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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering butt augmentation with fat injections. I am 25 years old, 5’5″ and 185lbs. Am I a good candidate? I have read various things about recovery times and costs, what are yours? A: The main qualifications for buttock augmentation by fat injections (aka Brazilian Butt Lift) is whether one has […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, what is the difference between a stage one and two skull augmentation? What is the most you can expand? And how does the expanding procedure work? (ie what is used? Is it painful? How long does it take? Do I need to stay inIndianapolis during this time? Is it noticeable? Etc) I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, the left side of my face is different from the right side. It seems to be missing jaw bone. Is it possible to even up my face with the jaw implants? I have attached a picture. A: Thank you for sending your picture. It is not the best picture (from an angle […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a nineteen year old female and since I was 16 I have had saggy breasts. When I was 16 I was a bit overweight. I weighed 180 at 5.5″. By the time I was 18 I had gotten my weight down to 120. I did this by working out and eating […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted information about getting breast implants for my wife. How much do they cost and what are the payment options? What size is better for her? How long does it take to do the procedure? A: The first question about breast implants is what type does your wife want. That is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  it’s been exactly 2 months since my cheek implants were inserted and I cannot move my upper right lip & have numbness in the lower cheek area. My upper lip movement has SLIGHTLY increased since the surgery but I’m very concerned that I have permanent nerve damage or lip upper paralysis. In […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a breast enlargement when I was 20 years old and I was suppose to get a 36 full c and I got a 36 DD and I have never been happy with it and Im 44 years old now and I want them to be smaller. It makes me look […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m hearing a lot about micro cannulas and wonder if this would eliminate the damage done by needlesticks, such as scarring and divots in the skin from the needle’s being entered over and over in or near the same spot.  Isn’t the cannula bigger and could it actually cause more damage? Can […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have lipomas which make me very self conscious.  I saw a video on you tube about Dr.Eppleys lipo-dissolve injections and I was so thrilled.I always thought the only way to get rid of them was surgery. The idea of a bunch of scars frightened me. I live about 2 hours away […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 20 year old female. I used to weight 105 lbs and gained a lot of weight after going on the Depo shot. I currently weight 145 lbs. My height is 5’0 so I believe it is a lot of fat for my size. I have fat on my arms […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been on your website which is quite impressive….I had jaw implants/small chin implant and a little lipo on the neck/jaw area. It’s been 8 weeks exactly and although a major amount of swelling has subsided, it still seems too large and one side is quite noticeably larger than the other…..not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a two time kidney transplant recipient, both from cadaver donors. Due to both surgeries, my abdomen healed fine, it’s just that it healed in the shape of the letter V so to speak, and I have this big pouch that looks like a giant lip at my lower abdomen, no […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had breast implants placed, 500cc silicone gel implants placed under the muscle, four months ago. After surgery my right implant was seen to be lower right after surgery and it stayed that way. Then three weeks ago, I had the implant revised and tucked up higher. I am concerned now as […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have an asymmetric face, jaw, and bite and looking to even things out. The left side of my face is bigger. I’m seeking to make my jaw and cheekbone on the left side smaller to match the right. Also, my right eyelid and eyebrow are lower than the left. A: I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a non-invasive procedure for fat reduction basically at thigh and abdomen. I would like to know what you recommend and what do you think about CoolSculpting. I have had 3 c-sections, no other medical conditions. Thanks. A: Let me make some general comments about the differences between non-invasive […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had an upper blepharoplasty where a lot of skin was removed. This caused my eyebrows to lower ( about 5 or more mm). I want to restore my eyebrow position but I don’t want my eyes to appear any more wide open than they are and for too much  of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had a breast enlargement in September under the muscle. Three weeks ago I had to have revision surgery as my right breast dropped and now my breast still does not look right as he has tucked it up so tight the breast looks square. I would really appreciate if I […]

Q: Dr.Eppley, I am interested in skull augmentation.  I have heard of Osteobond being used overseas.  Is an expander needed? I have a normal shape, just want to make it larger.  What is the estimated cost? Thank you, I appreciate your time. A: Whether an expander is needed for skull augmentation depends on how much skull […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have gynecomastia reduction but my puffy nipples persist which was the problem in the first place. My surgery was in October 2012 and it was liposuction via the armpit area. I am a 31 year-old in good shape and this has been a problem in my life since I can remember. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, first I appreciate your answers to the questions that I asked you about custom made facial implants. Recently I read of computer or CAD/CAM designed implants. What is the difference between them? The CAD/CAM designed implants would work well for the reconstruction. While custom made implants designs are made by hand, computer designed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to thank you endlessly for the abundance of information you have on your website regarding cranioplasty. You seem to be the only person that has posted information about it, which has in turn reassured me throughout my own medical process. The reason for my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 37 year old male. I have been feminizing my face for the last few years. I’ve already had my brows shaved and my hairline brought down. I wonder if you can help with 2 other areas that trouble me. (1) I used to have a narrow, pointed chin. Unfortunately […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I believe I need a pubic lift. I have lost 100 lbs and am still over weight by a lot. But I had an abscess removed from one side of the upper pubic area and I’m also uneven on both sides. If you type in pubic lift blog on yahoo and under […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, have a little crater on the outsite skin on the top of my nose. I tried filler, excision, laser and dermabrasion. Nothing helps. The crater is 2/3 millimeter deep. Now a doctor in Switzerland want to put a little piece of cartilage under the skin to lift the crater. But I have no […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I Am 73 years old. Is blepharoplasty an answer to my swollen, puffy under eye condition? If they can be removed, will they come back? A: Lower eye bags are caused by the progression herniation of fat that comes out from under the eyeball. Many people will eventually get them as they […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a couple of questions and I have included a photo of me now (right side) and when I was younger (left side). I’m currently overweight and intend to lose that weight but what interests me the most is if it is possible to look like my younger and fresher self […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting revision of my numerous arm scars. I have attached two photos of the scars on my left arm. The first one on my upper arm is an 8 year old scar. It is the largest of my scars. The second photo is of self inflicted wounds that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am going to have rhinoplasty and otoplasty and, for a variety of reasons, will need to not do them together. I have some questions about the procedures: 1. How realistic is the imaged  “after” rhinoplasty result on the nasal profile? While the projection itself is noticeably smaller, I think half the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had Sculptra and Artefill (at difference times) injected into both sides of my chin area a couple of years ago. Recently (January 2013), I had a series of lumps followed by this deep depression on one side. The discoloration on the other side has been there a while, but I usually […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello!  I have used unlimited number of eye creams and products in hope of trying to eliminate the dark circles around my eyes. Do you offer any surgical procedures to remove my dark circles/sunken eyes? A: There are numerous causes of dark circles from hyperpigmentation to anatomic deficiencies such as retruded infraorbital […]