Dr. Chang Min KangDirector, UVOM Plastic Surgery

Publications and academic activities

Surgical procedures performed by Dr. Chang Min Kang, Medical Director, and related publications and conference presentations.

Written and medically reviewed by Dr. Chang Min Kang, Medical Director (specialist in plastic surgery in Korea) · Last reviewed 2026-9-21

Facial foreign body removal

Facial foreign body removal · Filler removal surgery
Definition
Surgery to remove illicitly injected materials, non-dissolving fillers, excessively surviving or calcified grafted fat, and forehead or temple implants. After ultrasound and CT assessment, an appropriate method is selected from cannula suction, ultrasound-assisted equipment, endoscopy, and incisional removal.
Related terms
Foreign body granuloma, under-eye foreign body removal, filler removal, grafted fat removal, forehead implant removal
Operating surgeon
Dr. Chang Min Kang, Medical Director. He is the sole operating surgeon for under-eye foreign body removal.
Assessment criteria
Five factors guide the method and sequence: the tissue layer containing the material, its extent, inflammatory activity, its boundaries with normal fat and nerves, and the volume expected to remain after removal.
Further information
Foreign body removal page
2017~2021

6 measurement studies

Dr. Chang Min Kang: first author on 5 papers, coauthor on 1 · Indexed in PubMed

Content
These studies measured pain scores over four intervals (44 patients), nasal bone reduction outcomes using CT (313 cases), the correlation between surgical results and patient satisfaction, grafted tissue volume over time, and muscle and fat volumes separately (16 cases).
Significance
Foreign body removal begins by measuring the tissue layer and extent with ultrasound and CT. Research methods that convert impressions into measurable values underpin this diagnostic approach.
Limitations
The studies concern nasal bones, breasts, and buttocks; they do not directly evaluate outcomes of facial foreign body removal.
2023

Live facial lipoplasty demonstration

Chang Min Kang. Organized by the Seoul branch of the Korean Society of Aesthetic Medicine, 2023.06.21 · Reported by Medical Today

Content
He demonstrated facial liposuction with ultrasonic vibration equipment and shared the surgical method with approximately 20 plastic surgeons and other medical professionals. The same equipment is also used to remove fillers and foreign materials, as well as fat.
Significance
A record of demonstrating ultrasound-assisted removal, one of the four removal methods, to fellow physicians.
2020

Successful removal of unknown materials using endoscope after failure of non-incisional method

Choi IK, Yoon DH, Lee JS. PRS KOREA 2020 International Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons EP-308 · UVOM Plastic Surgery presentation

Research question
How can foreign materials of unknown composition be removed after a non-incisional method has failed?
Patients and methods
A 45-year-old woman sought removal of foreign materials injected at another clinic 8 years earlier. A non-incisional removal attempt had failed, and multiple masses were palpable in the forehead, temples, and cheeks. Through a small scalp incision, endoscopic subperiosteal dissection and capsulotomy enabled removal of intramuscular material with forceps under direct vision. Subcutaneous foreign materials in the temples and cheeks were excised en bloc through a facelift incision.
Results
The postoperative course was favorable at 7 days.
Significance
The authors concluded that removal under direct vision could make outcomes more predictable and reduce complications by preserving important structures. This illustrates a possible next step when dissolving injections and non-incisional removal have failed.
Limitations
A single-patient case report. The presenters were UVOM Plastic Surgery physicians Choi IK, Yoon DH, and Lee JS.
2017

Removal of an asymptomatic foreign body granuloma after cutaneous HA injection

75th Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Scientific Meeting · UVOM Plastic Surgery presentation

Content
A report of removal of an asymptomatic foreign body granuloma after hyaluronic acid filler injection. It shows that even dissolvable fillers may cause granulomas and may require surgical removal.

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Endoscopic reduction malarplasty

Endoscopically assisted malarplasty
Definition
An endoscope is inserted through a 2~3 cm temporal scalp incision and an 8 mm sideburn incision. The zygomatic arch is cut obliquely and rotated inward to reduce cheekbone prominence. No intraoral incision is made.
Other names
EZ reduction malarplasty (Endoscopic Zygoma reduction), EZ+ (with cortical osteotomy), L-rotation technique
Supporting publications
The publications and textbook inclusion for this technique belong to Dr. Jung Su Lee's record. Dr. Chang Min Kang learned the technique from him and presented it in 2022.
2022

Endoscopic zygoma reduction: infracture technique using impactor

Chang Min Kang. PRS KOREA 2022, 80th International Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2022.11.11~13 · Presentation

Content
Dr. Chang Min Kang presented, under his own name, the endoscopic reduction malarplasty technique learned from Dr. Jung Su Lee. The presentation covered infracture using an impactor.

Supporting papers and textbook

2021
Endoscopically assisted malarplasty: L-rotation technique261 cases. Cortical osteotomy in 242 patients, different reductions on each side in 15, floating segments in 4 cases, rigid fixation in 1 case · Dr. Jung Su Lee, first author · PMID 32810601
2013
A Revisional Malarplasty: Endoscopic Zygoma Reduction11 revision cases. Surgical result satisfaction: 4 out of 5 · Dr. Jung Su Lee, sole author
2005
Included in Cosmetic Surgery of the Asian Face, 2nd editionMcCurdy JA Jr., Lam SM. Thieme
2003
Endoscopically assisted malarplasty: one incision and two dissection planes32 cases. One temporal incision and two dissection planes · Dr. Jung Su Lee, first author · PMID 12496619

Academic record

Publications and conference presentations by Dr. Chang Min Kang, Medical Director.

Publications

First author on 5 of 6 papers.

2017
Postoperative Pain Control by Intercostal Nerve Block After Augmentation MammoplastyKang CM, Kim WJ, Yoon SH, Cho CB, Shim JS. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2017;41(5):1031-1036 · First author · PMID 28791441 · 44 cases compared over four intervals
2017
Correlation between Operation Result and Patient Satisfaction of Nasal Bone FractureKang CM, Han DG. Arch Craniofac Surg. 2017;18(1):25-29 · First author · PMID 28913299
2017
Objective Outcomes of Closed Reduction According to the Type of Nasal Bone FractureKang CM, Han DG. Arch Craniofac Surg. 2017;18(1):30-36 · First author · PMID 28913300 · CT assessment of 313 cases
2018
Buttock Lifting Using Elastic Thread (Elasticum) with a New Classification of Gluteal PtosisOh CH, Jang SB, Kang CM, Shim JS. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2018;42(4):1050-1058 · Coauthor · PMID 29610954
2018
Volume Change of Pedicled Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap after Partial Breast ReconstructionKang CM, Shim JS. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2018;34(8):651-657 · First author · PMID 30099736
2021
Volume Change of Muscle and Fat Portions of Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap after Breast ReconstructionKang CM, Shim JS, Park SH, Jeong YJ, Seol KH, Kwak SG. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021;9(4):e3536 · First author · PMID 33868878 · 16 cases

Domestic and international conference presentations

2016
Pain control after augmentation mammoplasty using nerve blocks74th Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Congress
2016
Relationship between nasal bone fracture surgery outcomes and patient satisfaction74th Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Congress
2016
Surgical outcomes according to nasal bone fracture type74th Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Congress
2017
Buttock lifting using Elasticum75th Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Congress
2017
Breast reconstruction using the latissimus dorsi9th World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
2017
Duration of antibiotic treatment for wound infections according to the causative organismKorean Wound Management Society
2018
Volume changes in the muscle and fat portions of a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap after breast reconstruction14th Korea-Japan Congress of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2018
Breast reconstruction using the latissimus dorsi8th Basic and Reconstructive Surgery Meeting of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
2018
Abdominoplasty with umbilical repositioning36th Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Congress
2022
Endoscopic zygoma reduction: infracture technique using impactor80th Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Congress (PRS KOREA 2022)

Published materials in detail

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