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Q: Dr. Eppley, we went over this possible procedure during our last consult few months ago, I have attached pictures. The area I’m pointing at is by might right sideburn right by where the hairline meets with the beard line. I would prefer for that not to protrude as much as it widens my face and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have lip incompetence, and I think I have Long Face Syndrome. I assume the cause of the lip incompetence is due to my allergies. I have a really long philtrum (about an inch long) What is the solution to this? I don’t think I have an overbite or a gummy smile.  […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am the photo in the middle. My hope was to change my eyes and nose to look more like Justin Bieber. Is that possible with how my face looks? I’m a senior in high school and hoping to get the surgery sometime in the future. Just wanted to know if it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I currently have a rhinoplasty surgery scheduled for later this summer with another surgeon. Please find attached images of my face at various angles. My main goals with this procedure would be: from the front, a wider jaw and bigger/wider chin; from the side, enhancing the overall look of my profile view […]

Dr. Eppley, Hello doctor, my case is unusual, I would like to know If you can remove Ellansé filler from the cheek and replace it with implants to give the ogee curve on a male? A: Your request is not unusual (remove filler and replace with implant) but doing it successfully (remove the filler part) […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I supposedly have a Peek chin implant, it does not project enough and is skewed pointing off to my left. I would like my chin to be symmetric with more outward projection. It was interesting that you wrote that the flesh adheres more readily to the Medpor implant as apposed to Peek, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in pectoral and testicle implants. Do I need custom implants or will standard implants work for both? How much does a testicle implant weigh?  A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures to which I can provide the following information: PECTORAL IMPLANTS The key in pectoral implant […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have another question which I think we may have covered during my consultation but I want to confirm… I currently have and have always had low blood pressure. My last blood pressure reading was 90/70, but it sometimes goes lower. I want to confirm that temporal artery ligation is safe in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking for my cheeks to be more prominent and have a good Ogee curve? What should I do, giving the photos. What would you recommend? A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. While the concept of ‘prominent cheeks’ in a male can have different interpretations, most commonly they […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some questions about skull reduction. The height of my skull bothers me and I want it reduced. I read your blog and three procedures got my attention: grid pattern skull reduction, occipital skull reduction and sagittal crest reduction and I have the following questions:  1. Are the occipital and sagittal […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a chin implant removal and a genioplasty about three years ago. I had the implant in for over 20 years. It was placed too high, but I really did not like how long, square and masculine my chin looked. The genioplasty took about 4.5mm in vertical height off and moved […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Your work is beautiful. I have a bone growing above my left eyebrow but not my right eyebrow. I am also having headaches concentrated only on the left eye. I am not sure if the 2 are associated. How much is the cost to have this bone shaved down? Also will the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a young male who was born with hydrocephalus. My head size is almost 28 inches in circumference. Thankfully I have not had any complications of any sort in my teenage and adult life. But as you can imagine it has restricted me from certain activities. I cannot fit any helmets, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in the webbed neck surgery. Am I good candidate?  A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your picture. Webbed necks like yours are the most difficult to get sustained neck reshaping results due to the tighter neck tissues that exist. A good preoperative test is the pinch test on […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was interested in the forehead widening procedure that Dr. Eppley performs as I have a very rounded narrow forehead and browridge and would like for them to be widened and advanced using implants.  More specifically, I was interested in this specific model shown on the website. Also, is there a threshold for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello – I have Permalip implants along with some really tight scar tissue, so I was thinking of having them removed. Will removal eliminate the scar tissue? Or is the tissue not stuck to the implants since the implants are smooth? A: Removal of your lip implants will not completely eliminate the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a sliding genioplasty lengthen 7mm down and advanced forward 8mm. I also had lipo under the chin and buccal fat removal. I now deeply regret my decision and am extremely unhappy with my end result which has given me an Over projected chin, a chin and jawline that do not match, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I think as a female my current chin implant is a bit wide (smile is squarish). What type of chin implant repalcement do I need? A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your picture. In regards to your chin implant: 1) When was the surgery done? 2) Was it an intraoral or submental incision placement? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello! I am very interested in the shoulder narrowing surgery since my shoulders are about 43-45 cm wide (not really sure). I should inform that I am a dancer and a big concern of mine would be that the surgery might constrict certain movements that require a lot of force. Would that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to ask a question regarding iliac crest reduction. I have a wide bony iliac crest (photo attached) and as a man, it kinda bothers me. You are the only surgeon I could find online that does iliac crest reduction. I was wondering do you have any before and after photos […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, These are the two procedures I was hoping to discuss:  1) Buccal fat pad removal with perioral liposuction to get a more defined jaw line and decrease my chubby cheeks. I’ve had chubby cheeks my entire life and I was hoping as I got older they’d get smaller. They have a bit […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Back in 2017, a surgeon convinced me to get a chin implant alongside a rhinoplasty to give me a better profile and to relax my strained mentalis muscle. The implant felt tight and worsened my strain, giving me a pebble chin so I had it removed in 2019.   My chin sagged […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know if I am a good candidate for frontal bossing shaving and hairline lowering. I understand you may not be able to make my forehead flat but I was hoping that shaving it down a little and pairing that with hairline lowering could make a difference for me.  […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had the tricep implants in the attached photos 3 years ago (subfascial) and I have not had a chance to change them yet- unfortunately the margins can be seen.  I’ve been reading one of your articles on tricep implants- https://exploreplasticsurgery.com/technical-strategies-triceps-implants/?doing_wp_cron=1619401676.5458180904388427734375 As it says in the article, the implants are placed sub-fascial (underneath […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a jaw wraparound done in Europe but very unsatisfied as it has lost me all my angularity even before the surgery, me cheeks now bulge out like there’s air in them especially when I talk, I feel like I have to bite them in to look good. Is this an […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am biologically male, and have been undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for about a 18 months now. I am more comfortable with most of my body now, except for my shoulders, which seem out of proportion to me. From at-home measurements, my bideltoid width is about 47cm. I would like to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi! I’m contacting you regarding the article here https://exploreplasticsurgery.com/case-study-transgender-rib-removal-surgery-body-contouring/?doing_wp_cron=1619818519.8208200931549072265625 , I’m also transgender and am interested in rib removal to reduce my waist circumference, but I didn’t know that ribs could also be reshaped to change the way they protrude. Would it be possible to alter the size or shape of the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know if an operation is possible. As you can see from my attached photos (+ MRI), I have a lump in the vault of my skull. It makes me very self-conscious. I would like to know if it is possible to reduce it very slightly simply at the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, As you may know, I’m currently deciding between a custom chin implant and a “standard” implant. I have a question for you, if you wouldn’t mind. It is: If we discount the superior aesthetic flexibility from the equation, does it still make sense to choose custom over a standard chin implant for minimizing the risks […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, What is the side by side custom testicle implant? It is hidden when cold and hangs down when it is warm. So I am not sure if you are thinking one or two silicone prosthetics .. wouldn’t it be weird to have 4 balls to touch .. 🤔 I probably did not […]