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Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know whether you, in principle, perform endoscopic surgery for the removal of forehead lipomas. This is because I understand that some doctors use the endoscopic method for the removal of osteomas only, believing that using the technique on lipomas cause too much tissue trauma. I wonder what is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I underwent otoplasty surgery several years ago from which my ears got over corrected (pinned back too much). As a result it gives my face a weird and unbalanced look. My surgeon basically didn’t correct my ears based on my face shape. I recently consulted with him regarding a correction or undoing […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 27-yr old female. I have been thinking about having an occipital augmentation procedure done to correct for the flatness and asymmetry at the back of my head, due to bad sleeping position from when I was an infant. Currently I have two questions regarding the procedure. I will be very […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a facelift question. You did a secondary facelift on me from an initial facelift done one year ago by another surgery. While the terrible scars from around my ears are now gone, I noticed that the remaining horizontal scar across my sideburn (which we left along to manage later) has […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some chin reduction recovery questions. I wish I came across your site before. I just had chin shaving and sliding genioplasty two weeks ago. I know it is early but I don’t think the incision was stitched together correctly. My lower lip hangs down and when I smile the lower […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had custom chin implant surgery placed two days ago and I have noticed there is an indentation along the side of the chin on the right side that is not present on the left side. I am concerned that this may represent an implant malposition. I know you told me before […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been reading up on your custom jawline implant work, and I’m thinking about getting it done. I had a few questions. 1) Will you continue offering custom jawline enhancement into late 2018? Time constraints at the moment make it unlikely that I will be able to undergo significant surgery until at […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in electrocautery for masseter muscle reduction. My questions are: 1. How long does the procedure take? 2 . Is it painful? 3. What is the recovery time?  4. Will I have to be on a liquid diet for some time after the procedure? 5. How long do results last? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I remain very interested in having skull augmentation and reduction of a bump done in the next year. I am wondering whether you could help alleviate a concern I have regarding the custom skull implant option. I have donea lot of my own research as sort of a hobby and came across […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a very masculine jawline implant. I have currently had silicone implants from implantech. Medium lateral jaw and medium square chin implant. I’m two months out and I still feel that my face looks very round and swollen. Maybe I haven’t waited long enough. The custom jaw/chin one piece […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have sent you some photos in previous two emails of my skull shape and protruding temporal area with convex appearance. The muscle bulge is palpable and visual and creates a bilateral bulge just above my ears which is hugely increased in size and convexity when I frown (it’s like the facial […]

Dr. Eppley, I have lower facial asymmetry that increased after advancement surgery for the lower jaw. My lower jaw was fixed in a tilted manner, which led to the displacement of the chin also. I want to fix it but I don’t now what is the best procedure. I found reviews about you, and I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, after a previous rhinoplasty procedure, all is well except that my nose leans to one side. If I apply pressure, my nose will be perfectly straight for a few seconds. I wonder if there’s some brace I can wear at night or internal splint or other option just for a slight straightening. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had double jaw surgery three years ago to fix sleep apnea. But it caused some unwanted aesthetic changes. I saw a local plastic surgeon and he suggested the following after voicing my facial concerns; 1) Alar Base Reduction. I told him that my nose is wider now and he said it’s […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had bone grafts done for my jaw angles about twenty years ago and they have really disappeared. I should have done jaw angle implants as they are permanent. Can you still do jaw angle implants if I had bone grafts placed there previously? A: Having had prior bone grafts to the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in total jawline augmentation. I can show you the change that I am looking for when I jut my jaw down and forward as shown in the attached picture. Do you think this type of jawline change is possible? A: In looking at your own prediction imaging by moving […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a custom midface implant procedure  and canthoplasty done by you last year. The recovery went well and there hasn’t been any sign of infection. Immediately after the surgery i was very happy with the result. After my face became swollen and recovered the look was different as the lower portion […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering chin implant revision. I got an Implantech medium anatomical chin implant through a submental approach six months ago. Before I list my questions/concerns, I would like to say I’m extremely happy with the way the implant looks and prefer to keep it than to remove it but the tightness […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a middle-aged male and I recently noticed that I have bulging temporal arteries (can feel a pulse) on both temples, which look like squiggly worms from my ear arcing up to my (receding) hairline. These arteries are visible at rest but really ‘pop’ when I get hot, drink alcohol, or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had jaw surgery to correct my overbite and gummy smile which got fixed. I still however feel I have a long face and want to shorten it a bit even more. I feel as if my nose and chin are vertically too long and I would love to shorten and make […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in facial reshaping surgery. I really don’t like my face and want to change pretty much everything like jaw/chin, browbone/forehead and nose. But the things I don’t like most is the chin/jawline, the nose and brow bone. I would like to have a bigger jaw and the chin and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Everything is going exactly as you described with my chin implant recovery and I love it. It’s been about 6 weeks since surgery and the numbness in my lip is almost entirely gone. The left side of the implant felt good right away. The right side of the implant took longer to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I’d like your opionion on having a chin prejowl implant, or just a pre jowl sulcus implant. My concern is not the anterior projection of my chin, but the verical height. I think an implant that can add around 3 mm of vertical height below my chin, and widen or treat the prejowl […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in plagiocephaly surgery.  I was wondering what procedure would be better to reshape the plagiocephaly of my head. I have seen that there is a procedure done in South Korea where they use bone cement to remodel the shape of the head. I was wondering what opinion you had […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in Chinese rhinoplasty surgery. I would like to schedule a consultation regarding the removal of a dorsal hump on my nose. I am Chinese and feel as though the bump does not look normal. I have attached side profile pictures for your assessment and recommendations. A: Thank you for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in lip reduction surgery. However at rest my lips are parted and my mouth is open slightly. I’ve read this is normal but also have read that it may be minor lip incompetence. Would a lip reduction be contraindicated in this situation until I have the incompetence addressed? I’m […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in breast implants but have some questions. I am 4′ 10″ tall and weight about 115 pounds and I’m currently a 34D. I don’t really want to go any bigger but I want implants to fill in the loose skin I have after having 3 children. (BTW you did […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I do have a few questions concerning the lower third of my face which I hope you can answer.I am  interested in perhaps vertically lengthening my chin since I think my chin and lower facial height is vertically deficient. If I understand correctly a sliding genioplasty is the best option for achieving […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to inquire about how you perform an upper lip reduction as I am looking to get this procedure done for my naturally full lip. There seems to be a lot of variability in the shape of excision that surgeons use – some do an ‘infinity loop’ or ‘bikini top’ shape […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a few questions about an image on your website from an orbital asymmetry correction procedure which you performed years ago. The image can still be found on your website, and is viewable from the link below: http://exploreplasticsurgery.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Orbital-Asymmetry-Correction-intraop-Dr-Barry-Eppley-Indianapolis.jpg My questions are about the blue medical “gauze” which was placed between the […]