Can You Design My Custom Facial Implant And Have Another Surgeon Place It?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I hope this email finds you well. I stumbled upon your Instagram while browsing for possible custom facial implant surgeons, but unfortunately, you are in a different country than mine and I am unable to fly out, by any chance can you consult with me online and help design my implant and I will get the surgery performed locally? If that would be possible I would highly appreciate it. Thank you.

A: I only design custom facial implants for patients in which I also do the implantation. The success of any custom facial implant is a combination of a good design and proper implant placement. A good design becomes compromised if improper placement is performed…which is often what happens when a surgeon with no involvement in the design or experience in placing such implant designs performs the surgery.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World Renowned Plastic Surgeon