Dr. Thomas A. Mustoe is a Harvard-trained, double board-certified plastic surgeon. The founder of TLKM Plastic Surgery in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Mustoe has garnered international renown for being a compassionate, highly qualified, and intelligent physician. He takes care to listen closely to each and every one of his plastic surgery patients to understand their motivations for treatment and their desired results. While he has expertise in a multitude of procedures for the face, breast, and body, he is best known for his artistic eye and skilled hand with facelift, browlift, and rhinoplasty surgery, due to being board certified in both Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery. He also frequently performs breast augmentation, mommy makeovers, and tummy tucks (abdominoplasty). In fact, he has lectured and written extensively about his technique of abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) under local anesthesia and IV sedation with accelerated recovery, avoiding the risks of general anesthesia. Passionate about education and innovation, Dr. Mustoe is a teacher and inventor as well as a surgeon. He has held professor roles at both Washington University School of Medicine and Northwestern University School of Medicine, and was the chief of Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s plastic and reconstructive surgery division from 1991 to 2010. He frequently shares his expertise in peer-reviewed articles and textbooks, and has published more than 200 pieces in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Mustoe holds board positions at esteemed medical publications, including Journal of the American College of Surgeons and Wound Repair and Regeneration. He also holds four United States patents related to wound healing and scar treatments, with two more patents pending. Dr. Mustoe graduated with his bachelor’s and medical degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, respectively. After completing his internship in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, he pursued residencies in three unique specialties: General Surgery, Plastic Surgery (both at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston), and Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (at Harvard’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear teaching hospital in Boston). He is double board certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Mustoe has been honored with many prestigious awards, including a lifetime achievement award from the Wound Healing Society, and being named one of America’s top doctors by Castle Connolly 16 years in a row. He has held leadership positions at several esteemed industry organizations, including a role as treasurer and a member on the board of directors of The American Board of Plastic Surgery, and is a past president of the Wound Healing Society. When Dr. Mustoe isn’t caring for patients at TLKM Plastic Surgery, he can be found traveling the world to attend various plastic surgery conferences, often as a guest speaker; he has been invited to speak at over 150 engagements, to share his expertise. Dr. Mustoe is an active member of multiple professional organizations, including the American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons, the Plastic Surgery Research Council, and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, as well as a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has also served as the advisor to many companies big and small, as well as the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Dr. Thomas Mustoe was a great surgeon from the beginning of the process to the end. He was honest throughout the entire process and patient with me. I appreciate his great communication, patience, and thoughtfulness.
Top quality experience. Ptosis in both eyes and lids corrected. Requested conservative approach due to extreme dry eye condition and Dr Mustoe listened, was kind and patient. I very much appreciated the open door policy for post surgery follow-up appointments.
I have been a patient of Dr Mustoe for over 15 years. He has performed upper and lower facelifts, neck lift, blepharoplasty, fat transfers for wrinkles, lasers and dermabrasion and other procedures. I spend a lot of time in the sun. Dr Mustoe is committed to giving you a refreshed look while not looking overdone. Two weeks after a major surgery, no one can tell that you have had surgery, but they will tell you that look great. He is very serious about keeping a natural look. He takes time to listen to your concerns, fears and expectations. He truly cares about his patients. You can look up his credentials, and you will see that they are impressive, but his desire for you to be happy elevates him above others. He is honest and talented. He has a great team that has been with him a long time. I trust him implicitly and highly recommend him.
I went to Dr Mustoe ten years ago for breast augmentation and I couldn’t be happier. I asked for a natural look and he nailed it. They still look fantastic ten years later. I highly recommend Dr Mustoe - best in Chicago.
I had an excellent experience with Dr. Mustoe for breast augmentation! He made me very comfortable about the process from the beginning and made sure to understand what my goals were. The procedure itself was very smooth and I had an easy and quick recovery! Couldn’t be happier with my results so far and Dr. Mustoe’s work.
I have been a patient of Dr. Thomas Mustoe for several years. Many consider him to be the finest cosmetic surgeon in the Chicago area and the Midwest. Outside his extraordinary surgical aptitude, he can touch your heart with his kindness, his thoughtfulness, and his availability. Words can't describe the confidence that he has earned because of his skill and professionalism.
Dr. Mustoe is incredibly talented and provides excellent pre and post operative care, along with his staff. He goes above and beyond to ensure his patients are happy with their results. I was incredibly impressed with the amount of time he spent during each visit to ensure all questions were answered and all information was delivered and understood.
I only have incredible things to say about Dr. Mustoe!!! First, I came to him about concerns over my eyes. I’ve had hooded eyes my entire life, and it’s genetic, eventually causing ptosis later in life. My family members have all had corrective surgery. As I began to age, I noticed my eyes getting more droopy, making me look older, sleepy, and hiding the appearance of my eyes. I came to Dr. Mustoe for a few reasons - he has incredible experience with a phenomenal background, has developed a unique approach to upper blepharoplasty for natural results, and he had incredible before and after results / patient reviews. Dr. Mustoe went above and beyond my expectations!! Shortly after receiving my quote and consultation, I faced some financial challenges that required me to revisit the approach. Dr. Mustoe incorporated my budgetary needs with my desires, and combined that with that he knew based on his almost limitless experience, what the best approach would be. I was fully confident that he wouldn’t take any risks, and that if I were not in the financial place, I knew he would NEVER cut corners and would be honest with me. This transparency is part of what sets him apart from all the rest! After that, I was ready for surgery. I opted for the in office procedure where Dr. Mustoe and his incredible nurse, Marissa, were there to support me in every way possible that day. I felt the space was clean, comfortable, and their demeanor was warm and assuring. They assessed me and made sure they did what was right for me - a very well tailored experience. During the procedure, it was absolutely painless and quick!! I came to shortly after where Dr. Mustoe and his nurse welcomed my fiance into the room to come pick me up. It went so smoothly, I couldn’t believe it. I was tired the rest of the day, and slept with my head elevated, rotating ice 5 mins on 15 mins off. Keeping the wound moisturized as directed kept me from feeling uncomfortable. On the day after my operation, I was groggy from the meds the day before, but had no pain that I couldn’t manage with ice. I was medication free, resting, and felt comfortable. Now, I wouldn’t be running a marathon, but I was shocked how comfortable I felt. Fast forward a few days, I got my stitches out. I was absolutely in awe of the results. They were above and beyond my expectations!!!! My experience was incredible. Dr. Mustoe made me feel heard, he understood my desired result, and has a gentle yet assuring approach. I would recommend anyone to Dr. Mustoe who desires to have work done on their face. I was nervous searching for the right doctor, but I knew I found the right person when Dr. Mustoe took plenty of time to talk with me about my concerns and desired outcome. 100000 stars out of 10! Thank you to the whole team. The entire staff- including the front desk, office manager, nurses, and Dr. Mustoe himself are kind, courteous, positive, and accommodating. Thank you for helping me feel like myself, but just a little refreshed!! :)
I returned to see Dr Mustoe for my implant exchange surgery as he did an excellent job with my breast reconstruction after a bilateral mastectomy. I moved out of the country and traveled back to Chicago for this surgery. I would not have had it any other way! Dr Mustoe did a fabulous job this time around as well.
Dr. Mustoe is the absolute best! I got a rhinoplasty and he did an excellent job. I feel so confident with my nose and it looks so natural, also while diminishing the insecurities I had with my nose. The recovery time was very fast - not much pain, minimal swelling, and my bruising was able to be covered up after 5 days. I get so many compliments on my nose and everyone is always asking me who did it. I 100000% recommend him to everyone!!!
You have minimal bulging fat , so simply removing fat will either leave you looking hollow or give minimal improvement. . Fat repositioning with release of the arcus marginalis also ( septum between orbital cheek fat ) and adding some fat with fat transfer will give you the best result.
Deep tear troughs are caused by the orbicularis muscle being tightly adherent to the bone. Fat transfer die by itself if done skillfully can help and look very natural, but the best improvement is through a lower blepharoplasty through a trans conjuctival approach lift the muscle off the bone, reposition fat and also do some fat transfer. There is no visible scar and eyelid shake will not change.
Yes , absolutely. It is true that most surgeons have limited experience with peri areolar incisions which are used less commonly today but they are still very suitable for saline implants and smaller silicone gel implants depending on the size of the areola. There is no reason why you couldn’t have your implants replaced through an areolar incisions which which I still use routinely for those patients who prefer it. It does add somewhat to the length of the surgery and is technically more demanding.
Unfortunately the skin around the mouth has relaxed and filler is not going to help without adding so much volume that it looks unnatural. Non invasive skin tightening procedures also don’t work well in this area. It is conceivable that microneedling could help slightly but I Woukd not be optimistic. Conventional minikifts that don’t RealSelf and lift the superficial muscle layer (SMAS) will only give temporary benefits. A properly performed deep plane lift will address the midface relaxation and can be done through limited incisions.
Although Botox did not give you the improvement you were looking for the frown lines or 11’a are caused by an overactive frown muscle which can be surgically weakened permanently through an upper blepharoplasty incision and when combined with fat grafting should give a major long term improvement. Fat Grafting may require more than one treatment but the combination has been highly successful.
