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Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve got a quick question today (am planning to come back to you later for a thorough evaluation). Regarding the chin implant, you have written about how the submental incision scar usually heals up quite nicely. Will this remain true for darker skinned patients as well? A: Skin color makes no difference […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, ‘m considering a jaw implant on my right jaw. My situation might be a little untypical compared to a typical jaw angle implant patient, so let me explain my situation.  Several years ago I had a cyst removal from my right jaw. This removal surgery changed the way my right jaw angle […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Several years ago I had a sliding genioplasty and my jaw augmented with hydroxyapatite paste. I was unhappy with both as I still lacked horizontal and vertical chin projection and the HA paste on the jaw area was uneven. I tried to have it removed later but he was unable to remove […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking for v line reversal surgery. V line results are not good. I didn’t ask to shave my jaw like that. My face looks shorter and narrow and uneven jawbone cut.  I had fuller face. I want to get my face back. Please let me know if this is something […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My jaw stopped growing at a young age due to Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis. I would really like to get my chin and jaw to look more normal. I am not sure what procedure or procedures I will need. Thank you for answering back with the cost of the custom jaw wrap implant. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a sliding genioplasty surgery about 4 weeks ago, advancing my chin 8mm and 4mm vertically. However, I’m really unhappy about the result as my face is too long and my chin looks pointy whevever I open my mouth. I am 19 years old (male) and would like to know if the procedure […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question about my eye area. My eyes look quite feminine and weak despite good palpebral fissure length. My lower eyelid look quite round. I noticed that I have bad upper eyelid hooding and my upper eyelid looks round. I show examples of masculine,alert eyes I wish I could achieve. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have linear scleroderma of the chin. I have been seen by rheumatologists and dermatologists who recommended methotrexate or a biopsy; neither of which I was keen on. I believe I’ve had this since I was about 15, perhaps younger. I’m currently 19 years old. I was wondering what you would recommend […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, with a sliding genioplasty and a chin implant, what’s the most amount of vertical length you could reasonably add to someone’s face? A: My experience has been that 10 to 12mms per vertical opening wedge bony genioplasty can be achieved in a single surgery.  This leads to uncomplicated bone healing.  I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Four years ago I had a soft tissue reduction performed on my soft tissue chin pad. It was an intraoral thinning reduction. I was unaware at the time and the doctor did not communicate to me the level of potential for soft tissue contour deformities. The soft tissue took a long time […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I attached photos some of myself from different angles, a morph of myself in the profile view with a possible rhinoplasty and a few “desired aesthetic” photos.  Thank you! Background: •I believe I have a weak chin from the profile view and I am unsure if my chin is too short from the front view •I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had lower jaw surgery at 17 to correct my overbite. My orthodontist said since I grew up with an overbite it cause the deep labiomental crease. It makes me very insecure and I am interested in solutions to fix it, without making my chin bigger since I am scared of it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve always found my forehead to be very irregular, and last month I visited a maxillofacial surgeon in Brazil. He diagnosed me with non-treated Trigonocephaly (although a very soft one). My forehead is indeed a bit triangular, and I have a ridge on the very top of the forehead, in the hairline, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I also have a really slanted forehead so the top of my head looks very Neanderthal-like. Throughout my high school I’d get called a Neanderthal or homosapien and I’m looking at pictures of me from when I barely started high school and I didn’t have that huge brow bone and my forehead […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I gather from the website that you do testicular enhancement surgery. What is the implant made of? I read the details of the configuration (like a clam shell,  fixed in place around the existing testicle). Does it have a natural feel? Is it detectable by airport security. How many days would I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi! I’m pretty sure I have Vertical Orbital Dystopia as you can see in the picture. Saying this bothers me would be a huge understatement, I’m 20 years old (no health issues), haven’t been in a picture for at least 8 years and can’t look at someone in the eyes because I’m […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m thinking of mandibular implant and maybe buccal fat removal. When you see my pics what do you say? In the pictures from 2015 I was working out very heavily and biting my teeth so that the “mandibular” grew bigger. You can see it gave results and my jaw appeared wider. If […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, If you are an active person and are into contact sports like mma or football, are the implants still safe to have? For example, I am really into CrossFit and we do a lot of handstand push-ups where my head hits the floor each rep. Can this cause complications long term in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking at sliding genioplasty or chin wing osteotomy. I originally was most interesting in jaw surgery bc I have a slight lisp when I speak along with a recessed maxilla. …..but it depends on how long braces would be on. I just finished smile direct and my teeth are straight and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have excess neck skin and fat and no jaw line. I am planning on losing about 70 pounds in the next 7 months so I will have even more loose skin on my neck. Should I wait? What procedure would be best to tighten my neck , remove fat and get […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to ask you what are the options I have for a new upper orbital bone shape. I mean the bone of the eyebrows. Is there any procedure to make the bones wider horrzontally? A: The brow bone reshaping can be made done to make them wider (lateral and superolateral orbital […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, my question is I have had an rhinoplasty it has been 9 months , my nose was quit crooked and I had breathing issues , I went Turkey to get it done , and basically my nose has changed quite abit. The concern I have is the tip of my nose […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 21 year old male, and I have had an overly high forehead from birth (mature hairline without recession, although it will potentially recede in the future). It seems forehead reduction procedures are contraindicated in my case because of the risk of the hairline receding and revealing the scar. Hair […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I’m interested in getting buccal lipectomy and perioral liposuction down to the jawline for a less chubby, more angular and masculine look. I had buccal fat extraction done 20 years ago and submental fat lipo. I don’t need submental lipo again but feel I need buccal lipectomy again because it’s still […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, thank you for responding to my last message, you said with custom chin implant, it is possible to achieve this result.  Is there a way for me to know whether my soft tissue can theoretically hand this kind of immediate change?  I also went to a mirror and used a mirror to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m planning to visit you after my jaw surgery in a few months for this specific concern. I would just like to ask a few questions, if that would be okay?  I have horizontally short eyes (30mm palpebral fissure, but I measured this myself so it’s not accurate) and a negative canthal […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, About one hear ago I had infraorbital rim/cheek implants placed. I had them removed 2.5 months after placement, and I am currently about 9 months post removal.  I see you write extensively on how the soft tissue can lose its support and sag. However, while I can’t fully rule out sagging, I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a surgery recently that was supposed to correct some unevenness of my native chin bone (underneath my chin), but found out afterward that the surgeon cut off one corner of my medpor chin implant rather than file the bone. I was happy with the placement and size of the implant […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had 3 genioplasty operations and the most recent (the third) is because I had orthognathic surgery 5 weeks ago where surgeon had to do double jaw surgery and insisted I needed genioplasty again because of the new position of my jaws, and my face is still swollen from it. But […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, To visually have a shorter, more convex and feminine face. More round, soft wider foreheads, hoping to use forehead implant to open up forehead and elevate eyebrows as well. Mid face projection with cheekbone implants for projection and width, considered maxillary implants and dental corrections or orthognathic surgery- Main concern if we […]