Dr. James Fallon Thornton MD
Plastic Surgeon
915 Olentangy River Road, Suite 2140 Columbus OH, 43212About
James Thornton, M.D., is Professor of Plastic Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where he teaches plastic surgery residents about facial and nasal reconstruction. Dr. Thornton earned his medical ...
Board Certification
Plastic SurgeryAmerican Board of Plastic SurgeryABPS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The limited scar mastopexy: current concepts and approaches to correct breast ptosis.
- Nasolabial flap for nasal tip reconstruction.
- Medial sural cutaneous nerve biopsy.
- AlloDerm versus DermaMatrix in immediate expander-based breast reconstruction: a preliminary comparison of complication profiles and material compliance.
- Lower third nasal reconstruction: when is skin grafting an appropriate option?
- Expandable desiccated ear wicks aid in skin graft reconstruction of the external auditory canal after Mohs micrographic surgery.
- Soft tissue facial reconstruction.
- The rationale for direct linear closure of facial Mohs' defects.
- Facial fractures.
- Ergotrid flap: a local flap for cutaneous defects of the upper lateral lip.
- Simplifying cheek reconstruction: a review of over 400 cases.
- A paradigm shift in correcting medial orbital fracture-related enophthalmos: volumetric augmentation through a lateral approach.
- Contemporary techniques for the correction of temporal hollowing: augmentation temporoplasty with the classic dermal fat graft.
- Reconstruction of the nasal soft triangle subunit.
- Nasal soft tissue reconstruction.
Awards
- Texas Super Doctors 2010-2011
Professional Memberships
- Member American Society of Plastic Surgeons
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