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Dr. Thomas Mustoe, MD

Thomas Mustoe, MD is a plastic surgeon at TLKM Plastic Surgery in Chicago, Illinois. His site states he has performed over 2,000 upper and 1,500 lower blepharoplasty procedures.

Practice
737 North Michigan Avenue #1500, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 788-2560
Website
drthomasmustoe.com
Plastic surgeonsFacial plastic surgeonsOculoplastic surgeons

Dr. Thomas Mustoe (large marker) and the top 24 eyelid surgeons in Illinois, numbered by state rank. Markers sit at the center of the practice's ZIP code. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Training and board certification

  • Medical degree, Harvard College, cum laude; bachelor's degree in biology, Harvard College, cum laude.
  • Internship, Massachusetts General Hospital; surgery residency, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital.
  • Otolaryngology residency, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
  • Plastic surgery chief residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital, under Dr. Joseph Murray.
  • Site states: "board-certified in plastic surgery and otolaryngology (head and neck surgery)" (American Board of Plastic Surgery and American Board of Otolaryngology).
  • Professor and chief, Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University, appointed 1991; formerly associate professor, Washington University.
  • Scientific Program Chair, American Society of Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting; Board of Directors, American Board of Plastic Surgery; past president, Wound Healing Society.
  • Over 30 years practicing and teaching plastic surgery; site states over 10,000 surgeries performed.

Eyelid surgery work

The eyelid surgery page describes upper blepharoplasty (incision hidden in the natural lid crease, excess skin removed) and lower blepharoplasty (transconjunctival incision inside the lower lid, with fat repositioning or fat transfer to the tear trough). It states Dr. Mustoe has performed more than 1,500 lower and 2,000 upper blepharoplasty procedures. The practice recommends combining blepharoplasty with facelift, neck lift or brow lift. (source)

The before-and-after gallery is filtered to Dr. Mustoe's blepharoplasty cases, showing 41 cases including upper blepharoplasty and combined upper-and-lower blepharoplasty with bilateral ptosis repair. (source)

The practice site has no dedicated canthoplasty, standalone ptosis, or revision-eyelid page.

Other procedures

The site also offers a brow lift. (source)

Insurance and cost

The practice site has no insurance or Medicare statement for eyelid surgery. The eyelid page states cost varies by the particulars of the procedure, with financing available. (source)

Recovery: the page states patients return to work and social activities within 7 to 10 days, with mild discomfort managed by over-the-counter medication. (source)

Recovery, from the practice

From drthomasmustoe.com, read 2026-09-30, each with its source page.

Recovery, in the practice's words

TopicStatementDays
Back to work"Return to work and social activities within 7 to 10 days." Source10

Why #17: the score, line by line

Points come from sources read the same way for every surgeon. The method is on the methodology page.

SignalPointsOfSource
Before-and-after gallery35.740an eyelid before-and-after gallery on the practice site, scored on how many eyelid cases it shows
Eyelid procedure pages910eyelid surgery pages on the practice site, more for each further eyelid operation
Cosmetic society1515eyelid surgery listed in a cosmetic surgery society directory
Training1515Plastic surgeon
Eyelid research6.115eyelid surgery papers in PubMed
Teaching05eyelid sessions taught at medical meetings, 2023 on
Score80.8100Rank 17 of 500

Eyelid surgery papers

Papers in the PubMed eyelid record that list Dr. Thomas Mustoe as an author, newest first. Search PubMed.

2020
Rethinking Upper Blepharoplasty: The Impact of Pretarsal Show
Alghoul MS, Bricker JT, Venkatesh V, Gupta AR, Vaca EE, Sinno S, et al. · Plast Reconstr Surg · PMID 33234951
2019
Simplified Lateral Brow Lift under Local Anesthesia for Correction of Lateral Hooding
Turin SY, Vaca EE, Cheesborough JE, Sinno S, Mustoe TA · Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open · PMID 31624658

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