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Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a square jaw and wide cheekbones which give me an overall square face look.I am right now seeing who’s the best doc for the job. So far all the maxillofacial that can help me seem to be in South Korea, which I have no problem of going to but if I could […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, First of all it is a great respect and i have to say I admire your facial reshaping surgery work. If one were to do those procedures, what would be the correct order and spacing?  Rhinoplasty  Otoplasty  BSSO and GENIO  Wrap around jaw implant  Cheek implant  Brow ridge and fore head […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in the head/ temple and jaw widening procedure. I know you have designed some jaw angle and temple implants for mass market use. As I would most likely not want to have another CT scan done do to multiple scans within the past few years from an unrelated accident. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I suffer from moderate plagiocephaly.  My biggest concern is the asymmetry of my face as one side seems to bulge out. In my case the flatness of the back isn’t as severe as the front. Is it possible to have reshaping of the front of my head and brow and maybe to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a question about my custom infraorbital-malar implant design. I notice that the back end of the zygomatic arch comes to a blunt end with 2mm thickness Why is it this way as opposed to tapering to a feathered edge?  A:To refresh your memory as to this very topic we discussed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, In regards to forehead horns I have three questions:  1) is it almost always an extra amount of bone, rather than the shaping of the skull? (meaning the skull is shaped rather normally underneath and the excess can be burred off?)  2) if a “safe” amount is taken off, will integrity be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I was just wondering, If I got 5cm custom hip implants in really soft implants would they have a risk of folding in the healing process? Because I was told that the normal 5cm implants may cause erosion of the underlying tissues, meaning I would have to have “really soft” 5cm […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,Is there a difference between submental liposuction and submental lipectomy? Do you perform both procedures if this is the case? A:Technically there is a difference between submental liposuction and submental lipectomy. Submental liposuction, as the name implies, removes fat between the skin and the platysmal muscle by vacuum extraction using a cannula. (like […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Regarding limitations in the size of facial implants, such as chin implants, would the skin not eventually stretch, gradually, to accomodate the implant? That is to say, have you ever had someone get an implant, wait a year, get a larger implant, or is this irrational? Would the tissues simply become too […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing this email in regards to the query regarding the custom jaw implants. I had a V-line surgery done around 3 years ago in Korea and since then I have almost lost my jawline definition. I am looking to reverse this surgery dr. Probably around in coming 1-2 months or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is a direct temple lift the same or different than an endoscopic browlift? Or I assume the direct temple lift pulls the tail vertically while the endoscopic browlift pulls the whole brow up to the hairline. A: There are differences between a direct temple lift and an endoscopic browlift. An endoscopic browlift […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, this is about mouth widening surgery, I saw online about a question about how mouth widening surgery can improve the length of the mouth and Dr. Eppley answered about 5mm on both sides of mouth, Is that right? I don’t see how wider the mouth can get without cutting too far into […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in eyelid surgery to correct negative canthal tilt. I know lateral canthopexy can be done to raise the lateral canthus but i also need the medial canthus to be lowered in both eyes. I talked to one doctor who told me it is impossible to do. I started researching […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in jawline custom implants but what material does the you use?  A: A custom jawline implant can be made by a variety or materials from solid silicone, Medpor, PEEK or titanium. I am not married to any of them, ultimately that is the patient’s choice. However they are not all […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Thank you for the detailed reply and the options therein. When considering the submentoplasty procedure for neck sagging problem, my questions/concerns are as follows: Putting aside (for the mpment) the expense of the work needed, there is, for me, the more difficult or challenging elements of having the work done without it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My paranasal-premaxillary area is very recessed. I was wondering If is it possible to do paranasal-premaxillary augmentation with fat grafting. I know that peri-pyriform implants exist, but I want to know If fat grafting can achieve 4mm or more augmentation. Thank you Dr.  A:Thank you for your inquiry. Can fat grafting be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have crater chest deformity. I had not long ago had gynecomastia reduction surgery and it’s gone horribly wrong. My nipples are caved in and they are partially black. I am devastated. What do I do now? A: Thank you for the clarifications and sending your pictures. What you have is an […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m contacting youfAfter reading your answer on Real Self. I am very much worried as I had a terrible otoplasty that left my ears over pinned (3 months ago), it is a true nightmare as I asked the doctor not to do it!!! I am just curious about any possibility to make […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had eyelid surgery before. I had festoons so to get rid of them the Dr. pulled my lower eyelids and now they bow. I look Asian now. I would like to put in an orbital rim implant and small lower cheek implant. I also have one eye that looks closed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 55 year-old make and I am interested in reducing the sagging underneath my chin (upper neck area – below the jaw) A: Thank you for sending your pictures. You have the classic beginning of a  neck sag with a central band of tissue running down the center of the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a very tiny 28 year old who is constantly mistaken for being 15. I have a 32AA cup size, and my torso goes straight up and down with no curves. My hips do not curve out more than my waist. In addition, I am also 5ft tall so my ribs […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My face has a lot of asymmetry to it. One eyebrow is significantly higher than the other. My chin points more in one direction. It almost appears as though one part of my face stopped growing with the other half. I had braces a while back, and I remember having a pretty […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, During our initial video chat I had mentioned that the second lip lift had also caused further descent of my nasal sill resulting in increased nostril show from the front. I consulted some other surgeons in LA about it around the same time, and like you, they all said that nothing could […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in doing a brow lift. However I noticed a lot of surgeons in specific countries are proposing that an endoscopic brow lift with an endotine ribbon provides a more fixated and long-lasting result compared to traditional endoscopic brow-lifts. I also had never knew Endotines supplements other lifts such as: […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Are hollow cheeks an asset or liability? I’ve been considering filling them, but am hesitant. Wish I could attach some photos.  Models have them. So do gaunt faces.  Why is it some can look so young with hollow cheeks while others so old?  Is it simply the degree of hollowing? Or is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I feel that addressing the visible septum in left nostril and the rightward curve in the lower third of my nose will go a long way in improving my facial symmetry.  Based on what happens when I push the septum into a central alignment, I think that the septoplasty will help to lower […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a male interested in having several procedures, preferably done in one session if possible. I am wondering if it would be possible to have the hairline lowering and custom brow ridge implants be done through the same incision along the hairline to minimize scarring? With the infraorbital implants I am […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to ask you a few questions about your skull reshaping technique. Unfortunately I am suffering from a plagiocephaly, my skull has a flattening on the frontal, temporal and left parietal bone and on the right occipital area. I literally studied his two websites and he gave me hope. the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering if it would be possible to have my face scientifically looked at and see if there is a way to maximize my overall sex appeal to women. Like just start measuring things and see what things can be done to make my face super attractive with out just making […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had one question about a procedure. I am wanting to augment my chin in profile view. I noticed my bottom lip protrudes out a bit past the upper lip, which ruins the harmony of the side profile. I wondered what is the procedure to fix this? My bite is slightly not […]