Dr. Sam Lam Plastic Surgery Forum

Greetings Dr. Lam,

Say, if I were to augment the bridge of my nose a few mm using liquid silicon, would that allow the inner part of my eyelids to open up, even if it was to the slightest extent?

Hi, I had visited a plastic surgeon before, and he said I have very thick skin on my nose. It was not like that before, it just grow thicker and thicker with my super oily gland and acne as I grew up. so when I read your web I saw this.

"External valve collapse can occur due to many causes. The gentleman pictured below has a condition known as rhinophyma. The exuberant overgrowth of his ...

Hi Dr Lam

I had an awful overly-aggressive "hump reduction" rhino 3 years ago. My thick skin never shrunk down around the nose - it looked unrefined, flat and broad on my face. Of course, my breathing also suffered. My original nose was longer, refined and more pointy. Frontally, it was narrow and elegant, all I needed was a finesse hump reduction to improve the profile.

In order to restore height, it was suggested that ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

Five years ago, I broke my nose when I slipped and fell face forwards into the edge of a sharp desk (this also left a deep scar on the bridge of the nose). The right side of the nose is slightly bent inwards but all in all, the nose does not look too bad. The scar is on the top bridge of the nose (slightly to the right) and it really bothers ...

Hello Dr. Lam,
I have a few questions regarding silicone nose revision & cheeks sagging problem at a early age.
1. I previously had done a nose job, had a silicone implant. I want to know what if i decide to take out that implant by you, will my nose become sagging? (for example, let say you put full volume into a balloon, then you decide to take out some air, it's obvious that the ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

First, I will fly out there tomorrow to be lucky enough to have surgery done by you if it's true that your process rarely causes bruises? I am from Los Angeles and want to have a rhinoplasty rivision done with you as my first surgery caused 3 weeks of bruising under my eyes can that be avoided? Also, I attached a picture of myself as you can see my tip is now ...

Hey Dr. Lam,

I have a question for you regarding my nose. Over the years, my nose has become uneven looking where the middle of the nostrils connect to my face. It's a little hard to describe, so I've uploaded a photo so you can see what I'm referring to (please note my right nostril. I tried to take this picture facing directly towards the camera). I'm not sure if this unevenness is caused by ...

Dear Dr. Lam,

I had a nose job about 1.5 week ago and now a lot of the swelling has disappeared. However, my nose looks incredibly round and bulbous right now and it makes me really miserable. I'm beginning to suspect that it was the alarplasty that I underwent that caused this bulbous look. It seems like my alar has been overstraightened ... I did some research (if only I had done it earlier!) and ...

Hello Doctor :)
Just a doubt... I've seen many articles mention that botox can be used to "raise" the tip of the nose. What I wonder is: does it actually raise the tip of the nose to a point? or does it just AVOID the nose from drooping *when the person talks or smiles*?
Depending on the dose of botox, could botox actually raise the tip some ...

Hi Dr. Lam,

I heard lots of great things about you through tv and internet. I've seen you correct plastic surgery problems but do you you fix noses for 1st timers? I have a "flat" Asian nose with little bridge and would like to have it taller. How much would be the total cost? What kind of procedure do you use, the ear cartilage? You mention little bruising and short recovery time, would it be ...