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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in liposuction or a tummy tuck, preferably liposuction though. I have had two pregnancies, seven years apart with the last one being five years ago. This has left me with loose skin and fat around my mid section. I am 38 years old and weigh 140 lbs and have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a reduction otoplasty. The height of my ears is too tall for my head/face.  I have talked to several plastic surgeons about ear reduction and they all say that it can’t be done without severe ear distortions and scarring, which is very disappointing to me. Like I said […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am very interested in skull reshaping surgery. Since I was young I always thought my head shape was oddly shaped making it unpleasant to cut my hair short, wear hats, or even have different hairstyles. I would like to know how long you have been doing this surgery because a surgery […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering facial implants to rejuvenate my youthful face. I am 27 years old and underwent gastric bypass surgery 4 years ago and it seems all the volume in my face went away. I hate the excess skin under and above the eye and the deep grove under the eye..I use […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I was wondering if you can preform an ear reduction surgery. My ears are very big (tall) and I would like them reduced in size. They have always been too big for my head and it has bothered me all of my life. I have done some imaging of ears to show […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a subnasal lip lift problem. Wish I’d seen your website some months ago. Four weeks ago today, I underwent a sub-nasal upper lip advance (bull horn) by another surgeon. Pre-op I had a lot of distance between my upper lip and my nose and it meant that when I smiled, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had Medpor infraorbital rim and paranasal implants placed last year. The recovery was uneventful, but I’m hoping for further augmentation that’s more suitable for my face. This is why I’m contemplating getting a custom made implant for the entire mid-face region. However, my biggest concern is with removing these implants. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I just finish reading an interesting piece on your website regarding paranasal implants and premaxillary implants.  I am seriously considering having this procedure done you since you seem to be the resident expert in this field. While I am aware the difference between a premaxillary implant versus a paranasal implant, I couldn’t […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I read an article about temporal muscle reduction and it said that 70% of their clients died after two years, due to the surgery. Now I don’t know if it was specifically talking about shrinking the muscle. My question is, has this procedure been tested safe for people, because us people should […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been looking into getting facial implants, specifically chin, cheek and jaw angle implants, now for quite some time. During my time researching these procedures I have come across many reputable sources of information, like yourself, and millions of internet experts professing to know the ‘truth’ of some sort of another […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in orbital dystopia corrective surgery. I have vertical orbital dystopia as a result of craniofacial trauma when I was a child. There were no orbital bone fractures that I know of.The severity of my condition seems to be very similar to the case study posted on your web page. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had breast implants done about one year ago.  I had textured silicone gel shaped breast implants placed under the muscle. They were 335cc in size. My breasts were A cup size before surgery. I would like to know if corrective surgery with bigger implants will create more cleavage.  have quite a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I believe I have a mentalis strain, my chin starts to dimple and looks somewhat “bubbly.” My chin looks pretty short and recedes to me , but I am happy with the size my lower jaw except for the receding and the strain. Will my lower jaw have to be wider to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, would a lip lift benefit my facial features and add more symmetry to my face?  Is there any other procedure that would make my features more attractive? How many of lip lifts do you do yearly? Do you have more before and after pictures of this procedure. How much increase in lip […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in an unusual form of skull reshaping.  I am currently investigating possible procedures that could change my skull contour. I have congenital skull asymmetry/tilt, and have attached a simple drawing approximating the current shape of my skull. The area I would like to treat is on the left side […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 22 year old man who is interested in custom facial implants. I have taken an interest in your practice because of your really detailed and informative website and photos and because of the experience you have with the particular facial implants I want done. I am interested in getting […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am interested in a geometric broken line closure scar revision but I have a few questions. 1) Would you do multiple layer closure underneath the skin to ensure that there is proper wound undermining. If so many layers? 2) Since I’d be an out of town patient could you use dissolvable sutures […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a bullhorn lip lift. No one can ever see my teeth when I talk or smile and it really bothers me. I have already had orthodontics and lowered the front teeth as mush as possible and still no one can see them. Are there any bad side effects […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a non-straight line scar revision. Attached are some pictures of my facial scar.. I marked up some pictures with a horizontal line showing how it is raised on the side of the scar nearer my nose. Do you think that it would be possible to remove the raised […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting  tummy tuck.  At about this time three years ago, I had a miscarriage at five months. Unfortunately, my body never really recovered from all the changes it went through. In the last three years I managed to lose about half of the weight I put on. It […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am seeking steroid injections after gynecomastia reduction surgery. I had gynecomastia surgery almost two years ago. The surgery was fine, but of course I dealt with scar tissue problems afterwards. I got Kenalog shots and it really reduced it alot! I have a bout a pea size piece sticking literally right […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question about paranasal implants. May I ask what do you think about fat graft to the sunken paranasal area ( and a malar implant on top)? Will fat grafts ( say inclusive of a few touch ups ) have the same effect as a paranasal implant? A: Fat grafts […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in brow bone reduction surgery. As you can probably tell from the pictures I have attached,  I suffer from Alopecia areata. I realize there will be a scar from the coronal incision, but I have no reference for how bad the scar will be. Would the trade off be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in an injectable rhinoplasty. You probaby can’t tell by the pictures so much, but I have a droopy tip to my nose. The bridge is fine but from the frontal view it droops and I am wondering if it could be lifted up by injection fillers. A: An injectable […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am in need of a chin implant revision. My surgeon used a 10mm Medpor chin implant. My face was round and small before, now its very long and wide so I look masculine. I’m female by the way. Is 1 month too early to tell? The shape of it has not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in CO2 laser resurfacing and skin under my eyes and also to remove dark spots on my cheeks. Or maybe I need a pinch blepharoplasty instead. I had a lower blepharoplasty three years ago which left my eyes more wrinkled. I was told this procedure would remove the fat and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking into buccal fat pad removal (buccal lipectomy) and possibly perioral mound liposuction. My face holds a lot of weight compared to my low body fat percentage. I workout consistently and follow a very precise diet but no matter how hard I try I can never seem to lose the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in paranasal implants. I am a young Asian male residing and am looking forward to hearing your experience and expertise in facial deficiencies. I have a slightly retrusive face with deficiency in the maxillary area and slightly in the paranasal area. I am considering doing both procedures. However, I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a chin implant, jaw angle implants or both. I believe chin implants/jawline  implants come in different dimensions or sizes? Would it be better to do one procedure at a time? What face shapes are good candidates for this type of procedure? A: A chin implant and jaw angle […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I may be interested in a revision rhinoplasty. I had excessive swelling after nose tip rhinoplasty; nose tip looks great, but my formerly thin nose is much wider and uglier above the tip; and very damaging to me psychologically. I have had two Kenalog (diluted) injections within 15 to 18 months post-op, […]