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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 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing this email with regards to a Jaw reduction surgery I had 8 months ago. I initially went with regards to minimal asymmetry in my chin. I asked about a genioplasty procedure to address this.  The maxillofacial surgeon proceeded to say that my chin was very broad and that I had […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a young male with mild hypertelorism and this given me cosmetic pain for a long time. I heard that patients with mild hypertelorism undergo orbital wall osteotomy, not orbital box osteotomy. Box osteotomy is burdensome. The range I want to correct is about 4mm. And I don’t have the Mongolian […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like my forehead slope reduced, as much as possible. I figured it would involve a bit of brow bow reduction, forehead implant and hairline advancement surgery. A: By your description maximizing the forehead slope reduction would be done by inferior brow bone reduction and forehead implant augmentation. Frontal hairline advancement […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, A person who has already had a canthoplasty (almond eyes surgery) or an infraorbital implant can have a zygomatic arch implant placed without damaging the prior canthoplasty or orbital implant?  A: The best method for placement of a zygomatic arch implant is through the lower eyelid where direct linear access to the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a scrotum augmentation with XL implants of approx. 7cm. Do you have testicular implants that are 6 or better 7 cm in size or do they have to be specially made? Is it even possible to insert 7 cm implants into a normal scrotum or does a 6 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, my head is extremely extremely small and flat. Basically like microcephaly making me look like a monkey when I expose it. Can anything be done to round it out? Also, will this procedure affect hair growth? A: Skull augmentation with custom made implants for exactly your concerns (small head) are routinuely […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Quick question can a slanted forehead be corrected? There’s a really steam slope on my forehead more noticeable on the profile. A: An excessively sloped forehead is a very common indication for forehead augmentation surgery. This is best done by a custom made forehead implant where the degree of slope correction can […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, how long does temporal reduction surgery usually takes? And is it done with a scalpel or shaver? I´m curious because of the incision size you know, one thing is the head narrowing but on the other hand its scar after. And is it only a partial resection of temporalis muscle? Isn’t it necessary […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have an inquiry about custom vertical jaw lengthening implants. I have downward swung jaws that make my lower third somewhat long, my gonial angle very high, a short ramus, and very steep jaw (40 degrees). As far as the implants on the jaw go I have 2 questions.  1. Can these […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to inquire about the Occipital Bun reduction surgery. What is the cost, recovery time, and potential scarring after the procedure. I have no hair and wear my hair bald so the scarring would be visible and wanted to know how prominent the scar would be. I have attached some photos. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi I have been looking at some your posts and although you don’t think temporal bone reduction is necessary and muscle reduction is the way to go for a more effective result I just wanted to ask how much of the temporal bone are you able to reduce. A: The key question […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been researching possible issues related to my 12th rib. I have both pelvic and rib pain over the last 3 years. Is my12th rib on the right unusually long? I can easily feel it when palpitating the area. I have been struggling to find a diagnosis or treatment plan.  Thank […]