Plastic Surgeon Dr. Parker

Name: Thornwell H. Parker, III, MD
Last name: Parker
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 2001
Years experience: 22
Primary Specialty: Plastic Surgeon
Business: Skin Cancer Consultants
Address: 8230 Walnut Hill Lane
Address suite: Suite 808
Phone: +1 214-696-8828
City: Dallas
State: Texas
Zip Code: 75231
Country: US
Statement: Dr. Parker has unique expertise as only one of 7 doctors in the world dual trained in Plastic Surgery as well as Procedural Dermatology/Mohs Surgery, with board certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and fellow status from the American College of Mohs Surgery.
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No

Clinical Privileges: 
  • Texas Health Presbyterian, Dallas Surgi Center
Education: 
  • College: BS, Wake Forest University
  • Medical: MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Postdoc Training: 
  • Residency: General Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Residency: Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Mohs Surgery & Procedural Dermatology, Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Member of: 
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

GPS coordinates on map: 32.8818537,-96.7606912

Thornwell H. Parker, III, MD

Primary location: 
Location name: Dallas
State: TX
Country: US
Map point: 32.7811,-96.79709625
Treatments: 
  • Accutane
  • Affirm Laser
  • Arm Lift
  • Body Lift
  • Botox
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Implant Removal
  • Breast Implant Revision
  • Breast Implants
  • Breast Lift
  • Breast Lift with Implants
  • Breast Reconstruction Revision
  • Breast Reduction
  • Brow Lift
  • Cellfina
  • Cheek Augmentation
  • Cheek Lift
  • Chin Implant
  • CO2 Laser
  • CoolSculpting
  • Deep Plane Facelift
  • Dermal Fillers
  • Drainless Tummy Tuck
  • Ear Surgery
  • Earlobe Repair
  • Embrace Scar Therapy
  • Eyelid Retraction Repair
  • Eyelid Surgery
  • Facelift
  • Facelift Revision
  • Facial Fat Transfer
  • Facial Reconstructive Surgery
  • Forehead Reduction
  • Fractional Laser
  • Genioplasty
  • Juvederm
  • Labiaplasty
  • Laser Hair Removal
  • Laser Peel
  • Laser Resurfacing
  • Latisse
  • Lip Fillers
  • Lip Implants
  • Lip Lift
  • Lip Reduction
  • Lip Surgery
  • Lipoma Removal
  • Liposculpture
  • Liposuction
  • Liposuction Revision
  • Lower Facelift
  • Male Tummy Tuck
  • Mini Facelift
  • Mini Tummy Tuck
  • Mohs Surgery
  • Mole Removal
  • Mommy Makeover
  • Natrelle Breast Implants
  • Neck Lift
  • Panniculectomy
  • Photodynamic Therapy
  • ProFractional Laser
  • Restylane
  • Retin-A
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Scar Removal
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Sculptra
  • Silhouette InstaLift
  • Skin Lightening
  • Skin Rejuvenation
  • Skin Tightening
  • SMAS Facelift
  • TCA Peel
  • Thigh Lift
  • Tumescent Liposuction
  • Tummy Tuck
  • Tummy Tuck Revision
  • VI Peel
  • Voluma

RealSelf Info

Profile views: 3834
Answer count: 25
Review count: 0
Star rating: 2.0473720558371
Anonymous votes: 0
Offer count: 0
Profile created: Oct 30, 2012
Profile modified: Jun 28, 2021
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Free
Tier: Pro
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: No
Doctor Designation Start Time: Feb 18, 2013
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033

Locations

  • Dallas, TX, US. GPS coordinates: 32.7811,-96.79709625

Latest ratings of treatments

  • Juvederm (Oct 2016) – 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)
  • Dysport (Oct 2016) – 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)
  • Dysport (Oct 2016) – 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)
  • Dysport (Oct 2016) – 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)
  • Juvederm (Oct 2016) – 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)
  • Juvederm (Oct 2016) – 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)
  • Juvederm (Oct 2016) – 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)

Latest Prices

Juvederm Prices

  • $550 – Oct 7, 2016 – Dallas, TX
  • $550 – Oct 7, 2016 – Dallas, TX
  • $550 – Oct 7, 2016 – Dallas, TX
  • $550 – Oct 7, 2016 – Dallas, TX

Dysport Prices

  • $396 – Oct 7, 2016 – Dallas, TX
  • $396 – Oct 7, 2016 – Dallas, TX
  • $396 – Oct 7, 2016 – Dallas, TX

Practice Locations

Name & Website
Elevate Medical Spa & Cosmetic Surgery – Dallas, https://elevatemedicalspa.com/
Address
8230 Walnut Hill Ln.Ste. 820, Dallas, Texas, US, 75231 (GPS coordinates: 32.8818537,-96.7606912)
Phone
+12146969193
Working Hours
Mon: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Tue: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Wed: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Thu: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Fri: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Created / Modified
Sep 15, 2017 / Dec 2, 2020

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Doctor's answers

Question
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Removed lipoma attached of my skin in the forehead, is this normal?
Prevention and Correction of Deformities after Removal of Lipomas - Surgery Techniques, Fat Injections & Dermal Fat Grafts
Oct 27, 2017
When lipomas are removed there is a void--an empty space that should be filled. A plastic surgeon utilizes techniques like "undermining" and "multilayered suturing" in order to pull the deeper layers over the bare bone and fill in the deficit. Usually these techniques fill the hole in very well and allow for normal movement and appearance of the overlying skin. When the deeper tissues (fat, muscle, fascia) are pulled together they act as a "spacer" that prevents the...
Red swelling after a lipoma removal after 10 days and two drainages of seroma. What should
Seroma Treatment Alternatives
Oct 26, 2017
Seromas can be an annoying complication following surgical procedures. They occur more often following procedures on fatty tissues (i.e. liposuction, tummy tucks, removal of lipomas, breast surgery).
To reduce seromas, high risk procedures utilize postoperative drains, compression dressings, and/or "quilting" or "3-point" sutures to close and compress the cavities created by those procedures. When seromas do develop, first-line treatment is...
Is pain medicine prescribed for removing a lipoma?
Lipomas and Pain Control after Removal
Oct 26, 2017
Pain levels can vary significantly depending on:
1. size
2. location
3. depth
4. proximity to nerves or muscles
Removal of a small, shallow lipoma on the back might cause negligible pain. Whereas, a large, deep lipoma over a mobile joint (shoulder) might produce more pain. On rare occasion, lipomas can even wrap deeper under muscle. Your plastic surgeon should be able to examine your lipoma and give you a better idea, although every patient has...
Need to know whether the fat formations in the body are lipomas or sarcomas.
Diagnosing and Treating Multiple Lipomas and Angiolipomas
Oct 26, 2017
The likelihood is very strong that all the nodules are lipomas or angiolipomas. Of course, the only way to be sure is to remove them and send them to the laboratory to be examined under the microscope. However, this is probably an unnecessary expense and suffering for something likely benign.
Our most common course of action is to take out one or two that are the largest or most bothersome. When the results come back from the lab as a normal lipoma or angiolipoma, that...
One week after lipoma surgery. I know I’ll have pain but am I going to feel more with my F
Large lipomas and surgery over joints
Oct 26, 2017
In addition to the very large size of your lipoma, the location over the shoulder joint will certainly add to the pain and discomfort you have after surgery. Since you are a dental assistant, you day is likely pretty active, and shoulder motion will continue to agitate the wound. However, if you can immobilize your shoulder a little bit, it should help reduce pain and protect while healing, especially during the first couple of weeks. You could try an arm sling, a...
Cellfina - will cutting the bands eventually lead to butt sagging?
Cellfina targets dimples, and should not damage the surrounding support of the buttock
Oct 25, 2017
As we age, sagging buttocks maybe an unwelcome reality...however, Cellfina should not contribute to this problem. Cellfina typically targets cellulite dimples, and should not damage surrounding untreated areas. Sagging buttocks are typically best treated with a buttock lift, a lower body lift and/or autologous fat transfer. Hope this helps!
After Cellfina, why should strenuous exercise be avoided? for how long? and what is consid
Why is strenuous activity avoided after surgery or even "minimally invasive" procedures like Cellfina?
Oct 25, 2017
Almost all invasive or minimally invasive procedures create cutting of small blood vessels. These vessels make up a very rich and redundant vessel network that supplies oxygen and nutrients to our skin and fat. The human body has amazing mechanisms to stop bleeding, causing small vessels to contract and shrink and also causing small clots to seal the ends of the vessels. These small vessels will begin healing. However, strenuous...
Is Cellfina effective?
Cellfina and cellulite - a great minimally invasive option
Oct 25, 2017
The scientific data produced for FDA approval showed and incredibly high patient satisfaction rate for cellfina treatments, in the upper 90 percentile range 2 and 3 years after. Cellfina is approved for and best used for cellulite dimples on the buttocks and posterior thighs. It does not work well for skin laxity...which more often requires surgery. The procedure is minimally invasive and typically done under only local anesthesia or sedation if the patient...
Does Cellfina work on the front of the thighs?
Cellfina for cellulite and dimpling vs. consideration of other surgical options.
Oct 25, 2017
Cellfina is approved for, and works best for cellulite on the buttocks and posterior thighs. It works incredibly well for cellulite dimples. It does not work as well for wavy skin laxity. Skin laxity is typically best treated by surgical removal of excess skin, like a lower body lift or thigh lift. Fat injections are another option for consideration to help improve and fill in dimpling. I would recommend evaluation by a board certified plastic surgeon who...
I have huge nevus on my buttock, so look like weird, I want to remove it - is it possible?
The risks, benefits, and plastic surgery techniques for removing large birth marks
Oct 24, 2017
This nevus or birthmark is typically referred to as a "giant hairy nevus" or "bathing trunk nevus" or "giant congenital melanocytic nevus." An important reason to consider removal is that these nevi are thought to carry a significant risk of developing melanoma overtime. Many scientific papers have been written trying to determine what the risk of melanoma is, but there is no consensus...anywhere from 2% to 42%. During my training years, we most often cited a risk of...
Will Affirm CO2 laser work for syringoma treatment? What is the difference in cost between
Fractionated vs full ablative lasers for treatment of skin lesions like syringomas, moles, sebaceous hyperplasia, and keratoses
Oct 24, 2017
I'm going to answer your questions in reverse...and it may be a little more than you wanted to know. The Affirm CO2 is a fractionated CO2 laser. CO2 lasers and Erbium lasers are both "ablative lasers" meaning that they ablate, or vaporize cells. They target anything containing water, and, in a split second, heat water up until it vaporizes. Since skin cells contain mostly water, they are perfect targets. CO2 heats water slightly slower...
How can this chicken pox hole on the tip of my nose be fixed?
Improving a chicken pox scar on the nose
Oct 24, 2017
Choice for procedures would be based on the depth of the scar. Based on your photo, your scar appears medium depth, and dermabrasion (NOT microdermabrasion) looks to be the best option. Deeper scars often require surgical revision, essentially cutting out the scar and stitching the hole together. Fractional laser or microneedling/micropenning might be beneficial to further improve your scar after one of the above treatments, but is usually not...
Moh's surgery followed by Efudex treatment --pending photodynamic therapy in January, is t
Mohs +/- Effudex (5-FU) for treatment of squamous cell cancer and actinic keratoses
Oct 23, 2017
If you are growing multiple squamous cell cancers, you likely have a significant amount of underlying precancerous damage and maybe visible precancerous damage, AKA “actinic keratoses” or “solar keratoses.” PDT (photodynamic therapy) or topical chemotherapy medicines (i.e. 5-FU or imiquimod) are routinely used as treatments for reducing precancerous damage.
When it comes to treating actual squamous cell cancers, there are a variety of options. Treatment alternatives include...
Compound nevus with moderate atypia
Removal of Atypical Moles / Dysplastic Nevi
Oct 18, 2017
A nevus is a mole. A dysplastic nevus is an atypical mole. Many people have atypical moles...I have atypical moles. The more atypical the "clinical" appearance, the more likely a doctor will biopsy it. Then, in a pathology lab, a doctor determines the "histologic" appearance and diagnosis by using a microscope.
A nevus with "mild atypia" or a "dysplastic nevus, mild" is very common. Many skin specialists would not pursue any...
Could the small bump underneath my Mohs incision line (surgery performed 2 months ago) be
Causes of Bumps Under a Scar after Mohs surgery for Skin Cancer
Oct 18, 2017
Thankfully the cure rate for Mohs surgery is extremely high for most skin cancers, >99% for basal cell skin cancer. The likelihood of a recurrence is very low. The timeline for a recurrence can vary significantly, but when they recur, they usually continue to grow. The most common causes of post-operative bumps are usually benign, and typically start improving. Some common causes are:
1. Dissolving sutures - Sutures that have not...

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