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Q: Dr. Eppley, I had cheekbone reduction surgery three years ago and I was left with these gaps/non unions. Of course, the gaps need to be closed and the bones repositioned and plates need to be used to hold the bones together. I have heard that I need to do this ASAP because the bones […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have jawline reduction surgery scheduled for next month. Could you answer a couple questions about the surgery? Can you have a look at the CT once more. The root of the last tooth on left mandible seems to be pretty close to the outer border of mandible.  1)How many millimeters would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I had mid facelift and a temporal cranioplasty area several years ago. I was filled all up the side from each ear to the temple area and about 3 inches in depth. I did not like the result as it felt monstrous so I asked for it to be removed. My surgeon […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I have a horizontally short chin and not very well defined jawline. Having made some very rudimentary measurements I would say I would like my chin advanced horizontally forward about 12 – 15mm. Due to the distance a sliding genioplasty seems out as an option. As I would be quite happy to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a plastic surgeon who has a patient that wants to do hip implants. I just want to confirm that you put them under vastus lateralis fascia, over muscle, like calf implants. Any tips as this is new to me? A Canadian plastic surgeon describes placing them under TFL muscle. This […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in brow bone reduction surgery. My brow bones are way too low. The ends of my brow don’t curve back behind my eyes much, they are more horizontal. Also I don’t know if you would call it my mastoid process or what but the part of my skull where […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in tailbone fat grafting. I am very thin and have a prominent tailbone. It sticks out and is painful to sit for any period of time. I have seen an orthopedic surgeon who suggested I have it removed or reduced but that procedure scares me and i hear it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in cheekbone reduction reversal surgery. I had the procedure done last year and do not like the way it looks now. Is the zygomatic arch after being reduced reversible? if not would a cranial facial reconstruction surgeon be able to reconstruct the zygomatic arch with plates to widen the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a breast implant and lift revision. I got breast implants with a lift six months ago. My biggest issue now is how they look when I bend over. That was the whole reason I got implants. I nursed for a year and went from a D to less […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some facial reshaping questions. Are cheekbone and v-line surgery (zygomatic arch reduction + jawline reduction + genioplasty) the only ways to reduce the size of the face? How much would temporalis muscle reduction help? I am a Korean-American female looking to reduce the size and change the shape of my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I emailed you previously about a lip lift I received from another doctor at the end of last year. I was very unhappy with the length of my upper lip  which has not changed since. I have another new issue now, my scar. It has come to my attention that it has […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in orbital dystopia correction. I am writing to enquire about the correction of my severe facial asymmetry that has been bothering me for quite long. I did not even think it was possible to correct uneven set eyes until I saw the before and after photos of the black […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in fixing a problem that has developed after jaw angle implant surgery. Here are some photos of the area. The first is with my teeth clenched, and the second is when they are relaxed. The rest are an attempt to demonstrate the deformity with the light available in my living […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in custom midface implants.  I am 28 years old. Before double jaw surgery, I was diagnosed with Class III malocclusion. I underwent a Lefort 1, BSSO of the mandible and genioplasty involving advancement and rotation. What I noticed after double jaw surgery was that the rest of my midface […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Following research on Skull Contouring, I write to seek your advice on how to progress matters further with you, I currently live in the UK. From my research I believe I have a degree of the common condition ‘sagittal crest deformity’ I would like to smooth out a bump located on the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in occipital migraine surgery. My story starts 20 years ago with a car crash taking the windshield out with my head and then a few years later I was at stop light and a drunk driver rear-ended my car.  My head rocked off steering wheel causing severe whiplash. For […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in lower face reshaping surgery. My lower face is very heavy. My biggest concern is my double chin and round lower cheeks which look like a chipmunk. I am Interested in chin and/or jawline liposuction and maybe a small chin implant. Also, I have a very boulbous nose tip. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is it possible to shorten the midface? Is there a surgery for midface shortening?  If so how much can be done? I don’t have a gummy smile, just a long distance from my eyes to my mouth. I plan on getting jaw advancement to lengthen my lower face, but I still think […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am perusing further information about your silicone Pectus Excavatum implant surgery. My questions are about the cost of the procedure and other normal questions such as recovery time and the amount of pain those who have the procedure are under. Does the implant go under or above the muscle? Also, how […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in facial reconstruction. I had a motorcycle accident caused a de-gloving injury and tore my skin down off my forehead in a triangular fashion starting at the widows peak tearing down over right eye stopping at mid eyebrow  and on left side across and down ending next outer edge […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question regarding custom wrap around jaw implant to improve asymmetry and enhance jawline. I have fractured right sub condylar part of the mandible 6 months ago. It has healed nicely although I believe I lost some bone which is causing slight assymetry compared to the left part of the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in brow bone reduction surgery. I have deformities in my skull that I would like to change. I don’t know if my skull is changing still or what caused my skull to change into this shape. But I have my brow bone sticking out in the front, the right […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 27 year old female who underwent facial slimming surgery. It’s a long, complicated story but a few years ago, I went to South Korea to just get a sliding genioplasty because I’ve always had a weak chin and I was told they were the best in the world for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in adult skull reshaping surgery. I am 26 years old and just realized that I have a scaphocephaly. My head looks more or less normal from front view but extremely terrible, big and large from the side. My parents refused the surgery when I was a baby. I have always […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am seeking orbital dystopia correction. Having seen some of your earlier work regarding orbital surgeries I think you are the best one to know what my options are. I am a male, 25 years old. For as long as I can remember I’ve really been disliking my orbital asymmetry. I don’t […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a skull reshaping procedure which is likely to be an extensive procedure. My head is very angled and flat and would likely require implants to achieve the desired shape. Some questions I have regarding the procedure include:  As I currently live in Australia, what would be the required […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in the mouth widening surgery known as lateral commisuroplasty and I’d also like to pursue a lower lip reduction surgery.  As you can see on the photo below, my lips are pretty narrow and so my mouth is barely any wider than my nose. If I were to undergo a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am suffering from a too narrow/small head. I  hated my hairstyle every day, physical complexes, missing self-confidence. In addition to the external phenomena (daily struggle with the hair, the hairdresser, always looking in the mirror without anyone noticing), it is more the internal psychological phenomena, which destroy my self-confidence more and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, How to improve my undereyes? Can a chin augmentation be done that doesn’t simply just push the bottom tip of the chin forward ?(but fills in below the lower lip as well) A:In regards to your chin augmentation question, the depth of the labiomental fold (under the lower lip) can never be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Would a tummy tuck work on me. I have a protruding abdomen. reason I have contacted you is because of an article that you wrote about the fat in the upper abdomen and being realistic about what a tummy tuck can do. I would really like to avoid the dangers and the scars […]