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Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to know if you’re able to do a tummy tuck on a kidney transplant patient?  A:Yes I have done it before. (twice) You just have to know that the transplanted kidney is in the abdominal area so it may not involve rectus muscle plication depending upon where the transplanted kidney […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was born with a congenital mishaped head. Do you do craniotomy’s? Do you work on adults? I had a forehead implant in 2009, it held up for nearly 3 yrs then started sliding. I let it go, saw a surgeon and he was going to take out implant & in 6 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a skull implant surgery which was performed using 50CC of PMMA bone cement at the back of my head. There is now also a sizeable dent at the top of my head at the site of the incision ( its very hard to see in these photos due to my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Could the crease in the back of my head be removed? A: You have a common horizontal deep scalp crease at the bottom of the occipital bone on the back of your head which is not rare in thicker scalps. Because of its v-shaped indentation it must be treated just as if […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am emailing you to ask a very particular question. In the times you have performed the Temporal Artery Ligation Surgery, have you ever witnessed hair loss occurring in any of your patients? In fact, have you ever witnessed hair loss occurring in ANY procedure that relates to any procedure or ligation […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I appreciate if you can provide feedback to my inquiry for ear surgery. Basically I have large size ear which requires upper pole and earlobe surgery and at the same time I am concern that if I do ear reduction surgery (upper pole + ear lobe) my ears might look lower from […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I’m a young trans person who has extremely bad dysphoria, especially around the shoulder and hips area. I have searched online and even asked on forums to no avail, I even called surgeons in my country but no one is doing anything that can help. Then I found you.  I have some questions […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had a silicone testicle implant for many many years I had it implanted when I was 25. I’m now 50.. I have been told that they should be replaced after a time. Is this true ? Also the implant is rock hard and  I’d prefer something more natural is that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I would like to undergo the surgery for brow bone implant augmentation, and I am wondering what the sequence of steps will be. I live in Southern Washington, so I assume that I would need to travel to Indiana for the consultation, CT scan, and the surgery itself. I recently learned that there […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, After my sliding genioplasty my bottom lip is stuck down and can’t move up all the way.  What can I do to fix it? A: While one side view picture provides limited information, a likely cause is that the vestibule on the inside of the lower lip is contracted down into the bony stepoff […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Will I be able to take hard hits to the head and will my hair grow back again after skull reduction? A: Skull reduction surgery does not affect hair growth. It also still allows adequate brain protection against traumatic injury. Dr. Barry Eppley Indianapolis, Indiana

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a facelift 3 years ago which left my right tragus blunted. I am self conscious about it’s appearance and never wear my hair up in public.I see that you have experience with this type of deformity.  A: The blunting of the tragus from a retrotragal facelift is due to scar […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a question that I wanted to see if you could address. I previously had a alar base reduction and am devastated with the results. The surgeon removed 2.5mm but even that little amount made a big difference as it changed my nostril curvature. I have been suggested by another doctor […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I desired a change for awhile but was too young. Have uploaded 3 images of me and 1 with a crude iPhone edit of what the end goal might be. Was mostly wanting to know how plausible it would be or if the desired results in my case are probably too much […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in Maxillofacial Surgery, specifically jaw repositioning (jaw advancement). I have an underbite. I clench my jaw and have TMJ. I want to advance my jaw so that the top and bottom set of teeth are aligned evenly. I like the aesthetic look of an aligned top and bottom jaw. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am wondering about artery ligation, I have an artery that pulsates and is bulging, I don’t believe this is from the temporal area ,it is above my left eye and goes into my scalp. (pictures attached) Over the last 2 years it has become more prominent, I’m wondering if it’s possible […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I need your opinion on what would help me best (even if you won’t perform it) on a rib procedure I am looking to get done. I’ve read so much about you and am just really amazed at the unique work you do and the number of lives you’ve changed. anyway here […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had dermal fillers to the tear troughs and cheeks three months after having brow bone implants. How likely is it for the implants to get infected because of the injections? Will the capsule around the implant prevent the infection or the capsule hasn’t formed yet? A: Injectable fillers placed into the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have an inquiry regarding forehead asymmetry. My right frontal eminence is larger than the left, I am unsure if it is due to natural asymmetry or perhaps from mild unicoronal crainiosynotosis. The left side has less projection and is generally flatter, which continues to the coronal ridge. I had a CT […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am inquiring about to possibilities surrounding your clavicle lengthening Q: Dr. Eppley, I am inquiring about to possibilities surrounding your clavicle lengthening procedure. I understand that you have two techniques for lengthening the bone, one being an oblique cut into the bone and the other a sagittal split pattern. I was […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking into shoulder reduction surgery, and also breast reduction and rhinoplasty. I am from the UK, so if I was to travel to your practice to have these surgeries, would it be possible to have them done at the same time? A: Thank you for your inquiry and detailing your surgical […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have mild/moderate plagiocephaly for which I intend to try and surgically correct as much as possible in the near future.  As you can see from the attached photos, the right side of my skull is prominent by several millimeters / 1/4 inch with a corresponding flat area on the back right […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I just want a harmonization from my lower face. I think my lower cheeks are too fully and my upper and lower jaw are to small. I feel it because i bite on my tongue and you see on the pics my teeth are going forward. Additionally i bite really often on […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in temporal implants. I have been getting injectable fillers into my temple for some time but am getting tired of the repeated injections and the cost. Do I have to dissolve the injectable fillers before getting temporal implants? What type of temporal implants do I need? A: In answer […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m considering getting a temporal skull reshaping. I have a narrow skull, and i want to know if i can make a widening along the sides of my head. I’m thinking like 2-3 mm on each side, I want it to look as natural as possible and not something you would notice […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 30 year old male, I got an intraoral chin implant about 3 months ago to have a square shape and elongate my face a little. Unfortunately, It gave me more of a V shape to my face and I am not happy with the result. I was looking for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My chest look amazing after getting pectoral implants, thank you. In thinking about my next surgery I have two questions: 1) can you do the biceps, triceps, and traps in one operation so I don’t have to go under twice? 2) During the operation can you also give me a cleft chin? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have what I consider a receded chin, and I don’t care about anyone else’s opinion on it to be blunt. I want a more forward appearing lower jaw, and would like to get reconstructive jaw surgery, but if sliding genioplasty can create the profile I’m looking, then I would be willing […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Would getting an implant on the back off the head, to correct flatness cause my hair to look really thin or weird, since the scalp would be stretched out? A: That is a very good question and the answer is no. The scalp is not stretched enough to visibly increase the infrafollicular […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, 3 years ago I had an endoscopic brow lift. I didn’t like my hairline to be elevated so 2 years later I had a reversal done, with the same method. The surgeon released the forehead by making 2 incisions hidden in the hairline. But the surgery failed as my hairline is in […]