Plastic Surgeon Dr. Thorne in New York, New York 10021

Name: Charles H. Thorne, MD
Last name: Thorne
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1986
Years experience: 37
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Business: Charles H. Thorne, M.D.
Address: 812 Park Ave.
Phone: +1 212-794-0044
City: New York
State: New York
Zip Code: 10021
Country: US
Additional Address: Additional locations:

Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
NYU Medical Center
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
(212) 794-0044
Statement: Dr. Charles Thorne, MD is an internationally renowned, board-certified plastic surgeon who has been in private practice in New York City since 1989. Though he has many categories of expertise, he is best known for his work operating on faces and noses, such as facelifts, rhinoplasty, otoplasty, and other forms of surgical rejuvenation, including pediatric plastic surgery.

Once he graduated with a degree in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale, Dr. Thorne served in the Peace Corps in Ghana before receiving his medical degree from UCLA. He serves as the current chairman of the plastic surgery department at Lenox Hill and Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, as well as the president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. He has published more than 50 articles about plastic surgery and is the editor-in-chief of the Grabb and Smith’s Plastic Surgery textbook, the pre-eminent plastic surgery textbook.
Consulting Fees: 500$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Clinical Privileges: 
  • Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital
Education: 
  • Undergraduate: BA, Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale College, BA, 1974
  • Medical: MD, UCLA School of Medicine, 1976-1981
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residencies:
  • Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1981-1986
  • Plastic Surgery, New York University, 1986-1988
  • Fellowships:
  • Research and Immunology, UCLA, 1979-1980
  • Craniofacial Surgery, New York University, 1988-1989
Member of: 
  • American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

Charles H. Thorne, MD

Board Certification: 
Charles Hedges McKinstry Thorne (ABMSUID -351486)

Viewed: 7/28/2008

Day of birth: 10/27/1952

Status: Alive

Certification:
American Board of Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery – General

Status: Certified Active Lifetime Initial Certification 11/7/1991 –

American Board of Surgery

Surgery – General

Status: Not Certified
Expired Time-Limited Initial Certification:
9/28/1987 – 7/1/1998

Education: 1981 MD (Doctor of Medicine)

Location: 812 Park AveNew York, NY 1021 (United States)

GPS coordinates on map: 40.773096,-73.9628949

Primary location: 
Location name: New York
State: NY
Country: US
Map point: 40.7561,-73.98699951
Treatments: 
  • African American Rhinoplasty
  • Areola Reduction Surgery
  • Arm Lift
  • Asian Rhinoplasty
  • Back Lift
  • Belly Button Surgery
  • Body Lift
  • Botox
  • Botox for Gummy Smile
  • Botox for Hyperhidrosis
  • Botox for TMJ
  • Brazilian Butt Lift
  • Brazilian Butt Lift Revision
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Implants
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Lift with Implants
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Buccal Fat Removal
  • Capsular Contracture Treatment
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Cheekbone Reduction
  • Chemical Peel
  • Chin Filler
  • Chin Implant
  • Chin Liposuction
  • Cleft Lip And Palate Repair
  • Deep Plane Facelift
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Diastasis Recti Repair
  • Double Eyelid Surgery
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earfold
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Facial Reconstructive Surgery
  • Forehead Reduction
  • Genioplasty
  • Gynecomastia Surgery
  • Hyaluronidase
  • Inverted Nipple Surgery
  • Jaw Reduction
  • Juvederm
  • Labiaplasty
  • Lip Lift
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Liposculpture
  • Liposuction
  • Liposuction Revision
  • Lower Facelift
  • MACS Facelift
  • Male Tummy Tuck
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mini Tummy Tuck
  • Mole Removal
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Monsplasty
  • Natrelle Breast Implants
  • Neck Lift
  • Nipple Reduction
  • Nipple Surgery
  • Panniculectomy
  • Phenol Peel
  • Power-Assisted Liposuction (PAL)
  • Ptosis Surgery
  • Radiesse
  • Renuva
  • Restylane
  • Restylane Defyne
  • Restylane Kysse
  • Restylane Lyft
  • Restylane Refyne
  • Restylane Silk
  • Revanesse
  • Revision Rhinoplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Rib Removal
  • Septoplasty
  • Sientra Breast Implants
  • SMAS Facelift
  • TCA Peel
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Tummy Tuck Revision
  • Umbilical Hernia Repair
  • Voluma
  • Xeomin

RealSelf Info

Awards: 
  • Teacher of the Year Award, Northwell Plastic Surgery Residency, 2017-2018
  • Best Clinical Paper, Northeastern Society Meeting, Providence, RI, September 2014,
  • Teacher of the Year Award, Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, NYU Medical Center, 1999-2000, 1997-1998, 1993-1994, 2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2011-20

Rating: 4.8
Profile views: 8328
Answer count: 157
Review count: 17
5 star count: 3
Total star count: 3
Star rating: 2.9365390298238
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 0
Profile created: Nov 18, 2007
Profile modified: Sep 1, 2021
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Free-Claimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Aug 16, 2021
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • New York, NY, US. GPS coordinates: 40.7561,-73.98699951

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Ear Surgery (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Facelift (Dec 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Jan 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Lower Facelift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Mar 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Neck Lift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Rhinoplasty (Nov 2020) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Breast Augmentation (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift Revision (Jul 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift Revision (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift Revision (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift Revision (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift Revision (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Ear Surgery (Dec 2018) – Overall rating: 1/5
  • Facelift Revision (Jul 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift Revision (Jul 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Jul 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Jul 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Jul 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Facelift (Dec 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Dec 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5 (Wait times: 5/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 5/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 5/5, Payment process: 5/5, Time spent with patient: 5/5, After care follow-up: 5/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 5/5, Answered questions: 5/5)
  • Rhinoplasty (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
  • Facelift (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5

Latest Prices

Ear Surgery Prices

  • $18000 – Dec 15, 2018
  • $18000 – Dec 15, 2018
  • $18000 – Dec 15, 2018
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York
  • $7500 – Nov 24, 2015 – New York

Rhinoplasty Prices

  • $24000 – Jan 27, 2021
  • $12000 – Nov 12, 2013 – New York, NY
  • $24000 – Jan 27, 2021
  • $24000 – Jan 27, 2021
  • $12000 – Nov 12, 2013 – New York, NY
  • $7850 – Nov 12, 2013 – New York, NY
  • $13000 – Aug 2013 – New York, NY
  • $13000 – Aug 2013 – New York, NY

Revision Rhinoplasty Prices

  • $22001 – Dec 14, 2018
  • $22001 – Dec 14, 2018
  • $22001 – Dec 14, 2018
  • $22000 – Dec 14, 2018

Doctor’s answers

Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
How long could it take to recover from a revision surgery done as a deep plane?
Is deep plane facelift the solution?
Apr 4, 2021
The problems you have in the neck, ears and scars have NOTHING to do with which type of procedure (deep plane or SMAS) was done in the cheek! Your issues are related to excess fat removal in the neck and excessive tension on the ears and scars. These errors can be committed in ANY lift. A deep plane lift is not necessarily the solution. The solution is less tension on the earlobes and incisions.
Would a mid-facelift be a good option to fix sunken eyes?
Eyes dropping?
Apr 4, 2021
When you say your eyes are dropping do you mean your eyelids? Or the outer corner of the eye? If the outer corner of your eyebrow is too low, then lateral browlift should be a component of any procedure you have. If the corner if the eye itself is too low, then raising it by canthoplasty should be performed. Finally if raising your cheek tissue seems to help, then I would suggest a temporal lift. Midface lifts are generally out of favor.
How common is the use of osseocartilaginous rib graft?
Best material for nasal dorsum
Apr 4, 2021
There are several choices for augmenting the nasal dorsum: septal cartilage, rib cartilage, osseocartilaginous (cartilage and bone from the rib), cartilage from a tissue bank, bone graft from the hip or skull OR artificial material. Hard to say what’s best for you without knowing more of your story. True that the combination of bone and cartilage is subject to less warping than cartilage alone. The tissue bank cartilage probably has even less warping. And don’t neglect artificial mat…
Getting turned down for a facelift but I’m not getting the results I want from alternative treatm
Too young for face?
Apr 2, 2021
Yes…,A surgical procedure is not only premature but would not deliver the benefit you seek. I would recommend avoiding both non-invasive and invasive interventions.
Will a breast lift and areola reduction be sufficient to improve the shape of my breasts? (photos
Is a lift enough?
Mar 30, 2021
Breasts come in all shapes and sizes. You appear to have breasts with small diameters giving them this long, thin shape, known as tuberous breasts. I don’t think you will be happy with your breasts with just areola reduction and a mastopexy (lift). In order to have some fullness in the upper half of the breasts and any cleavage, you will need a small implant as well.
Would a nose job make a big change to how I look?
What do I need?
Mar 30, 2021
Honestly, from the photos you submitted, I think you look amazing, including your nose. I would suggest staying away from plastic surgeons!
Is ear cartilage suitable to be used for augmentation rhinoplasty?
Ear cartilage for rhinoplasty
Mar 30, 2021
Ear cartilage can be very useful for rhinoplasty. Like the other potential sources (septal cartilage, rib cartilage, cartilage from a tissue bank, bone, artificial material), ear cartilage has its pros and cons. The ear donor site is great because there is usually no evidence it was harvested. The cartilage is curved so it is best for use in replacing or augmenting the tip cartilages. It can be used for the nasal bridge but it is generally not the best option. Any piece of cartilage can warp…
Can you offer CC suggestion and profile (I am currently like a 34A and I would like to be a C)? (
What size implant?
Mar 28, 2021
Obviously your surgeon would measure your breast diameter, skin elasticity, preference regarding on top of muscle or below muscle etc. But for the sake of this question I would estimate 325 cc moderate profile smooth round silicone gel.
How long should I wait after a breast augmentation to get labiaplasty?
Timing of labiaplasty
Mar 28, 2021
Honestly, you could do the procedures with any time interval in between. If the same surgeon were doing both, you could do at the same time. The labiaplasty is less painful and easier to do under local anesthesia, with or without sedation so it is the more minor procedure of the two. How about having the labiaplasty a week after the breast augmentation so a week later (2 weeks after breast procedure) you feel totally fine?
Am I a good candidate for a deep plane facelift?
Best facelift for me?
Mar 28, 2021
You are a great candidate for ANY type of facelift since you appear to be young with good bone structure, early aging changes and healthy skin. I think the deep plane lift is better for your situation than the older, more wrinkled, sun damaged patient where more extensive skin undermining is advantageous. The SMAS lift and Deep plane lift both involve dissection in the same anatomic plane (deep to the SMAS layer) but differ in the extent to which the superficial layer (the skin) and the deep…
I have dark circles and under eye bags. What can I get done without having surgery?
Non-surgical treatment for lower lids?
Mar 12, 2021
I do not think there are any non-surgical treatments that will improve the appearance of your lower eyelids. I think you would benefit from lower blepharoplasty but I’m afraid anything short of that is a waste of your money.
I’d like a second opinion on the best option for a revision rhinoplasty
Need a revision
Mar 11, 2021
Your nasal bones are deviated and you have a bit of dorsal hump. That would require revision to improve. Should be relatively straight forward if that is your goal. Your nose is still a little long with an acute angle formed by the lip and nose. If repairing that were added to the correction, it becomes more involved, time consuming and expensive. If only the nasal bones are dealt with, it may be partially covered by your insurance because presumably the nasal bone deviation was the result…
Should I have a revision of my left ear or should I leave it alone?
Which side to fix?
Mar 9, 2021
Some might consider your right ear over-corrected compared to the left BUT it is a lot easier to set the left ear back a little more than it is to bring the right side out. So, yes, if you desire more symmetry you should have the more prominent side revised.
Is there a procedure that can reshape my ears?
Reshaping and making ears smaller
Mar 3, 2021
Yes, you have a reasonably common condition where the bottom half of the ears are totally normal. The upper portion of the ear is large and the rim is not completely formed. The procedure to reshape and reduce the upper portion of the ear is performed under local anesthesia and takes about 30 or so minutes PER ear. Looks like you are a good candidate.
Is there a fix to ears that lean/face backwards too much?
Angle of ears
Mar 3, 2021
The ears are supposed to be angled slightly. A good rule of thumb is to look at the angle of the bridge of the nose on profile view and compare it to the angle of the ears. Generally the ears are angled slightly LESS than the bridge of the nose relative to a vertical line. Yes, your ears could be made more vertical but it is a rare request. In addition, it wold require an incision in the crease behind the ear which usually heals well but occasionally is hypertrophic (raised and unattractive)…

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Last updated on 11/25/2023