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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am reaching out as I would like to investigate the possibility of getting a forehead implant and a jaw and chin implant. My main concern is the shape of my forehead, which gives me a bit of an egg-shaped look and ages me somewhat. There are 4 main problems I have […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was just curious if a silicone implant place could success push out a moderate labiomental fold. I read in one of your studies that cadaver material such as gortex could be used but would make only a modest difference. For someone who wants the fold more straight and pushed out, could […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I lack confidence because of my thin and narrow face, I think I look feminine which is not so good. I have a long bottom jaw which is steep. Can mewing work or should I get surgery for implants? A: The only predictable and sustained method for jaw augmentation is implants. Mewing […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I need some information about hollowness between eye and brow. Is it possible to use bone graft to fill the hollowness and lowering the supraorbital area. What do you prefer to use on that case. But remember please, only permanent result. Is it better using implant or bone grafts. Usually plastic surgeons […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a small round bony protrusion on the middle of my forehead paired with a browridge. I was wondering if it would be technically possible to shave this bone and add this excess of bone to the browridge ? Thank you very much for your time. A:While the mid-forehead bony protrusion can […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted your medical opinion on the potential approaches to rib removal surgery. Regarding the rib removal, we discussed the big impact of having the 10, 11, and 12 ribs resected. I would like to hear your thoughts on the following and I have included images (attached) to aid in clarification of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have scheduled for paranasal implant surgery in  September. Now I would like to ask you a few more questions about it: Do you think it will be advisable to stay in Carmel for 1 or 2 weeks after the surgery in case some complications may occur?    Can I eat normally the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want a wider head shape with a temple implant. What shape should the implant be?  A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. Because it really involves the side of the entire head a wrap around or extended temporal implant style (head widening implant) is needed to create an […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Am I candidate for eyelid surgery that can help with my droopy outer eyelids, which give me a tired and depressed look.  A: Thank you for your inquiry. You would be a candidate for outer corner eye reshaping (lateral canthoplasty with lower eyelid spacer grafts) but that would not be most effective […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Good afternoon, is there a procedure that can be done to protect the facial bones? A protective face mask but permanent? To reduce injury,Thank You. A: I assume your question is about an internal layer of protection for the facial bones. That can be done and would consist of making a thin […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have lip incompetence and chin ptosis after chin implant removal and soft tissue reduction surgery, all via a submental approach. Can a mentalis muscle resuspension help in my case? A: Mentalis muscle resuspensions rarely work when done alone. They have a better chance of success when combined with a small implant […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I believe that I have hyperdynamic chin ptosis. My chin appears normal at rest, it is prominent when talking or smiling. It bothers me, especially while talking. I never had any surgery done. What would be my options to correct the appearance of my chin?  Thanks in advance. A: Hyperdynamic chin […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Had a chin implant last year, unhappy with results. It looks too square and I have jowling. I also had buccal fat removal and FaceTite. Would like your expert opinion on what is best for me. Thanks! A:While I don’t know what you looked like before the chin implant and what style/size […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, After I had my son I had fat leftover on my chin pad. I didn’t feel like myself. I didn’t know if I needed bone reduction or chin pad reduction. I had bone reduction but now looking back i think I just needed minimal chin pad reduction without causing a witches chin […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had an endoscopic brow lift 9 weeks ago. I absolutely hate it and it is causing me pain. It actually put so much pressure on my nose that it did damage. I consulted with an ENT today and found out it is true. Can the brow lift be reversed using the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,Hello I lost my intergluteal cleft because of two times sinus pilondal surgery Is it possible to recreation mine? And how is this surgery ? Is it hard? A:Intergluteal cleftplasty is most commonly done after pilonidal surgery or the placement of buttock implants that uses a midline incision. In either the sacrocutaneous ligamentous […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I contacted you several years ago about a temporal reduction surgery for both sides of my head. I have now time and money to make this operation possible. I have several questions: – Are there visible scars after the surgery ?  – How much time to go back home after the surgery […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a young man who is three months out from a genioplasty (8mm advancement) and suffering with severe lip and upper chin tightness / tissue tugging when I raise my lower lip or move it sideways. It impacts speech and any slight lip movement.  The genioplasty was a revision after two […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I want a consultation for waist reduction please. I have flared protruded rib on the left side and short torso. Thank you. A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. Waist reduction is a general term that includes conventional primary procedures of ljposuction and tummy tucks as well as […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I tell you my case, I had surgery first with a lobuloplasty doctor for the use of expansions in my large ears.which amputated part of the lobe, I went to a second doctor who performed an otoplasty and joined part of the lobe to my neck. The truth is that I don’t […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello. I have heard about you through some of my friends. My concern is about orbital rim, premaxillary and infraorbital areas. My wish is augmentation on the infraorbital area, and orbital rim contouring around the eye to correct the hollowness, so orbital rim and premaxillary zone augmentation. I want all of these […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello. I need face reshaping and i want to use cranium bone grafts to augment my retruded midface and floor of orbits. Some surgeons told me that i have to do a 3D CT scan for evaluation. This is important because my doctor left me know that the thickness of the skull […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, so Ive read that you use a bone graft from the fibula in order to fill the gap created during clavicle lengthening surgery.  My question is, will this affect one’s eligibility to get leg lengthening surgery if they are lengthening the tibia and fibula?  A: I no longer use a bone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am very interested in decreasing the overall width of my head. I have been reading about both the anterior and posterior temporal muscle reduction procedure and I think both would be a suitable procedure to decrease overall head width. Although I am concerned about thickness of my bone on my forehead […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to inquire about a small chin/jaw shave. I would like to have a slightly more heart-shaped face and a less prominent jaw. I also have some slight asymmetry. I’ve attached a photo below.  A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your picture. I am not certain what you mean by […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a mid 20s male looking to get custom cheek/midface implants and maybe brow ridge implant as well. My cheeks/infraorbitals have always been VERY flat and give a tired appearance. My face looks chubby because my buccal area sticks out farther than my cheekbones. I have no ogee curve from 3/4 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a specific question and i want your opinion. In general i have long face…especially lower jaw. The problem is that the nerve on lower jaw is ery close to the bottom edges of mandibular body.According to the dr, the CT shows that inferior alveolar nerve is laying very close to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 30 year old male with very pronounced frontal eminences and temporal fossa. I’m guessing that I’ve always had these cranial features and that they have only become prominent as I’ve aged due to fat pad loss and a receding hairline. Although, given my age I’m surprised that these features […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am currently scheduled for Bilateral Rib Removal, Circumferential Abdominal Liposuction and Fat Injections to the Hips. My integrative medicine Dr. Would like me to start pellet therapy because I have extremely low testosterone. The pellets would be placed in the hip area. Will this cause any issues with the fat transfer to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I had a chin implant removed after 4 months, its been 3 months since removed and I’m worried it wont go back to how it was before. Its not tremendously bigger, but its noticeable to me. I’m estimating its about 1-1.5 mm bigger all around than it was pre-operatively. I’ve heard […]