Mastery Is An Asymptote:Â My Plastic Surgery Journey I am constantly refining my work so that you have a better and better result every time you see me. An example is I started to use microcannulas for facial fillers in November 2010. Since that time I have advanced...
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Heidi Montag Plastic Surgery: What Are My Thoughts
Heidi Montag Plastic Surgery: What Are My Thoughts Obviously, when a famous celebrity gets plastic surgery, there is a thunderstorm of opinions that surround that event. Mostly these opinions originate from the lay press, and at other times these opinions appear as...
Understanding the Role of Artistry in Cosmetic Surgery and Enhancement
Understanding the Role of Artistry in Cosmetic Surgery and Enhancement One of the greatest compliments that I received was from an Italian plastic surgeon who flew from Italy trusting me to work on his wife’s face, which I performed in front of him. I undertook a fat...
Dr Samuel Lam Featured In NewBeauty Magazine
Dr Samuel Lam Featured In NewBeauty Magazine National Glossy Magazine Heralded As The Ultimate Cosmetic Enhancement Guide. Samuel M. Lam, MD, FACS, is featured in the Winter/Spring 2012 edition of NewBeauty magazine, which is due on newsstands in January 2012. The...
Kenny Rogers and Bad Blepharoplasty and Browlift Surgery
Kenny Rogers and Bad Blepharoplasty and Browlift Surgery Obviously, there is quite a bit of brouhaha about Kenny Rogers’ facial work. His alien appearance has clearly become the poster child for bad facial plastic surgery. If you are wondering what I see as far as his...
Eyebags, Shorelines, and Rocks
Eyebags, Shorelines, and Rocks When we talk about eyebags, we are focused on the obvious, which is that there is a protuberant bag of tissue. However, is this really the case in the majority of situations? My answer is no. What I oftentimes see is that the lower...
Priscilla Presley and Bad Silicone
Unfortunately, celebrities seem to be victims of shysters and crooks. As far as what I have heard, Priscilla Presley had silicone injected into her face by an unlicensed individual leaving her permanently scarred. As you can see in this photo, her cheeks were made...
How I use Permanent Facial Fillers: Fat, Silicone, Bellafill(Artefill)
How I use Permanent Facial Fillers: Fat Transfer, Silicone, Bellafill(Artefill) In my clinical practice I use both temporary and permanent facial fillers depending on a mixture of budget, desires, and safety. Although permanent fillers carry the risk that they are...
Differentiating Type 1 from Type 2 Eyes When Considering Fat Transfer to the Upper Eyelid/Brow Complex
Differentiating Type 1 from Type 2 Eyes When Considering Fat Transfer to the Upper Eyelid/Brow Complex A colleague of mine really got it right when he created a new perspective on seeing youthful eyes. He called them Type 1 and Type 2 eyes. I cannot recall which one...
Leveraging the Hardness of Products in Cosmetic Injectable Fillers
Leveraging the Hardness of Products in Cosmetic Injectable Fillers How hard an injectable product is can be a very good thing or a not so good thing. In any case, I try to use products based on its hardness factors for differing effects on the face. One of the softest...