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Getting rid of the jelly belly and having a flat stomach is the desire of most women.  Many women can remember that belly of their youth with fond nostalgia when they good eat whatever they want and still look good in a swimsuit. However the combination of pregnancy, weight gain and gravity conspires against this […]

Q:  I am developing deep folds on the sides of my mouth and my eyelids have extra skin that make me look tired. I have attached a picture so you can see my concerns. What type of plastic surgery will get rid of these problems? A: Thank you for your inquiry and picture. There are […]

Q:  I have had 3 c-sections, hysterectomy, and my gall bladder removed that left a large scar. I have a lot of scar tissue that causes me sever pain in my stomach plus I know the muscles in my stomach have separated because you can feel it by feeling my stomach. The scar tissue is […]

Q: I would like to know more about the transconjunctival approach referring to orbital rim augmentation with medpor implants and subperiostal midface lifts. Because you are both a plastic surgeon and an oral an maxillofacial surgeon I´am sure you are very familiar with this kind of approach. Once I have read that the infection rate […]

Q: I have suffered from severe disabling migraines for years. I have seen two different neurologists and none of the medications seem to work or are causing severe side effects. I’ve been doing research and came across the migraine surgery. I am willing to try anything to do away with or at least ease my […]

Q: Will a LeFort osteotomy for short face syndrome tend to increase upper lip length (vertical height of upper lip)? If not is there a surgery to increase upper lip height (distance between columella and mouth)? A: A LeFort I (maxillary) osteotomy for a short face is either being horizontally brought forward or being vertically […]

Q: I have scleroderma which over time has caused atrophy and asymmetry to my face. I’m interested in plastic surgery to help fill my face out and not make it look so narrow. So if you could please just send me some more information about this that would be great. Thank you. A: Scleroderma that […]

Q: Hello Dr. Eppley, I have many problems related to my face. Firstly, my jaw is asymmetrical. Right side of my face/jaw is smaller than the left side. Therefore, my jaw is slanted to the left. My nose is deviated. Secondly, I have prominent zygomatic arch but my cheeks are hollow. My eyes are also […]

Q: Dr.Eppley, my fiance was hit in his face with a softball. We went to the doctor and the doctor told us that a part of it had shattered and recommended us to see a specialist. Approximately how much will his cheekbone surgery be? He doesn’t have a job, or any insurance. It is only […]

Q: I don’t like the appearance of my nose and want to get a rhinoplasty to fix it. The problem is that the upper part of my nose is not straight or symmetric. There is also a small bump that I want to get rid of as well. Is there any way to really just […]

Q: Hi Dr. Eppley. I am considering going to you for facial surgery, but I am unsure about exactly what procedure is necessary. All I know is this: I am a male with a long, narrow face. Can jaw angle implants make my face look more wide and more square-shaped? I am interested in making […]

Q: I am wanting to get my forehead fixed. It just never grew in right and I have been made fun of since I was a kid. Photos may not look bad but I have been called horn head, hell boy, and square head all my life and I just want it to look a […]

Q: I had a rhinoplasty last year of which I am not too happy about. The bridge was shaved too low and I do not like the tip. It looks fat and pinched to me. I have attached a front and side view of your nose so you can see the problems. I would love […]

Q:  My 19 year old son has very large guaged ear lobes. I am told they are the largest people say they have ever seen. He has been living in Los Angeles and now realizes that he has made a mistake. He will be moving back home where I am living in the rural Midwest.. […]

Q: I self harmed for many years as a young person, I haven’t done so in almost a decade and I am a different person to the one I was back then. I find it almost unbearable to see the constant reminders on my arms and stomach. They are quite bad. I never go out in […]

Q:  I would like to know if Dr. Eppley has any experience in removing free silicone oil from the butt? I had silicone injections in my butt and would like it removed and replaced with my own fat. A: Once silicone oil is injected into any tissue it can not be removed, from a practical […]

Q: I recently had small cheek implants but they don’t seem to have  made much of a difference. No one has really noticed. In addition, I have pain on my left side, it is more swollen, and my teeth and upper lip are numb. I think they should just be removed. Do you think implants […]

Q:   I’m considering a breast reduction with the hope of going from a 36DD to a C cup. The surgeon is anticipating approx 300 cc reduction on each breast.  Will that leave me with a C cup or less? A: I would have to say that this is a question that your surgeon should answer […]

Q:  I had a rhinoplasty several years ago. One of my reasons for having the operation was to get a large hump on my nose removed. Since the surgery I have had trouble breathing through my nose. What can be done to correct the breathing problem resulting after hump removal? Is the cause of these […]

Q:  I am asking about what to do with my under eye area.  I had a lower blepharoplasty 15 years ago. My undereye area is very sunken looking and there is a little darkness in the skin but that may be due to some shadowing as well. I am wondering if I need a redo with […]

Q:  Hola por favor diganme si colocarse silicona solida en la parte de atras d la cabeza es bueno o malo? si mas adelnate de dañara cual es el costo y en donde puedo hacermelo,xfavor diganmee!! tengo la cabeza plana y tengo 20 años esto me ha molestado toda mi vida!! ayudaaaa xfavorrrrrr A: A […]

Q:  Dear Dr Eppley, I am an Asian female. I have had an advancement chin osteotomy, 4mm forward and 2mm downward. But the result makes me  have a long flat face with wider chin. As it’s not just the tip of the chin move forward but also the wide chin so it’s not good. I […]

Q: I am a bit disappointed with the way that I look and I would like to fix some things. I believe a forehead augmentation would help me look a lot better. One of the changes I would like my forehead to undergo is to put the hairline at a higehr height, so my foehead […]

One of the most significant changes in plastic surgery in the past decade has been the emergence of non-invasive cosmetic procedures. Led by the well recognized use of treatments such as Botox, injectable fillers and laser skin resurfacing, some youthful changes and anti-aging prevention can be realized. Obtaining such results without surgery represents a paradigm […]

Q:  I had a Le Fort I osteotomy to correct my bite, which it did. Despite the upper jaw movement my midface still appears flat. I was told to look toward having cheek and paranasal implants to correct my profile. A: A LeFort osteotomy only affects the face at the upper jaw/upper tooth level, otherwise […]

Q:  I am an Asian male and I have a retracted columella and a slightly acute nasolabial angle (I’d estimate it to be roughly 85 degrees).  I have read that it is possible to use cartilage (either from the septum or the ear) and fill in the area of the columella to increase the nasolabial […]

Q: Dr.Eppley, will you look at patients that had cheek implants performed by another surgeon? The surgery was performed a month ago and they are asymmetrical and one side is more swollen then the other. They don’t look right. I would like them revised or removed. A: Thank you for your inquiry. The first thing […]

Q: Dr Eppley I am currently in Iraq and my wife and I have been researching breast augmentation for her upon my return. She has had two children over 4 years and, as a result, has since lost much of her perkiness. She is currently 32 yrs old  and is 5′ 3″ and weighs 124lbs and is […]

Q: Having recently had a mini-facelift7 and eyelift, I found your sit7e very useful and explicit. I had my surgery 5 weeks ago and the scars around the ears are more pronounced that say 2 weeks ago. I was quite alarmed and decided to search the internet for answers. I came across your site and […]

Q: I am Vietnamese and want a rhinoplasty. The rhinoplasty I would like to have done is a higher nose base (i think its call dorsal augmentation), have the tip more pointy (is that call narrowing?), as well as nostril reduction.  I was also wondering if  I need “nasal bone osteotomies”? And for a dorsal augmentation, please can you […]