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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 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 21 year old male and I have a protruding nipple problem. My nipples have been pointy for about 2 years now and I get made fun of every day for it. I saw some pictures of your surgeries, and I was wondering I you could help me out by […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve attached a photo of my side profiles and front. The main issue I have is with my eyes, which effects my self esteem the most. They also protrude quite a bit and I was hoping orbital decompression could be done whilst aligning them? I know it’s a very complicated invasive procedure. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, The rib graft in premaxillary augmentation can change the smile or make the lip longer? Also would the implant be placed on the bone or in the soft tissues at base of nose? I read on one of your replies that it can be placed either way. Where would it be better […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My face is slightly asymmetrical; the right side of my face is less wide than the left side. Consequently, my jaw line is more square and substantial on the left, and less so (its a little more rounded) on the right. There is also a greater fat buildup in my right cheek, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I do like the rhinoplasty images that you have shown. However, I’ve given it some more thought and was wondering if you thought I could have a more sculpted tip? A:  What I was showing on the frontal images is the amount of refinement or sculpting of your tip that can be achieved. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, during my maxillary jaw surgery my upper jaw was advanced too much by 3mm and impacted by 2 to 3mms. As a result, it makes my nose look wider…is there anyway to make the nostrils look slightly narrower? A: The nostril flaring to which you refer is very typical for a maxillary […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a bimaxillary osteotomy in August 2002 although was not at all happy with the results due to a advanced upper jaw and the genioplasty height was too long. I had corrective surgery in February 2003 to correct the upper jaw and genioplasty as well. I have read that this forms […]