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Q: Dr. Eppley, I suffer from midfacial hypoplasia. I am currently scheduled to undergo a modified LeFort III and I anticipate undergoing bimaxillary advancement in the future. I am fully aware of the risks associated with the procedure. I have considered going for the ‘camouflage’ approach, consisting of implantation, and thus I am drawn to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I m interested in migraine surgery. I will try to be brief about my migraine history. Twelve years ago I was in an auto accident. I had/have hereditary stenosis of the C-spine. Things in my neck shifted enough that I needed a vertebra removed. I had a vertebra and disk ripped apart […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in scar revision surgery. A little over a year ago, I had a pilonidal cyst removal surgery and it left me with a disgusting scar in an intimate area. The doctors told me that the scar would no be very noticeable, but it is in fact very noticeable and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question about bimaxillary surgery.  I’m very confused on what the answer is. I have a recessed lower jaw but my bite is fine. So I was thinking about getting bimaxillary surgery for my maxilla as well.  However here is what I’m inquiring about. I have prominent/wide cheekbones that protrude […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I may be interested in getting a tip rhinoplasty. Should I consider just getting a tip refinement? I’m not really happy with the “box-like” bulbous tip I have naturally. However, if surgery wouldn’t offer me a great advantage, then I wouldn’t risk it. I don’t mind the the rest of my nose. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 22 years old and am interested in chin scar revision. When I was a child I slipped and fell on my chin resulting in one big visible white scar on my chin and two small ones, and another one on the bottom of the inside of my my mouth in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in forehead injectable fillers. I had a PMMA forehead implant placed last year, but I’m not entirely satisfied with the results. The biggest issue is that the implant doesn’t extend all the way to my hairline, and there is a slight notch near the top of my forehead where […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, What is outer corticotomy method for jaw angle reduction? Is it just cutting the jaw slightly from the front view? Another thing I don’t necessarily want is screws to hold bones together.  Also, what is muscle reduction by electrocautery? Isn’t that dangerous to the muscles? Wouldn’t cutting a part if the muscle […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in the look from V line jaw surgery. I currently receive Botox injections into my jawline to narrow my face and I have a filler for my chin. I am of Asian decent but I find that some surgeons in Korea overdue it and some faces look too overdone […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve talked to one plastic surgeon about doing a lower facelift, but cost and time make that impossible for now. I’ve been reading about fat transferring and it sounds less invasive and as I understand there is less downtime.  Also, I’m not quite ready emotionally for a facelift if it can be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have questions about Occipital Bun Removal. How much does the surgery costs; what is the recovery time; how prominent is the residual scar; how long before I can return to work? I am bald. Additionally, what are the risk of the surgery itself? Thank you. A: I will have my assistant […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am in the early stages of investigating my abdominal liposuction options for reducing my stomach fat. I sent pictures to you as well and then discussions could continue as needed.  I have attached 3 photos for review. A little background: I am 58, 5’8″, 160 lbs. I work out 5-6 days […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am touching base to let you know your response in dealing with my pectoral implants assisted me being successful in making a date to change my pectoral implants later this year. As you are aware I would like to get this right. However based on what has happened I wanted to run […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in rib removal. I’m a thin girl, and I was considering removing four ribs to get a smaller waist. My plastic surgeon in my hometown said he punctured a lung while performing this surgery before and therefore does not do this procedure anymore. Is there anyway to eliminate this […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Do you offer scrotal lift and penis webbing removal? I plan to fly over just to have this done.  If you do offer this, 1. What technique is being used to fix it? 2. How long does the procedure take? 3. Can I expect little to no scarring? Thank you! A: Such […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, One is I feel I have significant facial asymmetry. Everyone tells me it is not but for some reason I feel like it is. Another problem that I have is that I do not feel like my face is lean enough. I am very skinny but I still feel like my face […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a revision rhinoplasty. My first rhinoplasty was two years ago and the I had a revision a year later. I have difficulty breathing through my nose. Attached are many photos of my nose as well as two pictures of men – I find their noses especially attractive. I would ask […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am still interested in this procedure. I feel like my whole face is wide and really would like a more narrow appearance from looking straight on as well as the sides. I feel like if only the jaw angle is cut and chin is lengthened, I would still have a wide […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to ask how the soft tissue of the face responds to implantation v. osteotomy. I am currently deciding whether to go ahead with zygomatic sandwich osteotomy for lateral projection of the cheekbones, or whether to achieve this change with implants. My decision mostly hinges on the soft tissue response. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I know it is still early my custom jawline implant recovery process and I will wait for more of the swelling to subside in the next couple months but I am concerned that the implant may be too wide for my face. Potentially, I think the size of my masseter muscle and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in the chin wing procedure and from the looks of it it doesn’t enhance the jaw but so I would like to get implants for my jaw.  I have a question about the procedure, I understand it uses bone grafts but can it be used to bring up a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is it possible to retain your expertise as a Consultant as a facial implant designer and then to have the mid-face lift done with you after having the implants replaced with your design here in my country? I am informed that my insurance fund in my country would actually pay for the […]

Dr. Eppley, I am disappointed that I can not have the breast lift and the breast implants done at the same time.  I am looking at a size D cup or C cup at the smallest.  I guess I am confused that if I just did the lift I thought I would need to do […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a couple of questions regarding my convex shape and the temporal reduction surgery. 1) Since my right side of the head bulges out more then the left is it possible to make them both symmetrical? 2) Since I live out of the country, when would we be able to do […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to find out if my goals for a complete facial reshaping set of procedures I’d like to have done are realistic. Is the computer-aided imaging I have done myself using an iOS app any realistic at all? I have done the following changes and have suggested ways of doing so […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my temporal artery ligation questions.  I am wondering if you haven’t treated women for this condition before because (a) women usually have a higher body fat percentage than men and statistically are less likely to have this issue and (b) the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, How much volume addition is possible with a single skull implant surgery without a first stage scalp tissueexpander? In your article I read that the maximum addition is about 1.5 cm. A surgeon in Germany, who implants silicone for augmentation, told me that he can add up to 3 cm without using […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m considering a nose augmentation operation for central nasal depression with a closed technique. I’ll be using a silicone ePTFE coated  nasal implant from Implantech company. (ePTFE Dorsal Nasal Implant)  My plastic surgeon has never used such material, he has been mainly using cartilage or silicone, so I will be his first patient.Since you are […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to discuss forehead remodeling for a brow bone reduction revision. Attached is a photo from your website to a more masculine forehead. I would ask for the exact opposite. To do that, my angle between the forehead and nose would need to be altered. In addition, my frontal sinus […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,the  first thing I wanna say is thank you for the hard work you did to make those kind of cosmetic procedures (skull reshaping) available nowadays. And making people with skull shape self concerns happy and more confident about themselves . i have been following your great work since 2015 . So my […]