Most plastic surgeons who reach the top tier of their field stay there refining techniques for a well-paying clientele and building reputations that attract more of the same. Dr. Andrew Jacono has taken a different path. Alongside a prominent New York cosmetic practice, he has constructed a humanitarian career that has delivered reconstructive surgery to hundreds of abuse survivors and thousands of miles from home to children who had no other surgical option.

The philosophy grounding that choice became clear to Dr. Andrew Jacono during medical school, when he watched a girl who had been isolated on her school bus because of a cleft lip and palate undergo surgery. The social dimension of the outcome the girl’s return to ordinary childhood was as striking as the physical one. That early lesson has guided two parallel streams of humanitarian work throughout his career as a dual board-certified facial plastic surgeon.

A Record of Domestic Violence Advocacy

Dr. Andrew Jacono’s most direct contribution to domestic violence recovery has come through the FACE TO FACE project, where he serves as senior advisor and has operated on more than 100 survivors. The program, operated under the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, arranges pro bono surgical care for people whose faces carry the physical evidence of abuse.

His advocacy extended well beyond the operating table. For nine years he led ABOUT FACE: MAKING CHANGES, the annual fundraising benefit for domestic violence survivors. The Center for the Women of New York awarded him a “Good Guy” Award in 2006. U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy submitted a formal commendation into the Congressional Record acknowledging his work on behalf of women experiencing violence.

From 2011 onward, the documentary series Facing Trauma first on Discovery Fit & Health, then on the Oprah Winfrey Network brought his work to a national television audience. The show traced the medical process of facial reconstruction alongside the psychological journey of survivors, illustrating what surgical correction can mean for people rebuilding after trauma.

International Work: Children and Surgical Access

Dr. Andrew Jacono has extended that same commitment to pediatric patients abroad, treating more than 750 children through international missions with Healing the Children, the HUGS Foundation, and THAI Children. His surgical destinations include Colombia, Ecuador, Thailand, and Vietnam. The deformities he addresses clefts, ear malformations, tumors, and burn injuries frequently determine whether a child can attend school or participate in daily community life.

Raising funds for these missions has taken unconventional forms: Dr. Jacono has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, Cotopaxi, and Mount Elbrus as part of fundraising campaigns tied to surgical work. His role as Fellowship Director for the AAFPRS and his academic appointments at Albert Einstein College of Medicine allow him to influence how future surgeons balance technical ambition with humanitarian purpose. Follow Instagram for more information.

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