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Q: Dr. Eppley, I have developed a small forehead osteoma and I want it removed. I am 38 years old but still wear my hair back, and show all of my face, wear light makeup, and do not want this on my forehead. I could get away with bangs but I really want to keep […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like further information on scrotal reduction surgery. I am 57 years old and my testicles are loosening with age. I have never had high and tight testicles but would like to. I have no idea how much testicle size influences the sack or is the sack responsible for keep them […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in breast implant revision. I had 375cc filled to 425cc saline over the muscle implants placed 20 years ago. I got them after the birth of my first child. I went on to have 4 more children and breastfed all of them. I am 5’4″ and 130 pounds. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have frontal bossing on the upper forehead below the hairline on either side. Many specialists say this can be easily treated with fat grafting but what about the long term side affects? I would greatly appreciate any details. A: The treatment of frontal bossing can take two very different directions. One […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am inquiring about septal perforation repair. I haven’t touched cocaine in years, but unfortunately, my perforation has grown. It’s between the size of a pencil eraser and a dime. I’m crushed and afraid and want it repaired. So far, it’s still standing (my nose) and I want to keep it that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in temporal reduction surgery.  I was wondering if a complete reduction of my temporal muscle (including the non skin bearing part) was possible? And if so would it only require a surgical procedure? Or also a botox injection on top of that? Thank you very much for your time. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in heel pad fat injections. I had a bad experience with an inexperienced podiatrist. He had given me cortisone injections to the heel pad for fasciitis. Unfortunately the outcome made my condition worse and I have lost most of the fat pad in my left heel. I am very […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am inquiring about orbital asymmetry surgery. I suffered a zygomatico-maxillary complex (ZMC) fracture six months ago and have since had noticeable asymmetry of the orbits. The right orbit (injured side), is now noticeably higher than the left orbit. The right orbit was slightly higher than the left prior to the injury, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in custom skull implants. I have a flat back of the head and forehead. I have attached one photo in which I have pushed my hair down to show the depression on the back of my head and additionally on my forehead which slants backwards. I want a more […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in forehead augmentation. I am a male and I would like to know whether it is possible to increase the slope of the forehead given that the thickness of the frontal bone allows for it. I have high temples, so the roundness of my forehead is displeasing to me. […]

Dr. Eppley, I’m having a LeFort 1 and bilateral split sagittal osteotomy to widen my upper arch and move it forward and rotate it clockwise and to straighten my lower jaw, and correct an underbite. But since I’m going through the trouble of this surgery and its difficult recovery, I’ve been thinking about how I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been bothered as I’ve aged that I’ve lost the ability to show my teeth when I smile. Would you recommend any lip procedure to improve this, considering I already have a short upper lip and would likely not be a candidate for a lip lift or an internal lip lift? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Two years ago, I had a septoplasty procedure with turbinate reduction due to a diagnosis of moderate sleep apnea. It turns out my septum was severely deviated, essentially blocking air at the back of one nostril. Shortly after surgery, I could breathe and smell things much better. Soon thereafter, everything has returned […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to have a facelift done while I am in surgery for removal of my thyroid. i would also like to have my breasts lifted. It would seem to make the most sense to do all of these procedures at the same time. A: Understandably the concept of combining a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in rib removal surgery for waistline narrowing. I am 30 years old, 5’2” 135 lbs with a 29  inch waist. I have breast implants and have had 2 fat transfers to my hips and buttocks. My waist may look smaller in these photos because I have added fat to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had this jawline augmentation morph done by a person who claims to do plastic surgery morph predictions, and I was wondering if this really is realistic and if I can look like this by any surgery necessary to achieve it. It is basically my ideal result if I could get it, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am very excited about finding your webpage, discovered by searching for ways/methods to remove/hide my two bulging temple veins/arteries. They are very prominent, especially when in the sun, after exercise, after an alcoholic beverage, in a hot room, or after a salt-enriched meal. Been dealing with these for 15 years and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been saving up to have you perform a cranioplasty using custom skull implants to correct some asymmetries in my skull. When I was reading through your previous cranioplasty cases, I noticed you mentioned that typical PMMA implants could not extend past the superior temporal line. However, in one case (65 yo […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a breast reduction question. Immediately after surgery when the dressings were taken off, my areola have a somewhat different size and shape. I know that my breasts will hange during the recovery period as the swelling goes down. I was wondering if my areolas would also change in shape and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can you please tell me if you perform buccal lipectomy and if so, how many he has performed? Thank you. A: I have performed well over a 100 cases of buccal lipectomy procedures in the past twenty years. A buccal lipectomy surgery is very straightforward and uncomplicated to perform. There is no […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m wondering if you can help me…. I’m currently exploring my options. I have recently inquired about what surgery can be done to reduce the width of my head. Other doctors have suggested Botox and also an earfold treatment to pin my ears back. I’ve noticed on your site you do temporal […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I previously had a mini direct neck excision with a horizontal chin scar and a vertical scar extending about halfway to the Adams apple. I am 54 years old and had this procedure done to deal with loose skin from a previous chin reduction done ten years earlier. Is it possible to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a young male (27 years old) who is self-diagnosed with sagittal craniosynostosis. I want to have sagittal crest reduction by a significant amount. (approximately 1.5cm) I know sagittal crest reduction is possible up to a maximum of 7mm. But if you suffer from sagittal craniosynostosis isn’t it logical to think […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a glabellar implant. My interest in glabellar augmentation is that as I have had rhinoplasty and fat graft to forehead but my glabellar region is flat in comparison. I would be interested in knowing whether it looks natural when raising eyebrows and facial movement? Is there a visible […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in Perioral mound liposuction. I received Perlane to the corners of of my mouth and they have never been the same. I know the product is gone, but nonetheless the bulges remain. I do not know if they are fat, scar tissue or simply excess soft tissue, but I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in facial reshaping surgery. I want to change the shape of my face. I have a long and thin face which I do not like. I have attached pictures of model faces that I do like. I can not really tell what is different about them from mine. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a general question regarding jaw angle implants. I’m currently trying to decide whether to choose silicone or medpor material for jaw angle implants augmentation. I’m trying to create sharp, square, chiseled angularity more than just adding width. I’m getting differing opinions whether silicone is able to do this as effectively […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had two abdominal surgeries. The first was a hepatic bypass and the last one was a partial hepatectomy. My last surgery was complicated with infection at the organ level as well as an incisional hernia. The surgeon plans to surgically repair the hernia in May or June of 2016. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am getting closer to making a decision about extra large pectoral implants. I currently have Implantech’s Power Flex Pectoral Implants. (ACPI-4, 17.6 x 13.4 x 3.2cms) I am looking for something much larger, particularly in projection…hopefully at least double or much larger with greater upper fullness and deeper separation/cleavage. I know […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to ask, in a Lefort 1 osteotomy, is it possible to lengthen the nose along with that part of the maxilla. Part of my problem with my midface is a nose that is short vertically compared to the distance between eye to eye horizontally. So is it possible to lengthen […]