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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a transitioning female-to-male transgender individual and my goal is to create a more masculine appearance. In particular, I have a very round, feminine face. I believe chin implants and possible jaw implants/contouring would help a lot, but I am open to hear suggestions as well.  I’m very concerned about price […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a few questions about building out a flat spot on my skull. I have attached some pictures for your evaluation. My questions are: 1)  Since the Kryptonite material is no more available there is only the PMMA,Hydroxyalite(HA) and custom silicone implant available. If I understand well all these materials are […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  Hi. I read article you wrote online.  I had a “lifestyle lift” six weeks ago.  I had a mild turkey neck. After surgery I had a significant swelling in my mid neck bilaterally.  Now much of the swelling is reduced but my previously unseen thyroid cartilage is now revealed. (I am a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know of you can take fatty tissue from another part of your body and inject it into your butt to make it rounder where it has dropped due to loss of elasticity. I am a 50 year old lady and I am a diabetic. A:  Transferring fat, usually […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a sliding genioplasty several years ago after my chin implant had to be removed due to migration. I developed a deep line under my lip and the really tight feeling in my bottom teeth has never subsided. Can anything be done? I have learned to live with it but I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been very pleased with the surgery you performed on me this past May. By the end of 2011, I started have chronic migraines (pulsing in temples). It was really debilitating and interfered with my work, going out with my friends and husband, and everyday activities like working out. After the surgery, I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a SMAS facelift two weeks ago. I have swelling and numbness alongside stitches and jawline. Although the swelling is even on both sides the swelling feels dense, thick and kind of hardish. Is this normal? Also, I have these slight dents under my cheek bones that I believe is caused […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I had a frontal sinus obliteration with a bicoronal approach.  Titanum plates and screws were used to secure a bone flap.  Soon after all the hardware was show thru and I went through a second surgery to have it all removed.  Now i found out the bone flap which was pretty large […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in either smartlipo or lipo dissolve for my abdomen/love handles. I was wondering if you do Smart lipo under local anesthetic or if you require going under general (I really do not want to go under general anesthetic). Also, I was wondering if you knew approx costs for those […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I really appreciate you for trying to help me out at this miserable situation. I had chin implant removal surgery 16 days ago. Dr. took out my Medpore implant from inside my mouth. Fortunately the look of my chin has not changed dramatically but the problem is when I talk you can see my lower gum which is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing to request for your thoughts in chin ptosis correction, which I found out through Q&A’s on your website.  I had a fairly large chin implant removed due to infection 2 years ago, which left me with my current chin ptosis condition. The implant was in my body for 10 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am would be interested in some procedures that could help me improve upon my face, in terms of structure, proportion, balance and profile. Please see my attached photos and let me know what can be achieved in terms of improving my facial structure. To highlight some areas I would be seeking improvement, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I met with a facial trauma seven months before and doctor have to put plates on my right zygoma bone and maxillary sinus and eye socket with 14 screws. But now I feel a lot of pain under my eye and cheek. So can removal of plates help me from getting an […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My cheekbone injury is over 8 years old. I know doctors are leary of healed/mended cheekbones. Should have initially went to hospital but because of lack of insurance and being raised to believe a black eye is just that. I was even getting carded at 30, took only about 8months before that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my son was about a month pre-mature and spent time in the NICU. He has a very mild form of plagiocephaly behind his left ear stretching to the middle of the back of his skull. You can only really tell there is a problem if you look down from above. All of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 45 year-old man that would like to improve my body. I am a little overweight and I seem to carry all of it in my belly. My chest and arms have no muscular definition and I would like implants to pumo them up. I have attached some pictures. Tell […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, am very unhappy with the right side of my face. My face is assymetrical; the right side looks smaller, there is less volume in the cheek, and my right eye and eyebrow are lower than the left. Also, the right side of my lower lip is smaller than the left. I feel […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a grandson who is only 3 months. He was born with a mishappen ear and I do not want him to go through surgery and I read online that there is  a way to fix his ear with some sort of mold. Can you please help me and tell me […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to get some facial cheek implants done and I have heard there is silicone and Gore tex. Do you have an idea of which one is better? And does Gore tex  implants get smaller after time passes? Thanks alot. A: What is commercially available as preformed off-the shelf cheek implants are […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in yourresults in treating facial asymmetry. I have a pronounced vertical orbital dystopia (I’m not sure if this is the result of plagiocephaly, though I highly suspect it is given the other imbalances in my face). I would like to know my options for treating this.  I have attached pictures for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering getting a tummy tuck but am somewhat concerned about the scar. I know the scars can look quite good in some cases but not in everyone. Since I have a c-section scar I am wondering if this is a good ‘test’ as to what a tummy tuck scar would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to have temporal augmentation on both sides. I want a permanent solution which means no fat injections. I don’t want to have to do it every few years. I am ok with silicone implants. Because there are nerves in temporal area is temporal augmentation safe? I am scared of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question related to my paranasal implants. from Korea. Five months ago I had this augmentation but now I am disappointed with the result. I start to have awkward smile and a much longer upper lip. But because I have a sunken nose base, I do need the augmentation. In […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some additional questions about thigh liposuction. I need a fair amount of fat removed frm my thighs and during our consult you estimated that it would be about 1.5 L per thigh.  I know you are the expert but I’m wondering if I should get more removed (have you seen […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my 14 year-old son had his foreheasd bone fractured in an accident this past April 2012 . The bone was removed by the doctor then and he now now needs reconstruction of that part. The place is between both eyes with a size of size of 7cm length and 5.5 cms width. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, regarding the skull augmentation will the bone cement be set beneath the periosteum. Could that involve any risk of “osteolysis”? Could the bone cement be put on the periosteum instead? Thanks! A: Your question is an interesting one and is only relevant based on the type of cranioplasty material that may be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I really need your advice, I have a problems with my eyes. There are very round, there are always dry and the corner of my eyes there is no fullness. (no arch shape) . My questions is are infraorbital rim implants right for me? Should a midface lift be done with the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been researching doctors for breast augmentation this fall. I  am interested in breast augmentation and was wondering what your philosophy is about going big enough but not too big for your body. I am an A cup and would like to be a D cup. Another doctor told me a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 44 year-old male interested in a direct neck lift but I think a modified version. My saggy neck skin is caused after neck liposuction when skin did not fully re-attach firmly and/or shrink, so the underlying muscle is fine. I just need the excess sagging skin removed and the neck […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a pretty big scar which runs down the middle of my forehead. It is from an accident I was in last October. It was cut down to the skull and they did plastic surgery but my doctor said its all healed now. I want it to blend in more and […]