Dr. Sam Lam Plastic Surgery Forum

Hello Dr. Lam

I had 2 questions:

One, do you think it is possible to improve the appearance of this scar? I took a picture of it, but it isn't the best quality:



It began as a pimple, which I prematurely skinned the top part off. A scab form...which I once again messed up by picking at it. I didn't have stitches, and this scar most likely formed because I picked the scab. This ...

hi doctor, i would like to ask if it's possible to do fats injection on the nose bridge to make the bridge taller?

Dear Dr. Lam,

One of the biggest things that I dislike about my nose are my nostrils. As I'm looking forward or taking a profile picture, my nostrils are showing. Another thing I dislike about my nostrils is that they are too big.

I have no problem with my side profile, it looks perfectly fine. If I were to lengthen my nose and decrease the size of my nostrils, is it possible to keep my ...

Dear Dr Lim,

I got incision double eyelid surgery done in Asia more than a year and a half ago, the results are good but today i looked in the mirror and saw what looks like a small left-over stitch with skin now grown over it. Its the strangest thing because i don't know how i have not noticed it until now. Is it relatively easy to get it removed at any plastic surgery clinic?

Hi Dr Lam,

Is it possible for bruises to be permanent?

My daughter underwent the non-stitching suture Asian double eyelid surgery 3 months ago and she still has prominent reddish-purple bruises on her eyelids (resembles rust).

They started out bluish and became reddish-purple 10 days post-surgery and have stayed this way since. They don't seem to be fading much at all.

Is this normal? Are these still bruises or have they developed into some kind ...

Hi Dr. Lam.
I am Asian and had a rhinoplasty including an alarplasty done (overseas) about 7 weeks ago. While I am happy with the overall result, I have some visible redness and scarring from the alarplasty on my left side. The area in the left alar groove starting at the base of the nostril has a small raised scar about 5mm in length. Something more problematic is an indentation about 2mm in diameter at ...

Hi Dr. Lam,
I'm a young ethnic woman. Ever since I can remember I was teased for having a "big forehead" because I had a high hairline. I've never had the "normal" youth life, because I was to afraid to be confident. I always hoped there would be some type of procedure that can help. I came across your video on YouTube, it was about a woman who received the hairline lowering procedure. I couldn't ...

Dr. Lam,

I have a question about Asian double eyelid surgery. My left eye has the crease, but not my right eye. So I'd like to get the crease on my right eyelid. But I heard you don't do just one lid. You have to make a cut on both. So I was just wondering: How would you make a cut on my left eye which already has a crease, given that I'm satisfied with ...

Hi dr. lam

I am about 3 wks post op from asian bleph surgery which i got out of state.

I am healing well but I noticed that when my eyes are closed that there is a little fold/excess skin at the crease/suture line. Of course I dont notice it but it does look strange when my eyes are closed. Is this normal and will resolve itself over time or am in need of a ...

Hello Dr. Lam!

I have a question about my nose that I hope you could help me answer. Four years ago, I had my first rhinoplasty done in California. The surgeon was supposedly very good, but he seemed to have rushed through my surgery -- the result was that my nostrils were crooked and after a year or so, a bump appeared on the right right side of my nose! The material used was gortex. ...