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Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello Doctor! My primary facial concern would be my lower third, particularly my chin/jaw. From my side profile, I believe that I have recessed chin. I looked into sliding genioplasty and it looks promising, but I want get your opinion on it first. My goal is to have a more masculine chin/jaw. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello 🙂 I’m a transgender woman considering MTF body contouring to finish off her transition. I generally have a very fortunate, feminine body, but I transitioned late, so I still have the widened shoulders, small hips, and wide/tall ribcage. HRT is almost miraculous, but it can’t change the post-pubertal male skeleton.  My […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 22 year old female and I’ve had uneven eyes since I was young, this is my biggest insecurity. I can’t even look my boyfriend in the eyes without feeling insecure. I’m not sure if it’s my eyelids that makes them look uneven or if it’s my literal eyes being uneven. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Interested in jaw implants, I had a sliding genioplasty done 1 and a half year ago. A: Thank for your inquiry and sending your pictures. As frequently occurs in chin augmentation (regardless of the method used) in the short lower jaw high angle patient, the jaw angles get left ‘behind’ as the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, “I would like to move forward with my paranasal implant surgery, I just have two remaining questions which I hope to get answered before the surgery:  1. Would it be possible to do a custom or semi-custom made implant, I suppose they will fit better as my two sides are uneven? 2. Will […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a vessel pulsating on my face. It’s on the right side of my mouth and can be seen pulsating but you can’t see the actual artery. What is the cause and how can it be treated? A: This is a classic pulsative branch of the facial artery that bifurcates outside […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking for an option\advice to lengthening the front of the head/top of the forhead- a little bit to make my face more manly. I checked in Israel for a lot of doctors and all of them told me that the problem is with the huge scar (after impalnt-even the smallest […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 36 year old male with a rare congenital fat wasting condition that has greatly affected and deformed my scalp. Over the last few years my scalp has gone from being a normal symmetrical round and smooth scalp to being very asymmetrical switch dents all over the place and prominent […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was interested in narrowing my shoulders. I would like to know the cost associated with it, and also, as I am in Canada, how long I would need to stay in the states for before it would be safe to fly home.  I am also interested in knowing how long I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, how much can be done with aesthetic iliac crest reduction? is it possible to improve the “v taper” look in a bodybuilder with this procedure? is it actually noticeable as a result or are results negligible? how bad is scarring?  A: I do not think this procedure can remove enough to create […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking for Testicle Enlargement Enhancement procedure. I have had atrophy shrinkage of the Testicle due to Testosterone treatment. I am looking for the procedure where you encase the existing testicle. I am in excellent health. What is the cost ? How many of these procedures have you done? This is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, For a forehead reduction surgery in a young male with no hair loss, what kind of incision do you use? A hairline incision or coronal incision? A: For male forehead reduction the use of a frontal hairline, immediate retrohairline or semi-coronal incision can be debated and all of them can be used. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a vertically short undefined jawline and flat cheeks. I was interested in a sliding genioplasty, I’m more interested in vertical lengthening than projection, and maybe submental lipo. My chin is short and points upward and makes my face and neck seem wider than I’d like. I attached some pictures, the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi…I’m in the beginning stages of exploring breast augmentation surgery. I’m 59 and have never been satisfied with the size nor shape of my breasts. I’ve decided that at my age and stage of life, why not? Any information you can send would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. A: Thank you for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking to have a procedure done but I don’t know how any of this works I’m 28 male 360lbs have buried penis was wanting to see how they would want to go about it how much weight they would want me to lose before I had surgery etc  A: I do […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Regarding the surgery itself, if there are any current asymmetries in my chin, can they be corrected with this surgery, or would that require an implant? ⁃ Can any width be added to the chin with this surgery, or would that too require an implant? ⁃ Lastly, one of my main objectives […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Would it be possible to do a three in one procedure that reduces the width of the temples, reduces the frontal bossing of the forward that results in excess convexity, and lower the hairline at the same time?  Simply put I think my forehead is too tall, wide and convex.  A: You […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello sorry I forgot to send you a pre surgery photo of my chin reduction surgery. This is how it was before I am so upset with how it looks now I would do anything to try and make it look as better as it use to be. A: Thank you for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had custom MEDPOR jaw implants four years ago  and I would like to have them removed. I plan to have a revision orthognatic surgery to correct facial imbalance but the surgeon won’t do the surgery unless the MEDPOR implant is removed first. And you know most surgeons don’t like to remove […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi I have flat head syndrome, my head bulges wide on the sides kind of points up on a cone and is pretty flat in the back. I’m 25 years old and have been self conscious about this since I was a child. I am wondering what procedures can be done. A: […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I did gynecomastia reduction surgery five years ago. Recently did a nipple reduction. Post nipple reduction scar tissue developed around nipples and areolas. I visited previous doctor 4x for the steroid shot. He is now advising me that I will have to do a revision to remove scar tissue. I don’t trust […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my areolar were not puffy right after gynecomastia reduction surgery, but I did notice my areolas did shrink and my nipples seemed to be a lot bigger than normal. So I had a nipple reduction and then after the nipple reduction I noticed irregularities around the areola where it’s not flat. What […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi – I am very bothered by my asymmetric chin and have been unsuccessful in identifying the best solution for this. I was initially advised a chin implant but think I have too much on the longer side and am scared to add more.  A: You are correct in that subtraction is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello! I was wondering if I would be a good candidate for fat injections under the eyes. I have attached pictures of my problem areas.  Since I was a teenager I have always felt insecure about my dark circles. It doesn’t matter how much sleep I get, whether I exercise, or eat […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know if upper eye lid surgery and rhinoplasty can be done in this same visitation. As I would like to minimize my down time with one visit.  * what will be the pricing for eye lid and rhinoplasty combined. If able to.  Or separate.  * do you have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, my question is regarding the clavicle lengthening surgery! I’ve heard that in order to widen the whole shoulder frame it is not possible doing it just through clavicle lengthening, the scapula needs to be lengthened as well, but scapula surgery is not possible since it is fully wrapped in muscles. I’d be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am self-conscious about my mid face. My cheekbone is large and projects outwards but the area below that (my nasal base area, I believe it’s called the paranasal area) looks sunken, giving a concave side profile in this specific area. I also feel like I have a mild case of bimaxiliary […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m currently considering forehead augmentation surgery to make my forehead less sloped, more symmetrical on each side and more prominent at the front. I wanted to ask whether adding additional PEEK material or bone cement will automatically change the top of my head shape slightly, as this is connected to my forehead. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 24 years old, I have grade 3 hair loss. There is a high probability that I will have to be bald for the rest of my days. And I don’t even mind, the only thing holding me back from this is my head shape. I have bulges on the back […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, i´m a middle aged female, I had cheek and chin implants done about 20 years ago.The chin implant was redone about 10 years ago, for the reason that i suddenly had strange tightness that was pulling at my lower lip if i remember , original was a button implant, it looked […]