Charles H. ThorneDr

I had not one but two rhinoplasty surgeries done by doctor Thorn. Biggest mistake of my life. I was 18 and full disclosure my dad asked me if I wanted to go to Angelia Jolies rhinoplasty surgeon and wait 6 months or go to Dr. Thorne and not wait (clearly if I’m writing this review 13 years later I made a huge mistake going to Dr.Thorn). I was dumb young impatient and made the unfortunate decision to go to Charles Thorn. Ladies for the love of god DO NOT GO HERE FOR RHINOPLASTY. I repeatedly told him I wanted the bump on my nose gone. 2 surgeries later it’s still there. GO TO ANOTHER PLASTIC SURGEON!

An absolutely wonderful, thorough, detailed consultation. I went to Dr Thorne because he is known for being honest, trustworthy, caring, and detailed. Unlike many of the “bling bling” social media-obsessed surgeons and their “sales teams,” he takes a great deal of time to meet with patients and advise them appropriately. In my case, he astutely noted that it’s much better for me to wait a few years until I’m older to do some work on my face. Other surgeons are very quick to want to operate on people who don’t really aesthetically need surgery yet. I was so impressed with Dr Thorne. I look forward to being a full patient later on. I also noted that everyone coming in for checkups looked truly amazing! A very boutique and bespoke experience. Thank you!

This review is specific to Dr. Thorne's performance of reconstructive surgeries for children with microtia. If you are considering him for regular plastic surgery, this should not dissuade you. He is personable, professional, gentle, and intelligent. I do believe he is a good doctor, who seems very skilled at his regular pursuits (this earns the second star). I saw Dr. Thorne 13 years ago when I was 11-12 years old over the course of numerous consultations, surgeries, and check ups. I have come to regret my surgery, and while I try to avoid assigning blame to anyone, I do believe there were areas of fault on the part of Dr. Thorne. I believe the practice of these surgeries is ethically misguided, that unrealistic expectations were set and that we did not operate with complete information. During the consultation, we were not informed of the quantity of ribs that would be removed. This was at best downplayed, and at worst an outright deception. I was led to believe that *a* rib would be removed, when it reality, nearly the entire front half of my left side was removed. The cut-off ribs persistantly poke into my internal abdomen, causing intermittent discomfort that I will have to live with for the rest of my life. This is the most devastating consequence for me. Secondly, the recovery was greatly downplayed. The pain from the rib removal was the worst ive felt in my life. I was unable to walk for several days, and while i was able to resume 'normal' activities within a few weeks, the healing process for the ear was long and arduous. It could not be slept on for quite some time - probably a few years. From the outside it was "healed," but it still felt tender and sensitive to pressure. As for the results... in my opinion, they're Frankensteinian (see photos). I'm surprised that the medical community continues to stand by the rib cartilage procedure AND holds Dr. Thorne's work as the gold standard. Example photos are taken from selective angles and do not show that the 'ear' is very thick and flat flush against the head. Philosophically, I have come to the firm conclusion that a child cannot possibly consent to an elective, non-medically necessary, life-altering, highly invasive reconstructive surgery, and that it constitutes a grave violation of bodily autonomy. I say this with the recognition that this responsibility falls more with the parents and medical community as a whole than the individual surgeon. Still, he didn't seem to have much consideration for what consent I could give and did not really talk things through. At one point i remember my mom asking me a question, and being so overwhelmed by the situation, I was so choked up i could barely choke out an answer. While again, this responsibility to recognize the discomfort here belongs more with the parents, that should've been a red flag for any doctor to slow this things down. For a procedure this big and consequential, I would expect a doctor to have a direct conversation with the patient, preferably without the parents in the room (unless that breaks some sort of procedural code), even if they are a child, but especially if they are a preteen. I do partly feel bad disparaging this man's life work as I do believe he's coming from a good place, but I felt it was important to share my experience in case a parent reading this is considering the surgery for their child.

Five stars is not nearly enough for Dr. Charles Thorne, the man who gave me my life back. My story is as follows. In the beginning of 2020, I had a deep plane facelift with a “triple board”, 5 star facial only surgeon in Orange, CT. I had the beginning of slight jowling, (the only thing that bothered me). Although he did a good job on my jowls, my ears went from small, unattached to horrific, pulled down pixie ears that looked glued to my face. As if that were not bad enough, the worst possible thick,red, ropey scars around them. My tragus was flat, (I didn’t even know what a tragus was prior to a lift but once it is gone you will know because you will look weird). The original doctor did 3 rounds of steroids which made the scars flatter but wider. My sideburn hair was gone so I will need a hair transplant there. The scars under my hairline were also thick and lower than he told me it would be. I had makeup tattooed there but it did not help much to cover the scars. I looked fine from the front IF my hair was in front of my ears. If the wind blew I looked like a freak. I had to cover the scars with tons of makeup but you could still see them. I declined vacations with friends even though I told them I had a fl. My life consisted of work, reading, netflix and googling reasons why bad face lifts happen. In my case too much skin was removed as well as too much tension. I decided to try and find someone to give me a scar revision. I was told I would need a mini lift or a V-Y plasty (that would leave a 1-2 inch scar along your cheek to jawline) After spending hundreds and hundreds of dollars (more like thousands) on consultations, I found either the surgeons don't want to fix someone else's mess, or they don't KNOW how. But I did notice the look of horror when they examined my ears. A couple of doctors had even suggested going back to the original doctor. My original doctor said he will need to do a redo mini lift and it will only cost me $1K for the local anesthesia (Of course I had to pay for hotels, not to mention a couple of weeks off work) Well the same thing happened, I should have known if he didn't do it right the first time he doesn't know what he's doing. I spent thousands on lasers that did nothing to help the scars. Then I came across Gia and another woman's review of Dr. Thorne and how he did their revisions (for other issues and other doctors) and they were happy. Looking at Dr. Thorne’s instagram, I noticed doctors commenting on how brilliant he is. I felt hope for the first time in 3 years. Dr. Thorne is incredible. He fixes ears that were bitten off by a dog, or mangled in an accident or children born with deformed ears. Check his work out. Dr. Thorne suggested against a V-Y plasty (which was how my original doctor wanted to fix it for a 3rd time.) due to the scar it would leave along my jawline. Fast forward, I had my surgery 8 months ago (a pixie ear revision but with a slight facelift.) My ears are like almost like they were prior. The thick scars all around my ears are mostly gone and He removed a ton of scar tissue to give me back my tragus. He even pulled up the scars along my hairline near my neck so they look much better. My friends & family could not believe the difference. How he did this without making me look like Joan Rivers I don’t know. My face came out even better than I thought possible. I think it came out even better than the doctor thought possible. A revision is not as simple as a facelift. A 3rd revision takes real talent and many doctors just can’t do it. Make sure when considering a facelift you look at ears, scars, tragus and not just the jaw line. If hair is covering those areas in the after picture that is not a good sign. He is also honest and told me I do not need my eyes done yet.

Words cannot express the gratitude that my family and I have for Dr. Thorne. I found Dr. Thorne on the internet after searching for a doctor to perform an otoplasty on my son. From the moment I met Dr. Thorne, I knew he was the right doctor. I felt very comfortable with him. Dr. Thorne was respectful, calm, comforting, professional, caring and kind. He took the time to explain everything and showed us before and after photos of his previous patients. Dr. Thorne created two beautiful, perfect, natural-looking ears for my son. My son's ears not only were prominent, but they were different sizes and needed to be cut and reshaped to match each other. On the day of surgery I had no fears or worries at all. I knew my son was in excellent hands. While waiting in the waiting room, I meet a lovely lady who had work done with Dr. Thorne. She spoke very highly about Dr. Thorne's work he did on her and her granddaughter. After the surgery my son was so ecstatic along with our entire family. If anyone is in need of a plastic surgeon, please us Dr. Thorne. He is wonderful.

Five stars is not nearly enough for Dr. Charles Thorne, the man who gave me my life back. My story is as follows. In the beginning of 2020, I had a deep...

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