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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 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in jaw angle implants. I’m looking for a small width increase to my ramus/jaw line and possibly a genioplasty. I feel that my chin is under projected for a male but I dont want to overdo anything either as I want it to look natural which is what I’m […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been wanting breast implants for awhile now. My family all have bigger breasts than me and I’m the one with nothing. I don’t want really big breast but big enough for me to have my self esteem high. And I wanna feel good about myself. I’m 19 years old. I am […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a sliding genioplasty. (I think) Please see attached pictures of my frontal and profile view. In the first three pictures, I am pushing my lower jaw out forward, which is normally how I rest my face to create the illusion of a stronger profile/jawline. The next 3 pictures […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in forehead reduction. I wanted to inform if it’s possible to help me with the following. I have a bulged forehead, that looks bigger than the one’s of people I generally see. Maybe it’s scaphocephaly, I’m not sure. I’ve attached a photo. Is it possible to reduce it to a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have seen before and after of paranasal implants and it seems the goal is to make the face look less flat? I do plan on getting these done. Also I have recessed jaw and my maxilla is basically normal and my bite is fine but I am going to get it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in shoulder width reduction. I wanted to consult you for a surgery which I still do not know anything about and, as much as I researched, I have not found much about it. I am a transgender girl and I have a big complex with respect to my wide […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have the problem of mentalis muscle strain and distortion after a sliding genioplasty advancement. I want to improve it by the mentalis resuspension method but only by an intraoral incision. Because I did the sliding genioplasty surgery my mentalis muscle is strained and looks distorted when I close my mouth or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I suffer from midfacial hypoplasia. I am currently scheduled to undergo a modified LeFort III and I anticipate undergoing bimaxillary advancement in the future. I am fully aware of the risks associated with the procedure. I have considered going for the ‘camouflage’ approach, consisting of implantation, and thus I am drawn to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I m interested in migraine surgery. I will try to be brief about my migraine history. Twelve years ago I was in an auto accident. I had/have hereditary stenosis of the C-spine. Things in my neck shifted enough that I needed a vertebra removed. I had a vertebra and disk ripped apart […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in scar revision surgery. A little over a year ago, I had a pilonidal cyst removal surgery and it left me with a disgusting scar in an intimate area. The doctors told me that the scar would no be very noticeable, but it is in fact very noticeable and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question about bimaxillary surgery.  I’m very confused on what the answer is. I have a recessed lower jaw but my bite is fine. So I was thinking about getting bimaxillary surgery for my maxilla as well.  However here is what I’m inquiring about. I have prominent/wide cheekbones that protrude […]