Asian Facial Cosmetic Surgery including Asian Rhinoplasty, Asian blepharoplasty, Asian Jaw Reduction, and Asian Lip Reduction has gained increasing popularity over the past decade. With advanced techniques and more surgical options, Asian patients are seeking cosmetic surgery at a quickening pace. Although traditional Western techniques may be appropriate in select cases, Asian Facial Cosmetic Surgery requires cultural sensitivity and unique strategies that preserve a natural appearance but enhance beauty. Dr. Lam’s 2nd textbook, “Cosmetic Surgery of the Asian Face“, describes the many different state-of-the-art methods currently advocated, combining the best from the West and the East.

The Asian face is uniquely different from other races and requires special methods to enhance one’s appearance without creating an unnatural result that does not fit one’s ethnicity and/or gender. There are many minor and salient differences that divide the various Asian nationalities, e.g., Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese, Cambodian, etc.

Dr. Lam is considered an expert on Asian facial plastic surgery, as part of his training, he took his preceptorship abroad for Asian Facial Plastic Surgery in Honolulu, Hawaii; Tokyo, Japan; and Seoul, Korea. Dr. Lam is of Asian descent and fully understands all aspects of Asian plastic surgery.

The goal for Asian facial plastic surgery of any kind is to be ethnically sensitive in that the enhancements to the face must fit the face so that the result appears natural. For example, making a nose bridge too high or pointed does not make an Asian appear natural but instead becomes an artificial-appearing element on the face that gives away that a cosmetic procedure was undertaken. It is of paramount importance to perform only natural-appearing procedures that enhance rather than detract from one’s appearance.

In general, there are features of the Asian face that are attractive and others that are less desirable. For example, the lower face tends to be round, wide, with a fuller neck contour. Dr. Lam can perform non-surgical procedures like fillers and masseteric Botox treatments to reshape the face but prefers more permanent options, as indicated, such as buccal fat reduction (in select patients), chin augmentation, and deep neck lift contouring, for more durable results.

Since Dr. Lam’s textbook that came out in 2002, he has continued to advance the art and science of Asian cosmetic surgery having lectured around the world in discussing his techniques. Most recently, he is lecturing in Korea in 2024 on advanced techniques he has developed for the Asian cosmetic patient. Ultimately, no matter what technical evolutions have occurred in the field, he is at heart an artist and only performs procedures that will aesthetically enhance your appearance without altering your identity in unfavorable ways. A consultation with Dr. Lam will help you understand the possibilities of what can be done to help you look better, rejuvenated, and more in alignment with your personal goals.