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Q: Dr. Eppley, I have significant facial asymmetry whereby my mandible is less developed on the right than on the left. This causes the left side of my face to look “empty” and flat, with my chin pointing off to the left. I am hopeful that this can be improved with a jaw implant. The […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, After you put a temporal implant on the muscle, will I feel discomfort when chewing? A: Placing a temporal implant under the fascia and on top of the muscle will not cause any long-term discomfort with mastication. Most patients will experience some tightness on mouth opening right after the surgery due to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had some minor openings of my armpit incisions after getting pectoral implants. Is this normal? A: This is perfectly normal with axillary fold incisions and is not rare after pectoral implant surgery. They are located in a tough spot to heal and often will develop some varying amounts of incisional […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a custom occipital skull implant. My questions are: Who will perform the procedure? What could go wrong? What is the chance of having to repeat the procedure? Are the sutures self absorbing? How long does it take to heal? Can one place ones head on a pillow where […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello I  have provided some pictures of myself. I would like to achieve a lower third similar to the men attached in the attached pictures. My questions would be: 1)Is it possible for me, after surgery, to have that angular lower third? 2)What surgery would i need? I suspect i would need a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had an otoplasty but it resulted in my ears too pinned back and i don’t like it and my surgeon said the reversal is not possible so i’m looking for a solution even if my ears can’t be reversed to the original place completely  Also almost 10 years ago i had […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, What would you say is the maximum amount of vertical increase an implant to the posterior mandible could achieve?  What amount would seem ideal for my mandible in your opinion?  Thank you A: The amount of jaw angle augmentation that looks best to you is the ideal amount of change. To help […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My friend who is 21 years old now had an accident and needed a craniotomy. She recovered completely over a year and underwent 2 cranioplasties… as the small part of wound on front skull was not healing she underwent rotation flap 6months back… but even that failed… the small part of wound […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I believe that you can solve my issue. I am looking for a team of plastic and neurosurgeon who could do skull remodeling surgery in adult for me for my skull abnormal shape, not only reshaping by burring down the bone, but a radical open surgery to remodeling the skull.  I have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a deep mental crease on my chin that i want surgically fixed. i want a permanent solution for removing the line instead of fillers and Botox. i read on the internet that there is a surgery to release the muscle from the skin so the line is no longer there. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in procedures that could address the look of my chest after my Nuss procedure; the bar was implanted about a decade ago and removed years after. The surgery was successful in that my breathing, sternum and Haller index are now close to normal. However, because of my flared ribs, after […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, a problem of mine is when my hair covers the top half of my ear, i look horrible. When i move my ear up with my finger it looks better, or i cut the hair around my ear to always show the top half, otherwise it looks strange. Can you move the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, While one of my goals is to reduce the sternum gap, my main goal is actually to make it so that my profile from the side appears more normal, potentially by increasing the size / projection of my pectoral muscles so that they are in front of my (flared) ribs like normal, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am reaching out to find a good doctor who can remove permanent filler done 5 years ago in the Middle East. I don’t know the name of the permenant filler and I can’t reach out to the doctor who did the filler since he is located in Syria at this time. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi! I’m a year postpartum (29 years old) and looking for a mommy makeover (breast lift & replacement of current implants, waist/abdominal/love handle liposuction for a more defined waist). I’m reaching out to you in particular, even though I live in Manhattan, because you also do rib removal and I’ve always had […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is it possible to increase wrist size diameter with fillers? I am insecure about my 6 inch puny looking wrists and I’d love to wear a wider watch. How difficult would this be? A: I have no experience in putting fillers into any extremity including the wrist. And even if it was […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Left alar asymmetrical, I’ve had 2 rhinoplasties and don’t know what to do. I just want my nostrils to be sisters not twins.  A: Your left nostril has alar rim retraction, presumably from the prior open rhinoplasties. Such alar rim retraction repair (alar rim lowering) requires a septal cartilage rim graft.  It […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I asked you a couple weeks ago about the graft to fill out the labiomental fold and you said the bone graft used to vertically lengthen the chin would naturally help flatten the fold. I realized today, though, that what I was wondering about is actually a fat graft.  I found a photo […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, The long and short story is that I had a very prominent pointy chin and had surgery to reduce it.  After that surgery, I returned to same surgeon with concerns years later of a widow’s chin (not sure terminology-but the chin muscle was very pointy and the chin was asymmetric.  I am […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can you help rectify bad rounded eye-mid face please. This all occurred after a prior lower blepharoplasties.  A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your picture. With this severe lower lid retraction the needed management is a combination of a midface resuspension (either cranial suspension or direct rim drill hole suspension) […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have sent in photos to see if I am a good candidate for liposuction. My areas of concern are my stomach, thighs, and buttocks. Please help!!! A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. While you do have fat that can be removed by liposuction in the abdomen, flanks […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in a custom facial implant to help correct my facial asymmetry due to hemi facial microsomnia. If I decide to proceed with that surgery, I’m also Interested in facial rejuvenation procedures if it’s possible to be performed in the same surgery. In regards to my microtia of the ear. I’ve […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a young male who recently had v line surgery to correct severe facial asymmetry. I am satisfied with the results but the surgery reduced my once very prominent/masculine jaw angle into essentially a curved line from the earlobe to the chin. I was hoping to look into jaw angle implants […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hooding of eyes began years ago, paternal family has very hooded eyes. Botox worsens the issue and eyesight is slightly decreasing due to eyelid falling. Constantly feel tired from heavy eyes.  A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. In the young person with ‘hooded’ eyes, the question is whether […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, After a revision rhinoplasty with a chief complaint of increased nostril show, I was told a prior lip lift probably altered the nasal sill and that my original rhinoplasty surgeon made a poor decision in not pursuing alarplasty with wedge excision, and I have poor scarring on a deformed nasal sill where […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 25 years old and 6’1″ tall. I have a big head towards the back and a bit pointy. Since I was little kid, I was dreaming to reduce the size of my skull. Since the main bone that needs to be reduced here is the occipital bone, I wonder how […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi i had a few facial implants removed about a year and half ago after having them in for 8 months that included jaw angle, chin, and cheek implants, everything has gone back to preop accept for my masseter muscle on my left side hide has pulled offt the bone a bit […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been spending a couple months in Florida this year. I read in the newspaper about a minimally invasive laser facelift. I wanted to see if this was some thing Dr. Epley does? Also, what he thinks of this procedure? A: I think like all minimally invasive facelfit approaches they are […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been searching for answers for awhile regarding my jawline. My whole life I’ve been told I am disfigured due to the angle of my jaw. I never spoke to anyone about my concerns before and would like to know the honest truth. Because you are specialist I was wondering if […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, would like to ask about the large depression in the coronal suture between the frontal and parietal bones of the head.  When I looked up this in English, I found a surprising number of images that matched my worries, and I was very interested in this medical institution that provides implant treatment […]