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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in treating my tear troughs and knowing more about the Lobe procedure for treating them. I already have orbital rim/tear implants in to fix my lower eyelid depressions but they are not quite enough. A plastic surgeon that I consulted with mentioned that I might be a good candidate […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am in need of a special type of lower blepharoplasty. I had artefill injected under my eyes and have been having problems with it. Have you ever removed artefill in combinaion with a lower blepharoplasty before? A: When it comes to lower eyelid procedures, I have seen may different materials placed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing because I have a quick question regarding cheek implants, which we had briefly discussed, vs fillers. I may have rheumatoid arthritis and I’ve heard that injectable fillers aren’t the best route with autoimmune disorders. I’m curious to know if cheekbone implants would be any better, and if you offer […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in the FATMA lip augmentation procedure. I was born with a strawberry mark on my top lip. I had two surgeries to remove it, one at 6 months old and the other one at six years old. This has left me with a notch deformity in my upper lip. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a Brazilian Butt Lift (fat injections to the buttocks) but I have a few questions. I want at least 900ccs of fat injection done. Are you able to meet this request or do you have a fat injection limit? I want my upper and lower abdomen, flanks and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a sliding genioplasty revision. Four weeks ago I had a sliding geniplasty but I now think it was moved too far forward. It is easier to change the chin bone now or wait until it heals. Will the chin bone become harder to correct with time? I was […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a rhinoplasty that changes the upper part of my nose. The lower half of my nose is fine but I have a large nasal hump and would like to get it reduced. In playing with some online imaging programs, I have noticed that removing the nasal hump actually […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a chin reshaping/chin reduction procedure. My chin is fairly square and big and I feel very insecure about it. It’s not big to the point where it’s the first thing people notice, but I hate it so much and I think it makes my otherwise feminine face look […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a chin implant questions/issue.  In my opinion, I have a recessed chin and jaw. Eight years ago, I had a large silicone chin implant inserted, and liposuction below my chin. At my consultation, the plastic surgeon asked if I breathed through my mouth, which I realized I do. Ever since […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in facial reshaping/liposuction for my son. For several years my 16 year old son has expressed concerns with excess fat in the cheek/chin/neck area. He has a genetic double chin that upon weight loss did not help and did not go away. In tears, my son asked if he […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in scar revision of my wide midline abdominal scar from a prior surgery. One surgeon I saw recommended a geometric broken line closure (GBLC) type of scar revision. You have recommended a more simpler vertical excision and straight line closure. My question is why would you choose that particular […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to get a tummy tuck and belly button reconstruction. I’m not sure what type I need. I workout approximately 5 days a week. I have a lot of scar tissue near my c-section scar that is bothersome. Would a procedure also help with the scars? What type do you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in abdominal scar revision. I’m a 22 year old female who had a major surgery resulting from a self inflicted wound that occurred in a more troubled time as a youth. I still have the ugly scar and started research on my z-plasty scar revision for two years now. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been diagnosed with a mild midface deficiency.  I would like to have this corrected to end up with the most aesthetic appearance possible. I have been reading about facial implants and the work you have done with them. I would like to achieve a reduction of the depressions on either side of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in skull reshaping reduction of the size of the back of my head. For a long time, I have had a distressing issue with the prominence of the back of my head in what I believe to be the occipital bone region. The problem is primarily located slightly right […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had fat grafting to my face and I love it. I am three weeks out and I have noticed already that some of the fullness has started to go down. I would prefer it to stay this way and I don’t want it to go down. How much of the fat […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a subnasal lip lift. I have a long upper lip and I think it would make my face more balanced and attractive. I have not read anywhere on how one determines the amount of skin that can be removed between the lip and the cupid’s bow. I want […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in learning about suprapubic liposuction. I’ve been searching for answers for my 8 year old son for 8 years. He has a buried penis. He has had two surgeries already when he was 2, which rearranged the skin on his penis to have it appear normal looking, however nothing […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in ear reconstruction. I lost my right ear several years ago in a car accident. I have attached a couple of pictures so you can see the extent of the ear loss. How can my ear be fixed? A: A complete ear avulsion represents the most complex type of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I recently read your blog about malar and submalar implants. I just have one question since there doesn’t seem to be much information on these implants, but where exactly are the malar and submalar regions? If I’m looking at implants to provide a swoop from the nose to the cheeks (sorry, not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I understand that malar and sub-malar facial implants can be used to add volume, 3-dimension and contour to the face. Initially the imaging you provided showed the malar implants only, I think? I am interested to know if the sub-malar implants can be added as well, and more laterally, to camoflauge the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have always had a long upper lift, and a downturned mouth, causing people to think I’m sad or annoyed, when I’m simply feeling neutral. As I have aged (over 40 now), the downturn has become more pronounced, and in the last year, I’ve started to have problems with the seal in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in scalp scar revision. I had hair transplantation done twenty years ago. However I now shave my head but the recipient area at the front is knobbly and raised where the last line of plugs were placed which is my main concern. There is also a scar running along […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a woman who is interested in umbilicoplasty. I have attached one photo which is similar to how my bellybutton looks. I am not certain if it is a hernia  as I have had this my entire life. I am wondering how if an umbilicoplasty procedure could  successfully change my outie […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am interested in breast augmentation surgery and am having trouble deciding between saline vs silicone implants. I know there are numerous differences between them but one specific question I have is about capsular contracture. Does silicone implants lead to a higher rate of capsular contracture problems than saline implants? A: One […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had liposuction recently on numerous areas of my body including my stomach, love handles, and thighs. My doctor told me he removed two and a half liters but couldn’t tell me exactly how much it weighed. He showed me a picture of a bag that contained the fat removed, which looked […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to know if my breast implant got ruptured. I got in a car accident last week. My car was from the side and the air bag was deployed, striking my right breast with considerable force. Although both cars were badly damaged, no one was injured. The only injury I got […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in skull reshaping surgery for the back of my head. I have attached some pictures. Although they are a little fuzzy I think you can see the problem. The left is much flatter than the right. Let me know if it is possible to do what I want which […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question about temple implants. What I want is to build width and length to my face through multiple procedures. (Not all done at the same time of course). These include jaw implants to add width and vertical length to the face, a chin implant which meets the jaw implant, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a sliding genioplasty but want to know how much it can change the shape of the chin? What is the maximum vertical height and horizontal projection I can receive? A: The maximum chin changes that can be achieved with a sliding genioplasty is based on the thickness of […]