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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am seeking brow bone recontouring from a brow bone fracture that I had two years ago. This was never fixed and had left me with a big indent in my brow. Can this be fixed? A: Thank you for sending your pictures and the x-rays. What you originally had is a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering if I would be able to get an idea of what is able to be done about my face being completely asymmetrical. (facial asymmetry surgery) This is something that has bothered me my entire life and is only making me more self concious as I get older. I feel […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Please help! I want to change my long face shape!  (facial reshaping surgery)I’ve always dreamt of having a shorter face….heart shaped or diamond shaped with higher cheek bones and a more defined jaw. I have a double chin! Also it looks like I’ve broken my nose?? I hate my nose it’s quite […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in jaw surgery. I’ve had braces throughout high school. My orthodontist used spurs on the back of my top 4 teeth in order to stop my tongue thrusting. That was unsuccessful and he removed the braces. A year later I went to a different oral surgeon then the one […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to have some information regarding aesthetic shoulder augmentation with silicone implants. (deltoid implants) After a motorcycle accident when I was young, I broke my right collarbone and in the hospital the doctor decided not to operate the shoulder. As a consequence the bone of the clavicle is welded overlapping […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a condition called costo-iliac impingement syndrome where my right 12th rib tip sticks into he right hip due to a laminectomy and spinal fusion I had in 1973. Over time some scoliosis and gravity have made my condition very painful. How much does a procedure like this cost? Do you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve done some research on Facial Feminization Surgery and noticed your website. I am interested in getting some Facial Feminization surgery going forward. I’ve had plenty of surgeries done in the past. I’ve had 4 rhinoplasties with alarplasty and tiplasty, Jawline reduction with chin contouring, chin implant, cheek implant, brow bone reduction, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in pectoral implant revision surgery. I currently have pectoral` implants. These were custom made to my specifications. I had a larger implant made for more projection.I am fairly happy with them except they are too firm and they do not feel natural when massaged. I was wondering if there […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Would gummy smile surgery consist of all four elements below? Or sometimes only some of them? 1.  V-Y procedure 2. Muscle release / levator muscle transection 3. Using a premaxillary implant after muscle release 4. Vestibular shortening. I understand (1), (2) and (3). However, I am not sure I understand (4) Vestibular shortening. What is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I hope this email finds you well. Next month will mark one year since I had my custom jawline implant augmentation surgery with you. To say I am happy with the results is an understatement. I think you did a fantastic job in selecting and placing the implants.  Here are recent pictures. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, When an individual gets revision for sliding genioplasty, three to four months after initial procedure, and the same cut that was used in the initial procedure is traced and used again for the revision? is bone freshening a requirement?  Meaning do the end segments of the bone have to be “freshened” or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I currently have custom made cheek, chin, and jaw implants and I feel they are too big overall and I would like your opinion on replacing them.  I have had numerous facial procedures over the last 25 years, and I am pretty happy with how they turned out, but the facial implants miss […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in breast implant revision with size reduction. I got large breast implants when I was younger but now they are too big and give me back and shoulder pain. I wanted them replaced with smaller implants. I want smaller and more perky breasts now! A: Thank you for sending […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, So basically what I would want ideally is to get my waist and love handle- area reduced by liposuction and to fill in my hips where the sort of dent in right at the top of my thighs. I want the arch where my butt begins at my lower back to be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m 18 years old and have saved up for a few years for a procedure I’ve always wanted done, changing my eyes shape. (eyelid reshaping)  I’ve done a lot of research on the type of procedure. The catch is that my eyes already have an upward tilt to them, I want them […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in extra large breast implants. I now have 2500cc saline implants and my wish is to come to 3000 or over. I want my breasts higher, more together in the middle of the chest. Now they go outside to the sides.. Before my current saline implants I had silicone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Thanks for your email and all the helpful advice. A lot of what you told me was new information to me and I attempted to do further research for myself but, for instance, in regard to a mucosal smile line reduction, all the relevant info posted online that I could find was […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a few questions concerning forehead implants.  1. what are the implants made out of? and is it possible for them to break? 2. do the implants need to be replaced and do they feel like your natural bone once they’re put in place? and.  3. can you choose the shape […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, With the forehead augmentation, does that include the space between the eyebrows? Do your forehead muscles heal over the bone cement? Could it be placed on top of brow bones or will that be risky because its too close to the eyes? How old do you have to be to get it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a lip lift done 2.5 months ago and I’m having complications. The tip of my nose is being pulled downwards when I smile and is very tight. 8 mm was removed from my lip and it is also very unnatural looking and high in the middle and thin on the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a teenage breast lift. My daughter is 15. And she just lost over 150 pounds when she decided to get some weight off of her. She’s real insecure about her breasts though, they say they are just ” flabs where my chest is ” and ” no 15 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a jaw angle implant revision.I want to remove both pairs of indwelling jaw angle implants and replace with new true vertical lengthening jaw angle implants.  In your website, I saw the vertical lengthening jaw angle implants. I am not sure if they come in different sizes. I am […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a reverse browlift. Seven years ago I had an endoscopic brow lift that left my medial brows too high. I had a brow reversal done (coronally) to bring my brows back down to my natural position. My brows were brought down 3-4mm but only lasted roughly 48 hrs […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a revision rhinoplasty. I am 7 mos post-op from a primary rhinoplasty and hoping to have a revision as soon as possible. I have heard great things about you and your practice. My surgeon did not correct the profile and make it straight as we had talked about. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a sliding genioplasty 1.5 years ago and though it was predicted I still see quite large “edges” on one side, but actually both side of the face around the edges needs some kind of filling. My other issue is the deep mentolabial fold which is not the result of the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question about midface lift surgery. I read an article which described the following technique…’it returns facial volume to the upper cheek and lower eyelid area without the need for skin incisions (the two short scars are located within the scalp and mouth). Imbrication means “stacking,” as the deeper tissues […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a sliding genioplasty. I am 18 years old and male. Although I am an adult it is pretty young to be getting cosmetic surgery. I have a weak chin that is probably caused by a recessed jaw also, but I really do not want jaw surgery cause my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in making the ears more prominent (reverse otoplasty) from the front. My ears are barely visible, hiding behind my face at an odd angle and have always been insecure about it. I was wondering if it might be possible to to maybe build up the bone underneath the ear […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a skull reshaping procedure. I have an odd shaped head that is long from front to back. I think I have a form of craniosynostosis that went untreated as a baby. What can be done now for it? I have attached pictures for your review. A: Thank you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wanting to know if you procedures for the upper eyelids (upper blepharoplasty) would qualify for insurance coverage. My insurance company said it should since it’s affecting my vision. I just wondered if you accept that. Just for the upper of course. Thank you for your time. A: Whether insurance would […]