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Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I am interested in deltoid implants to have a bigger looking shoulder. Is this something you do? A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your video. While the clever sleeves you put over your deltoids (which is what you may wear under your clothes to create an enhanced deltoid appearance) are […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hey, I just had a random question for Dr. Eppley.  I was just watching this debate and noticed the face of this one journalist.  To me it looks like she had plastic surgery and it’s too obvious.  I was wondering, am I right about that, and if so how can we avoid […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Good morning, sir. I’m inquiring about the upper orbital period, and I want my forehead and eyebrow bones to pop out. The forehead near the forehead hairline is lying back, so I want this part to be raised at a right angle and make an eyebrow bone, but I wonder if it’s […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been thinking about getting a chin implant for awhile now and have started the process of making it a reality. I still want to look like myself, but I’m very self conscious about my profile due to how my chin slants. A:With a horizontally short but long and retroclined chin […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Rib removal is my primary focus. I am concerned about risks short and long term and advantages disadvantage of fracturing va removal. Also looking at a skinny bbl or full lipo and skin tightening possibly. A: My comments to your inquiry and pictures are: 1) any form of defatting, particularly BBL surgery, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been wondering if it would be possible to lower the brow ridge and eyebrows to obtain a more masculine, aggressive eye area through a two-step process: 1. Insert a supraorbital, or brow ridge, implant that hooks around the bottom of the forehead and over the top of the eye socket, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had a lot of surgery on my body/lower abdomen, and am very happy with it all. I only have 1 long term issue, which is fairly severe implant show on my hip implants naked, especially from a backwards facing angle. I am fairly thin at about 130lbs 5’8. I am […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,Would an iliac crest reduction be possible any time soon? And what would the process of approving such an experimental surgery take? A:There is nothing experimental about iliac crest reduction surgery. The tern experimental implies that it has never been done before and its effects are unknown. Neither applies to iliac crest reduction […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have webbed neck. Now I frequently getting pain of my back bone and right side chest pain and shoulder pain. Can you please explain about this problem how i get rid of this.  A:Traditional webbed neck surgery is done to improve the appearance of the webs (aesthetic benefit) not to alleviate […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,Would you be able to share how much weight one might get incorporating a metal insert into a testicle implant?  What’s the largest size available for testicle implants?  A:Testicle implants can be made of any size, design is not the question. What size will safely fit is the real question. The metal insert […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have very small and actually still shrinking testicles. I have had testicle implants put in, but it was my first time and I did not communicate everything like I wanted I guess. These work great, but are way smaller than I wished. One of my real testicles is pretty much gone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, i am reaching out to know if id be a good candidate for forehead reduction along with a hairline advancement? I had severe frontal bossing along with some forehead horns before and I went through two surgeries to get them removed. The first one, the surgeon didn’t remove them quite well, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can I get a good result from a hairline advancement? A:Thank you for sending your pictures and I can see the basis for your request. Hairline advancements are about two basic concepts; 1) what is your hairline advancement target, and 2) what is the natural stretch of the scalp and its ability […]

Q: Dr Eppley, Can infraorbital rim implant give a 9 mm forward projection for bug eyes. A:9mms is probably more forward projection than your tissues can tolerate. But I think the concept of needing a significant infraorbital rim augmentation based on your side view picture, as much as the tissues can tolerate, is what you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have an indented line (most likely linear morphea) that started at my hairline and migrated vertically/diagonally down my forehead over the course of a couple years. I’ve had 2 fat transfers, and the dent always reappears 2 weeks after transfer. The first one the doc did was targeted but final results […]

Q: Dr. Eppley ,Good morning,I’ve searched treatment for webbed neck and came across your website. I’m 49 years old and have lived with webbed neck all of my life and it’s getting unbearable in every day life. It’s starting to pull my face down and range of motion is getting worse. I’ve tried myofascial release, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 22 and have previously had hairline lowering/forehead reduction surgery. The measurements of this surgery was 20/20/24mm (R/C/L) of cranial forehead removed. I would like to enquire if there is surgery to reverse this or for my hairline to be raised/ reshaped/curved/augmented. I feel like I now look more masculine and my hairline […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, After doing extensive research, I came across your name and some of your kids studies. Five years ago I had a BBL performed. The surgeon performed Lipo on the banana roll area, very aggressively, and the glute on the right side has collapsed. I am curious about the option of an infra […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 35 year old female.I already had a double jaw surgery several years ago and I do not like my face since…I have the feeling my bone structure is not right.After double jaw surgery my cheeks went away, a very prominent chin appeared and it is obvious now that I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley ,I am a 31 year old female and have had one fat transfer to the undereye,cheeks & lips in 2022 & one round of undereye filler in 2020. My main concern is the area under my eye to the top of my cheek. Hereditarily  I have a very long face with little to no protruding bone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to get the opinion of Dr Epply on whether my ankle liposuction can be improved. I already had some liposuction in the calves/ankle area previously, but there is still some fat remaining  particularly around the Achilles tendon area. (see attachments) I’m hoping this can be made more defined but […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been considering facial implants for quite some time now because facial filler hasn’t worked for me in the past. Could you please give me a rough estimate or the average price range for the following implants, if they were to be custom made, so that I can get an idea of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to lift my nostrils on both sides so that the base of the left and right sides that joins with my upper lip area is brought up to align horizontally with my central nasal area.so instead of my nose being ‘upturned’, it becomes horizontally straight. I have screenshot the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been considering a sliding genioplasty or a chin implant recently. I have a decently prominent labiomental fold which worries me for either procedure. I am already happy with the vertical length of my chin and am really only looking to get a horizontal lengthening to bring my chin forward. Would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have seen your time table for swelling progression with jaw implants and you mentioned most of it would be gone within 6 weeks. My question is would this timeline be extended if multiple revisions surgery happen in the first few weeks? For example if the surgeon removes and places other jaw […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Could such an implant produce a result looking like this, or would this shaping be impossible to achieve with maxillary implants like the one In the photo. I really want my upper maxilla to come forward but I don’t think I’d ever be able to get surgery so I think I’d need custom […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking to get some surgeries eventually for gender affirmation and my PCP recommended your office if I had some more specific questions. The surgery I am mainly interested in at this time is FFS. Does Dr. Eppley recommend a certain time being on HRT before he performs this? Also, would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  i am interested in getting custom jaw implants and upper maxilla implants with Dr Eppley. i’m a transgender woman and previously have had a few jaw surgery procedures during my transition including double jaw surgery and also mandible shaving (all done in Korea) i’m from the UK. i got these done years […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Quick question, I’m considering to have a skin rejuvenation procedure done with CO 2 laser or something similar, I’m wondering, will these risk damaging my infraorbital implant if used on the tissue that lies above? A: Thanks for the long term followup. In terms of the IOM Implants they are down at […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in discussing a chin implant overlay. I’ve had a previous sliding genioplasty and would like to get a broader chin and smooth out the minor bone irregular from the genioplasty cut. A: Overlaying a prior sliding genioplasty between getting a specific aesthetic change as well as to adequately cover the […]