Dr. Sam Lam Plastic Surgery Forum

I have been plagued with nasolabial folds for as long as I remember. But I believe they are due to facial structure and not aging as I am still very young. I am really bothered by them. Is there anything permanent I can do? Picture included.


I'm also getting rhinoplasty in the future. PLEASE help. I can't find answers for this anywhere.

went to have eye tightening enhancement under the eye area because Dr. said that if I removed some of the skin from under the eye area I would not get bags later as I got older. So I went ahead with the minor surgury and when under she also removed my collegen from under the eyes so now I have a sleepy droppy look was wondering if it is safe to inject fillers in this ...

Dr Lam,
I read from a previous post that fat transfer may help, but not eliminate dark circles under the eyes. I wouldn't consider mine extreme, but i would like to see improvement. Are there any
other procedures (excluding lower bleph) that you would recommend? I have read acid peals, TCA, etc.. Would like to know what you have had success with.. Thanks

Dear doctor and forum members, i've got a question. Is it possible to totally ( from head to toe) to replace one's skin - which is for example damaged - by another skin?

I would like to hear your thoughts on this.

Sincerly yours,

Fort Doze

Hi Dr Lam. I finally took the time to register. I’m a huge fan of your work, thanks to you I found out about the geometric broken line scar revision, and even if most doctors say that a fat transfer in the face should last only a few months, the truth is that if done correctly, it can last for years and improve skin quality in the meantime.

In a couple of your video diaries ...

hello Dr Lam,
i have a large fold of excess skin underneath and around my eyes and it is more noticible when i smile. im very petitle and muscular but i dont know why there is fat under there. whenever i take picture u cant help but notice the large crease under my eyes which takes the focus off my eyes itself. I was wondering if im an a candidate for a blesparoplasty and if ...

Hello doctor
why relatively less fat accumulates in liposuctioned areas after significant weight gain than non liposuctioned areas...is this because that there are less stem cells in those parts?

I am one of those unfortunate people who have sleep lines under my eyes. As I get older I am noticing that sleeping on my side is causing even more lines than I can imagine. I have read from other forums that most vertical lines on a persons face are caused from scrunching up your face by sleeping on your side or stomach and pressing your face into the pillow or the bed with some ...

Dear Dr Lam,
I was intrigued by your YouTube video on scar revision and although you specialize in facial surgery, I'm hoping you might be able to answer a question about healing of an abdominal incision.
Seven weeks ago I had an abdominal myomectomy to remove a very large (>1.5kg) uterine fibroid. Although my surgeon said he would try to make a transverse "bikini" line incision, I ended up with a (16cm) midline incision from ...

Dear Dr. Lam,

Why do some people have dimples? Does it have to do with the density of their cheek tissue or is it related to the muscles? Thank you for your time.

CJ