & Lighthall, JG 2019, 'Outcomes of Cadaveric Allograft versus Autologous Cartilage Graft in Functional Septorhinoplasty', Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States), vol. 161, no. 5, pp. 779-786. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599819866812
Shokri, T, Zacharia, BE & Lighthall, JG 2019, 'Traumatic Orbital Apex Syndrome: An Uncommon Sequela of Facial Trauma', Ear, Nose and Throat Journal, vol. 98, no. 10, pp. 609-612. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145561319860526