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Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I want to ask about facial implants, specifically cheekbone and jaw implants to widen my face and make it more angular. Do the implants need to be custom? How much do they cost if they are custom and how much if they’re of the shelf? Can asymmetries also be fixed? My […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 28-year-old transferal who would like to undergo waist narrowing surgery, hip and buttock augmentation with implants. However, I might have antiphospholipid syndrome (a type of thrombophilia that’s treated with anticoagulants).Whether I actually have this autoimmune disease is yet to be confirmed by a specialist who I am going to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have V line surgery done on S.Korea last year. They really didn’t You can see that my chin and jawline was pushed back and cut off in these pictures, I’m trying to restore my jawline and chin to how it was before only straighter if possible. So I think the only way […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I had a mini facelift procedure done under local anesthesia. Looking back on it, I don’t feel that I needed the procedure at all, but the doctor was a double board certified plastic surgeon, so I trusted his judgment. The procedure left me with bilateral retracted tragi. It’s as if the tragus on […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had angular cheilitis for over 2 years. I have tied everything, but the small scars in both moth corners won’t heal. I was wondering if there are some surgeries you can perform to solve this problem permanently. A:Excision of angular cheilitis can be an effective treatment for sure as it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in forehead augmentation. A big determining factor for moving forward is the amount of downtime. A:Forehead implant augmentation in females has a fairly limited recovery. (as opposed male brow bone-forehead augmentation) Recovery is really more social (appearance due to swelling) than it is anything physical. One can look non-surgical […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I’m wondering if you have any more before/after images of the skull reduction surgery? My head size has bothered me my whole life, and I’m very interested despite it being a huge cosmetic surgery. My main concern is where the scars usually are and how well they can be hidden afterwards. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a 37 year old silicone chin implant that has become infected twice. I am planning on having it removed. I have read that some tissue reapproximation should be done to avoid chin ptosis. The surgeon does not think this is necessary. What do you think? Do you do this ? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, The shape of my skull at the back is oval. I would like to correct its shape so that it appears normal. Could you please tell me the price? A:It is not clear to me whether you need is a skull reduction or a skull augmentation to the back of your head […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can I continue my boxing profession with my jaw implant? A:Lots of patients ask about doing boxing and martial arts after jaw implant surgery and my usual response is yes since it is a really a hobby and I am not concerned about the limited trauma since training is very different than […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’d like to flatten the temporal convexity and width of the side of my head. I don’t know if Botox would be enough or if the muscle would need to be removed too? A:It would be fair to say that muscle removal is twice as effective as Botox at reducing the muscle […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been planning and budgeting for an aesthetic surgical procedure to address a flat spot on the occipital region (back of the head) for some time and am now ready to proceed.I am based in Canada and prefer to have the procedure here. However, I am also considering clinics in the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in the cosmetic rib osteotomy procedure and comparing it to removal. I am a transgender female. A: I have written an entire blog on the differences between these two structural waistline reduction surgeries… https://exploreplasticsurgery.com/waistline-narrow…e-they-different/ Dr. Barry Eppley World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I’m wondering if you have any more before/after images of the skull reduction surgery? My head size has bothered me my whole life, and I’m very interested despite it being a huge cosmetic surgery. My main concern is where the scars usually are and how well they can be hidden afterwards […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m just wondering if u guys do revision surgery on skull reshaping? A:The question is not whether secondary skull reshaping surgery can be done but what exactly do you need. I would need specifics as to when and what type of procedure was done as well as your current concerns with any […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been discussing modified aesthetic OBO and I only believe I need about 3mm of IPD increase which is well within the capabilities of your method. I had narrow eyes before skeletal expansion (MARPE) and although it did actually increase my IPD slightly, it widened my cheekbones proportionately. I think a few […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I believe I have plagiocephaly, I want to know how bad it is. All I know is I have a bulging forhead from one side. Also, my teeth are curved, chin, lips, nose etc. Also the side that they are curved to has the side of my head and ear is sticking […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is the intraoral cinch suture still effective if i get it 1-2 years post op? This gave me so much clarity on the issue and I feel like I can now move on and try to get the help I need to get it fixed.  A:The intraoral cinch suture is more effective when done […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Do you guys do tracheal augmentation? A:Tracheal augmentation is done using a firm polyethylene material that has a notched V shape and is placed through a small overlying skin incision. It is placed right below the cervicomental angle over the underyling trachea. To enhance its appearance (show) submental liposuction above it is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have heard that this procedure rolls your shoulders forward slightly. This causes me uncertainty since i don’t want my side profile to look weird obviously but most people who seem to raise this point are people who haven’t done the surgery and most people who have done the surgery say that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, What are your thoughts on fat grafting? Specifically in the chin area? Someone mentioned that it dissolves and others say it doesn’t. I am thinking of a chin implant but have a deep mental crease and was wondering if fat grafting would help. A: If you are concerned about a deep labiomental […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to know if you do a procedure to reverse a buccal fat removal  I want to recover the round of my face. Here I have before photos. I wanted to reduce other parts, but now I just want to recover the rounded face. A: There are two methods of buccal lipectomy reversal….fat […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, i have a bad facial asymmetry. what do you think i should do ? what procedures. my left side is asymmetry , i recently had a rhinoplasty but it didn’t go as expected.this is how I look. A: The two most important changes to make in your facial asymmetry is to correct […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have recently gotten TMJ replacement surgery, is it possible to place jaw implants at my gonial angles that would lessen the jaw angle? On my one side my ramus doesn’t drop down very far so I have a very steep jaw angle. How far can implants help with this, it would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, For a while now I have been trying to remove all of my tattoos with laser and it is definitely working! The thing is, although they are black, as with every tattoo,  full removal could never be guaranteed till the end.  That’s why I decided to ask an actual reconstructive surgeon to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I went for a consultation a few months ago to see if I would be a candidate for either jaw surgery, midface implants, or both. I had figured that I probably would benefit the most from infraorbital/submalar implants to even out the projection of my mid face, and the Surgeon checked with […]

Q:Dr. Eppley, I had double jaw surgery for sleep apnea recently and my cheeks are now out of harmony with the rest of my face and my jaw is fairly narrow with a fairly short ramus so it looks a bit strange and I think it would make me a very good candidate. A: it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am also concerned if silicone would result in aesthetic differences as they’re softer than PMMA or PEEK. Would the results not have as defined of a look around the jawline or the mandible borders? A: There is no difference in the feel or appearance once implanted on the bone between solid […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello! I’m interested in shoulder reduction surgery but had a few questions. One, I’m a graphic designer. How soon after this surgery would I be about to go back to doing my work? Secondly, what are the long-term impacts on the shoulders? Should I have any concerns about that…? A: In answer […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can you 3D print Brad Pitt’s Head shape? Is it possible to take it as an example, file the excess bones and add the missing parts to get the closest image? A: Many patients use other people’s head and face shapes to try and emulate. Since we don’t have their 3D CT […]