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Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to inquire about what I could realistically achieve when I commit to a full jawline implant and 2 cheek implants. I would like to restore what I had but wanted to see if it was possible without adding much vertical length. I feel that on the side that I liked […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had double-jaw surgery some time ago to correct my short face syndrome. The swelling is almost all gone. While there has definitely been some improvement in the length of my face, I still feel that my chin is too short and I think I could benefit from another 4-6 mm of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi there, I contacted a couple of months ago about clavicle reduction surgery as a trans woman 28 with large shoulders at the beginning of transitioning. I was hoping to get a consultation to discuss this further and if you have done any manipulation or reduction of the scapula as my shoulders […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I currently have custom 3D PEKK jaw angle implants in place which was done in Houston. I would like the current implants removed, and replaced with a different custom made jaw implant. I was looking into double jaw surgery to fix slight jaw canting and my midline, but most surgeons agree that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, What about a mini facelift to accompany a custom jawline implant? To address the jowls and get rid of the nasolabial folds? A:Any form of a facelift will get rid of the jowls along with the jawline implant but it can never really improve nasolabial folds. No one has been able to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was just looking at your amazing work as regards to chin wing !I’m a middle age guyand I would like to know more please, recovery times, awaiting list? & cost please.I have just finished Invisalign retainers so my teeth are good! I would  ideally like a more stronger jaw line ? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want the top of the head to look not peaked. I  guess I need implants. I want it to be straight. A:Based on your pictures you don’t have a true peaked or sagittal ridge head shape. It is a parasagittal deficiency for which implants would be the correct treatment approach. Dr. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I ended up getting bi-max… could there possibly be any room, room whatsoever, for a custom VLC implant”. The geniplasty fixed my lip incompetence but created a MASSIVE step-off. A:There is always room in my experience to add an implant along the inferior border of the jawline in cases of sagittal split and sliding genioplasty stepoffs […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my goal to widen my face and look more masculine. Currently, my bigonial/bizygomatic/bitemporal width all fall into the ideal range, but that’s only because the 3 are narrow. Therefore, would getting infraorbital-malars + jaw implants be enough, or would I need a total skull augmentation with skull implants for the effect to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My maxilla has no forward growth and my cheekbones are not prominent at all I have quite wide zygomatic bones, and quite low cheekbones if im correct but I dont want to widen my face anymore, I want more hollow set cheekbones that look higher similar to the model like Francesco lachowski, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Well i think i have plagiocephaly as i have my left side of the skull bigger, eyes and ears at different height and an irregular jawline. I also noticed as you can see in the x ray , my higher face (eyes and nose area) is moved all to the right wich […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I read your recent article on iliac crest reduction in October 2024 and i was blown away by the results! I have been battling with gender dysphoria because of the width of my pelvis for awhile but could not find any before and after photos online, nor examples of surgical scaring […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Previous implant in chin and very unsatisfied with it with previous Dr.  My 3D T scan shows a tilted chin implant with long wings. A: This is a classic aesthetic issue with most commonly used chin implant styles in females….they make the chin wider because they all have wings.(aka extended anatomic style) […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been thinking about getting the mouth widening procedure for a while because I’ve always felt like my mouth width is too small but I decided against it earlier due to the risk of scarring being bad and needing a scar revision. However, after my genioplasty, my mouth seems even smaller to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I dislike the vertical length of my lower face. I am interested in a consultation for a custom jawline implant can adequately vertically lengthen the entire bone along the inferior border from angle to angle. Dropping down the entire jawline 5mm to 7mms with some small horizontal lengthening if required.  A: I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve had two prior breast augmentations, the first was in 2015 and the second was in 2018.  I currently have Mentor saline shells filled to 900cc in my right and 950cc in my left.  I had a daughter in December of 2022 and would like to fix the “damage” from that.  I […]

Q:Dr. Eppley, This shoulder reduction result caught my attention because the patient had pronounced collarbones before surgery, which I find very similar to mine. After the clavicle reduction, her collarbones seem less visible. Will they become prominent again after recovery? I’m interested in narrowing my shoulders but would like to maintain the visible collarbones. Thank […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a sliding genioplasty surgery. I do boxing for sport and I wonder if the bone would healed completely after a certain amount of time! A: You will be able to return to contact sports like boxing 2 to 3 months after the surgery when you are fully healed. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been researching surgeons who can perform a temporal artery removal. Does your clinic perform similar procedures? If so, when can I receive a consultation? Thank you. A: You are referring to temporal artery ligations for a reduction in their appearance. I have done over a hundred of such procedures. I would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering having an occipital bun reduction. To the touch, I can even clearly feel the unevenness of the surrounded area (See attached picture). My skull is clearly not uniform there. When I have a bit of hair and since I also have a bit of fat, it reduces a bit […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had facial feminization surgery about two years ago. That included placement of hydroxyapatite bone cement in the forehead, but I ended up with a visibly raised area running along the central part of my forehead, above my eyebrows. I know there are surgeons who shave brow bones endoscopically. Is it possible […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi I had fat transfer to my cheek area and I would like to remove it my face doesn’t look good and the fat that was transfer I can feel the diference what’s the best option to remove that fat. A: Microliposuction is the only way to treat unwanted facial fat areas […]

Q:Dr. Eppley, ‘m a 21 year old man and I’d like to improve my jaw and midface as much as possible aesthetically. I got infraorbital rim implants two years ago but I still seem to lack definition around my midface. My face looks “blobby” to me. I want it to to look sharper, with more […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Please see attached my current pictures. The pictures in the brown sweater are current, the pictures in the light grey sweater are before braces, the pictures in the dark grey sweater are 4 months after braces. It has now been 8 months with braces within a total term of 24 months. The orthodontist […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I used to have a small chin and always hated how it looked as it affected my confidence.Earlier this year I decided to do something about it. I went for a chin implant and it as securedwith 2 screws. It looked good at first however after the swelling subsided, I realized the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, This is my current jawline implant design that I had implanted and I have a few issues with it. The front profile doesn’t have enough chisel/definition(width) and the implant has added roundness rather than sharp angles like I wanted. The Gonial angle should be a little wider and have more back projection […]

Q: Dr. Eppley. I am writing to you regarding possible facial surgeries or solutions for a short lower third, ”short face syndrome”, which has had a substantially negative impact on my life and confidence. Been reading about one of your past patients who had a very similar problem as me, almost never closing his jaw […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am a 32 year old MTF trans woman. I am 5’7” 135 lbs and would like hip and butt implants. I have always been on the smaller side before transitioning.. I was able to gain some weight during Covid but obviously it did not stick once i returned to my daily […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, is there any surgery that can fix my case of mild hypertelorism as an adult, or a surgery that can at least make my mild hypertelorism appear less pronounced?” A: The question is not whether there is any surgery to treat any form of hypertelorism, as there is (orbital box ostoetomies) , […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had very recently a cheek implant done on my face here in Turkey but unfortunately the cheek implant was put wrongly into my cheeks/face and I would like to replace or correct the position of the cheek implant.  I have the following cheek implant now: – Brand: Implantech – Type: Combined […]