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Q: Dr. Eppley, I admire your plastic surgery work. Your lip reduction procedures are amazing. I had one back in December of last year and I am not pleased. Having your hand along another journey of having my 2nd lip reduction procedure would be great. A: Lip reduction surgery is relatively straightforward and there is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in one-stage frontal hairline lowering? How big will the scar be? As long as the scar isn’t noticeable, I’m definitely interested. How long is surgery? How long is recovery? Will I have to take any medication before surgery? Will I be completely out? Will I accomplish what I’ve wanted all […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I lost of a lot of weight and my face is asymmetrical. I have small jowls and not sure if I need a facelift or just a necklift and if face implants would be an alternative to a facelift. I want to look prettier and have a long, narrow face with high […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I recently had a tummy tuck and have noticed something unusual (at least for me) afterwards. I am experiencing intense increased sexual desire. This is far beyond what I would normally feel this way. Since it is very early in my recovery ( five weeks) I can’t attribute to the fact that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question about temporal artery ligation. You have mentioned that the ligation of the temporal arteries would not cause hair loss. So, I’m 18 years old and I started to get a receding hairline and some slight thinning. Is it possible that these ligations don’t cause immediate hair loss, but […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know if I would benefit from a lip scar revision? I had a laceration on my right upper lip that goes from the mid lip to just a hair past the vermilion border. I had 2, absorbing 4-0 sutures put in. And it’s been just a year and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to get the ligation of the temporal arteries done. I’ve heard from you from a forum on the internet with lots of success stories. But I still have a couple of questions. If you tie off the artery at several locations, isn’t it possible that there appear ‘new’ artery or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can you do liposuction on the pubic area of a woman? The mons pubis I believe? I have attachments some photos of mine which is oversized tremendously. (as you can see in the attached pictures) How much would a procedure like this cost? How is it performed? What is the recovery? A: It […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 25 year old male who currently has braces. Wondering if I should have BSSO mandibular advancement or  sliding genioplasty. My jaw is strong but my chin is weak especially when biting. A: The answer to the choice between a mandibular advancement or a sliding genioplasty to improve your profile […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Do you do liposuction on “cankles” and calves? A: Cankle liposuction is more than a myth, It is  very real surgical procedure! Reshaping the legs from the thighs down to the ankles are liposuction procedures that I commonly do. Do not think of reshaping the lower extremities as a 360 degree circumferential […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in revisional rhinoplasty. I have had two reputable doctors turn me down for revision saying that I do not have enough natural cartilage left to build up the nose and that I have too much scar tissue preventing the tip definition and bridge length and height I desire. Please let […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to explore a lip lift and corner lip lift. I have an unusually long upper lift (distance from bottom of nose to top lip) and would look much more balanced if that distance could be shortened. However, I have an over rotated upturned nose from previous rhinoplasty. This means […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had an hydroxyapatite chin augmentation several years ago. The hydroxyapatite was semi-solid or loose when implanted- mixed I believe with some fluids, but it was not cut from a block. It was implanted intraorally. Besides not doing much from my chin, it appears that the chin tissues are more loose now […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a LeFort I osteotomy some years ago to help correct my bite, my upper jaw was very recessed. My upper jaw was moved slightly forward and corrected my bite, but it is still a bit recessed gives my midface a sunken look. Also, even though my teeth and bite look […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is BSSO mandibular advancement reversible at all and what are the complications of that?  Whatever was wrong with my face got accentuated with this procedure, e.g. flatness of my cheeks, flatness on sides of my face, nasolabial distance, short nose, etc.  There was a few mm space between my teeth and I just […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in rhinoplasty surgery. Is it possible to to do nostril narrowing making my nostrils smaller and the tip of my bulbous nose smaller, what would you suggest ? I want a thinner and more defined nose altogether. A: Your rhinoplasty questions are good ones and are fairly common in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in liposuction of multiple body areas including the abdomen, love handles, thighs and knees. But I have a few questions that I hope you can answer for me.  1. As I age, if I gain a bit of weight (I’ve been within these same 20 pounds since I was […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interesting in a variety of facial procedures to create an overall facial reshaping effect. I have done a lot of research and have concluded that I would like the following done: 1) Corner of Mouth Lifts 2) Upper Blepharoplasties 3) Tail of the Brow Lift (Transpalpebral Browlift) 4) Fat injections […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in your facial fat grafting procedure.  I am a fairly young guy, 38 years old and in good physical shape.  I have always had a very tired look under my eyes.  I had cheek implants and orbital rim implants placed.  They helped, but the problem is still there. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 42 year old man who is interested in getting a chin implant. This is something I’ve considered for most of my adult life. I have a very hectic and busy work schedule. My down time is very important to know. I’m concerned on how long I’d be out of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking to have a Chin Implant surgery and I heard a lot about you across the internet from satisfied patients. I have some concerns about the surgery. I grow facial hair (beard) relatively fast like in a week. Will it cause or disturb the stitches made under the chin. and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 63 year old female who is interested in a direct neck lift but am concerned about the scar that will result. I have had two facelifts but each one has failed to really improve my neck like  I want. I have been recommended now to have a direct neck […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Do I need a facelift to correct my chin sagging after being burred? I had a procedure done three months ago where the surgeon burred under and shortened the chin. It was done intra orally and the lower chin and my face is slack and looks like there is a protrusion. In […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in revision rhinoplasty. I have had two previous rhinoplasty surgeries and have thick skin on the tip of my nose.  Is it possible to reduce and sharpen my nasal tip? Can my nasal profile be reduced? I have attached some pictures of where my nose is now. A: Reducing […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have few question regarding forehead augmentation and back of the head augmentation. I would appreciate your kind answers to each of them one by one. 1. Which procedure is more durable, bone cement or implant? 2. Can you please tell the advantages and disadvantages of each? 3. Is it possible that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in skull reshaping and brow bone reduction surgery. I know you probably get these comments a lot, but I have always been very self conscious about my head shape and eyes. First my head is I guess a triangle oval shape but from a straight view it makes my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a direct neck lift but have concerns about the length of the neck scar. I have had two facelifts but my neck wattle persists so I am tunring towards a more direct approch. Here are some pictures as I do not like my profile. Can I direct neck […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am inquiring about chin implant replacement. I had a Medpor chin implant placed six months ago. As time has gone by with healing,and my face has slimmed down a bit, the chin implant looks too boxy.  Here are some questions I have: 1. Could removal of the medpor implant cause any […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I think I am interested in a direct neck lift. I am 68 years old, slim and sporty. I have had two face lifts, the second had to be redone completely five months later so this makes in reality three face lifts with the last one being done five years ago which […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been waiting for my family physician to get me a referral to a plastic surgeon to consult me on a breast reduction. I have several health reasons for considering this type of procedure. I have a bulging disc along with deterioration of the tail bone and arthritis of the spine. […]