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Q: Dr. Eppley, Thank you for your prompt response and for clearing up the periareolar technique. I have heavy breasts so it sounds like the liposuction might not be enough for me. Do you perform the SPAIR technique? As you can see, I am trying not to have a lot of scarring. I know that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking to get a revision rhinoplasty to fix facial asymmetry and improve appearance. My goals are to straighten my nose and decrease the amount of tip projection. Can you take a look at the attached document which shows some computer imaging and let me know what you think? Thanks! A: Thank […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I’m interested in the periareolar breast reduction with lift and wondered if you perform this procedure? Also, I am interested in a tummy tuck at the same time if possible. Does you accept Tricare Prime insurance or Tricare and you a network or nonnetwork provider? A: Thank you for your inquiry. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 28 year-old male, fairly thin, with concerns about my facial profile. I feel that I have both a weak chin and jawline and have some concerns with mandibular vertical height as well as width. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have attached some cell phone pictures for you to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have very small earlobes since they were repaired from my gauging last year. After the repair the earlobes were too small and it bothered me greatly. A local ENT doctor that I saw talked me into using tissues from behind the ear to make an earlobe but it looked terrible. So […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is a breast lift without scars possible. I am 38 years old and am done having children. (3)  I have 36 D breasts but they have a lot of sag. I would like to lift them with implants. I want minimal scars and I have read that the implants can be inserted […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 30 year old male who works out regularly.(6’4, 200lbs) I am looking to get fat from my lower abdomen removed so my 6-pack can show. Would you recommend Zeltiq or liposuction? Knowing that I am on a budget and prefer non-invasive procedure however still looking for best results. A: The […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I just turned 60. I had breast implants in 1985, thinking I need to have them removed and put in new ones. How much would that be? Also,wanting to find out about around my eyes, had botox but my skin is thin and I look tired all the time. Is there fillers? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was interested in having liposuction in order to remove the perioral mounds in my face. I am 20 years old. I have some questions related to this operation. First of all what are the dangers of it and how much time does it require for the face to be full recovered? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had  some facial feminization procedures done not too long ago. I had a sliding genioplasty as one of them. I now have the often present notch on either side of the osteotomy. I expressed concerns about minimizing this with the original doctor. The depressions are fairly evident. Also my infra orbital […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 6 weeks post surgery today from my chin reduction procedure. I am feeling great, most of the swelling is gone. I know I need another month or two for final result, but I pretty much can see an outcome. My chin looks so much nicer without  that point and loose […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have lost a testicle in my youth. I am 50 now and am tired of the embarrassment. My wife divorced me, said was tired of half of a man. Can you help? A: Like many other body parts, implants are available for testicular replacement. An FDA-approved implant is available for testicular […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had surgery in the beginning of December of last year for chin reduction surgery. I just had some basic questions for you that I will ask now. It’s been 2 months and the swelling has gone down quite a bit, I’m curious if there will be any more reduction or is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to achieve a more masculine jaw line. My face is oval and I want a more square cut lower face. I had a chin implant back in 1990 with a rhinoplasty. Would like to know what my options are and also would this implants just be inserted or are they […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in forehead augmentation to improve my sloping forehead above my eyebrows. I can see how that would improve the shape of my forehead in the profile view but I am curious what will happen in the frontal view. I have attached a front picture of me and marked with […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Not sure what I really need. My forehead has deep wrinkles, I have sagging eyelids, bags under my eyes and jaw line and under chin drooping. Is this a full facelift or what? A: What you are describing are numerous facial aging changes that are located around the two main areas that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I’m a female with a fairly prominent brow and small, receding forehead I’d like to improve. My face as a whole is convex rather than flat: Can the areas outside my eyes be “filled?” How would forehead augmentation affect deep wrinkles? Thank you! A: Thank you for sending the edited picture. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am bothered by the hollowing under my eyes. I am scared of injectable fillers placed so close to the eye . I’m thinking about the surgical procedure using implants. Have you done it ?  How good are the results ? This hollowing thing really bothers me . It makes my pictures […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had lap band 3 years ago and am looking to have excess skin removed, a breast lift and some liposuction in the arms and legs region, just wanting some prices and if my insurance would cover any of it due to being post lap band. A: To answer your questions, the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 34 years old and am 5’ 6” tall and 165 lbs. To my own credit I have lost 54 lbs over the past year with diet and exercise; It has been tough but I have done it and I am determined to lose even more. But I appear to have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had muscle reduction done for my very bulgy temporal areas six weeks ago. While there is already visible improvement, I do have some minor concerns and wanted to know if what I am experiencing is normal. I have noticed that the temporal area in the non-hair bearing portion above the cheek […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have saggy breasts and I was hoping to avoid a lift so I would’t have scarring. Is it possible with a bigger implant not placed under the muscle that this can be achieved? I did try on 600cc with a bra and a shirt over and decided I wanted bigger. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I recently (3 weeks ago) had a lip lift which I am very unhappy with. I have attached the before and after pictures. What I expected with the lip lift was to have more lips all through out the upper lip, not only in the middle where the cupid bow is (looks […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, thank you for doing the imaging on the predicted changes from chin and jaw angle implants. I am blown away that this can actually be done. This is well beyond my expectations. What size implants would you be using for my jawline enhancement? A: Quite frankly more extreme changes than those can […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking at building up the back of my head. In reading your blogs you say that you usually add about 60 grams of material. But I don’t know how that would look and whether that is enough. I went on with my experiments, but rather than water I used plasticine […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had malar and para-nasal implants, also infra-orbital porex placed in 2006, and six months ago removed because the malar increased my gaunt look, provided only lateral projection, and started to show through my thin skin. The paranasal implants didn’t really do much for me in terms of anterior volume, since they were placed so low on my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking for a nicer more natural-looking side profile. I saw a before and after picture of a hispanic lady you did and like the result. I’m considering the following surgeries – brow bone augmentation, forehead augmentation and nasal bridge augmentation (higher nose bridge) to go with the newly adjusted brow […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 55 years old and am interested in getting my saddle bags reduced that have bothered me my entire life. I am concerned, however, that I may end up with skin that is saggy afterwards given my age and the little bit of cellulite that already exists there. What do you […]

  Q: Dr. Eppley, I am sending you photos of my eye. I will let you know that about 13 years ago I went to a surgeon and he said it was the eye lid that was at fault and ‘drooping’, I did not agree, but I was 22 and I went with it in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have spent considerable amount of time in researching fat transfers believing it to be the most viable option when done correctly, especially for thin older women. The stem cell benefits of properly done fat grafting add tremendous benefits as well. I understand although fat grafting has been around for a number of […]