John KangDr

Dr. Kang credits his “innate visual and artistic sense” to his over 30 years of on-going interests in photography and in the field of classic and vintage automobiles and designs. Ever since he has been able to drive, he has been a passionate student of automobile designs, especially the European designers and coach-builders, such as Pininfarina, Bertone, Guigaro, Scaglietti, Touring, to name a few. These designers have always understood that the ultimate success lies with the proportions and balance of each panel that are juxtaposed to one another to create an overall harmonious shape, pleasant to look at from every angle. They were able to apply this concept whether the car was destined to be exotic and curvaceous or proletarian and boxy. The very first car Dr. Kang acquired during his senior year in high school was a ’73 Alfa Romeo Coupe designed by Bertone. It was in rough condition when he acquired it, but the inherent design still shined right through, and with time, he was able to restore the car into an excellent condition. Ever since then, he has been enjoying and restoring many other vintage and classic automobiles which he affectionately calls “rolling work of art”. His interest in photography began following an introductory course in high school. As one of his first assignments using a borrowed Canon AE-1 SLR from his Dad, the black and white photo that he took of a child sitting on a swing in a playground, was good enough to be displayed in the school gallery for the reminder of the year. To this day, Dr. Kang personally takes all the “before and after” pictures of patients himself, because it helps him to better analyze the patient’s facial features and proportions.

“Those of us specializing in facial cosmetic practice, whether surgical or non-surgical, feel that we are more than proficient to do the job since we are “experts” in knowing what beauty, balance, and harmony is. However, only with time and results to show, can we realize that we hold both the visual sense and the artistic and technical abilities to consistently create these cosmetic improvements on our patients. Only then can we convince ourselves of being truly good at what we do, and hopefully impart that level of comfort and confidence to our patients.”