D.J. Verret, MD

Dr. Daniel Joseph “D.J.” Verret was born and raised in the heart of Cajun country, Lafayette, LA.  He attended Tulane University where he earned a degree in biomedical engineering with honors.  He went on to attend the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas for both his medical degree and residency training.  For further refinement of his skills, he applied for and was awarded one of only 38 nationwide one year fellowships through the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.  During fellowship he observed numerous hair transplant cases and did extensive reading to learn the latest techniques in hair transplantation. After living in the Dallas Metroplex for nine years, Dr. Verret became enamored with the area and moved back to Plano to open his practice. 

Dr. Verret continues to stay abreast of the latest innovations in facial plastic surgery through attendance at various local, national, and international facial plastic surgery meetings. He regularly teaches at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and volunteers at various local civic organizations. He has been invited to speak at national and international facial plastic surgery meetings and he has been rewarded with numerous peer reviewed articles and book chapters. Dr. Verret is certified by both the American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery and fellowship trained in facial plastic surgery.

While not working, Dr. Verret enjoys bike riding, cooking, and photography. The landscape photographs you see on our website were all taken by Dr. Verret.

Why Choose Dr. Verret?

Dr. Verret specializes in rejuvenation of the face.  Training for a facial plastic surgeon differs from a plastic surgeon in that facial plastic surgeons spend the majority of their training operating only on the face.  Dr. Verret completed one year of general surgery and then, unlike a plastic surgeon, completed a four year residency in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery.  Most plastic surgery residents will complete a 3-5 year general surgery residency and then complete a 2 year plastic surgery residency in which they concentrate on all parts of the body, not just the face. 

Dr. Verret went on to refine his skills in cosmetic facial surgery in a one year fellowship at the University of Missouri - Columbia.  During that year, he was involved with over 400 cosmetic facial plastic surgery procedures. With an extensive background in head and neck surgery, Dr. Verret has a unique understanding of facial aging. Using this understanding, he can create a long lasting result which will look natural today and 30 years from now. This understanding is essential to create a result which can stand the test of time.

When you choose Dr. Verret for your hair restoration procedure, you will deal with Dr. Verret personally. He does not employ consultants or salespeople. Consultations are conducted by Dr. Verret and he will work diligently to ensure that you are educated about your procedure and are realistic in your expectations. Unlike some institutions, Dr. Verret performs only one hair transplant a day to ensure that the focus is on a single patient. His hair technicians have hundreds of cases of experience and are focussed on obtaining the best results possible for each patient.

Education

1993-1997 - Tulane University of Louisiana
BSE with departmental honors, Summa cum laude, Biomedical Engineering

1997-2001 - University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Doctor of Medicine with Alpha Omega Alpha Honors

Training

2001-2002 - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Internship in General Surgery

2002-2006 - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Residency in Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

2006-2007 - University of Missouri at Columbia
Fellowship in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Peer Reviewed Publications

Direct Tissue Expansion of the Contracted Nose
Verret DJ, Ducic Y
Laryngoscope. 2004 Feb;114(2):383-5.

Endoscopic Cauterization of Fourth Branchial Cleft Sinus Tracts
Verret DJ, McClay J, Murray A, Biavatti M, Brown O
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004 Apr;130(4):465-8.

Combined Laryngocele
Verret DJ, DeFatta RJ, Sinard R
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2004 Jul;113(7):594-6.

Airway Foreign Body
Verret DJ, Adelson RT, McClay J
Ear Nose Throat J. 2004 Sep;83(9):605-6.

The Effect of Nasal Steroids on Nasociliary Clearance
Verret DJ, Marple BM
Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery. 2005 Feb; 13:14–18.

Reparative Granuloma after Stapedectomy Surgery
Verret DJ, Roland PR
Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2005 May; 131(5):462-4.

Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Pseudoaneurysm.
DeFatta RJ, Verret DJ, Bauer P
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.  2005 Aug; 69(8): 1135-9.

Bilateral Cholesterol Granulomas of the Petrous Apex
Verret DJ, Samy RN
Otology and Neurotology. 2005 Sep; 26(5): 1041-4.

Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma: case report and literature review.
DeFatta RJ, Verret DJ, Adelson RT, Gomez A, Myers LL
Laryngoscope. 2005 Oct; 115(10):1789-92.

Transorbital Penetration of the Skull Base with an Occult Foreign Body.
Verret DJ, DeFatta R, Ducic Y
American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2005 Nov;23(7):901-2.

Hydroxyapatite Cement in Craniofacial Reconstruction.
Verret DJ, Ducic Y, Oxford L, Smith J
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 2005 Dec; 133(6):983-4.

Branchio-oculo-facial Syndrome with Ectodermal Parathyroid Tissue
Verret DJ, Murray AD, Hobar PC
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2005 Dec; 133(6): 983-4.

Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss Evaluation with T2 FSE MRI in a Public Hospital
Verret DJ, DeFatta R, Adelson RT
Acta oto-laryngologica. 2006 Jul; 126(7):705-7.

Giant Myxomas of the Maxilla and Skull Base
DeFatta RJ, Verret DJ, Ducic Y
Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 2006 Jun; 134(6): 931-5.

Sialoblastoma: A Rare Submandibular Gland Neoplasm
Verret DJ, DeFatta RJ, Bauer P
Ear, Nose, and Throat Journal.  2006 August.

Liposarcoma of the Tongue
Adelson RT, DeFatta RJ, Verret DJ, Shen Y
Ear Nose Throat J. 2006 Nov;85(11):749-51. Review. 

External Auditory Canal Hemangiomas
Verret DJ, DeFatta RJ, Samy RN
Skull base.  2007 March;17(2):141-43.

Nodular hidradenocarcinoma over the parotid gland: a pathologic presentation.
Verret DJ, Kabbani W, DeFatta RJ.
Head Neck. 2007 Feb;29(2):193-7.

J-Lift/Interal Facelift for Facial Rejuvination
Leach JL, Verret DJ, Gilmore J
American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery.  2007;24(1):7-14.

Dual-porosity expanded polytetrafluoroethylene implants for lip, nasolabial groove, and melolabial groove augmentation
Verret DJ, Leach JL, Gilmore J
Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2006 Nov-Dec;8(6):423-5.

T-cell lymphoma of the upper eyelid: a case report and review of the literature (with reconstruction)
Verret DJ, Ducic Y, DeFatta RJ
Surg Oncol. 2006 Nov;15(3):135-9. Epub 2006 Dec 19. Review.

Endoscopic transantral repair of orbital floor fractures
Ducic Y, Verret DJ.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009 June; 140(6):849-54.

Books

Book Chapters

2006 - Implants, Soft Tissue, High Density Porous Polyethylene (Medpor)  
Verret DJ, Ducic Y

2006 - Endoscopic Approaches to the Orbit
Verret DJ, Ducic Y

2005 - Conductive Hearing Loss
Verret DJ; Otolaryngology Oral Board Exam Review, Roland PS and Marple BF, eds

2005 - Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Verret DJ; Otolaryngology Oral Board Exam Review, Roland PS and Marple BF, ed

National and International Presentations and Posters

2008 - Photography for the Facial Plastic Surgeon
Verret DJ
Short Course Presentation, American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery National Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 2008

2007 - Efficacy of Aesthetic Services to Create Surgical Cases in a Cosmetic Facial Plastic
Verret, DJ, LaFerriere, Keith
Podium Presentation, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery National Meeting, Washington, DC, September 2007

2006 - EPTFE implants for facial augmentation
Verret, DJ, Leach JL, Gilmore J
Podium Presentation, 9th Annual AAFPRS International Symposium of Facial Plastic Surgery, Las Vegas, NV, May 2006

2005 - J-Lift/Internal Facelift
Verret DJ, Leach JL, Gilmore J
Podium Presentation, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery National Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, September 2005

2005 -  Safety and Efficacy of the Vial Test in Allergy Immunotherapy
Verret DJ, Marple BM, Mabry R
Podium Presentation, American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy National Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, September 2005

2005 - The Safety and Efficacy of the Holmium Laser for Tracheal Stenosis
Verret DJ, Ducic Y
Podium Presentation, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, September 2005

2004 - Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss Evaluation with T2 FSE MRI in a Public Hospital
Verret DJ, Samy RN
Poster Presentation, 107th Annual Meeting of the Triologic Society, Phoenix, AZ, May 2004

2003 - Endoscopic Cauterization of Fourth Branchial Cleft Sinus Tracts
Verret DJ, McClay J, Murray A, Biavatti M, Brown O
Poster Presentation, 18th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Nashville, TN, May 200

Conference Presentations

2009 - Periorbital Rejuvenation
Verret DJ
UT Southwestern Head & Neck Surgery Grand Rounds, October 2009

2009 - Nasal Disorders
Verret DJ
UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Program Lectures, September 21, 2009

2009 - Reconstruction of facial defects
Verret DJ
UT Southwestern Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, July 2009

2009 - Photography for the Facial Plastic Surgeon
Verret DJ
Short Course, Texas Cosmetic Surgery Society, Grapevine, TX, May 9, 2009

2008 - Nasal Disorders
Verret DJ
UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Program Lectures, September 22, 2008

2008 - Facelift Surgery
Verret DJ
UT Southwestern Otolaryngology Grand Rounds, July 2009

2008 - Mini Facelifts
Verret DJ
Short Course, Texas Cosmetic Surgery Society, Grapevine, TX, May 2008

Publications Under Review

Efficacy of Aesthetic Services to Create Surgical Cases in a Cosmetic Facial Plastic
Verret DJ, LaFerriere Keith
Submitted to Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery

Current Projects

Reconstruction of forehead defects after Mohs resection of skin cancers
Verret DJ, Adelson Robert