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Q: Dr. Eppley, I was considering getting implants for my bone brow. However i am a boxer, will these implants interfere with my boxing career and if so what can i do to prevent any damage. A: While I have never put forehead or brow bone implants into a patient that boxes, I do not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, When would I have enough mobility to resume massage therapy work after clavicle reduction surgery? Could you also explain to me in more detail, how the recovery in mobility will evolve? A: As a massage therapist I would think 6 to 8 weeks would be the soonest. That is fairly strenuous arm work. Whether […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I plan to get orthognathic surgery in the near future which will change my jaw most notably so I didn’t include a side profile but I still have some concerns with some frontal features that seem like they cause poor facial harmony. My first concern that I wanted to bring up is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had otoplasty 6 months ago. Cartilage was removed from my conchal bowl and the antihelix was created by mustarde sutures (3 sutures per ear). I was very unsatisfied with the results since it was pinned too much to my head. 4 weeks ago i had a revision, and im still not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, do you perform subcranial modified orbital box osteotomies? A: You are referring to a lower 180 degree orbital box osteotomy done through a combined lower eyelid and intraoral incisional approaches, an operation of which I am familiar and have done. It is certainly far less invasive than the transcranial 360 degree orbital […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 23 yo female. I am actually quite satisfied with how I look from head on (I’ve no prior procedures). I’m dissatisfied with the slight nasal hump and nasal tip drooping, but am more concerned with the weakness of the profile of my chin.  I have considered going to local, domestic, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have microcephaly. My head circumference is 21cm although i have normal intelligence, this condition is psychologically distressing and has negatively impacted my self-esteem. I often stuff my wigs with clothe just to add volume to my head and give off an illusion of a semi normal sized head. Is a reconstruction […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 45 year old man. I have desired testicle enhancement for many years, since I was in my early twenties. Now that I see that an implant that envelopes the testicles individually to enlage them is on the market, i would actually consider having such a prosedure done. I have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I found you on the internet while searching for a resolution to un even butt cheeks. I’d love to have a virtual consultation if they’re offered.  A: Given the volumetric difference between the two buttocks and your lack of fat harvest sites (from a prior BBL harvest ??) the remaining treatment approach […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am scheduled to have  a unilateral clavicle reduction but wanted to first understand the recovery process in more depth. I live in Montana and needed to understand the travel aspects (how long I need to be in Indianapolis), how long I will be unable to use my arm for computer office […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have the prominent arteries on my temples which I would like to have treated. In my case a y shape branch on the right hand side and a single vessel on the left. The pulsate very visibly even at rest.  In addition to this I have a very visible pulse in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to do the hip implant to enhance my hip a bit what to know the price and I’m slim is it ok to do it. Thank you in advance  A: If you are slim with little subcutaneous tissue thickness over the hips you would not be a good candidate for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi. I have a chin implant from a different surgeon, and my chin still does not look quite as symmetrical as I would prefer. I’m interested in replacing it with a more customized implant, and was wondering what that process would involve. Would I first have to get my implant removed before […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in the skull augmentation and also live out of state, hence would need to travel for this procedure if I were receive it. I was wondering, how many days would I need to stay in town after the procedure? A: While I don’t know the skull augmentation procedure you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in the Custom Jawline Implant Design procedure for high gonial/mandibular plane angle as I am insecure and bothered by my short chin and small Jaw . Is it possible for me to receive this treatment from you, even though I live in Spain?  A: Almost all of my patients […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have seen you are well qualified in the realm of orbital implants. I have also noticed that you use custom infraorbital rim implants over standard Medpor infraorbitals or Implantech tear trough implants — your proposal being that these custom implants saddle the infraorbital rim and increase vertical height whereas standards do […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello! I have been searching extensively for a plastic surgery solution to my deep dark circle/hollow tear trough problem since i was young. I do not desire fillers or fat transfer because of the impermanence and unpredictability of the procedures respectively. I came across infraorbital rim implants which seem to have a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have 2000cc breast implants and for more Id like to get 3000cc to 35oocc can you this for me? A: I will assume that your current breast augmentation has been done with 800cc saline implants that have been overfilled to 2000ccs….as that is the only way you can get that implant […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some custom forehead implant questions for you. Question 1: I was wondering if you could reshape a flat forehead into a youthful rounded protuding forehead I had in my early years using custom made forehead implants .I wanted a more concave forehead Ala Rihanna . Will it be able to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, do you perform subcranial modified orbital box osteotomies? A: You are referring to a lower 180 degree orbital box osteotomy done through a combined lower eyelid and intraoral incisional approaches, an operation of which I am familiar and have done. It is certainly far less invasive than the transcranial 360 degree orbital […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I have been searching extensively for a plastic surgery solution to my deep dark circles/hollow tear trough problem since i was young. I do not desire fillers or fat transfer because of the impermanence and unpredictability of the procedures respectively. I came across infraorbital rim implants which seem to have a beautiful and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in testicular enlargement. I have attached some pictures of my scrotal ultrasound. A:With natural testicles at 3.9cms on the right and 3.7cms on the left you are in the ‘gray one’ of the two testicular enlargement methods. If you were a bit smaller than the side by side method […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in testicular enlargement. I have attached some pictures of my scrotal ultrasound. A:With natural testicles at 3.9cms on the right and 3.7cms on the left you are in the ‘gray one’ of the two testicular enlargement methods. If you were a bit smaller than the side by side method […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am interested in an implant that could give a more forward grown forehead/browridge and slightly reduce the slope as well as a vertically longer forehead. My 2nd interest would be correcting a very weak/almost non existant occiput. Ideally it should go from the browridge all the way to the end of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 26 old female and I write you because I have a concern about the shape of my forehead bone. I thought it was lack of fat and thin skin, because i can see bones in all my body, but I read one comment of you under the post of a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I´m a 42 year old male interested in getting custom-made wrap around jaw (and chin) implants. While considered reasonably good-looking, I´ve always been lacking in self-confidence owing to what I perceive as receding, narrow chin and weak, underdeveloped, receding lower jaw. To address the aforementioned – I´d had a Medpor two-piece chin […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was looking at the head reduction surgeries, in particular occipital reduction. I just have one question left before I want to arrange a consultation  My question is, in general how much head circumference reduction can you expect. You posted that the average reduction in the back is around 7 milimeters. So […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have upper and lower lip incompetence and due to that i have mentalis strain. My upper lip is brought down with botox but I still have a lower lip incompetence and I think this is due to a receding chin (not that much). But, I have had also an open bite […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  Is there a solution for eyes with relatively no support? I have extremely deep set, sunken eyes. I am prone to lines and premature wrinkles. There is almost virtually no fat. From far away, they are “black holes”; shadows are cast.  I want youthful, forward eyes. It’s impossible to change the position […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a plastic surgeon in Canada. I have taken Dr Eppley’s implant courses. I have a case I wanted to ask Dr Eppley. I performed a male face and neck lift. At the time I placed temporal shell implants. The left implants migrated superior, and the right sits slight lateral. When should I […]