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Q: Dr. Eppley, I have the exact condition of the 24 year old male described on your web page as “Case Study: Reduction of the Prominent Nipple in Men”.  I’m 45 years old and enjoy running marathons and I think this surgery would greatly help my situation.  I would hope I wouldn’t need to wear […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had gynecomastia surgery performed, but there are areas where liposuction was done that I am very unsatisfied with. I would like to know if there is anything I can do with these areas in regards to slim lipo or laser. I’m not looking for perfection by any means, but currently […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am contacting you in relation to an inherited issue with width of the zygoma and my face more generally. When my face is viewed from a perpendicular angle it is quite clear to see that zygomatic area adds width of 1cm either side of the face. Now I am not sure […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I got Medpor cheek implants five weeks ago and I am totally unhappy with the result. Is there something like a deadline for Medpor implant removal? I was told that it can be more difficult to remove Medpor if you wait too long. A: There is no deadline for removal and/or replacement. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested to find out about a surgery known as ribcage reduction or waistline narrowing. The lower part of my ribs stick out and makes my body look funny. I would like that area to be more narrow or go in. I have heard that some of the ribs can be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I had custom jaw implant surgery a while ago. The sizes are 9mm for each side. I would like to increase the sizes but I’m not sure how large I should go for. I was thinking 12mm for my left side and 14mm for my right. Is this too large? A: I would not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering what are the prices of your procedures I have been looking into mommy makeover for several years, (breast life/augmentation,tummy tuck, and some liposuction of the inner thighs and back flanks. I’m not looking to be a supermodel/size 6, I would be quite happy size 12 – 16. I just want […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I have breast asymmetry with two completely different sized breasts. One is like a B cup and the other one is more like a D cup. I’m a thick girl so I would probably want a lift, a smaller areola, and reduction  in size on the bigger breast maybe down to a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have stretched earlobes that I would really like to have reversed so that I can join the Marines. How is the procedure done and how much does it cost? A: One of the most common reasons patients present for stretched or gauged earlobe repair is because they want to enter some […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am two months after having a rhinoplasty. Th swelling has gone down considerably and my doctor said that about 75% of it is gone. But my tip is still rock hard. It is so stiff that it barely moves and the tip is very numb. I have not had a significant other since my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am 21 years old and have lost 65 lbs over the past two years. This has left me with a lot of excess skin and an overhanging abdominal apron. I have been researching tummy tuck surgery to remove it. My main concern is if I will still be able to have […]

Q: I am scheduled to have liposuction of  my abdomen, thighs and hips in two weeks. Three weeks later I am scheduled to leave on a ten day cruise in the Mediterranean. Do you think I will be Ok for this trip and fully recovered, my doctor says I should be just fine by then? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, will I go back to the smallest size I was right after liposuction? It’s been three weeks now since I had liposuction of my stomach, flanks and back. Right after I got out of my surgery and for a week or so after that, my stomach was really flat. But then I […]

Q: I am 17 years old and want to get my nose fixed. I can’t breathe real well through the left side of my nose. I also don’t like the bump on it and the tip of my nose is too fat. Is it safe to get a rhinoplasty and septoplasty at the same time […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 19 years old. My father made me take diet pills when I was younger and my breast went from a D cup to maybe a B now. I’m finally losing weight and my dream is to get my breasts big again. I don’t have the finances to pay for it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 20 year old male and have what I would describe as a long and narrow jaw. I am wanting to get my face/jaw to be wider and more masculine to that of a square jaw type face and understand this can be done via mandible implants? I want to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my fiance recently had a breast augmentation done in early March 2012. After the surgery the doctor came to me and said she had issues closing up her right breast. She said her tissue was very weak and started to rip due to the sutures. After the surgery we kept a close […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to reduce the length of my upper lip. I have attached two pictures, which although low in quality (web cam shots), illustrate my concerns. My upper lip is too strong for my face – dominant, long and protruding, with considerable vermilion show. The distance between the root of my nose and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a breast augmentation six months ago with silicone implants placed under the muscle through a lower fold incision. I developed a hematoma which needed to be drained by the next day. Now that all has settled down and healed, my breasts are asymmetric. They were not asymmetric prior to surgery […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a very large head that sticks out in the back (about one inch), is pointy on top, and comes out on each top-corner as well. This has caused me much mental distress ever since I was a chiold, and now that I am in my late twenties, and my hairline […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a double upper problem but am not sure if a lip reduction of the redundant mucosa would be all that is needed to correct the problem. I am being told the underlying issue is the orbicularis oris muscle, although some surgeons want to just excise the extra tissue that is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Do you use pre-jowl implants for the chin? A: I have used every commercially available chin implant style available and many custom fabricated ones. The choice of chin implant style depends on the problem and what the patient needs. A prejowl implant is best used when minimal horizontal chin augmentation is needed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am going to have temporal implants next month and have a few questions. Will the silicone be cut and shaped after my physical consultation or prior? The reason I ask this is because the pictures I provided show less indentation than there is in reality. I feel I will need quite […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, the areas around my eyes is starting to look really bad over the past five years or so. My eyes used to be one of my best features but now they are just getting old looking. I am 47 years old and have wrinkles around my eyes and some extra skin on […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had weight loss surgery and now need plastic surgery to reduce my mons pubis area. It is very large and sagging. It is uncomfortable and is creating self esteem and intimacy issues. A: The reduction of a large mons pubis can be done by two techniques, either liposuction or a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have chin ptosis after the removal of a large chin implant. So what needs to be primarily done should be a mentalis resuspension. I am considering sliding genioplasty despite the risks of bone osteotomy, longer surgery time, and longer recovery time, only if it helps the result of the mentalis resuspension […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Why is Sculptra not permanent although it stimulates the growth of the body´s own tissue? Is there a certain percentage of the augmentation effect, that can be considered permanent? A:  Sculptra creates its collagen effect through the implantation of small polmyer crystals known as PLA. This is a well known slowly dissolving […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, How much does rhinoplasty cost in your practice? A: This simple question unfortunately defies a single answer. There are many variables that affect the cost of rhinoplasty related to how much work is needed and how much time it takes to do it. These variables include whether it is a tip or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, The Lifestyle Lift (lower 2/3 of face only) left me with bunching/folding of skin at the sides of my face next to my eyes when I smile, which looks very unnatural. They are now recommending a forehead or temporal lift to try to correct this problem at my expense. Do you think […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is there any upper lip lift procedure that you perform that successfully shortens the upper lip but does not increase the red lip (vermilion) (i.e. no roll out, no extra visible red upper lip)? I’m a male and the last thing I want is a fuller, more feminine red upper lip, although […]