Visiting the Pasadena, CA

Situated at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, Pasadena is about 10 miles northeast of Downtown LA. Recognized for its Rose Bowl Game and New Year’s Day Rose Parade, it is also called the City of Roses.  

More than a million Americans visit Pasadena each year after Christmas to decorate and view the floats, apart from attending the famed college football bowl game of the year. The city is also home to the world-famous California Institute of Technology (Caltech), whose faculty and alumni have won 32 Nobel Prizes.  

The city offers exciting nightlife, while Old Pasadena has numerous retail stores, boutiques, clubs and restaurants in the western part, with dining and chic shopping on South Lake. The city is a great destination for foodies, with a number of restaurants offering international cuisines.  

Pasadena is quite a pedestrian-friendly city, and numerous hotels and motels are located within walking distance of popular shopping and entertainment areas, such as Old Pasadena, the Playhouse District, and South Lake Avenue. 

Airport  

The nearest and most convenient airport is the Burbank/Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. It is located just 16 miles from Pasadena. Other nearby airports are located in Los Angeles, Ontario, and Orange County. LA International Airport is 27 miles from Pasadena. 

Popular Destinations  

Old Pasadena 

This historical area houses more than two hundred one-of-a-kind boutiques, top brands, galleries, restaurants, and clubs. Old Pasadena ranks among Southern California’s prime shopping and entertainment areas. Walking in the area, you may appreciate architecture from the Art Deco period back to the 19th century in some of the buildings. You can notice many of them from a car, but to truly enjoy the decorative details, you will need to park and walk.  

Norton Simon Museum 

The museum features 700 years of European art ranging from the Gothic period to the 21st century. You can admire masterpieces by Van Gogh, Picasso, Rembrandt, Fragonard, Goya, Poussin, Claude Lorrain, Cranach the Elder, and Botticelli at the museum. It also features a vast collection of South and some Southeast Asian sculpture and a sculpture garden that includes works of Rodin.  

Dining Options 

Pasadena was meant to be a foodie’s paradise, considering it is the birthplace of Julia Child. The city houses as many as 500 restaurants, which offer the choices cuisine from different parts of the world.  

Mijares  

Pasadena’s oldest restaurant, this Mexican eatery is the city’s best kept secret.  

All India Café 

It offers great Indian food, if you wish to try South Asian cuisine.  

Kabuki 

This is an excellent Japanese food chain, quite popular with the locals.  

Fu Shing  

This Chinese restaurant is sought-after for its sweet and pungent shrimp. 

Hotels 

Pasadena has a variety of hotels to suit your needs. The full-service hotels mostly cluster around downtown Pasadena, where you have ready access to shops, restaurants, and entertainment. The city also has motels in the eastern part of the city, including a few along the Rose Parade route. Sheraton, The Westin, and Courtyard are other leading hotels offering state of the facilities and services in Pasadena.  

Contact Us For a Consultation with Southern California Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon Dr. Eric Yavrouian

For more information about treatments and procedures by Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr. Eric J. Yavrouian, serving patients in and around Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank and the Greater Los Angeles, CA area call 818-241-2150 or click here to contact him for a consultation.

The office of Dr. Eric Yavrouian is well-equipped to take care of out of town patients, and provide them with all the same procedures that are available to local patients. Over the last many years, Dr. Yavrouian’s practice has received numerous out of town patients who achieved successful and very satisfying outcomes for various cosmetic surgery procedures.  

Pasadena, California

Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Eric Yavrouian provides safe, impressive, and routine procedures to patients in Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank, Greater Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, CA, and surrounding locations. 

Pre-operative Consultation 

For out of town patients, the initial consultation could be arranged in two different ways. If you are able to visit Dr. Yavrouian’s office personally for the pre-surgery consultation, it is the ideal choice. However, this may not be feasible if you are busy or traveling from a distant place. In this scenario, you can have a phone and email consultation with the surgeon.  

During an in-person consultation, you will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Yavrouian and go over your requested plastic surgery procedure in detail with him. The patient coordinator at his office will explain you the pre- and post-surgery requirements and help finalize your travel plans for the surgery.  

For a remote consultation, you will be required to submit your patient forms, medical history and photographs of your areas of concern to Dr. Yavrouian via email. You can expect to have an equally successful and productive consultation as an out of town patient over the phone and email.  

Scheduling Your Surgery 

Following your consultation with Dr. Yavrouian, you can take your time to make up your mind about going ahead with the surgery as recommended. If you still have some questions or doubts, do not hesitate to ask the surgeon and their team. Once you are ready for the surgery, your patient coordinator will help you pick up a suitable date for the procedure.  

At this point, you will receive the detailed pre- and post-operative guidelines and information from Dr. Yavrouian’s office. The surgeon may require your blood work and some other tests prior to the scheduled surgery. If any of your ongoing prescription medications have to be adjusted, it will be done in consultation with your prescribing physician.  

Travel Plans 

The patient coordinator at the surgeon’s office will help you and guide you regarding your travel plans for your surgery. You should make your transport and hotel reservations in accordance with the estimated downtime that the surgeon would advise you during your consultation. 

If possible, you should have someone who can accompany you on the day of surgery, and drive you back to your hotel after the procedure is complete. You might require assistance during the first 24 hours or more following your surgery, so make appropriate arrangements ahead of your visit.  

Hotels in Pasadena 

• The Westin Pasadena

• The Langham Huntington

• The Courtyard Marriott

• Pasadena Hilton

• Pasadena Sheraton

• Pasadena Inn

Airport  

The nearest and most convenient airport is the Burbank/Bob Hope Airport in Burbank. It is located just 16 miles from Pasadena. Other nearby airports are located in Los Angeles, Ontario, and Orange County. LA International Airport is 27 miles from Pasadena. 

Facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Eric Yavrouian receives patients from Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank, Greater Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, CA, and nearby areas for innovative and advanced cosmetic surgery procedures.  

Contact Us For a Consultation with Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon Dr. Eric Yavrouian

For more information about treatments and procedures by Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dr. Eric J. Yavrouian, serving patients in and around Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank and the Greater Los Angeles, CA area call 818-241-2150 or click here to contact him for a consultation.