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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 24 year old healthy male. Due to my ethnicity, my eyes are more prominent than I would like, and this orbital decompression would be purely cosmetic + I don’t have any health conditions and my eyes operate normally. With this orbital decompression I would like my eye to fall […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, First off I want to say thank you for taking the time to answer my questions, and also that I am aware that these questions may have lots of variables that can make it difficult to produce definitive answers.  1) I am extremely interested in getting a sliding genioplasty done, as my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello! I am a young  male looking for a way to reduce the horizontal width of my hips in the nearby future. Narrow hips and a wide chest are seen as more masculine, I’m sure you know, but my body currently resembles a slightly more feminine figure (unfortunately). I hope the photos […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, for a custom jawline implant, can the chin implant component be placed submentally? I ask because I have slight chin ptosis / excess tissue from a previously removed chin implant and would like a submental tuck done at the same time. A: In most men a custom jawline implant is placed through […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a transgender man interested in achieving a more masculine facial aesthetic. I really want the male model look and the procedures I am interested in are buccal fat removal/liposuction and jaw/chin implant. However, since I am not a surgeon I would like to know what procedures you think would be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a pronounced forehead bone and its not equal. What are the different options to do about it? Can I work with fillers or the scalp need to be made equal? Thanks for the advise! Kind regards A: That set of raised paired forehead prominences are your brow bones caused by […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I need Head Augmentation. Backside of my head looks flat that’s why I need skull enlargement plastic operation. How much it will cost and what is recovery period?  Thanks for your prompt response.  A: When considering a skull implant of that size, it would take a two stage skull augmentation to achieve […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, What is the cost of skull reshaping surgery? A: Thank you for your inquiry about skull reshaping surgery. This is a specialized type of plastic surgery that is associated with dozens of different procedures based on the many skull shape abnormalities that are seen. To provide you with specific answers to your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have very noticeable eye/overall facial asymmetry and have asked a few surgeons about a brow lift + blepharoplasty to address this but it doesn’t seem realistic. Would a custom implant be able to fix this?  A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your picture. You are correct in that a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m highly interested in the custom jaw implant or the standard mandibular and chin implants, respectively. I have a few questions about surgery.  1) I found prices for the custom jaw implant online (roughly $15,000). What is included in this price? Only the implant(s) and the surgery or also the appointments before […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, what’s the typical price range for a combination of infra-malar and brow ridge augmentation?  And would it be possible to correct a lateral asymmetry of the zygos? Maybe with a bigger implant on the deficient side? My right arch is weaker on one side from an asymmetric mandible/bite force over time. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley I had a chin implant approx 20yrs ago hard silicone and had a bike accident about 5 yrs after the implant shifted and was removed. I had another one put in intraorally metaphor with no problems but my lower lip was saggy. (lip ptosis) I had a mentalis resuspension with 2 mitek […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in an umbilicoplasty to improve the shape of my bellybutton. I want it to be more elongated and vertical. I have been told by other surgeons that not much can be done. I’m wondering if you have any suggestions. A: What you currently have is a horizontally oriented belly button […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m 33-year old male and have recessed cheeks in all directions. I have been considering getting custom cheek implants for some time now. I’m interested in something like the following patient of yours: https://exploreplasticsurgery.com/plastic-surgery-case-study-large-custom-infraorbital-malar-implants-in-a-male/?doing_wp_cron=1614419247.3002281188964843750000  I do not have scleral show and my eyes are positively canted but I do have negative orbital vector. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m severely distressed by my orbital asymmetry and would like to inquire about corrective surgery (based on your “Case Study: Correction of Eye/Orbital Asymmetry with Hydroxyapatite Cement” page). I understand some of the risks of surgery like this, but would love to know more, and to discuss any possibility of me being […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering implants for both the chin and the angle. However my biggest fear is their displacement and extrusion. I read on your site that they tend to come up at the site of the intraoral excision. That being said, I was wondering if the chances of both extrusion and displacement […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, in 2015 I had a double jaw operation and also my chin is done. I am really dissapointed off the results I lost my ‘ jaw angle’ is it possible to get it back I don’t want a square face. but this really does not look good.  Hope to hear if something […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a big fan of your work. I am from UK and for the kind of treatment I need my options here are quite limited. Very few surgeons are experienced in implants here in Europe.  I am contemplating doing something to get my jaws wider and more defined. I do not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 33 year old female. As a teenager 4 of my premolars were extracted for braces, and later 4 wisdom teeth. My facial profile is very flat with no frontal projection of the cheekbones as a result (I lost several mm of volume in my face). I tried to have my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a punch to my face almost 4 years ago and now have a dimple in my cheek. It is not painful but I do not like how it looks. If I smile to much, to hard, or to long it does feel somewhat odd and looks like a big ball […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Over the years I have lost fat above my left eyebrow that is causing a very noticeable shadow in different lights. The shadow/dent makes it seem I am angry all the time even when my face is at rest. It is causing me to be very insecure with my appearance. I have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to shorten my midface to bring it into better facial balance. I think a LeFort I impaction osteotomy will work, what do you think? I have attached another surgeon’s result from a similar procedure which is why I ask. A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your picture. In […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my chin soft tissue is really just sitting on top of the bone and does not feel super attached. I just would like to know if you believe that a vertical lengthening bony genioplasty will cause it to move down as well. Thank you so much for your time.  A:Whether the soft […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello I would like to know if I’m candidate for bone cement….I would like to reshape my head….I have attached 2 photos one is the actual shape of my head and the other one is my desire how I would like to be shaped.  A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My sliding geniopasty surgery was in early September.  I recently had a panoramic dental x-ray and noticed that the line of bone where it was cut for the genioplasty is dark – doesn’t look like there is mineralization there yet.  Is that normal or anything to be concerned about?  I would imagine […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello i have scar left from the upper lip lift with corner lip lift. From that my mouth can’t open wide even can’t see a dentist, corner of my mouth become so tight and short. I have concerned it so much and seeking for help if it can be fixed. Thank you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am very interested in getting standard mandibular widening jaw implants and custom cheek implants (For the male model look). After extensive research on these procedures, you seem to be the best surgeon to perform this so I plan on seeing you in the near future! I have a few questions I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, What is the average cost of a forehead horn reduction surgery and can it be combined with a hairline lowering procedure? A:It would be very common as well as convenient to put upper forehead bony reduction surgery with a frontal hairline advancement. Dr. Barry Eppley Indianapolis, Indiana

Q: Dr. Eppley, after sliding genioplasty, when the bone is healed, what will be the shape of mandible? will it be moulded in the natural shape or will it be in form of as placed postoperatively? another quere is is afterward that mandible will be weak and more prone to fractures? A:If you place tissue […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have another question for you regarding jumping genioplasty. If the midline of the jumped chin segment were cut and a cadaver bone block were placed and the sides of the chin pushed out, would the step offs be hidden as illustrated in the attached images? Also, do the tongue muscles remain […]