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Q: Dr. Eppley, do you perform Love Band eyelid surgery. I have lost the fat padding directly underneath my eyes, which I would like back. In Korea, they call these fat pads “love bands” and promote surgery to enhance that area via fat transfer in order to make the eyes appear bigger. Do you offer […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in cheek augmentation and an African-American rhinoplasty. I have fat cheeks and I want them smaller. I also want a more refined and less fat nose. I have attached a picture of me so you can see what needs to be done. A: Thank you for sending your picture. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a jaw/chin implant 14 weeks ago, it was two separate pieces that were screwed in. I would assume most of my swelling is gone but I have asymmetry as one side is lower….my Dr. is a reputable surgeon and is working with me, we meet approx every 5 weeks or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My goals are increased horizontal projection of my chin( no vertical lengthening)and a more square chin. Jaw angles flared out with augmentation of the angle itself and of the ramus but not the body? ( not necessarily a drop down of the angle itself as I think the angle is low enough […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had an operation on my forehead almost 16 years ago that changed my life. My frontal sinus was backed up causing me to have had my forehead bone removed and replaced with my hip bone in fear that it was infected. I have a cut along my hair line but my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, have had surgery for migranes the first one was 2012 all four trigger points and deviated septum. about 4 months later I developed a very suttle yet painfull pressure pain in my right temple. It was relentless. feb 2013 the surgeon went back in and removed an artery. for a week I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to get the upside frown surgery.  Can you please tell me how much this would cost?  How long would recovery take?  Is the surgery painful?  How long does it take to get an appointment? A: Thank you for your inquiry. It appears that you have an ‘upside down froen’ […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I can not seem to find any surgeon who performs shaving or burring of the jaw angles! They all do osteotomies of the angles and the results look awful and unnatural. Would you know why most facial feminization surgeons do not shave the jawline? They cut off the bone (angle resection) instead. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had a open rhinoplasty during June of 2012. My nose in the beginning looked great, but gradually it got a bit more but it went down gradually in time, though it is still swollen on the tip. But approximately two months ago I was washing my face and pressed on […]

Q: Dr Eppley,I was interested in getting a chemical peel or something for my skin type to help reduce/get rid of acne scars, melasma, freckles on my face.  I am half asian/white and I am concerned about scarring and hyperpigmentation from doing such a procedure.  I wanted to know your experience has been with asian […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in having the following procedures done: * Ear surgery – ear pinning + fix right ear that sits lower than left ear or fix left ear that sits higher than right ear + improve general appearance of ear cartilage * Blepharoplasty – lower eyelid of my left eye (when […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to put something inside my upper lip,  a piece of jewelry I have. I also have big lips so this should work. What I’m using is a tiny Christian cross. I want to litterally implant it into my lip through the pink part of the lip, meaning you would not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, two weeks ago I got silicone malar cheek implants done. At first the healing process seemed to be going fine but then I started to feel pain and discomfort in the area where my implant was at on the left side. My dissolvable stitches also broke so I was bleeding a lot […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some questions about the fat grafting procedure to correct the tear trough. I’m 20 years old and have had hollowness under my eyes causing dark circles for my whole life. The skin under my eyes is pretty thin, so all around my eyes looks purple, and there is a depression […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Where do you do surgery? What are the facility fees? What would the price be to narrow or burr the chin just at the bottom edges to make it look less square? Also, I have a flat forehead in the center with prominent eyebrow muscle, which makes the flat forehead area look […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering liposuction again after having it 15 years ago on my abdomen. I am now 61 years old, 5’5″, 138 pounds and in good health. I’ve developed a spare tire around my middle since menopause. Do women my age have a good outcome with liposuction? I had some dimpling with my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Are malar cheek implants considered soft tissue augmentation? Are porous implants mainly used for submalar or malar cheek implants? Do malar cheek implants sag with time if not screwed in? Sorry if I am asking so many questions! Thanks! A: Malar or cheek implants are onlay bone implants that create overlying soft […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have visited your website and am aware you do skull reshaping surgery. I was wondering if you could review the attached picture and can you notify me on what could be done for a skull bulge on one side that is just above my right ear. A: The bulge to which […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, do you perform rib removal/resection surgery? Perhaps shaving down of ribs? I have one side of my lower chest that juts out too far and it is definitely from the ribs. I have attached some pictures so you can see what I mean. I hope to hear from you soon. A: Thank […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Specifically I have had a problem with “marionette lines” since my early thirties, I am now 41. I had Juvaderm twice about five years ago and I had Restylane this past October. I definitely prefer the Juvaderm and I was going to do that again. Maybe with some Botox as well because […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to have my jaw angles lengthened but don’t want to use the Medpor material due to infection concerns and being hard to get out. I can’t find a silicone jaw angle implant that does anything more than wide one’s existing jaw angles. What should I do? A: New silicone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 38 years old and in good general health. However, I was born with very small testes. They seem to be normally functional. I had two children before my vasectomy. I have always been self-conscious about this and wanted to explore the possibility of silicone implants. Is that a procedure you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, this is a question regarding the lip line, particularly the tubercle area. I have an uneven “dip”; the left side has almost a cusp while the right side is much smoother. Other then that, I have full, almost Taylor Swift Lips (except for the left side unevenness), lips. Is there any particular […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m actually planning to have a revision rhinoplasty done at the end of the year to remove the L-shaped silicone implant that was initially placed. But I am just curious as to what my options are. If I would like to get a sharper and lowered nose tip, together with a higher […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had Medpor midface rim implants placed a year ago and have had no issues so far. However, I have been considering getting a malar shell or combination submalar implant to add more contour and definition to my cheeks and midface. My only concern is that having the medpor implant would preclude […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I got the scar 10 years ago from a car accident my air bag deployed and broke my radius and ulnar. I had staples in place the first time and during the revision done in August of 2012 the doctor sutured it from the inside and glue it but it still widened. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had submitted this question via the website, but never received a response so not sure you received it. I had a sliding genioplasty with you probably close to 2 years ago now. I am interested in further enhancing my jaw and chin. I know the sliding genioplasty was brought forward as […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my face is vertically long and very narrow which gives my face a dog snout appearance would you recommend a sliding genio or vertical chin reduction? Suppose I vertically shorten it will it still give off the forward look? I would like to align my facial profile minus the implants, is there […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I have developed an osteoma directly over the inside of my right brow bone. The osteoma developed approximately 15 years ago, and has steadily grown over time.  Currently, it measures  0.9 cm x 2.5 cm transverse  x 1.8 cm and extends into my right superior orbital rim. This is a benign osteoma. I was […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello..I was looking into getting butt injections prefer the hydrogel. I was seeing if you do this…thank you. A: Any type of synthetic filler injections into the buttocks I do not do. None of these injectable buttock augmentation materials are FDA-approved nor, quite frankly, should they be done. There are neither safe […]