Tsai Ming Lin, M.D., Ph.D. is a board-certified plastic surgeon in Taiwan specializing in plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgeries. He is best known for his  
theory of Micro-Autologous Fat Transplantation (MAFT) which is fully executed by  
his invention, MAFT-GUN, a micro-scale injector.  

He has given presentations on micro-autologous fat transplantation at scientific  
meetings throughout the world and has continuously published papers.  

Dr. Lin has published over seventy articles in scientific journals indexed in SCI. More  
than ten articles related to the clinical applications of MAFT have been reported in 
textbooks and journals such as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) and Plastic  
and Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Annals of Plastic  
Surgery, Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Journal of Plastic, 
Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, etc. He has also  
published a digital textbook detailing the techniques of MAFT.  

Dr. Lin completed his residency training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at  
Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital in Taiwan. After his residency, he completed a fellowship in stem cell research at Michigan State University, US, and later, he obtained his Ph.D. from Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital. His research focused on the isolation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells (ADSCs).  

He is now a member of numerous organizations, including the Taiwan Surgical Association,  
Taiwan Society of Plastic Surgery, Taiwan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 
Association of Hyperbaric and Undersea Medicine of the Republic of China, International  
Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), American Society of Plastic Surgeons  
(ASPS), and the International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgeons (ISPRES).  

Dr. Lin is presently an editorial board member of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 
Dr. Lin is currently the director of the Charming Institute of Aesthetic & Regenerative.  
Surgery (CIARS) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and an assistant professor of Kaohsiung 
Medical University.