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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 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is it possible to reduce the sides of the frontal bone? I’ve always been very insecure about the shape of the sides of my forehead bone. It is not a big amount of bone that I want to be reduced. Just the sides. Could I show a picture of my forehead to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, ! I had a 7 mm medpor implant placed 4 months ago. I immediately knew that it was too big and begged my surgeon to remove it at 2.5 weeks post op. I did not want to wait 3 months for the results as I was certain I would have it removed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, About 3 months ago I had plastic surgery and was given a MEDPOR Cheek Implant. I am not happy with it at all and want it removed as soon as possible.  I googled MEDPOR Cheek removal and your information came up.  Will my skin be saggy after even having it in there […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 24 year old male who currently has a Vertical Lengthening Chin implant (Medium) in. This implant has made my face more wide, square and my chin now comes a little past my bottom lip. I actually like this new look, but I am very bothered by the mandible area […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My head is flat on the back and underdeveloped on sagittal and frontal, and it’s been troubling me and cause I h me depression just being aware of it 24/7. I got a few questions about the procedure. 1. Is it bone cement you’ll be using for skull reshaping surgery, or silicone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a breast reduction two years ago, I am concerned about my nipples are not erected, look flatter, inverted. I think my surgeon did a nipple graft. I want to know of this can be corrected. A: If you had a free nipple graft type breast reduction then the nipple will […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have two divets in my jawline, one on each side, not too far from my jaw angle. These are from a mandibular osteotomy done in the 90s. Can these divets be filled in somehow? I have looked into dermal fillers online; the area seems to be a sensitive one so I’m […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, can I get scalp augmentation for a height increase? A: At best skull implants can raise one’s height by 2.5cm to 3cms which often requires a two stage approach. With the immediate insertion of a skull implant (one stage approach) the height increase is limited to 15mms. Dr. Barry Eppley World Renowned […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I recently got a ‘skull implant’ and they used a material called PMMA. After getting the procedure done i am unhappy with the stiffness of the material. If i lay down and put my fist at the back of my head is leaves an imprint and overall PMMA leaving imprints when i […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, do you have any before and after pictures of the brow ridge implants?  A: There are many brow bone implant designs and actual examples of brow bone implants on the following sites: www.exploreplasticsurgery.com and www.eppleycustomfacialimplants.com. Dr. Barry Eppley World Renowned Plastic Surgeon

Q: Dr. Eppley, i lost my left testicle when i was three years old. At the age of 38 i decided to implant a testicular protesis, but with the result i am very unsatisfied. The protesis is to small and very hard, so the feeling is very unnatural. My natural right testicle is about 6cm […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My primary concern in pursuing shoulder narrowing surgery is that I do manual labor for a living and am worried about losing my range of motion as a result of this surgery. I’ve done research into successfully healed double-clavicle fractures where range of motion is maintained, which makes me feel better. Ultimately […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I’ve had a lip lift about 4 weeks and even though the distance between muse and mouth is still almost as before the nostrils have been made wider and the base distorted  Will this improve in time or is thus the final result? I’ve added before and after photos  If this is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have infraorbital rim implants already and am currently planning for double jaw surgery to correct bimax recession (I’ll be having lefort 1 and BSSO with counter clockwise rotation).  Is it ok that I have infraorbital implants so far as getting this surgery done? When I’ve seen diagrams for lefort 1 procedures, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, It indeed is possible to remove the existing silicone chin implant, perform sliding genioplasty (should there be a need to that, of course) AND insert a wraparound jaw implant (that would cover the chin too) in the same surgical procedure…(?). if so, wouldn´t that place too much strain on the chin, as it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a genioplasty of 6mm advancement 4 months ago and I still want to get it reversed. Is a full reversal too risky? Will it cause too much skin sagging. I am 19 years old and my first surgery was actually a success except the fact that I don’t like the […]