Dr. Sam Lam Plastic Surgery Forum

I had Otoplasy done last Friday on just my left ear. My left ear os is 1/4" closer to my head now then my right one. Did my surgeon over correct or will the ear spring back out 1/4"?

Hi Dr. Lam,
I have had a mole located on my actual lip...right in the middle...since birth. Recently (I'm 25 now) it has gotten more noticeable and slightly raised. It's never bothered me much but it has started to now that people make comments more regularly..confirming that it is getting more noticeable. I was wondering what procedures are available for such a removal and the complications that could arise from it. There doesnt seem to ...

Hi, I had a mole removed about 10 days ago from just above my smile line (about hlf a cm above it). It now seems that when i smile my smile line is slightly distorted on thatside of the face. I had it done by a plastc surgeon and I have a line about 1cm long that sits just above that smile line. I was just wondering if that distortion will always be there or ...

Hello there , I'm 28 years old middle eastern male with deep ice pick acne scars on my cheek and the area under my ears , both side (left side is little deeper with sharper edges) i had Fraxel laser treatment and honestly after 2 years i can tell that i didn't see any improvement. my skin looked a little better and smoother while i was doing a treatment every 2 months but after i ...

i have a lesion on the tip of my nose that i cant define its raised so plz i'll attach my picture with this mail and u decide what the lesion is and what is the best treatment for it whether laser or electro cautery or any other preferred method...thx so much in advance

i have a lesion on the tip of my nose that i cant define its raised so plz i'll attach my picture with this mail and u decide what the lesion is and what is the best treatment for it whether laser or electro cautery or any other preferred method...thx so much in advance

i read your last message about the silicone lips, i did the same 20 years ago , i liked them , but now they are very low in my face , and not even also the space betwen my nose and lips is very long,, my question is ;because i live in houston, i can travel, but i would like to know fees? and how much time out ...

My question specifically addresses how to correct a fat transfer to my lower eyelids that makes my eyes look like they have strong undereye bags. This procedure was performed during March 2009. The surgeon who performed the procedure attempted to remedy the situation through a series of Kenalog injections followed by fat transfer in the cheek-eye border. I’ve consulted numerous surgeons regarding this matter but am not receiving consistent responses. Universally, these surgeons rule out ...

Hello Dr. Lam thank you so much for providing this message board and for your expertise, it is greatly appreciated! I wish I had found you and this board before I booked and paid for my fat grafting surgery with another surgeon, argh! I am across the country and didn't find you until I went online to do some pre-surgery research. Anyway, I am a thin 38 year-old female with general gauntness of the face. ...

We are considering Otoplasty for my 8 year old. Has anyone had luck getting it covered by Health Ins?