I have been practicing plastic surgery in Manhattan for 30 years and have been lucky to be listed in the Castle and Connolly and New York Magazine "Best Doctor" publications many times. Although I enjoy my position as Chairman of the Department of Plastic Surgery at Lenox Hill and Manhattan, Eye, Ear and Throat Hospitals and my leadership positions in national plastic surgery organizations, my real interest and expertise is performing surgery and taking care of patients.Making people happy never gets old.
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I have been practicing in Manhattan for over 25 years and have learned a lot about how to make plastic surgery patients happy and more attractive. Plastic Surgery is a fascinating field because what makes one person ecstatically happy may be what makes another person self-conscious. For example, two patients may have very similar noses.
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Facelifting was first performed in the early 1900s and for most of the 20th century involved skin undermining and skin excision. A revolution occurred in the 1970s when the public became exponentially more interested in the procedure and Skoog described dissection of the superficial fascia of the face in continuity with the platysma in the neck.
Many patients who are unhappy with a facelift come seeking more surgery. The problem is that they often already look like they have had too much surgery. So how do you make someone who looks like he/she has had too much surgery look LESS operated on by doing more surgery?! That's the challenge and that's why I find the field of secondary or redo or revision facelifts so interesting.
Despite constant attention to detail, complications do occur. The most common problems and methods to prevent and to treat such complications are summarized in the following sections (13). Hematomas are by far the most common complication after facelifting and vary from large collections of blood that threaten the survival of the skin flaps (and even compromise the airway) to small collections that are evident only when facial edema has subsided.
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Dalesta O.
Jan 04, 2021
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I recently had surgery for Microtia and it's only been a month and I'm already so happy! I thank god that I took my time to really look into the best doctor there is in New York and I'm so happy I was able to find Dr.Thorne after he was recommended to me! Leading up to the surgery Dr.Thorne made sure I was comfortable and he always made sure that any questions I had were answered. The day of the surgery the staff and him included were so sweet and made my experience ten times better! If you have microtia and are looking for a surgeon he is the one to go too! I'm so happy and
Lisa B.
Mar 02, 2019
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As a child I was ridiculed for the protrusion and enormity of my ears. When I was in my teen and young adult years I learned to style my hair to partially cover them though I was never able to tie my hair back or wear a ponytail like the other girls. At the beach or a pool I was reluctant to get my hair wet as it would only make them appear larger. After a cancer diagnosis six years ago and chemotherapy treatments I lost all of my hair and had to rely on wigs to cover my ears while out in public. My head size is very small and my ears appeared even more acutely disproportionate. My hair never grew
P. M.
May 14, 2012
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I have always had very large ears. They don't stick out, they were just very long and my earlobes were quite large as well. It was virtually impossible to find a doctor with experience in ear reduction surgery until I found Dr. Thorne. He was a godsend. He did a beautiful job reducing the size of my ears and I have never been happier. I highly recommend Dr. Thorne. He is an expert when it comes to ears.
