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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing to you with great respect for your extensive experience and contributions in the field of craniofacial and aesthetic surgery. I have been researching potential avenues to address a specific aesthetic concern I have, and your name consistently comes up as a leading expert regarding more niche but possible surgeries. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to flatten to narrow my skull and have it more inward like normal skull. I had a children’s hospital provide me a surgery in my teens because my skull grew outward randomly on one side of my jaw and on the side of my head I had another surgery over […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am unhappy with a medpor chin implant that was placed 5 months ago. It is too long, wide, square, and adds to the the asymmetry of my chin. I am interested in replacing it with a smaller implant but I am worried that it will still add to the asymmetry. Is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a kidney transplant recipient currently taking Tacrolimus (Prograf) as part of my immunosuppressive therapy. I am exploring the possibility of undergoing breast reduction surgery due to ongoing physical discomfort and quality-of-life concerns. Given my medical background, I am seeking guidance and potentially a consultation with a specialist experienced in performing […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, what size is a safer hip implant? A: The best way to think about it is the size of the hip implant would fall short of your expectations/goals. Big hip implants have a very high rate of problems. The concept is it is better to have 50% of what you want with […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I live a very healthy lifestyle, I work out daily I go to the gym, I lift. All with the want to have visible abdominal muscles. After all everyone has abs they just aren’t always defined. I worked out for going on 3 years now and combined with a healthy diet. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have too much fat grafting in my cheeks, i see in his webpage Dr, Eppley could help me. I would like to be more natural as I was before the fat grafting. A: Reversing facial fat grafting is very difficult and there is no ‘returning home’ again. Minor reductions are usually […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is it possible to make the ribcage laterally wider with implants on each rib. Also do you still offer clavicle lengthening. Have you seen dr Leif rogers do clavicle lengthening using distraction osteogenesis? What are your thoughts on distraction osteogenesis of the clavicle bone. The limb lengthening doctor disagrees with the clavicle […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have always had the problem of the mental crease, and feeling like it causes a witch chin when I smile and a double chin. I don’t like the crease the most. But I also do not like the protrusion of the chin when I smile and the double chin. I’m not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Id like to talk about getting a revision surgery. I received a wraparound custom jawline implant than im unhappy with a year and a half ago. Its too wide laterally, it added 7 or 8 mm width. I think it would be far more aesthetic to add only 3mm laterally. It goes […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is it possible to add canine fossa implants? Similar to how you want cheekbone implants for more cheek prominence and angularity. The shallowness of the canine fossa can have a significant effect on the appearance of the ogee curve and midface fullness. I have attached images below of fossa variances and theirs […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a previous sliding genioplasty. I’m now exploring the possibility of adding a chin implant on top of the previous procedure and wanted to ask if this is something Dr. Eppley offers. If so, could you kindly walk me through the consultation and photo submission process again? It’s been a while, and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking to get a set of permanent and customized implants for my cheekbones. As you can see in the photos, I dont have a defined ogee curve whatsoever and it’s only partially visible in certain lighting. My side profile also lacks cheekbone projection. I am looking for a very sharp, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Will inner eye widening cause any problem to the eyes’ tear system? And is there anyway to basically reduce the medial area while keeping the lacrimal lake? Like while keeping the medial canthi reducing the sclera? A: It is done medial to the lacrimal punctums/ducts. The procedure works because of the lacrimal lake reduction […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I mostly feel like the bottom half of my face is quite heavy and creates a pear shaped look to my face. A lack of cheekbone definition and the appearance of jowls are all part of this. There also seems to be a concentration of fat right by my nose and lips […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my question is do you perform hip bone shaving to remove hip dips. If yes how much bone can you remove from hip bone in grams and/or kilograms .Another question what’s the maximum amount of bone you can remove from hip bone to remove hip dips in grams and/or kilograms.  A:I believe […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in hip implants. I want to achieve the hour glass body shape. I am lookin to haver bigger hips/tight because my body is more like an inverted triangle. A:I am always concerned that patients requesting larger hip implant augmentations are much more prone two complications such as chronic fluid […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to contact you about my frontal bossing. I want to reshape my forehead. My forehead sticks out in the middle I don’t actually have a big forehead i want to be more flattened. A:The reality is the forehead bone is not thick enough to make it completely flat. It can […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Last August, I sent you a question about hip implants and their possible complication of inferior edge show, if it would be possible to inject fat or synthetic fillers around the visible implant edge to try to camouflage it and your answer was yes. Would this camouflage only work while not bending […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a corner lip lift with Dr Eppley about ten years ago and due to aging, I am interested in having another one and want to see if that’s possible. A:In looking at your preop pictures from ten years ago I suspect you had lateral vermilion advancements due to upper lip […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have long wanted a chin augmentation procedure. What procedure is best for me? A:Thank you for sending your pictures. You have a major chin deficiency which is really representative of a more global lower jaw deficiency. Barring getting lower jaw advancement surgery your chin augmentation can only be done by a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been looking around and I am interested in undergoing shoulder reduction surgery. I would like to know more about this procedure including complications, price and duration. A:Thank you for sending your pictures. Shoulder reduction surgery is most effective in the leaner patient with a body type like yours. I have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, i am 26 years old. I have concerns about my weak chin/jawline and the neck webbing (which i assume i have). I was wondering if you were able to tell me roughly how much it would cost to fix the neck webbing and the weak chin/jawline. I did see you have performed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in shoulder widening surgery. It would be great if you could tell me what’s the maximum shoulder widening we can do.  A: In very muscular patients like you the limits of shoulder widening are increased due to the tightness of the shoulder girdle soft tissues which cause restructions as […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I must correct myself in my language regarding frontal bossing reduction through deburring.  I’ve provided a number of pictures including two x-rays.  We have similar bone structure.  Hopefully, between these images you might have a better idea of how much frontal bossing you can remove by deburring.  As you said it may […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a forehead widening or augmentation. My head is very small for my height, but I believe just a forehead temporal implant and possibly reducing the slope would work since I do not want an extreme increase (a 1cm gain in overall circumference could be enough). I’ve attached what […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been researching ways to enhance the balance and definition of my facial structure. After reviewing your website and seeing your extensive work with custom facial implants, I am very interested in exploring potential procedures with you. I naturally have a pear-shaped face, with a relatively narrow upper face, flat cheekbones, almond-shaped eyes, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing to you in the hope of receiving your guidance regarding a previous chin surgery that has unfortunately resulted in deeply distressing and long-lasting complications. Years ago I underwent a chin reduction procedure which n hindsight, I have come to understand the following: My very prominent chin was partially a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello I was wondering if you guys had a forehead size surgery that will make my forehead not as flat and taller in the front. A: Forehead reshaping by augmentation, as suggested by your goal of making your forehead less flat and taller, is done by custom forehead implant designs. As a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I’d like to have a consult on both testicle (Wrapped around my own testicles) implants up to 7.5 cm and fat transfer into the scrotum procedures … purely for cosmetic visual / self improvement. I’m 5’9″ 185 lbs age Caucasian male with an average penis size. A:Despite having developed the wrap around […]