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Can I Get Kybella If I Have Facial Implants?
January 2, 2025Q: Dr. Eppley, Im wondering if I can get Kybella after a custom wraparound jaw implant? A: Yes you can. Since Kybella is usually injected into soft tissues to reduce fat under which implants do not lie they would be perfectly safe to use. Dr. Barry Eppley World Renowned Plastic Surgeon
How Long Is The Scarring Visible From Mouth Widening Surgery?
January 2, 2025Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in 5mm mouth width expansion per side, I was wondering how long it would take for “normal” scarring that usually happens as a trade-off to look acceptable enough to not have it be easily noticeable by other people or distract from the result. A: Corner of mouth scars generally take 3 […]
What Are My Revision Options For My Custom Jawline Implant?
December 31, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in revision options for my custom jawline implant. During my last discussion with Dr. Eppley, he mentioned several options beyond a full revision. One option involved adding additional components to the existing implant to enhance projection and angles. He also suggested a soft tissue graft to address and cover […]
Will A LeFort I Impaction Make My Midface Shorter?
December 31, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in Lefort 1 osteotomy surgery. The reason I want to have this surgery is that the maxilla, the middle part of my face, is long and I want to make it look shorter. My face, which is between the eyes and the lips. how much of a change there […]
What Is The Recovery From Temporal Muscle Reduction?
December 31, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, What is the recovery time for temporal muscle reduction? I suffer from migraines a lot, would Botox injections help shrink the temporal muscle? A: It takes a good 2 to 3 weeks for the swelling to resolve. But there are no physical restrictions during the recovery. My assumption in your questions is […]
Are These Skull Reshaping Results Achievable?
December 28, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in aesthetic skull reshaping surgery & the costs involved. I’ve attached a few photos to see of the desired “after” results are possible and what costs would be involved. A: Based on your own imaging it appears that you have done a modest left forehead-parasagittal augmentation. This would be very achievable […]
Can A Zygomatic Sandwich Osteotomy Fix My Cheek Asymmetry?
December 28, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi Im very interested in ZSO on my right cheekbone to expand and match my left. A: The main concept to grasp is that when one side of the cheek is asymmetric (smaller ot bigger) it is a three-dimensional problem not a two dimensional one. The cheek is a solitary projection from […]
Can These Two Skull Implants Be Together For A Total Skull Reshaping?
December 28, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in changing the shape of my head. Attached below are two pictures of me and 3 picture that I can find to best describe what I want. Hope this helps. A: Based on the pictures you have sent you appear to have an inverted V shaped top of the […]
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi!! I just heard that dr barry eppley had done inferior orbital box osteotomy, which is less riskier than 360 degree OBO. Actually i just wanna reduce my IPD as a woman. Can this technique reduce my IPD by upto 5 mm. Also can Dr. Eppley perform it? A:Inferior box osteotomies can […]
Can I Wear A Motorcycle Helmet If I Get A Custom Skull Implant?
December 23, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I was looking at some videos on youtube of Dr. Eppley performing this procedure and I was wondering if the implant that is slid under the skin on the scalp could cause some kind of damage to hair follicles? Also once the surgery is performed could the implant move? If the back […]
Can My Forehead Be Reduced?
December 23, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to do plastic surgery on my forehead. A: I believe you are referring to the bony prominences of upper forehead known as large forehead horns which is a form of frontal bossing. How successfully they can be reduced depends on the thickness of the upper forehead bone which requires a […]
How Safe Is Skull Reshaping Surgery For Crown of Head Augmentation?
December 23, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in Skull Reshaping. Although I am a petite person, I feel that my head is too small head and would like to add some height and volume to the crown of my head. What is involved in this surgery and how safe is it? A: You are referring to […]
Can My Midface Be Shortened?
December 23, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, isis any type of procedure that can shorten the midface area? I am assuming no because I already had double jaw surgery 8 years ago and cannot have any further orbital surgeries due to my surgical history. Is a custom supraorbital/infraorbital implant something that may improve the eye area appearance compared to my […]
Can The With Of The Scapula Be Reduced?
December 23, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I contacted a couple of months ago about clavicle reduction surgery as a trans woman 28 with large shoulders at the beginning of transitioning. I was hoping to get a consultation to discuss this further and if you have done any manipulation or reduction of the scapula as my shoulders are so […]
Does Insurance Cover Treatment Of Bulging Temporal Arteries?
December 23, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, Would temporal artery ligations be covered by insurance? A:That is a question to which the answer I would not know. But I would highly suspect unless their were medical symptoms associated with it (e.g., autoimmune, visual impairment) that it would be viewed as a cosmetic issue. Dr. Barry Eppley World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have attached pictures of my penius both erect and flaccid. I suppose this sort of surgery is always for aesthetic reasons, but I feel the need to justify anyway. :-)In the flaccid picture I just feel that the scrotum is smaller than it “should” be proportionally. I realize this is because […]
Can My Jawline Be Restored After V Line Surgery?
December 23, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to inquire about what I could realistically achieve when I commit to a full jawline implant and 2 cheek implants. I would like to restore what I had but wanted to see if it was possible without adding much vertical length. I feel that on the side that I liked […]
Q: Dr. Eppley, I had double-jaw surgery some time ago to correct my short face syndrome. The swelling is almost all gone. While there has definitely been some improvement in the length of my face, I still feel that my chin is too short and I think I could benefit from another 4-6 mm of […]
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi there, I contacted a couple of months ago about clavicle reduction surgery as a trans woman 28 with large shoulders at the beginning of transitioning. I was hoping to get a consultation to discuss this further and if you have done any manipulation or reduction of the scapula as my shoulders […]
Will A Smaller Custom Jaw Implant Create More Definition?
December 22, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I currently have custom 3D PEKK jaw angle implants in place which was done in Houston. I would like the current implants removed, and replaced with a different custom made jaw implant. I was looking into double jaw surgery to fix slight jaw canting and my midline, but most surgeons agree that […]
Will A Facelift Get Rid Of My Nasolabial Folds?
December 22, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, What about a mini facelift to accompany a custom jawline implant? To address the jowls and get rid of the nasolabial folds? A:Any form of a facelift will get rid of the jowls along with the jawline implant but it can never really improve nasolabial folds. No one has been able to […]
How Do I Get A Stronger Wider Jaw?
December 22, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I was just looking at your amazing work as regards to chin wing !I’m a middle age guyand I would like to know more please, recovery times, awaiting list? & cost please.I have just finished Invisalign retainers so my teeth are good! I would ideally like a more stronger jaw line ? […]
Do I Need Implants Too Fix My Peaked Head Shape?
December 22, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I want the top of the head to look not peaked. I guess I need implants. I want it to be straight. A:Based on your pictures you don’t have a true peaked or sagittal ridge head shape. It is a parasagittal deficiency for which implants would be the correct treatment approach. Dr. […]
Can I Get An Implant To Cover My Sliding Genioplasty Stepoffs?
December 22, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley,I ended up getting bi-max… could there possibly be any room, room whatsoever, for a custom VLC implant”. The geniplasty fixed my lip incompetence but created a MASSIVE step-off. A:There is always room in my experience to add an implant along the inferior border of the jawline in cases of sagittal split and sliding genioplasty stepoffs […]
Can I Widen My Face To Look More Masculine?
December 21, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, my goal to widen my face and look more masculine. Currently, my bigonial/bizygomatic/bitemporal width all fall into the ideal range, but that’s only because the 3 are narrow. Therefore, would getting infraorbital-malars + jaw implants be enough, or would I need a total skull augmentation with skull implants for the effect to […]
Can I Have More Prominent Cheekbones Without Making Them Wider?
December 21, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, My maxilla has no forward growth and my cheekbones are not prominent at all I have quite wide zygomatic bones, and quite low cheekbones if im correct but I dont want to widen my face anymore, I want more hollow set cheekbones that look higher similar to the model like Francesco lachowski, […]
Can Plagiocephaly Be Fully Corrected?
December 21, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, Well i think i have plagiocephaly as i have my left side of the skull bigger, eyes and ears at different height and an irregular jawline. I also noticed as you can see in the x ray , my higher face (eyes and nose area) is moved all to the right wich […]
What Is The Downtime After Iliac Crest Reductions?
December 21, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I read your recent article on iliac crest reduction in October 2024 and i was blown away by the results! I have been battling with gender dysphoria because of the width of my pelvis for awhile but could not find any before and after photos online, nor examples of surgical scaring […]
How Can My Chin Implant Result Be Improved?
December 21, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, Previous implant in chin and very unsatisfied with it with previous Dr. My 3D T scan shows a tilted chin implant with long wings. A: This is a classic aesthetic issue with most commonly used chin implant styles in females….they make the chin wider because they all have wings.(aka extended anatomic style) […]
Can I Get Mouth Widening Surgery After A Sliding Genioplasty?
December 21, 2024Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been thinking about getting the mouth widening procedure for a while because I’ve always felt like my mouth width is too small but I decided against it earlier due to the risk of scarring being bad and needing a scar revision. However, after my genioplasty, my mouth seems even smaller to […]