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Q: Dr. Eppley, After having my cheek implants removed, I feel like my mid-face is looser and less smooth. I think as thinking about getting co2 ablative laser to tighten it and hopefully help the tissues settle to how they were before. I think there is some sagging and my lower cheeks appear fuller, but […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I think I have cutis vertices gyrata (CVG) of the scalp. I have not consulted with a dermatologist so I’m not sure what CVG type it is. Ideally, I would like to have a scan CT/MRI to identify the disorder and plan treatment moving forward. If your facility provides all these services then […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a very long chin and I know you said that the correct treatment for it was a vertical chin reduction done from inside the mouth.The computer imaging you sent looked like a good improvement. But I wanted to know one more thing. If you could make the chin this it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I have a wide and asymmetric forehead. I have asked people if the right side of my forehead was larger than the left side but they said they didn’t really notice. But my forehead is definitely bigger than the rest of my face. What would be the options for making the forehead […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Since I live out of town I assume that the creation of a custom chin implant is a process which would probably (?) necessitate my traveling to Indiana more than once. It would take a lot of effort for me to travel for the actual surgery. Therefore, I was hoping that the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, About six months ago I had jaw implants. Three days ago I had unbearable pain from a toothache. The next day I went to a dentist and was prescribed Clindamacyn 300mg 3 times daily to treat a tooth infection. A day later I had the tooth drained, and next week it’ll be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a very long chin and I know you said that the correct treatment for it was a vertical chin reduction done from inside the mouth.The computer imaging you sent looked like a good improvement. But I wanted to know one more thing. If you could make the chin this it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I think it might be best just to ask a few questions along with a few photos for you to view. I understand a chin implant or a sliding genioplasty would highly benefit myself, although being 26 years of age, I am leaning toward a sliding genioplasty. If I’m deemed a suitable candidate, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, when it comes to my eye area i suffer from extremely ” big “/ puffy and swollen upper eyelids which have gotten even ” bulkier” since my usage of oral minoxidil ( a medication which cause water retention that i can’t unfortunately stop) So I would like to know if there is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am an older female who had a small chin implant placed many years which I have never been happy with. It provided a small amount of increased chin projection but it still looks short. I think it needs a vertical increase which I think would be best done by a vertical […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a small anatomical chin implant five years ago and am seeking a revision. I want additional height and projection to the chin without looking too boxy along the jaw. Can you tell me which would work better? The flowers mandibular glove chin implant or the vertical chin lengthening chin implant? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I have a recovery question after my perioral liposuction surgery. My healing process is going great and I feel great too! I was just wondering if I need to be massaging the liposuctioned area at all as it feels a bit hard? Perhaps that is normal but I wanted to ask, in case I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, With my surgery approaching, I wanted to reach out with a couple of very specific questions. On the phone we discussed that I would still be about to practice martial arts (specifically Brazilian jiu jitsu) following rib removal surgery. You explained that the ribs removed really aren’t shielding anything and so it’s […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in surgery for a full custom wrap around jaw/chin implant. The desired outcome is to augment the chin both horizontally (widen) and vertically (elongate) whilst creating a more ‘square’ shape. The desired outcome is also to widen and create definition in the  lower mandible border and vertical elongation of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a question regarding cheek sagging/puffiness after cheek implant removal. I had my cheek implants removed after 2.5 months because I wasn’t happy with the look. I felt my soft tissue didn’t look chisled, and the implants didn’t look natural. Even when they were in, I noticed that my lower cheeks seemed fuller, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, if I’m going to vertical chin reduction done as part of my facial widening I want it to be substantial and not an improvement by just a little bit, it seems as though you’re suggesting that the shaving approach is much more involved and actually I thought that’s what we were going […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I really need help and advice. About two weeks ago I had chin implant surgery for the third time. The first time was five years with a .  Medpor 5mm implant. The time was in January of this year to make more volume. My surgeon desided to use a Medpor 9mm implant […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I see you do forehead implants. My question is do you prefer silicone or Medpor? I would not want to do bone cement. If the Medpor supra orbital implants are done, do you only get fullness just above the brow, or do you think you can also get a bit of central […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am planning on going on a high altitude hike four days after my skull reshaping surgery. I’m wanting to know would this be alright, and would the surgery affect my ability to do this hike?  A: I am not aware of any adverse effects of high altitudes on the healing and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had jaw implant surgery using Goretex implants in my jaw, and ended up putting them all around my chin in areas I didn’t want.  My surgeon went way off base and I asked to have them removed. What he didn’t tell me, was that he shaved down the back gonial area […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I am 25 years old and have been extremely self conscious of my head shape for half my life. It causes me low self esteem every day, and am at a point where I don’t want to live with this problem anymore I want to know if there is a procedure […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can I ask a few questions please about brow bone reduction. 1. What does this procedure entail ?. How long is recovery? I used to be a boxer, obviously I don’t compete anymore but I still train regularly in judo. After the operation am I still able to do sports that I’m […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering getting a skin treatment (likely either broadband light therapy, fraxel laser, or something else of the sort) to mitigate some facial wrinkles/sun damage, etc. I am wondering if you think that there is a substantial risk that the heat from the lasers would penetrate beyond the skin and cause any […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am very pleased with the morph you created for the augmentation of the chin only. (no jawline augmentation). I’m leaning towards sliding genioplasty combined with submentoplasty, but I have a few questions: 1)  In our consultation, you mentioned that this procedure would narrow the chin. Would the amount of narrowing have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have worries about a silicone implant for skull augmentation. First I know it can cause cancer. Also, there will be a void between the implant to the actual skull (what will be filled in there I don’t know, and the feeling of it), probably I will need to replace it after […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was hoping to receive some information about getting a revision surgery for my hip augmentation and also potentially getting my current buttock implants replaced with a larger size. I received both hip and buttock augmentation last year using custom implants for my buttocks and custom implants for my hips as well. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, how much to make top of head taller by 2 inches, head wider by about 2 inches, is it possible to lower upper and lower jaw down about an inch with tache, lips, cheeks? And the nose longer about 1 inch. if so how much. I have short face and want longer. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering if you have any experience with this new product Volux by Allergan, it seems like it is a higher density and mainly used for the jawline and chin. I have used Radiesse before and it did a good job but its all gone now. Also if you know about […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m contacting you because I would like a better profile of my face. I feel like I’m just going around in circles and I just need good advice. I hate my double chin. I had submental liposuction and it looks worse. Can I realistically get rid of all the fat under my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a female in my 20s who is interested in maximizing my facial aesthetics. I did my research and came across much of your transformative work with facial implants. I am potentially interested in receiving a sliding genioplasty and jaw angle implants to beautify my face in hopes of achieving “model-like” […]