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Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m wondering if you can help me…. I’m currently exploring my options. I have recently inquired about what surgery can be done to reduce the width of my head. Other doctors have suggested Botox and also an earfold treatment to pin my ears back. I’ve noticed on your site you do temporal […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I previously had a mini direct neck excision with a horizontal chin scar and a vertical scar extending about halfway to the Adams apple. I am 54 years old and had this procedure done to deal with loose skin from a previous chin reduction done ten years earlier. Is it possible to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a young male (27 years old) who is self-diagnosed with sagittal craniosynostosis. I want to have sagittal crest reduction by a significant amount. (approximately 1.5cm) I know sagittal crest reduction is possible up to a maximum of 7mm. But if you suffer from sagittal craniosynostosis isn’t it logical to think […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a glabellar implant. My interest in glabellar augmentation is that as I have had rhinoplasty and fat graft to forehead but my glabellar region is flat in comparison. I would be interested in knowing whether it looks natural when raising eyebrows and facial movement? Is there a visible […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in Perioral mound liposuction. I received Perlane to the corners of of my mouth and they have never been the same. I know the product is gone, but nonetheless the bulges remain. I do not know if they are fat, scar tissue or simply excess soft tissue, but I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in facial reshaping surgery. I want to change the shape of my face. I have a long and thin face which I do not like. I have attached pictures of model faces that I do like. I can not really tell what is different about them from mine. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a general question regarding jaw angle implants. I’m currently trying to decide whether to choose silicone or medpor material for jaw angle implants augmentation. I’m trying to create sharp, square, chiseled angularity more than just adding width. I’m getting differing opinions whether silicone is able to do this as effectively […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had two abdominal surgeries. The first was a hepatic bypass and the last one was a partial hepatectomy. My last surgery was complicated with infection at the organ level as well as an incisional hernia. The surgeon plans to surgically repair the hernia in May or June of 2016. I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am getting closer to making a decision about extra large pectoral implants. I currently have Implantech’s Power Flex Pectoral Implants. (ACPI-4, 17.6 x 13.4 x 3.2cms) I am looking for something much larger, particularly in projection…hopefully at least double or much larger with greater upper fullness and deeper separation/cleavage. I know […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to ask, in a Lefort 1 osteotomy, is it possible to lengthen the nose along with that part of the maxilla. Part of my problem with my midface is a nose that is short vertically compared to the distance between eye to eye horizontally. So is it possible to lengthen […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a chin reduction three weeks ago. My chin always made me feel self conscious because I felt it was too long and wide for my face. Also, I had a dimple in the center of my chin that also really bothered me. My surgeon preformed a sliding genioplasty and shortened […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, For purely cosmetic reasons, I wanted to know if it was possible to lengthen my midface by performing a 1-2mm dual sided vertical ramus distraction of the mandible? Also a 1-2mm LeFort 1 osteotomy vertical elongation similar to the fashion of that provided in the attached photo that had featured the osteotomy […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in tummy tuck surgery. Can you please tell me the cost of tummy tuck surgery in your practice? Also what is the recovery time from tummy tuck surgery? A: Thank you for your inquiry. There are eight different types of tummy tucks with differing associated costs. I would need […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I hope you will respond to my question. I am scheduled for temple augmentation with your designed temporal implant and was curious to know the recovery time? I have had cheek augmentation recently(2 months ago) and found the swelling stayed longer than anyone explained. Should I expect the same swelling with this […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested surgical reduction of the occipital nob. I have a large bump on the bottom of the back of my head that causes constant pain and headaches. It hurts to sleep on it and wearing protective head wear at work is almost impossible. I have read that you do a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have two questions about rhinoplasty. First, is there any leeway in the 7 day recovery time? And the second one is I have seen that if you have trouble breathing, insurance may pay for some of the procedure. Is that true? I ask because my nose is a little crooked to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in getting a rhinoplasty. I’m looking for mostly tip narrowing and some nostril narrowing for when I smile, and also don’t like how close the bottom of the nose is to my lip when I smile. I’m wondering what you suggest. A: It is important to recognize that rhinoplasty, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question on upper lip lifts. A little of my lower teeth is already showing when my lips are slightly apart. This is probably due to a chin reduction I had via the intraoral approach. I am concerned that the show / visibility of my lower teeth will be exacerbated […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in another revision rhinoplasty. Are some noses by virtue of skin thickness or other unfavourable pre existing qualities simply not amenable to improvement? I have had 5 rhinoplasties already (the last procedure was done using autologous rib cartilage for the tip and silicone for the bridge. This was in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in rib removal surgery. I want a slimmer waist. It’s something I can’t achieve with working out unfortunately. The more I work out the more boy like my body becomes. I look more feminine in my body shape when I work out less because when I burn fat my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would love to discuss getting breast implants, keloid removal, and possibly upper lip injections. My questions are: 1. Would all three of those procedures be able to be done during the same surgery andin the same anesthetic if I so chose to do all three? 2. The keloids are on my […]

Q: D. Eppley,I am interested in a chin implant revision surgery. I had a chin implant placed through a mouth incision which has left me with a lot of issues. Will moving the chin implant to a lower and better location correct all the issues I’ve been having? Maybe even the dimpling. Don’t know if […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am a 28 yo female who has a negative orbital vector bilaterally. I don’t have a history of zygomatic fractures, but I suspect the lower eye bone and cheek complex did not grow forward enough.  Do you perform zygomatic osteotomies electively? I have seen your work in patients with old orbital […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Six months ago I had a small dent on the top of my head repaired using an injectible cranioplasty technique. Since then, I have noticed a small piece has broken off and the implant is a bit more raised then I expected. The doctor that performed the procedure said that it may […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I just recently read an article that said that you did a rib removal surgery on a woman. This is something that I have been interested in for a very long time. I was born with a disfigured ribcage and there’s nothing I hate more. The left rib protrudes more then my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some questions about facial implants. I want to improve the narrowness of my face. You have posted many articles on face widening, but it seems there are so many options. I am hesitant to simply stuff my face with implants to solve this problem. Particularly, I feel my temple area […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My forehead is very noticeably high. And it makes my long narrow face even worse. I only style my hair certain ways to cover it (or try to). I’ve been wanting a forehead reduction for years and I certainly do not want to go to just anyone. I know you are very […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in jaw implants. My jawline looks basically non-existent from the outside, which I believe only exaggerates the narrowness/gauntness of my face  Given that I am fairly young, aging is not a factor. I was originally thinking about jaw implants in addition to chin implants to give a more polished […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have always had a long and narrow face that lacks definition and bothers me. I was also born with a recessed chin. Over the summer I decided to have a chin implant, but after waiting months for the swelling to go down, I don’t feel happy with the results. I feel […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a custom chin implant but have some questions about it. I’d like to add significant height and projection to my chin (while avoiding a deep labiomental fold). I’d also like to add some slight width to the jaw while maintaining my well-defined cheekbones. To what extent could a […]