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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in intramuscular buttock implants. I don’t really feel comfortable with the subfascial pocket for them. Having said that if I go with intramuscular and 350cc or less in implant size, then which shape you would recommend? Can I get away with a round implant? Oval or anatomic? I would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in correcting my coup de sabre involving my forehead and eye. What would be an approximate cost of correcting my linear scleroderma. A: There are three approaches to treating your left forehead/orbital scleroderma (linear scleroderma en coup de sabre); forehead bone augmentation with bone cements, fat injections and the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 5’3” and 115lbs, 48 years old, healthy, and work out regularly. I have tried the Brazilian Butt Lift surgery (BBL) but not only didn’t it work but it also made my buttock shape more square than round. It also gave me some indentations. I am now very interested in buttock implants. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a young man with symptoms of moderate plagiocephaly. The left-back side of my head is flat, the left eye and cheekbone is slightly higher and more prominent, my right eyebrow is lower and the eyelid sags heavily compared to the left, my right ear is pushed outwards and pulled back […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in making some changes to my face and I would value your expert opinion on what needs to be done for this type of facial reshaping. My face does not seem very proportioned and I can’t completely put my finger on why or how to change it. I have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I first contacted you in March and have taken awhile to get a consultation scheduled. I am now down to Breastfeeding once a day, so even though my breasts don’t look exactly like they will once I’m completely done, I thought maybe I would still be able to get a good idea […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had very prominent brow bossing which I had burring done on by a physician who doesn’t perform these procedures frequently. After the burring, my brow ridge looked better, but I am left with strange indents on my forehead. My surgeon attributes this to scar tissue forming from where he burred the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been doing some research and I found some info on Refine Suture lift and mesh lift with fat grafting.  I was wondering about these procedures and if you would suggest this over the traditional lift with implant. I have read that these help with the lifts lasting longer and upper pole […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 25 year old male. I am interested to coming to see you for some procedures to help me get the model look. I have some areas of my face I am unhappy with. One being the width of my face (too wide) and the other being the contour of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am specifically looking for angle of the mandible implants (jaw angle implants) to increase the width of my jaw as well as increasing the vertical height to give it a more angled, defined look to my otherwise high, weak jawline. I am wanting to have a simultaneous chin implant to compliment […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I exhibit a weak jawline and recessed chin. I have had several consultations with doctors in the Los Angeles area. The most logically sounding consultation seemed to be a custom jaw implant. I see that you do this procedure yet also use off the shelf products as well. My question is…is a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had jaw angle surgery and it was over-resected. I want to reconstruct my jaw angle (vertical height) and widen my front chin .  I have a before and after x-rays of my mandible and I want to have it reconstructed as before. Also I want to get rid of my titanium screws. I enjoy […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a minor case of asymmetry to my jawline .the right side of my mandible is angled higher and shorter in length to my left side. My right side is also weaker than my left side . if there is one thing I am pleased with about my right side it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have sent you a lot of pictures and will try to explain my questions! I definitely have some skull asymmetry. The back of my head is kind of flat and it looks really weird when I have s short haircut. I also feel that the space between my chin and neck is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, you and I spoke previously about temple implants. cheek implants, and forehead fat grafting. You did some imaging for me as well, and I realize you understand my goals in reshaping my face better than anyone. With this said, I would be interested to see how the overall look of what we […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am intersted in finding a physician that can do A Fleur De Lis tummy tuck with hernia repair after weight loss for “reconstructive repair” that will accept and submit to insurance. I know there are lots of patients getting this covered by insurance. It is how the surgeon submits it to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in chin and maybe jawline implants. Do you favour the intra-oral or extra-oral approach for chin implants? Also, do you use silastic or porous implants? I have attached some pictures so you can see how short my chin is. A: The first question to decide before one considers how […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, In elementary school I was diagnosed with Linear Morfia but I have also heard the doctors call it scleroderma as well. I am now in college and it effects the right side of my face. I notice it on my forehead, under my eye continuing down to my cheek and a little […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Since you are always up on the latest cutting edge techniques I was wondering if you were aware of Biotimes Renevia scaffolding gel injectable which was created to be a 3d scaffolding to be mixed with mesechemal stem cells from fat and then injected sdubcutaneously for lipatrophy defects. Biotime has granted Stem […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a brain tumor surgery (meningioma) the size of a tennis ball taken out three years ago and I would like to know if bone cements for forehead augmentation/ reconstruction has any after affects. What consequence could the use of this material have on me. Where would the incision be done? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am a 32-year old woman and I have been searching for a solution to my protruding mouth (or perioral mounds)…I have had this all my life, and recently got some filler in my chin to balance out my bottom lip protrusion and also have Invisalign to correct my teeth. However, none […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had jaw resection surgery.But it was overresected. So I am thinking of my jawline reconstruction. In theory would it be possible to have a strong and tough jaw by having my mandible reconstructed with 3D printed customized titanium alloy additive? Usually I heard that silicone or PMMA is often used to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am getting cheek implants next week but I became worried because my surgeon says he does not use any screws to secure the implants to the bone…just uses a pocket and wait for the scar tissue to hold implant in plance. Should I find another surgeon? A: Just because your surgeon […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a long face shape but small forehead. (like Sarah Jessica Parker). I really hate my face shape and would like to make it shorter. My nose is long and I was wondering if it were possible to shorten my nose, raise my mouth and then make my chin a lot […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can you tell me what the cost of jaw surgery would be to shorten and recontour the face? I attached photos which show my face length. A: The concept of facial shortening by double jaw surgery is based on whether you have vertical maxillary excess and a gummy smile. If one does […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in skull reshaping, specifically a reduction of a sagittal ridge. Not sure what to expect, I got a high top ridge at the back of my head (covered by hair, so a photo does not really show it) – rising maybe 2.5 cm above the rest of the skull […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to ask you a quick question regarding jaw implants revision. I  am a 29 year old male and have had silicone jaw and chin implants placed previously. I am very happy with them, however, as time has gone on I feel like the jaw implants could be slightly larger in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m 21 years old and I have average sized cheekbones. I’ve always dreamed of having very prominent and chiseled cheekbones, such as those of Mads Mikkelsen (even though I’m a girl) that have more projection on the outer corners of the zygomatic bone as opposed to the classic apples in the area […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m breast feeding now. How long should I wait after I stop before I come in for a breast augmentation consultation? How soon can I have breast augmentation after breast feeding? A:You should wait for breast augmentation surgery until your breasts have returned to their natural size after breastfeeding. By so doing […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in rhinoplasty surgery. I guess my wish list is quite long, but I don’t want to look like a different person. I’d like to reduce or remove the hump and slightly shorten its length. Also, on front view it seems slightly crooked and very wide, especially when I smile. […]