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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am currently considering getting a mouth widening surgery but would like to know more information about it. My main question is about the pain of it. I’m assuming you are not awake when you get the surgery, however what is the pain like afterwards? A: While one can have a sedation […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to have scrotal reduction. I’m an athlete and I am use to working out. For the last sic months I have been having trouble from the stretched out skin on my scrotum and I’m not able to workout as I used to do.  Please help me as I love working […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve had mandible augmentation (angle of the mandible)with Medpor and a chin implant with silicone. The chin implant seems a bit off and small. And I was expecting my jaw to be wider, more striking, yet instead, it is just longer vertically, and makes me look much chubbier. Would I need to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was Googling under “forehead skull reduction” hoping to find someone that could help my problem. I was almost sure that such kind of procedure did not existed, until I saw your website. I wish I had known this ten years ago. Back then I was traumatized by all the bullying done […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been following some of your posts on Real Self and I just had a few questions. I was wondering if my chin/jaw goals are achievable or not. So, I’ve attached 6 frontal pictures of myself, followed by 6 profile pictures, to give you a good idea of what I look like […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I recently had a stock chin implant procedure which resulted in lack of desired projection but most importantly chin ptosis during animation. Just wanting to know the approximate price range to perform a stock chin implant revision + chin ptosis correction.  A: I would need to know more information about the past […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a genioplasty to slide my chin forward 6mm about half a year ago to improve my recessed chin. Although it looks great from the side i am really not liking the effect it had on my face from the front. It seems my face looks longer and brought out its […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am wondering if you could tell me if I would be a good candidate for a sliding genioplasty procedure judging by the attached photo. On the left is what I currently look like, and on the right is how I would like to look. I have talked to a previous surgeon […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering if you perform double jaw surgery (Lefort 1+BSSO) for aesthetics, I dont have any measurable occlusion but my maxilla isnt forward grown and possibly even recessed. I attached some pictures below for reference. It would also be great if a wrap around implant can be placed in the same surgical […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I need a LeFort osteotomy to shorten my midface. It is too long from my eyes down to my upper lip. A: No form of a LeFort osteotomy can shorten the external midface unless one has vertical maxillary excess…and this is only effective because it lessens the amount of tooth exposure. Shortening […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am intending to go through with a shoulder width recution via a “Clavicular Osteotomy” And would like to know the price you would charge for the named procedure if possible. Furthermore I would like to know if you have found success in resecting a little more “Aggressively” beyond the initial 2.5cm […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I previously contacted you to inquire about getting a Jaw Implant as seen in your Youtube video. I had a Medpor chin implant in 2004 which was attached by a screw. I wanted to know can the implant be taken out without damage. My understanding is that tissues grows into the Medpor […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Please could I have your thoughts on how to solve my bicep implant issues. proposed solution outlined below.  1) Please see attached photos of my arms, I have had bicep implants (placed OVER the muscle but below the fascia)- As you can see the edge on the right arm is very visible and on […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is it possible to reduce the length of the head from the top to the eyebrows? If so, how many centimeters? I would very much like to know about the possibility of having the skull get the shape more equalized, because respectively from the front to the middle of my head, it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, which procedure(s) would be better suited for improving the aesthetics of my lower facial third, a sliding genioplasty or a custom wraparound chin implant? I have very thin gums, and have had a gum graft performed to thicken an area where there was significant recession. Would this impact my eligibility to have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My concern is my forehead shape and the right side of my head is pointy and very, very uneven. Attached are my pictures, what do you recommend? A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. Your forehead and skull asymmetry is apparent and one can debate whether the source is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a silicone chin implant placed about ten years ago and it was removed five years ago and replaced by a sliding genioplasty. I have received further projection which is great but now I have irregularities in the chin/balling/dimpling probably due to scar tissue? I’ve been advised fat transfer to resolve […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Last year I had a sliding genioplasty performed in Korea. While I like the shape and projection of my new chin, I have a constant sensation of tightness and my bottom lip feels like it’s being pulled downward and sits lower than previously which exposes more of my lower teeth. I also […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a mouth widening surgery since I have a quite small mouth, that is not very aesthetically pleasing or pretty. Due to the golden ratio: A ratio of lower lip vertical width to upper lip vertical width of 1.6 is also ideal. Now the optimal horizontal width of your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a sliding genioplasty four weeks ago (8mm forward and 2mms vertical) and initially it looked just perfect. But as the swelling has gone down I now know I really want more augmentation. I told the surgeon I would rather have too little than too much augmentation so I probably made […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m 20 years old and I noticed witches chin developed a few years ago. I have attached a photo. What type of procedure would you perform? A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your profile picture. While most true ‘witch’s chins’ occur from prior surgery or from aging, ir can occur […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, the things I wanna improve is my center part of the face which is like dented from the side, but I look okay from the front. I think it also because of my chin shape but I think the risk of having orthognathic surgery is too high. Therefore, I want to consult […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want temporal implants as I have very narrow sides of my head. I think the implants need to be customized as I also have very small brow bones. I want to widen my brows as well. I have attached a front view picture of my head so you can see what […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had fat grafting to my cheeks and for the first six weeks I was really impressed how good it was looking and it added to my feminine look. But after 6 weeks most of the fat has gone away so I was thinking how can I make that permanent and i […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Would lip implants need to be removed before undergoing mouth widening surgery? Will they cause limitations in how much the mouth corners can be widened? That seem to have made my mouth corners tighter. A: No they would not as the soft tissue movements would be done lateral to them. It may […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had custom medpor infraorbital / cheekbones implants put in, but did not like the results as they emphasised the asymmetry of my cheekbones. I had them removed very shortly afterwards. Now three months later it seems that the procedure has caused some drooping of my cheeks creating nasolabial lines and an […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is only skin trimmed during a standard facelift or both skin and muscle? If so, what do you do if you have excess muscle? Thank you! A: It is common that patients confuse what occurs under the skin in a facelift. Muscles are manipulated in a facelift but only in the central […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, On a moment at the beach I was photographed like this. In this moment I was smiling and the photo was spontaneous. I would like to know why I look so good when I smile and I don’t look good when I don’t smile or laugh ?   Is it possible to make my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been reading your articles about various surgeries on your website for many years, and has been a huge fan. And I recently saw your article on a surgery to correct webbed neck, through the photo of the patient, her neck was greatly elongated after surgery. I have a pretty short and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 45 year old male and the back of my skull has a 45 degree angle shape. I’m interested in correctly this abnormality but cost, success rate and recovery time are my concerns. Would my medical insurance cover this? A: Thank you for your inquiry which I can provide the following […]