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Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a special surgery inquiry about reshaping/minimizing the trapezius muscles and I’m wondering if that’s at all possible as mine are quite large and I’m a transgender woman. A:The question is not whether the trapezius muscles can be surgically reduced but by how much can they be reduced and what would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to schedule a virtual consultation. I recently had a BSSO when I should’ve had double jaw surgery. I really do not like the deep hollows next to my nose and my recessed looking cheeks. I am wondering if a revision jaw surgery that includes the upper jaw would make […]

Dr. Eppley, Do you have any experience in reversing hairline lowering or somehow improving a forehead that has been overly shortened.This patient is now 2 weeks out. A:When it comes to a frontal hairline advancement that has been accompanied by a brow lift this is largely an irreversible procedure as the procedure works by sacrificing […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanna know if is possible add volume in my occipital and top of my head cause both areas are flat, and how much would cost. A:The question is not whether you can have skull implant augmentation to add volume to the back and top of your head but rather how much […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I found your contact information online ( https://www.eppleyplasticsurgery.com/chin-surgery-gallery/) and saw that you perform “mentoplasty,” specifically ” Chin Augmentation ( Chin Implant)” in one-day procedure.I would like to have implants (not Botox injections, and I’m not looking for the surgical procedure that involves cutting off the jawbone) placed in two areas of my jaw: – One implant on each […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m getting in touch to enquire about a possible consultation regarding noticeable eye asymmetry that I’ve had for as long as I can remember. I’m currently trying to understand whether this is primarily skeletal (orbital bone positioning) or if it may be largely soft tissue-related — or a combination of both. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can i get wider lips?Does it look naturally?Does my face muscles work correctly after that?Is there a scar? A:You are referring to the mouth widening surgery. This can be done and generally lengthens each mouth corner by 5 to 7 mm. It does not interfere with any of the workings of the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am curious about surgical excision of the tattoo on my foot. I have done 6 laser treatments with little progress. It is rather painful and disappointing to see it barely change. They initially said I would need 17 treatments on my foot, but I fear I’ll need more since it still […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’d like to know if it’s possible to operate the eyebrows due to acromegaly? I have bilateral bulked eyebrows, the corrugator muscle looks as if I were angry 😡. And i got fillers because I was tired of looking with that bilateral bulky eyebrows like an edema. I’d like to know if […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am following up the concept of the iliac crest implant as a bony anchor for hip implants. Would an implant like something in the photos be feasible? My thought is to use the interlocking mechanism as a way to prevent migration as well as an anchoring point for slightly larger implants. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi! I’m a man interested in “male enhancement”, so to speak. I’m researching testicular implants as a safer alternative to self-administered silicone injection. I’ve been experimenting with saline and dextrose infusions and achieved great temporary results, but what I’m really looking for is a semi-permanent or permanent size increase. I found your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I just want to get piece of mind that after the reduction of bone on skull it has zero chance of regrowing.  A: In answer to your skull reduction concerns: I have never seen bony regrowth in an adult. After the bone is reduced it is covered with a layer of bone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley ,I am a 32 year-old male interested in undergoing your clavicle lengthening surgery. I am 6ft. tall, slender frame, with a bi-deltoid width of approximately 18 inches. Although I am fully aware of the individual factors determining the outcome, I was hoping to gain 2 cm per side without loss of mobility. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley ,I’m a 25-year-old male living in Germany, and I’m reaching out to inquire about custom cranial implant surgery — specifically for occipital augmentation. I have a noticeably flat back of the head and would like to improve the posterior contour with a rounded, visibly projected occiput. My goal is to achieve a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I like to know more information in looking to getting a reduction of my brow bone because I’m not happy with the appearance of my forehead. Thank you. A:Thank you for sending your good quality pictures which makes it clear as to your desire for a brow bone reduction. You have very strong […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My goal is a slimmer, more defined face. I am primarily considering perioral liposuction.Not looking for a wider face by itself (so not sure about adding implants), but if adding width is a way to achieve thinness + definition, then jaw/cheek implants might be a consideration. In general, I’m not 100% committed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 29 year old female and have had temple augmentation with bone cement (hydroxyapatite) around 8 years ago. At the same time, I also had some of my brow bone burred down through a coronal incision (to get rid of that neanderthal look) and a brow lift to reattach the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello there doctor, is it possible to solve a case where the nose length is too long, creating a long appearance to the midface despite an ideal philtrum length? I have seen a couple of results that appear to have caused this apparent reduction using a technique called the quadrangular lefort 1, but […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, had traditional liposuction done  to remove saddlebags. There was a massive amount of swelling and bruising afterwards, but as it went down it became evident that the surgeon removed way too much fat. He left with me two very large dents on the hips and a ton of excess skin on my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Does skull reshaping make the head smaller? A:Skull reductions are best thought of as contour reductions not as an overall head size reduction procedure. Skull reduction patients that focus on circumferential head measurements as the barometer for the success of the procedure will be disappointed. Dr. Barry Eppley World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon

Q: Dr. Eppley, I like to know more information in looking to getting a reduction of my brow bone because I’m not happy with the appearance of my forehead. Thank you A:Male brow bone reductions are different from feminizing brow bone reduction in three ways. First, males that are bothered by other prominent brown bones […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in cheekbone and jawbone reduction surgery. Am I a good candidate for this surgery? A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. The question is not whether these facial bone reduction procedures can be performed on you, as they can, but whether in so doing they can […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello. I had a PEEK implant operation on the right side of my jaw on November 2024. This was for the correction of a slight asymmetrical jawline. I feel like everything is healed, but it seems like the masseter muscle is too high up, not where it is supposed to be. My […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Now taking another look at the morph of nostril narrowing and mouth widening, im thinking the change is quite conservative. Would it be possible to exceed those in both of the procedures? A: The purpose of predictive imaging is to show patients realistic results and only show what I believe can be expected […]

Q; Dr. Eppley, I was looking around online for what the forehead bumps on my temples were and I found your websites which seem to exactly describe the shape as “Forehead Horns” and that you offer a Forehead Horn Reduction procedure. My forehead horns look extremely similar to the first picture you give on your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, If an implant is done in the head are there any side effects? A: When you say side effects that could mean risks associated with the surgery (e.g., infection)n or any adverse immunologic reactions from the implant long term. In the case of the latter that answer is no. Dr. Barry Eppley […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Will webbed neck surgery fix my turkey neck? A: In the webbed neck it is common to have a concomitant turkey neck on the front side…often associated with a short/weak chin. This can be improved with a chin augmentation and submental/neck liposuction. The webbed neck surgery will not by itself improve the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi! I was wondering if you could remove 8 cm off my shoulders? Thank you. A: 8cm of bone removal can not be done for the clavicles. The most that could be done is 5 to 5.5cms. Dr. Barry Eppley World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello. Is it possible to get nose tip rhinoplasty in boy at the age of 16 for purely cosmetic enhancement (nose tip is slightly bulbulous, not severe or anything close case). If so, is parents agreement needed? If this cosmetic procedure is not possible at this age, then can I plan the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, im currently questioning about the possibility to remove some “extra” bone in the sides of my skull, easy example of a person who has the same thing as me would be Tyler Steinkamp. Is this even possible? Looking to hear back from you! A:When it comes to reducing the width at […]