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Q: Dr. Eppley, right now I have 250 cc mentor smooth round moderate profile implants. I had the surgery 7 years ago and have been in pain all these years. I am finally able to get a revision and switch over to silicone gel implants. I would like to be a bit larger, but very […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have bad stretch marks on my stomach and a lot of skin hang over. I’m 5’2 and weigh 159lbs. I have lost 20 pounds and now I’m at a stand still. What can I do now and no amount of exercise seems to work? A: The skin hangover to which you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I need to remove excess skin from below my belly button and lift my breasts. I breast fed all four of my children and had a set of twins that stretched my stomach out tremendously. I have tried situps but they won’t take care of this loose skin. A: Multiple pregnancies, particularly […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some questions about jawline implants. I work in extreme environments overseas and, in addition, my group trains in hand-to-hand combat as well as boxes. Would I be able to take blunt force to the implants as well as I can without any implants?  A: Obviously you are in the military. That is a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My face is twisted with the right side smaller than the left. Honestly, I’m not exactly sure what all I will need done. I want a softer look overall, less square, more symmetry, and a more youthful appearance. I am a 35 year old female. I know perfect symmetry is unnatural but […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to have a much better jawline that I currently have. I have attached a picture which shows the perfect jawline for me as well as a picture of myself. What is the best way for me to get this result? A: To no surprise, every male who wants a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a plastic surgeon in New Mexico and need your thoughts on a facelift patient that I did six months ago. She is a 65 year-old woman that I did a full facelift on. Despite pulling and getting her as tight as I could, she is now left with some loose […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I see that you perform gynecomastia surgeries and wonder whether you also perform mastectomies for FtM transsexual patients. I am investigating surgeons for the procedure who are closer to my home than the big-name options often reccomended to trans men. Thanks for your time. A: Maximal breast reduction, often called Top Surgery […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a variety if procedures including brown bone reduction, rhinoplasty, chin augmentation and correction of my chest which I think is a pectus excavatum deformity. I have attached a variety of pictures so you can see all of the problems. I would like to know what you think.  A: […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am only 56 years old but have a chronic infection of the skin below the corners of my mouth. I’ve been running for 36 years, so maybe that contributed to the sagging.  More likely it’s a combination of things including the effects of menopause. The skin below the edges of my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had an alar cinch suture placed because I had a premaxillary implant put in and then removed 12 months ago (implant was in for less than a month) that resulted in subtle widening and flare of the nostrils. It was used to bring the nostrils and base closer back to pre […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a step-down of about 3-4mm from the rim of the orbital bone under my eyes straight down to the eyeball. There is no fat. Post after blepharoplasty about 6 years ago. I don’t like the look. Any help available? I am 56 years old and healthy with good skin. Thank […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had an alar cinch suture to reduce nostril flare and widening. What is the recovery like from a alar cinch suture. I had one a week ago and see no change. Nostrils actually look wider, should I expect it to look worse before it looks better? The surgeon overcorrected but it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some skull and face asymmetry from positional plagiocephaly. The main issue is that the right side of my forehead bulges, is it possible to reduce this bulging so my forehead doesnt have such a broad appearance when viewed from one side? Also the left side of my face is less […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking to fill the dent in the back of my head to achieve a more normal, round head. My flat spot/indentation is very obvious and noticeable from certain angles. It is located in the back left side of my head, a bit higher and closer to the top of the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering having Lasik eye surgery. If I did get it, how long after Lasik should I wait until being able to safely have a rhinoplasty. Would it be safer to wait to do Lasik until after having the nose surgery? A: Rhinoplasty does not affect Lasik (corneal) eye surgery in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 63 year-old female who just recently had a facelift. Because I am thin, I really had no fat just loose kin in the neck and jowls. Now that I have gotten the skin tightened up, how can I keep the facelift in place? I have read about a lot […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, This may be a very very unrealistic but part of my head is flat and I am 21 years. I was wondering whether there was literally anything you could do to improve it at all. I am willing to pay anything for it. Maybe even a material to fill some of it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I read about you on Real Self and would like to have surgery under you. I have an short face (abnormally short lower third of face) but, oddly, also mandibular prognathism. Could you push my jaw back and at the same time lengthen my face?  I have attached my original front and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had liposuction on my stomach in 2009. I work out 3 to 4 times a week with a trainer. I actually look bigger than I did before the liposuction. I have gained fat in my back and my breasts went from 34B to a 36C. I look like an ogre. My […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a more structured feminized face. I am 40 years old and have wanted to balance my face my entire life. The fat never dissipated with age so I now find it agonizing. I also think chin augmentation would help but I am not sure about that. A: In […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I suffer from sever temporal wasting. It’s rather noticeable. I’ve heard fillers are recommended but are they for minor filling and not severe cases of hollowing of the temples? Can they really fill my temples? A: While injectable fillers or fat can be very good for more minor or moderate cases of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I lost a chunk of my nose — right on the bridge. It was not a cut — a chunk of skin is missing – down past epidermis and dermis into subQ.  It has a nice granular base. I know it will have to scar — is there any way to help […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am getting forehead augmentation and I have some questions. How much can the forehead be built out? I am thinking 10mms is the perfect amount. Is that too much? As a female I want to make sure I get a good convex shape with a largely vertical inclination to my new […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I lost 90 lbs over the last 2 years. I have been body building during that time and cannot seem to get rid of my stubborn belly skin/fat. I have some abdominal definition but too much skin underneath my navel. Of course, I am very concerned about cost and surprised at myself […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was considering a lip lift.  If I send you my photo would you be able to advice me if the lip lift would be a good solution. I had open bite and orthodontic treatment and so my upper teeth moved back a bit and the top of my lip is not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to make my butt bigger by using fat injections instead of synthetic implants. But I don’t think I have have enough fat of my own to do ti as I am too thin. Is it possible to get body fat from my boyfriend to inject in my butt instead? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have two different sized ears, my right ear is undesirably larger and protruded and my left ear is smaller and oddly pointed at the top. I would like to have the right ear’s shape corrected as well as brought inwards and the left ear reshaped. Basically both ears to look the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 37 year-old man who had a chin implant done put five months ago using biocoral in a subperiosteal position placed through the mouth. This was not my first intent to correct my chin. Afew years ago a sliding genioplasty was done which failed (muscles put the fragment back in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a nephew with occipital plagiocephalhy. He’s 2 years old and we’ve been told there’s nothing else to do from a medical point of view. I’d like to know if there’s anything else that can be done, and when will it be a good time for him to go through any […]