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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 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a custom skull implant replacement. I am a patient of yours from 2014. You performed a successful skull implant surgery on me and I am extremely grateful. There certainly has been some improvement in my life – it usually takes a bit less time for me to get […]

Q: D. Eppley, I have some technical questions about custom jawline implants. The implant looks like solid silicone. Do you divide it in the midline for insertion? Do you use any screw fixation or just close the periosteum over these implants? Is your incision strictly transcutaneous or do you incorporate buccal incisions as well? A: […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting a second custom jawline implant. I should have listened to you with my first implant when I asked you to reduce in surgery the size of the implant. I regret that decision now two months after surgery as what I have now is too small. I would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in lip reduction surgery. In your experience, what is the revision rate for lip reductions done on natural (no foreign material) lips? One office I called gave an estimate of “1 in 4 (25%)”, which I think is shockingly high!  What has your experience been, and what is the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had jaw surgery and genioplasty almost a year ago to correct my recessed upper and lower jaw, which was fairly successful. However I still have a few remaining issues. One being that I have pretty significant notching along my jaw line where the cuts were made (14mm advancement). I also need […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, , I am interested in doing a scrotal lift procedure. I am 32 years old and I have family genetics with large scrotums unfortunately. I want to know the risks for having this procedure.  A: The scrotal lift is am aesthetic genital procedure that tightens and lifts the scrotal sac through a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Thank you for all the info you generously gave me on midface implants. I came across this image on your website. I wonder if it’s a combination of premaxillary implant and cheek implant. In addition, I feel a bit nervous about having this surgery. It seems like you are the only doctor who talks […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, regarding jaw angle reduction or removal (traditional jaw angle amputation) where the surgeon cuts off the jaw angle at the mandibular ramus. Will the masseter muscle also be cut?  (looks like the masseter muscle covers this area of the bone) If the masseter muscle gets cut, then what will happen and what will […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wrote to you before about my chin implant removal problem but I wanted to wait a little bit more to have a surgery. I am 22 years old and had a bad chin implant surgery  six months ago. The chin implant was the extended anatomical type, Implantech brand, small size 5.5mm. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 30 year old male and have been debating about a skull reshaping procedure for the past five years. Attached are some profile pictures of my head shape and two pictures of my expectations. I was hoping to round out the back of my skull and shape it in a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I thank you for your pre surgery notes in relation to the psychological effects of living with a new jawline implant have become apparent this weekend.  I think the initial panic set in and I’ve had to take a step back and think about your comments again.  I think the initial feeling […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in facial implant revision surgery and fat grafting.Three months ago I underwent surgery with the following facial concerns/objectives, a weak chin (needed more projection and wanted in squarer in appearance), a weak jawline (wanted very strong, defined jaw line), hollow eye area and wanted slightly wider mid face. For those concerns […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m not sure if I’m a candidate for a custom jawline implant. If I have symmetrical jawbone structure I don’t see why I should need it. In addition, I don’t have the capital for custom one. From my point of view, I have a very weak lower jaw, my chin is very […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question, and it  involves customized facial implants for the cheeks and chin/jaw. In college I played for the football team and and broke my face. My nose was shattered with an effort made to fix it several times. My cheeks and jaw were damaged and there is a lack […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had rhinoplasty done five years ago and developed a recurring abscess on top of my nose several years later. It was needled and cultures which turned out negative. I noticed a suture coming out but swelling with pus still builds up every week . I have been on Augmentin a few […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had spoken to you a few weeks ago about the tightness I had from my chin implant. You had recommended a 3D CT scan to make sure the implant was in the correct position. Before I could make the appointment, I started to carefully feel the implant and noticed that the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I started taking Accutane exactly one month ago – the dose is quite low, at 20mg once daily. I now have a problem / query. I realized I should have had surgery before starting on Accutane. I had an infected jaw implant removed earlier this yea and have terrible asymmetry as the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a sliding genioplasty several months ago and have muscle strain in my chin and my lower lip no longer functions the way it use to. My lower lip will not meet my upper lip without force and ends up tucking up under my upper lip when I chew, almost disappearing. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question for nipple lift surgery. I am considering redoing my breasts implants. If I did, in what scenario could we use the gummy bear tear drop implant? Could it be the same 250cc or would we have to increase it, and by how much? Also, if we put in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I started taking Accutane exactly 2 weeks ago – the dose is quite low, at 20mg once daily. I now have a problem / query. I realized I should have had surgery before starting on Accutane. I had an infected jaw implant removed  in August 2017 and now, in my eyes, have […]