Dr. Thao

Dr. Thao is the plastic surgeon at Woodbury Plastic Surgery in Woodbury, Minnesota, where he performs cosmetic and reconstructive operations. He holds board certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Minnesota Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has years of cosmetic surgery experience. He trained first as an undergraduate at Brown University, then at the University of Minnesota Medical School, followed by a general surgery residency at St. John Hospital in Detroit, Michigan and further plastic surgery training in Akron, Ohio. His focus areas include facial rejuvenation, body contouring, breast surgery, aesthetic lasers and anti-aging injectables such as Botox and dermal fillers. For the breast he performs augmentation, short-scar reduction and lift procedures, and he is trained in reconstruction using autogenous tissue from the abdominal and latissimus muscles as well as prosthetic implants. He performs mommy makeovers and has worked with massive weight-loss patients on body contouring, including tummy tucks, liposuction and total body lifts. Patients who want facial or body rejuvenation see him for these operations, along with laser and IPL treatments and injectables. On the face he offers endoscopic brow lifts, facelifts, neck lifts, ear surgery, eyelid surgery, facial implants, lip enhancement, scar revision, mole removal, earlobe repair and nose surgery. He performs Asian cosmetic surgery, notably Asian double eyelid surgery, and the practice describes him as one of the most requested plastic surgeons in the United States for that work. He has experience with craniofacial trauma such as facial fractures, and his general plastic and reconstructive training covers wound care, flap reconstruction, skin cancer treatment, carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger surgery. He lectures on plastic surgery and has been a keynote speaker at wellness forums and healthcare conferences. He has mentored in the University of Minnesota Medical School Connection Mentoring Program and taken part in St. Paul and Minneapolis Schools Career Day. He was named Best Plastic Surgeon by Readers' Choice, Top Doctor by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine, Best Doctor for Women and Best Minnesota Doctor by Minnesota Monthly, and Best Minnesota Doctor in 2014, and was selected for the Forty Under Forty award by Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine. The practice also describes him as cutting edge.