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Q: Dr. Eppley,  I had a chin advancement done several months ago due to my severe lower jaw deficiency.  I just want to ask a question. I definitely feel there has been an improvement since having the chin moved, but I was wondering what your opinion is on whether moving my jaw itself would ever […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I have big eyes and it looks like my eyeballs stick out from my upper eyelids and it makes me appear very scary to people. I even sometimes get mistaken for being an Egyptian even though I’m not. I searched over the net and found out that by having brow bone augmentation […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I had a tummy tuck six months. Although there is much improvement in the lower half of my stomach, the area above my belly button up to my ribs still seems too thick. I was wondering why liposuction wasn’t done to thin that area out at the same time as my tummy […]

Injectable fillers have come a long way since the approval of the first non-collagen based product in 2002. While once conceived as only a way to make lips bigger and nasolabial folds less deep, injectable fillers have evolved into a popular aesthetic technology that has a wide number of facial uses. Injectable fillers are used […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have an interest in a revision rhinoplasty. I had a prior rhinoplasty to try and make my nose thinner and smaller. But unfortunately that has not been how it has worked out.  As you have previously written on your blogs, the more skeletal framework we take away from a thick nose […]

The concept of facelifting has evolved considerably in the past fifteen years. Not only has the techniques of facelift surgery changed, but how it has become markerted and advertised has changed as well. When you throw in the media coverage of celebrities and some of their results, understanding facelift surgery becomes even more muddled. The […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I have had Restylane and Juvederm injections infrequently over the past 6 years. Two different Dermatologists did them. However even though my results were exceptional at times, the most recent Juvederm treatment seemed lumpy and inappropriately placed. I am hoping a surgeon might have a better result with better knowledge of where […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve always been aware that my jaw is asymmetrical.  The right side of my jaw looks fuller and more defined than the left.  It also leaves my face with sort of a twisted look. I did have surgery about ten years ago to remove a tumor in my jaw.  They took bone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a revision rhinoplasty patient.I had a rhinoplasty rib surgery done 4 weeks ago. My bridge is too high. I did not know I would have a graft go up so far between my eyes. My tip is pointy. My nose was botched by the primary surgeon who did not listen […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I’m interested in using filler to augment my low nasal bridge and droopy, bulbous tip, but the problem is I have had 4 unsuccessful nose surgeries, and am not sure if filler can help. My concern is that my nose was built using rib cartliage and I know how the skin […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, In considering getting temple implants for augmentation, I have read some bad reviews about the use of silicone. I realize that these talk about their use in rhinoplasty. It was stated that silicone had a higher chance to shift and possibly become “rejected” by the body. I had read that Gore-tex enables […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been trying to figure out about the chin surgery. I have asked a couple of plastic surgeons about what is the difference between chin filling and chin implants. Will either one give you the same type results? A: What you are asking about is the difference between use injectable fullers […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I really like what you have done for my temporal augmentation. But I had read some bad reviews on silicone implants. Would you be able to do Gore-tex implants instead? I am weary of silicone… A: I have no concerns about silicone facial implants and I don’t know where those ‘bad reviews’ […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want lip enhancement, exactly like the Robert Pattinson picture which I have sent to you. I have sent three additional pictures also. Is it possible to make my lips look exactly like that? A: The simple answer is no. It is not possible to make you or anyone else’s facial features […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would be interested in learning more about the jaw augmentation procedure  through the insertion of  mandibular implants (both angle and ramus). I know that it is usually not possible to estimate costs and length of recovery in patients that the surgeon has not had a chance to examine and talk to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to get my ears fixed. They stick out and I get ridiculed by how they look. While they don’t stick out as bad as some people I have seen on your plastic surgery website before and afters, they definitely are not normal looking. I want to get them fixed so […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I desire a smoother, lower forehead. Currently I have indentations on each side of my forehead that run all the way down to my cheekbone arches. I would really like to have those indentations filled in using bone cement or some other reliable material. I also have a high forehead and would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have jaw asymmetry as a result of a prior fracture. My idea for the jaw was to break just the mandible in and reposition it as it originally had been before the trauma with a little added refinement. I already had wires/braces and even though it sucked, I don’t mind going […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 24 years old and 7 years ago had an otoplasty done. The results are very unnatural and unleasing. The antihelix is very large and the ear is similar to “telephone ear deformity”. Is a revision possible to correct these problems?  I would like to know the procedure for them to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want symmetry in my face after a few events that changed it. I want to breathe better. I want my nose to be as it was before trauma, might need cartilage graft on left side. I want my jaw to be more angular and symmetrical with osteotomy after having broken jaw. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting a chin implant and think I want the Medpor type. I have read about them and what there advantages and disadvantages are.  They say their advantages are that tissue ingrowth decreases movement which prevents erosion of the underlying bone and permits access of the implant to the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting implants for my flat cheeks but am not sure what type of implant I really need. I have attached 4 images of three different individuals cheeks I really appreciate and believe to be prominent and masculine. They are Lars Burmeister, Fernando Torres, and Ben Affleck. All seem to have the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I got treated with Botox for migraines three months ago and it was not effective. It was done by a neurologist and when I asked why it did not work he said he did it in the “standard FDA” way by a band formation around the head, neck and forehead.  This is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is there a such thing as tarsal strip revision? I am also concerned with how this surgery  has left me with small and round eyes. Is tarsal surgery permanent? Is there a surgery that can reverse this? Have you performed revision tarsal strip surgeries in the past, or is this an unusual […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am giving serious consideration to getting cosmetic surgery to reshape my skull. I have an compressed area on the top right/middle section of my head near or along the coronal suture. The distorted area is roughly about 2 in by 3 in. It hasn’t been much concern for me until now […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had liposuction six months ago that has left me with some unevenness over the thigh areas. The skin has some dimpling and a few more obvious humps in the upper portion of outer thighs. My doctor told me to give it six months after surgery to see if they would smooth […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would to get the big bump on the back of my head reduced. It sticks out and makes my head look odd from the side. I know that bone can be shaved down but I don’t know how far or much that can be done. I did have my doctor order […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Wwhat kind of temporal implants do you use? I have read that Medpor temporal implants has to be screwed under the temporal muscle onto the temporal bone. Is that the way you do it? Will the scalp incisions be bad in that case? Thank you very much. A: There are different indications […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can you tell looking at a person if the fat is herniated prior to surgery and is the entire fat pads removed in bilateral upper lid surgery? Also, you mention a strip of muscle excised…is it removed from inner to outer corner of the eyes or is this just done for blepharospasm? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing you in regards to my daughter is now two and one-half years old. The back of her head is flat (plagiocephalus) and asymmetrical (1cm difference). According to the doctors there was no need to treat with a helmet. Still the deformation is quite obvious. Is there anything that can […]