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Q: I am a 59 year old male that has developed breasts from my cancer medication. I have prostrate cancer and am on Casodex. I am told by my doctor that I can not go off this medication for the rest of my life. I want to do something with my breast enlargement not only […]

Q: I have cheek implants that I would like to have taken out. What can I expect after they are taken out? Also, my right side of my face is a little higher then my left. Is their anything that can be done about that? A: While cheek implants can certainly be removed, is it […]

Q: Hello, I have some severe lumps from a previous liposuction therapy on my upper and lower abdomen. I have since attempted corrective surgery, but it has actually made the issue worse. Is it possible to better the results? A: Waviness or unevenness is the most significant risk in liposuction of the abdomen. While it […]

Q:  Hello, I have a rare problem. I think, although I am not sure, I have always slept on the left side of my face. Ad a result, I have an extremely strong left chin and not hardly a right chin at all. I was hoping for implants on the weak side or a reduction […]

Q: I had a face lift a few years ago and now looking into a procedure for the aging, saggy skin on my neck to be tightened.  I’m hoping it will not be as invasive as the face lift.  A consultation would be great so that I could learn more about the procedure,  expense, recovery […]

Q: I have a son who is 5 almost 6. He has a flat spot on the back of his head due to sleeping in the same position as an infant. We were oblivious to the fact that our child’s head wasn’t perfect. Anyway we never got him a helmet and now he has a […]

Q: I am impressed with the results I saw of yours on a patient that I ran accross on the internet while doing plastic surgery research. The patient had cheek implants and I think removal of buccal pads. I am 57 years old and have a lean face. I think this procedure is what I […]

Q: I am a 19 y/o male with a receded lower jaw along with a very small chin. I am very unhappy with my profile and unable to afford corrective jaw surgery nor do I wish to deal with orthodontics for over a year. I have had braces before when I was younger and do […]

Q: I have some severe lumps from a previous liposuction therapy on my upper and lower abdomen. I have since attempted corrective surgery, but it has actually made the issue worse. Is it possible to better the results? I have attached some pictures of my abdomen so you can see how bad it is. A: […]

Q: Hi Dr. Eppley, I have a chin scar that I would like improved. I have lived with it for three years but it has not gotten any better. I fell over my bicycle handlebars and ran my chin into the ground. (ouch!) While it was stitched up in an emergency room, it did not […]

As we begin a new year, it is time to once again throw out some fearless predictions about what we will see in 2011. There are endless lists of predictions this time of year, so why not one for plastic and cosmetic surgery as well. 1) As the economy improves, albeit slowly, expect to see […]

Q: Can injectable fillers adequately fill the buccal facial area?  I have heard that Sculptra is used for that but because the product is synthetic I have read a lot of online complaints about problems with the material causing granulomas and lumps. Could Perlane be used instead? Does Perlane work in the buccal area? I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My droopy eyelids are driving me crazy. While I have always had very fleshy and heavy eyelids, they have gotten worse as I age. After my 40s (I am 55 now), they began to sag badly. Putting on makeup has become very difficult. What’s even worse is that it is making my […]

Q: I am suffering from some hyperpigmentation from Fractional CO2. I had a few courses of Medlite (At both 532 and 1064 wavelengths) but have noted little improvement. I am also using bleaching creams – hydroquinone and Retin-A. What in your practice has helped with laser induced PIH? I am Asian and probably have skin […]

Q: Hi Dr Eppley, I have been reading with interest on the extensive archive of questions that you have previously responded to pertaining to scar revision. In one of the replies posted, you wrote that the extremities presents the most difficult anatomical sites on which to perform surgical revision. I have a long fairly wide […]

Q: Dr. Barry Eppley, I am a 15 year old male, and I have a excessive areola projection problem. My nipples have been pointy for about 2 years now, and I get made fun of every day for it. I saw some pictures of your surgeries, and I was wondering I you could help me […]

Q: I am a male who is unhappy with the result of my facelift. My plastic surgeon was way too aggressive when he performed a SMAS rhytidectomy three years ago. The outcome from this facelift looks very unnatural and I know it. I get a lot of eye popping stares from women which leaves me […]

Q: What are the options to put volume back to buccal area underneath the cheek bone? I am in my mid 30s. A:  A buccal or submalar indentation or concavity can occur for a variety of reasons including a congenital facial concern  (developmental), after a buccal lipectomy (iatrogenic), or medication-induced. (retroviral drugs)  This area extends […]

Q: Hi Dr. Eppley, I am interested in nose and neck surgery. In the front view the tip of my nose is too fat. My nose profile shows that my bridge projects too much and the line from my top of forehead down through the bottom of my nose is too straight. I wish to […]

Q: I had a breast reduction in October 2010, and I am thinking about getting pregnant again. I was a DDD before, and now am a B. Surgery went well, but if I gain roughly 20 lbs during pregnancy, how big do you think that the breasts will get? I had a free nipple graft, […]

Q: I would like an opinion by a plastic surgeon. I would like to get rid of the hump on my nose and for it to be smaller and not so wide. My nose is especially wide underneath my eyes. I would like a chin implant to help with my side profile. These are the […]

Q: I am in the beginning stages of considering the possibility of rhinoplasty procedure.  A large nose runs in my family, but what I’m most unhappy with is that my nose is slightly crooked.  I also wouldn’t mind some size adjustment, both length and width.  I am truly unsure of what potential costs for something […]

Q: I’m a little self-concious about my lower face.  I am now 48 years old and feel lilke the sides of my jaw are lacking. When I was a teenager, I had orthodontics which included removal of four permanent teeth to make room for other teeth. This moved by front teeth and my back teeth […]

Q: Is there no way to bringing out the midface with dermal fillers? Are the results not so good as with implants? What is the material of which midface implants are made of? What the advantages and disadvantages of injectable fillers vs implants for midface deficiencies? A: For midfacial deficiency, albeit of the cheeks, maxilla, […]

Q:  Hi, it was so interesting reading your thoughts on cheekbone reduction surgery after a facial injury. I have some questions about almost the same problem. My right cheekbone is bigger than the left one and it is growing bigger. When I look at two year old photos you can see a big difference. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to get your opinion. I want to get rid of some body fat. I am not obese but need some help getting rid of some fat areas. I really don’t want to get liposuction and am interested in trying the Zerona. What has been your experience with its use? Do […]

Q: I am considering liposuction of my stomach. I am not fat but just want to thin it out further than I can do on my own. What is the best liposuction method to avoid any uneven or irregular areas on my stomach area afterwards. Since I am thinner to begin with I think it […]

Q:  I have consulted Dr. Eppley before about jaw implants and noticed in a recent article that he is using Kryptonite Bone Cement that is injectable. Could this be used to augment the jaw or cheeks and chin instead of having a full blown surgery? Just curious if it can’t because if it can be […]

Q:  Hello Dr. Eppley I am a 25 year old male who has been through several extensive surgeries due to craniosynostosis as a child. The last reconstruction surgery done was when I was 18. Unfortunately my Dr. wasn’t as concerned with the cosmetic outcome as I was. I feel that my head is to narrow […]

Q:  Hi Dr. Eppley I just had a combined breast lift with implants less than three days ago. I have several concerns at this point and want your opinion. My left breast seems to currently have a different shape than my right (more fullness to the top and more stiff on the top).  I don’t […]