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Q: Dr. Eppley, I have finally decided  as an adult to have my cleft lip scar and nose asymmetry repaired. What I don’t like about my face is that I have a prominent lip scar, a downturned and twisted nose and an overall flatter face. I have attached some pictures so you can clearly see […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have one calf that is extremely lager than the other, I always had nice legs and nice calves, I dont have bulging veins, but because I am very fair in complexion, my veins were very visible, so i had the vein injected by a podiatrist . ever since that my left […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I currently have mandibular angle implants but they are just slightly too large and I would like to get them shaved or switched for a slightly smaller pair. 1.) How difficult is the process of shaving them down? 2.) Is the recovery time just as bad as when they were first placed? 3.) Do […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I would like to know if I am a candidate for short scar upper arm lift. I had liposuction of the upper arms done 1 1/2 years ago. Since then, my upper arms sag moderately. Thank you A: Without seeing pictures of your arms, I can only conjecture as to the utility of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have what I would consider a significant amount of lipoatrophy in my face (and I’m HIV positive for almost 4 years).  I also unfortunately had a small amount of buccal fat removed when I was younger.  That, combined with the lipoatrophy, has left my cheeks, buccal, and temporal areas looking quite thin […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to change the look of my breasts. I don’t mind having small breasts but I just don’t like the sag. Do you think a  breast lift alone will give me a good result? What are the benefits of implants with a lift? Is the combination better than a lift alone? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a jaw angle augmentation surgery done over a week ago and now that major swelling has subsided I’m noticing that my implants are way too big, they make my face look round, like a watermelon, and not long and squared like I wanted them to. My question is: can the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been fighting my insurance company since last year due to a yeast infection under the pannus of my stomach. The insurance denied the surgery, saying it was cosmetic, but recently these huge purple marks have appeared and are very thin. A nurse friend said they feel like a blister about […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have decided that I would like to have my cleft lip scar and nose asymmetry repaired. Besides the surgeries for primary repair as a child, I have never considered surgery, so I have no experience in what to look for, how to choose the right surgeon, etc. I was very impressed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to remove excess fat in the pubic and labia area in order to wear pants and bathing suit more comfortably. It is terribly embarrassing when you have  this puffiness sticking out in your clothes. I am not overly fat but my pubic area sticks out further than my stomach. What […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a very small upper lip which is substantially smaller than my lower lip. I have had several consultations and the recommendations have ranged from injectable fillers, implants to a lip lift.  I am confused by these different recommendations as there doesn’t appear to be a consensus as to the best […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, First I must say I’m very impressed with your forehead contouring method and I think I come to the right place for my procedure. I am an Asian male who had goretex custom implants placed for brow bone augmentation via a bicoronal incision and fixed with screws. From beginning I was unsatisfied with […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 26 years old and have a very flat midface. I would like to do something that will give my midface more projection but I don’t know what is the best thing to do. I read that some doctors use implants while other recommend injectable fillers. I have been through orthodontics […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a condition known as facial lipoatrophy. From what I have read it is type III or IV based on how my face looks. I am 24  years old and have had this look since I was a teenager. It makes me look older than I really am and I am […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Could my prominent, asymmetrical eyes be corrected with fillers? A nurse told me that the bones in one eye socket are further apart causing that eye to be able to stick out further. Could they be made even and the bulging eliminated? They are quite “bug eyed” to me which is just […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have lost weight and have an apron of loose skin that hangs over, plus some fat at my waist that I would love to not have to look at anymore. I have looked at your gallery and have seen a couple of pictures that are very close to my condition, and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some questions concerning adding implants to the top of the head. How thick can the implant be at most in your opinion? How is PMMA implants fixed to the top of the skull? Is there any risk of getting loose later and cause infection? Will it thin the skin?Thanks in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a little nervous about a cranial reshaping/augmentation procedure so if you don’t mind I have some questions regarding it. Does this type of surgery come with a high risk of complications/ what are the complications? From the location of my indentation can you give me a general idea of how […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can a direct vertical incision be used for women with vertical bands of turkey wattle?  I had a facelift 20 years ago when the platysma was tightened and there is no flesh left behind my ears (very bony and thin).  If it were performed as an “H” on its side, then it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 42 years old and i have just one concern about my eyes showing a bit too much sclera and lack of support of lower eye lids…i had fillers injected but I must say that the improvemnet was mild to non existant and did little for the scleral show even if […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a midface deficiency which is causing the skin of my midface to sag alot causing it to look pigmented, I have been told I am more suitable for orbital rim implants (after many consultations for standard cheekbone implants) but it seem a subtle implant is all that can be used […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a chin implant that was placed 35 yrs ago when I was 18.  My dentist tells me that the bone has eroded behind the implant and that some teeth that are now moving in that area.  It is a silicone implant. I know I have to get it removed but can […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, thank you for doing the imaging. Regarding my chin and jaw I had something different in mind, I wanted something more defined and v- shaped for my jawline. Some implant that would probably wrap around my whole jaw and give me a more defined look. I’ve attached a picture of Matt Bomer […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering a jaw and/or chin augmentation procedure. I believe my chin would look better if increased length-wise, but I am unsure if a chin implant is able to achieve this (as opposed to the bone shift procedure). I am attaching some pictures so you can see my face from the […]

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 […]