Kim Vo: Plastic Surgery Stylist
Fans of Bravo’s reality television show, Shear Genius, will recognize judge and celebrity hairstylist Kim Vo. Others may know him for his prevalence on celebrity gossip shows and his appearances on E! The Daily 10. Make Me Heal knows that it takes a lot of plastic surgery work to get Kim looking the way he does.
From his bleached hair, to his faux tan, Kim is certainly a man who spends a lot of time on his appearance, possibly even more than his celebrity clients, like Britney Spears (See Make Me Heal’s story on Britney Spears). Certainly, he has spent a fair amount of time under the knife altering his French-Vietnamese heritage.
Kim’s lips stand out, so he has certainly had them filled with something. As they are regularly the same big size, but an irregular shape, Make Me Heal suspects that they are filled with long lasting collagen or a permanent filler rather than a temporary dermal filler like Restylane.
To look more Hollywood and less Asian, Kim has likely had an eyelid surgery and a rhinoplasty. Asian double eyelid surgery, as the blepharoplasty procedure is called, makes the eye appear more rounded and double-lidded by having a surgeon implement a crease. It is often complimented with a browlift as well, which may be the case with Kim, especially for patients in their 30’s, which Kim looks to be beyond. He also may have had a canthopexy to reduce excess fat in lower eyelid surgery, which is often performed in conjunction with a browlift.
In addition to having his eyes done, Kim likely also had a nose job to make his nose larger, which is often the goal of Asian rhinoplasty. Both the nose bridge and nasal tip get implants, which, depending upon the discretion of the plastic surgeon, can be either artificial, like silicone, or tissue from the patient.
Jaw reduction and cheek implants are also common Asian cosmetic surgery procedures, but Kim’s jaw and cheeks are very defined, so it is unlikely that he did this. More likely, it looks as though he has lost significant weight since his rise to fame, helping his jaw and cheekbones become more pronounced. He could have had a liposuction procedure, but since his entire body looks reduced, it is unlikely.
Although there is no report of Kim’s age, Make Me Heal judges by his neck, which looks to be the only area above his shoulders he hasn’t worked on, that Kim is in his 40’s and is wrinkle-free thanks to dermal injectables like Botox. He may have also had a facelift or mid-facelift to tighten the area around the nasolabial folds.
He also has very blonde hair for a person who most likely has very dark hair. As it looks to be full and healthy, rather than frizzed out and damaged as bleached hair often is, Kim is clearly a master of his craft.
However, if Kim continues to spend time under the knife and needles, he will likely be better known for his plastic appearance than his great hairstyling.
Read the complete celebrity plastic surgery profile of Kim Vo on Plasticopedia, the largest celebrity plastic surgery encyclopedia.
on August 1st, 2008 at 8:00 am
He looked waaaaaaaaaaay before all the surgery, he was actually a pretty cute guy. Now, he just looks too “done.”
on August 6th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
I feel bad for the guy. He was attractive before all the surgery. In fact, when I first saw him on Shear Genius, I thought he was trans-gendered. It’s sad the lengths people will go to in order to present the false facade that is the Hollywood look.
on October 12th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
There should definitely be a post on Lindsay Price. she’s DEFINITELY gotten things done on her face.
on December 26th, 2008 at 5:17 am
What a shame. What makes perfectly nice-looking people alter their face? And what do their parents think, I wonder? I know I’d be so upset if my good-looking children went and did weird things to distort themselves.
on December 29th, 2008 at 12:26 am
In response to Katie, Kim’s mom actually has had extensive plastic surgery done her face as well (he introduced her to the Vietnamese community). Like mother like child I guess?
It’s very sad for me a person of Vietnamese heritage to see someone who wants to shed every single ounce of their heritage to become more ______________.
on February 16th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Guy has done major plastic surgery to become more Hollywood. No, he did it to look more white. Asians can see right through all the surgery.
on February 20th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Kim looks like someone bashed him in the face with a frying pan. He looks swollen and so fake. Its Gross !!! Give it up Kim.
on February 21st, 2009 at 9:01 pm
He was good looking before…
now he just looks like a creepy Ken doll who can’t move his face at all
on February 23rd, 2009 at 3:57 pm
Wow, do any of you actually know him? Because I do and most of this is BS. The difference between the two pics? About 7 years…he is CLEARLY older in the pic taken at the Mirage then the salon pic. Kim dyes his hair for sure and works extremely hard, hence his slender build. Wow people really need to get over themselves!
on March 17th, 2009 at 7:59 am
he looks funny
on March 18th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Kim used to be a good looking guy, what the hell was he thinking doing what he did to himself. If you ever seen what Tylo Hunter did to herself also, she was the most beautiful woman ever, and she screwed up her face just as bad, if not worse than Kim Vo’s.
on March 19th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
I knew Kim. Met him when he was 16 - I was 18 at the time. I’m nearly 43, so Kim’s 40, maybe 41 max. He had a nose job around 90′ - I remember because I saw him the day after it had been done. The only thing that looks different on him from when I knew him is his hair color and lips. (Yes - I thought he was better looking before.)
on March 19th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Err…. and nose.
on March 29th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
ok so I saw kim TODAY (3-29-09) he was standing not even 2 feet from me.. he looks soo much better in person.. really.
on May 10th, 2009 at 7:28 am
I agree with Patricia, if you people knew Kim you would know he has a heart of gold. What a shame that you can judge by what you see and the fact you don’t even know him. And I am sure none of you have aged… Leave the talented man alone!
on May 12th, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Makes me mad. He was really good looking before.
on June 19th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Patricia,Megan. He may be great guy. Nobody doubts that. But if you can’t tell the difference between normal aging and BLATANT plastic surgery,you need to get your eyes checked! I mean really!
on July 3rd, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I know him and sadly, it is all an act, from the laugh to the constant smile. He doesn’t really care about those around him, just himself. The process to lighten the hair is just ridiculous and I’m surprised it hasn’t fallen out by now…he barely eats and works too hard (one has to in this economy), and his ‘friends’ joke about “knowing him when he was Asian”. I think he has a “heart of gold” only when something is in it for him (ie; making more gold).