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Q: Dr. Eppley,  I an a 45 year old female with a total avulsion of my left ear with skin graphing to cover the skin loss.  My car accident was twenty years ago and the ear was found at the accident, however it was macerated and nonusable, as well as the tissue behind the ear.  […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I had a terrible broken nose when I was 10. The resulting deviated septum (and septal perforation) caused terrible nosebleeds throughout adulthood, but the structure of my nose looked good visibly. I had a septoplasty to correct the deviation in 2005 and hopefully stop the horrific nosebleeds. The results were terrible. My […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, can breast implants be injured during sex? While having sex with my husband he leaned on my breast and it caused some immediate pain. For the past few days now, I have had lingering pain although it has gotten better. That breast also feels a little harder now. Could I have a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, can you tell me if placing a temporal implant about 9mm thick under the temporal fascia, does this cause the eyes to appear smaller? Like does it pull the skin more to the temporal area and away from the eyes? It would be helpful for me to know, thanks. A: That is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting paranasal/premaxillary implant to build out my nose area. I have a few questions/concerns with these implants. 1.  Will the implants cause my nostrils to show more, less or the same from front and side views? I don’t want a pig snout.  I think my nostrils show too […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been doing a lot of research to find out ways to fix an indentation I have on the left side of my skull and I read on your website about a procedure that you do using kryptonite bone cement to reshape irregularities in the skull. These irregularities were caused from […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I just want to have a strong chin and don’t want to narrow it, I think from side view my chin is receding and weak. Please take a look at my photos and give me some advices, what should I do with my chin , I want to bring it forward as […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my son who is in college has been very sensitive since he was in junior high to take his shirt off. Whether it is by the pool or playing sports, he has never wanted to take his shirt off. I actually have never seen his chest since he was a little boy […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 25 year-old African-American male  and I don’t like one particular part of my nose. It is the area at the upper nose that is between my eyes. I have read that it goes by different names including the radix, nasion or glabella..No matter what it is called, it is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a minor rhinoplasty (for instance family and friends did not notice) three years ago.  I am happy with the result, but I cannot breathe at all out of the left nostril.  I believe it is nasal alar valve collapse.  I have to wear breathe right strips at night, and I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing about my chin implant that I had placed three years ago at the time of my facelift.  I did not even want a chin implant in the first place but my surgeon talked me into a small one.  After this, there was a huge downward bulge on the right […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to have a rhinoplasty to change the shape of my nose. I am Hispanic and I don’t like my thick wide nose. I will try to the best of my ability to describe what my goals are. I would like my nose to be more narrower from the top to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a particular head which is pointed at the top and flattened behind. I have already had several consultations of which opinions are different. Thus I am confused. One opinion was to fill the flat areas by a material without touching the  pointed top. Others proposed a craniotomy to cut the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, how many injections and where do you give it and what dose of Botox in treating muscle hypertrophy of the jaw? How many visits and what is the cost? A: Botox injections can be very beneficial in the treatment of bruxism, masseteric muscle pain and large masseter muscle size. The injections take but […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I recently got a fat transfer done to give my pecs more definition but I have noticed that as the swelling has gone down, my pecs have gotten smaller. I called the clinic up to ask them why this has happened but they said that this is normal and that the fat […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been looking into a chin reduction for quite a few years now, but I have never gone through with it because I’ve always been afraid that the results would be terrifying. I read through your case studies on chin surgeries, and I must say it’s a relief to see someone with […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have severely chapped lips. I have tried everything for years, been to over ten doctors, and tried every lip balm and salve that exists. It gets so chapped that it is painful and a source of constant embarrassment. I have read that chapped lips can be improved by a procedure known […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, does cheek bone augmentation work? A: On the surface this seems like an unusual question. Cheek bone augmentation with implants has been around for nearly thirty years. Next to chin implants, cheek implants are the most common facial implant performed. (this has a lot to do with that there are two cheeks […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, four months ago I had two moles removed on my cheeks.  The plastic surgeon removed them by circular excision to achieve a short scar.  She didn’t mention the dreaded dog ear deformities that I have now been left with.  I now have four white hardish protuding lumps at either end of where […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am confused about the distinction between different doctors who perform cosmetic surgery/medicine. I know plastic surgeons have historically performed cosmetic surgery but today it seems many different types of doctors do it. How is it legal that so many doctors do it even though their training and specialties are obviously different. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have previously had liposuction and a breast augmentation from which I am very happy. I am now looking to inquire on a cellulite treatment. I am seeing that the most recommended is Mesotherapy. If you could please forward information, such as costs & before & after pics I would appreciate it. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I got Medpor cheek implants that where placed high and lateral extending towards the ears one month ago.While I am very pleased with the result, the surgery caused damage to the facial nerve. Immediately after surgery I couldn´t move my right eyebrow and when I tried to close my right eye, my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I had my forehead and brow bone augmentation for correction of a frontal sinus and forehead depression from an old injury done three weeks ago. I have a few question about my result. The stitches on my eye seems to have a permanent crease. Is it gonna get straight and flatten out later? Also the operated side of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I’m a skinny guy with puffy areolar tissue. I’ve had it my entire life. It is not steroid induced. Considering surgery, I am a student covered under Anthem Blue Shield insurance. I am not sure if it will be covered. I hunch my posture to conceal the protrusion in shirts, and it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I have HIV and my cdf is about 350 and i am non-detectable. I have developed a small hump in my back and large fat sacks on my legs in certain areas and excess fat in my stomach. I am always unconfortable from the extra weight. I cannot not afford to have this procedure done. I had a price […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some areas on my stomach and thighs that have a little extra fat and some loose skin. I do not want to undergo surgery however to make them better, that is just too much for me. I know that there are a lot of different non-invasive body contouring treatments out […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting breast implants and am confused about what type of implants to get. I have seen two doctors and one uses Mentor implants while the other uses Natrelle implants. I don’t understand the differences between these two company’s implants and I realize that choice is best determined by the doctor. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have gotten lip injections using fillers for the past five years. While my lips are not really that small, I like the plump up that fillers give them. But after five years and over a dozen injection treatments, I am tired of the expense and the hassle (pain!) of the lip […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to achieve a male-model look. I think that I have rather feminine facial features and I would like to look masculine. I was thinking about a square and a big jaw to match my high and curved forehead, a Rhinoplasty, Dimples, and high cheek bones implants. Do you think I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was looking at the tummy tuck pictures and was interested. I looked again the next day and I was able to get a closer look and the scars are very big. I have decided I’m going to try and go to a center for weight loss and see how that works […]