Training and board certification
Source: training page unless noted.
| Year | Training | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | BA, History | Princeton University |
| 1995 | MD | Baylor College of Medicine |
| 1997 | Internship, general surgery | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| 2001 | Residency, otolaryngology-head and neck surgery | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| 2002 | Fellowship, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery | Williams Center for Facial Plastic Surgery, Albany, NY |
| 2002 | Preceptorship, Asian facial plastic surgery | Honolulu, Tokyo, Seoul |
- Board certification as the site states it: "double board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, the American Board of Head & Neck Surgery, and the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery" (biography).
- Fellow of the AAFPRS, the International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery and the American College of Surgeons (biography).
- Board of Directors of the ABFPRS and the AAFPRS; ABFPRS oral examiner; president of the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery in 2021; chairman of the Fall 2016 AAFPRS meeting (biography).
- Bio states over 250 scientific papers and book chapters; first textbook Comprehensive Facial Rejuvenation (2003).
- 2002 John Orlando Roe Research Award (AAFPRS Foundation); ISHRS Golden Follicle Award.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Deep plane facelift: releases four ligaments that tie the SMAS to deeper structures; sedation or general anesthesia (deep plane).
- The facelift page says he performed SMAS facelifts for his first decade and then "entirely switched to deep plane." He calls his approach a preservation facelift, with little skin undermining, and a multi-vector lift that anchors the SMAS along the mastoid. Incisions are curvilinear and trichophytic (facelift).
- Neck: a standard neck lift, in which the platysma bands are tied together, is part of every deep plane facelift. A deep neck lift works inside the muscle. Gallery captions describe it as sculpting the deep fat compartment and digastric muscles and partially shaving the submandibular glands (facelift; gallery).
- Direct neck lift through a submental incision, which can be done awake without sedation (neck lift).
- Fat grafting is often combined with the facelift (deep plane).
Galleries, counted 2026-09-26:
- Deep plane facelift and neck lift before and after: 36 captioned cases, with ages and months after surgery, labeled as Dr. Lam's work (gallery).
Practice
- Lam Facial Plastics, 6101 Chapel Hill Blvd, STE 101, Plano, TX 75093; 972.312.8105 (contact page); 972.312.8188 (site header) (contact).
- Website: https://www.lamfacialplastics.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lfpdallas/ ; YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@samlammd ; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drlamface (linked from the home page).