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Q: Dr. Eppley, I feel like my cheeks are flat and that makes my face very non-descript and uninteresting. I think cheek implants would help but I have also read that you get get better cheeks with injectable fillers also. Which do you think is better? I have attached two pictures of my face as […]

Q: Do you do fat injections for breast augmentations? I read your article and have already been in to be seen and I am planning to have surgery in June. Is this a possibility for me? I did not know about this before the time I had my breast augmentation consultation or I would have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in having breast augmentation. I have had several plastic surgery consults and they have left me confused. One doctor told me that silicone implants do in fact appear more natural (less rippling on the breast) than saline after surgery. Another doctor told me that it doesn’t matter and I […]

Q: I am a 24 year-old male. I believe that I might have sagittal synostosis (scaphocephaly) and it has been quite a burden throughout my life. Furthermore, I have an extremely long face. I know that options are very limited for adults but I wanted to explore possible solutions (if any) to perhaps lessen the […]

Q:  I am 32 years of age and I have breastfed 3 children. I am 5’ 4” and weight 127 lbs. My current breast size is a 36B which measures about 7” I want to get bigger breasts but also want them to look natural. I don’t want my breasts to look like big round […]

Q:  I am very interested in buttock implants. I was initially treated with fat grafting and spent a lot of money but the results did not last. This is why I don’t trust fat grafting and won’t do it again. I was greatly disappointed when I looked the same 3 months after the procedure. Any […]

The Guinness Book of World Records has a lot of peculiar and  unusual human achievements. Plastic surgery makes up but a few of them. One such record is that of a 55 year-old woman from Ohio who has had the most number of cosmetic surgeries. With 52 plastic surgery procedures to her credit, she appears […]

Q:  I want butt implants to give me a much larger butt. I was told that’s 400cc implant would give me the size I want but I think that’s too small. Can I send a picture of my butt and a picture of the size I want? Can you tell me what size implant would […]

Q: I am 22 year old male who is seeking multiple procedures because I really do have numerous facial structures that need improvement as clearly evident in my pictures (attached).  My concerns and procedure desires are as follows: 1. Rhinoplasty: I’d like nasal hump reduction, narrowing of wide nasal bridge, and nasal tip contouring. I’d […]

Q: I am interested in making my weak jaw look much stronger. My chin is very short and my lower face looks too small compared to the rest iof my face. The more research I do , the more I think I might have micrognathia (abnormally small jaw), and I don’t know that jaw implants […]

Q: I am looking to go about getting a procedure to make my forehead larger in height (length) and width and also to build around the temple area. But also my hairline is very low and am wondering if I get the forehead implants would I somehow be able to move my hairline up to show more of my […]

Q: I would like to ask you some questions concerning cheek implants. I am a 23 years old male, my eyes have an outer tilt to them, there is no scleral show between the iris and the margin of the lower eyelid, my eyes are rather slightly deep set and i have already high lateral […]

Q: I’m a 21 year-old female of Chinese descent. I want to narrow and sharp my nose tip and wings and make the nose bridge higher. In the upper eyelids, I want to take out the fat and make them more deep and wide. I also want to open my eyes in the inner canthal […]

Q: Dr Eppley, I came across this page while doing research on scars. My 6 yr old daughter had a traumatic injury to her left cheek about three wks ago. A face laceration in the shape of an anchor, right in the front of her cheek. As her parent I was and still am very […]

Q: I am  Korean and I would like to have more of an oval face shape. My face seems too wide and I would like a narrower lower half of my face that looks less puffy and flabby. I am thinking that maybe jaw angle reduction nd facial liposuction would be what I need. Here […]

Q:  I had a free nipple graft breast reduction almost 6 months ago, and I want a 2nd opinion. The surgery went well, but I don’t have an actual nipple. I only have the areola part. Is that normal? There is no nipple at all. It is just flat… That is why I am concerned. Also, […]

Q: Hi there. I see that you list Evolence filler on your website and wondered if you are still offering this? Also, do you offer Selphyl (“filler” using patient’s own blood plasma)? I am interested in these options for superficial glabellar wrinkles. I prefer using natural, non-toxic products. Botox is not something I am interested […]

Q: I am interested in rhinoplasty and cheek implants and have had a consultation done which included computer imaging. The profile images show a nice improvement but in the front view I can see very little change around the cheeks and eyes. Will the actual surgery fill out these areas nicer than what I see […]

Q:  I had silicone breast augmentation last year in 2010. I just read that I am supposed to get MRI scans every couple years to make sure they are not ruptured. My doctor never mentioned that I needed to do this. Should I get them and who is going to pay for them? A: With […]

Q:  Hello Dr. Eppley. I would like to inquire about brow bone implant. Do you mind taking the mind to answer some of my questions? 1) Are there any limitations to brow bone implant? Can it stretch as much as we want? 2) Will the eyes change its expression after the implant? I tried pulling […]

Q: Hello, I have severe facial wasting. I am not an HIV patient, I had a normal plump face as a young child and by about the third grade my cheeks had completely sunken in and has given me a much older and skull-like appearance. I am only eighteen years old. I would like to […]

When it comes to plastic surgery, women are perceived to make up the vast majority of patients. And for the entire last century as plastic surgery evolved, this was historically true. But a gender shift is occurring in whom now chooses to undergo the altering effects of the knife. In a recent article entitled, ‘Men […]

Q: I am 27 years old and want to get Botox injections. I don’t want to get those lines in my forehead that my mother has and I think that this will be preventative. Am I too young for Botox? A: In recently published statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 30% of […]

Q: Hi Dr Eppley, I have read your article about  chin reduction. I am a female and I have  a long chin and my self-confidence is affected by it. I have attached some pictures for you to see what can be done about it. By the way, I wear a full lower dental denture (one original […]

Q: I have a problem with the shape of one side of my jaw. I had a fibular free flap surgery done several years ago as a result of an osteosarcoma tumor that was removed from my right bottom mandible. I have since recovered nicely from surgery and I now have dental implants. However, one […]

Q: I want to know how much is radiation therapy after a keloid is removed from the earlobe? I had a large keloid removed several months ago and now it seems to be returning. I have read that radiation therapy can be very helpful after surgery. A: For radiation to be beneficial in the management […]

Q: I have some questions about the lip lift. I know that this procedure is quite controversial in cosmetic medicine. The plastic surgeons in my area will not perform it. However, after doing some research I have found that there are ways for it to be done successfully without cutting the orbicularis  muscle. What is your […]

Q:  I have scleroderma and there are quite a few things that bother me about my face. Because of the scleroderma, it has caused a lot of damage to my appearance and the whole left side of my body is smaller than the right. If I could change how I look, I would want to look […]

Q:   I have a question about jumping genioplasty. I am curious, if you have had previous chin surgery with indwelling plates and screws as well as possible internal scarring of the muscle that causes creases in your chin when you smile, can you still undertake a jumping genioplasty? Or would the scar tissue and plates […]

Q:  Hi there, I was interested in your lip lift procedure and wondering if you did fat transfer to the face for reshaping/volumizing, and a butt lift using fat transfer.  I’ve been researching for several months and I’m ready to have it done, but I’m wanting to find the right surgeon for me. A:I do […]