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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a form of scalp scar revision I had hair plugs done many years ago which has left me with a lot of ‘bumps’ on my head since I now shave my head. Can these be reduced in any way so that my scalp is more smooth and not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had cheek and jaw angle implants four months ago. I see that you are ubiquitous on the Internet for cheek and jaw angle implants. My question: my right jaw has been very swollen to the point where I had an MRI that shows unusual swelling. As a result I’m scheduled to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am interested in scalp scar revision. I see you have extensive experience on scars from hair transplantation. Nearly twenty years ago, I had the old hair plugs and have about 1,000 elevated plugs on top of my scalp that look like mosquito bites. I tried to shave my head and get […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in forehead reduction and hairline lowering. I would like to know if Im a great candidate for the forehead reduction and hairline lowering. I hit a brick wall when I was younger and that is how I have bumps on my forehead. Can you please respond back to me […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in rhinoplasty surgery. I have always hated my nose. It has a large bump on it and it slopes down at the tip. I have always wanted a smaller and more shapely nose. What type of rhinoplasty do I need? A: Based on a review of your pictures, you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in breast augmentation. After having two children I have lost all of my breast tissue, I am completely flat, the proverbial straight as a board chest look. I desperately need breast implants. What size and style of breast implant would you suggest?  A: Based on a review of your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had skull reshaping with bone cement last year in South Korea as my back of head was pretty flat. Since then I wasnt told that much information and may have put pressure on the left side of the back of my head, and now the left side is flat. can you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting  breast implants. I have been wanting bigger breasts since I was 16 years old,  I am 26 years old. I am currently a very small B cup and want to be a full D cup using gummy bear breast implants. I am 5’ 4” and weigh 135 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a rib graft rhinoplasty. I am a 32 year-old Asian woman that has a bad nose problem now. I had a silicone implant rhinoplasty done severn years ago. It looked good and was fine until about six months ago when my nose got really red  and the implant […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am possibly interested in skull reshaping surgery. I have occipital plagiocephaly.  My head is  clearly flat on the back left side of my head. I am 67 years old and losing my hair which makes it more noticeable. Can surgery correct this at my age or is it too late? A: […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in getting buttock implants and fat grafting to my hips and butt. I know I don’t have much fat but I really want a much bigger butt. I have attached some pictures of me and a picture of my dream butt. How possible is this result? A: Thank you for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am quite determined to have temporal reduction surgery done (head width reduction), but there is still a couple of lingering question I need answered. I have attached several CT scans of my head to get a better visualization on the width of my muscle as well as my skull. I was […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, If I went with buttock implants under the muscle what is the largest size  I could go?Here are a few photos I would like to know your thoughts about the previous question and what would get me to my dream buttocks. I know my butt is very flat. But is there anyway […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am really interested in one of the facial procedures (cheek augmentation I think) to improve my smile. I make an effort to smile only to find out that people don’t find it compelling. I am confused and this makes my self-esteem very low. I have small(weak) cheek bones which some how […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in abdominal scar revision. I had a panniculectomy done six years ago and an original tummy tuck approximately 11 years ago.  I’ve been unhappy that the scar is so high. As you can see in the photos there are 2 scars. The one on the bottom was from my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, will a buccal lipectomy make a noticeable difference in the shape of my face? I am trying to get a shadowing effect below my cheek bones so I will have more of a male model look. A: While the buccal lipectomy procedure has a controversial side as to its long-term facial aging […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in knee lifts. I am 50 years old and am very active but my knees look like an 80 year old women. I need a knee lift to regain my KNEE self-esteem. I am in disbelief as active as I am that my knees have aged so horribly. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to get a buried penis repair done. How exactly is it done? A: When you use the term ‘buried penis’ that unfortunately does not tell me what type of tissue problem there is and what needs to be done to make it better. Is it a short penis only, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I know I need rhinoplasty but am not sure what else I need. I would like you to analyze the attached photos in order to determine the ideal procedures to bring better balance to my face. These are my own assumptions about my facial appearance, both what I see as out of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to possibly get temporal zone migraine surgery or Botox injections.  I have been diagnosed with chronic daily headache (migraine) and believe this would be beneficial.  I have had it for approximately 3 1/2 years and normal medications and treatments do not correct the issue. The issue developed approximately 2 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in skull reshaping to reduce the width of my head. I have a large head and I’m embarrassed about it. I have to buy larger hats than everybody else and it’s a hassle to wear sunglasses or prescription glasses because my head is so large that it squeezes and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in jaw implants to give me a more defined jawline. I can see from your computer imaging that adding the chin implant to the jaw angle implants really does make a difference. I have a couple questions. Are the implants silicone? Do the size and type of the implants determine […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in orbital floor augmentation to raise up my eye which is about 2 to 3mms lower than the other side. Regarding the graft material, I’d prefer to go with natural ear cartilage if that’s something you’re comfortable using. Have you used ear cartilage for orbital floor augmentations before? I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in some form of facial freshaping.  I have some issues regarding a long face, and more importantly a long midface. It’s just been seriously bothering me for years to the point where it is causing problems. If you could take a look at these pics and just figure out […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been wanting to get a rhinoplasty for awhile to augment my radix and glabella. My goals are to widen and raise the radix so that there’s a smoother transition between the nose and the brow ridge. Anyway, I have two questions: 1) Will I be able to achieve this through cartilage grafting, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a revision rhinoplasty. Do yout have experience in removing medpor L shaped implants? This nose has become tight and hard. A: Revision rhinoplasty often involves removal of synthetic implanted materials. I have removed more than my fair share of Medpor implants all over the face. I am assuming […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in some form of skull or face reshaping. I would like to know based on the photos/info provided what would you assume is the cause of my skull/face defects? So basically I have a protrusion of my right forehead area as well as on the scalp area (right side […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 48 years old and have thinning hair on top to the point of shaving it all off. Unfortunately, I would describe my skull as having an embarrassing mild case of some type of craniosynostosis. In simplest layman’s terms, it could be described as having a dip where the soft spot […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a non-surgical rhinoplasty. I really need my nose fixed. I’ve been so depressed about my nose for about 7 years. I’m 20 years old now. I know I can’t afford surgery so I thought hopefully I can afford this. Why stay sorry for myself when I can do […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in some type of revisional rhinoplasty. I had a major depression on the tip of my nose for which I got fat grafted to the tip. But now I feel I have a bigger nose than before and the tip doesn’t really have any definition. What should I do […]