Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery Center, a cosmetic surgery center located in Mansfield, Texas, has published a patient resource explaining how breast augmentation surgeons in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex are identified and verified. The practice has performed breast augmentation for patients from Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Midlothian, and Waxahachie since 2008. The resource, titled "Who Does Breast Augmentation in DFW?", addresses board certification, surgical facility accreditation, public credential verification, consultation practice, and revision breast surgery.
According to the resource, patients researching breast augmentation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area may encounter surgeons certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, and certification by that board indicates completion of a fellowship dedicated to cosmetic surgery beyond residency training. The resource notes that accreditation for outpatient surgical facilities is granted by organizations including the Joint Commission and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, and that hospital admitting privileges are granted through a hospital's own medical staff credentialing process.
The resource identifies three credentials that are verifiable through public records rather than through a practice's own description of itself. Board certification is confirmed through the certifying board's public directory, including the directory maintained by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery. Texas medical licensure and disciplinary history are published by the Texas Medical Board. As of 2026, surgical facility accreditation is confirmed through the accrediting organization rather than through the practice that operates there.
The resource also notes that consultation practice varies among Dallas-Fort Worth cosmetic surgery practices. At some private practice offices the initial consultation is conducted by a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or patient coordinator, while at others the operating surgeon conducts the consultation personally. Both the person who conducts the consultation and the person who performs the surgery are confirmable when the appointment is scheduled. The resource further states that patient reviews of breast augmentation surgeons in Mansfield, Texas are evaluated by source and specificity rather than by star average, and that reviews naming who conducted the consultation, who performed the surgery, and what the follow-up schedule involved describe the process a patient will experience.
At Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery Center, breast augmentation is performed by Dr. Michael L. Thornton, DO, FACOS, a double board-certified cosmetic surgeon board-certified by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Osteopathic Board of Surgery, whose certification is listed in the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery directory and whose Texas medical license is on file with the Texas Medical Board. He completed a twelve-month dedicated cosmetic surgery fellowship accredited by the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and has more than twenty years of combined surgical training and operative experience. He is a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, has served as an Oral Board Examiner for the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery, and holds that board's Cosmetic Surgery Patient Safety Certification. Dr. Thornton performs elective cosmetic surgery at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare at Mansfield, a Joint Commission-accredited and AAAHC-certified outpatient surgical facility. Dr. Thornton holds hospital privileges at Medical City Arlington and Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, where he previously served as Chief of the General Surgery Section and Vice-Chair of the Department of Surgery.
Dr. Thornton founded Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery Center, conducts every consultation himself, and performs every surgery himself, without delegating either to a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or patient coordinator. He also administers all neurotoxin injections and dermal filler injectable treatments personally. The surgical plan and its cost are established during the consultation.
"Board certification, Texas medical licensure, and surgical facility accreditation are matters of public record, and each one can be confirmed before an operation is scheduled," said Dr. Michael Thornton, DO, FACOS, FAACS, Diplomate of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery and founder of Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery Center. "Certification by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery reflects completion of a fellowship dedicated to cosmetic surgery beyond residency training, and the board publishes that status in its own directory."
The resource notes that revision and secondary breast surgery is a separate surgical category from primary breast augmentation in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and that not every practice performs it. The category includes breast implant exchange, explant of breast implant devices, and correction of a previous breast augmentation. Dr. Thornton performs secondary breast surgery, implant exchange, and explant alongside primary breast augmentation for patients in Mansfield, Arlington, and Fort Worth.
Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery Center is located at 550 N Walnut Creek Dr, Suite 120, Mansfield, TX 76063, and provides breast augmentation, breast implant revision surgery, and breast implant removal to patients from Mansfield, Arlington, Fort Worth, Dallas, Midlothian, and Waxahachie. The office can be reached at (817) 477-9000, and driving directions to the office are available online. Office hours are by appointment only.
The full resource, "Who Does Breast Augmentation in DFW?", is available on the Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery Center website at mansfieldcosmeticsurgery.com, and the practice location in Mansfield, Texas can be viewed on Google Maps.
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For more information about Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery, contact the company here:
Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery
Dr. Michael Thornton
(817) 477-9000
info@mansfieldcosmeticsurgery.com
Mansfield Cosmetic Surgery
550 N Walnut Creek Dr #120,
Mansfield, TX 76063
