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Fat Grafting for Buttock Indentations

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve come across the case study “Derma-Fat Grafting Of Buttock Indentations” from December 4, 2017. I have a very similar case, I have about 3 indentations on my buttocks, it looks like...

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Rib Removal for Costo-Iliac Syndrome

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had surgery for scoliosis in the decades ago. My ribs literally touch my hip bones when I sit or bend. I have a hard time finding pants that sit low enough on my hips in order …...

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Infraorbital Nerve Dysfunction after Cheek Implant Removal

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m at 45 year-old male who had Medpor cheek implants for 18 years and had no problems until about 2 years ago. One became infected and wasn’t attached to bone or by screw so it was...

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Buttock Implant Replacements for Larger Size

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in buttock implant replacements. I currently have 550cc buttock  implants and wish to get larger ones as I have a large body frame. (buttock implant replacements)  What...

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Custom Forehead Implant

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering custom forehead implant but I have a huge concern. Is it possible for someone who underwent a forehead reduction in the past ((via coronal approach, anterior wall of the...

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Vertical Lengthening Jaw Angle Implants

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in vertical lengthening jaw angle implants. I am curious if you have more before and after photos of men who have had the vertical mandibular implants. I have browsed...

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Masseter Muscle Detachment

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am happy with results of my custom jawline implant and am now ready to tackle the masseter muscle detachment issue. It appears to me that there are three options available: 1) Muscle...

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Cheeklift after Cheekbone Reduction

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am quite stuck and I hope you could provide some surgeon’s insight on my situation. After my cheekbone reduction, I noticed slightly deeper tear troughs lines and minor deepening of...

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Custom Infraorbital-Midface Implant

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am starting to prepare for the custom infraorbital rim-midface implant.This is because even tho the result is okay the off shelf orbital rim implant makes the two sides of my face a...

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Cheekbone Reduction Reversal

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering cheekbone reduction reversal. In your expert opinion, would it be risky for me to try and attempt to flip the cheekbones back out after cheekbone reduction? Would...

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Jaw Augmentation

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 25 year old male interested in jaw augmentation surgery, and from reading your very informative blog posts I believe what would best suit me is a custom jaw implant. In broadly...

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Brow Bone Reduction

Q: Dr. Eppley, What type of implant is movable, shave-able, and low risk of infection? I am planning in getting a custom forehead implant, 12mms thick on top of my forehead. And also can a brow bone be...

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Brow Bone Reduction Risks

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to know the biggest risk of brow bone reduction. Is blindness a risk?And if you could tell me if osteotomies above the brow area have similar (small) risks as brow bone reduction....

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Lower Lip Asymmetry after Chin Implant

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a jaw angle reduction along with chin implant surgery two weeks ago. My lower lip is crooked when I’m smiling or trying to pull down my lower lip. The muscle under left side seems...

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Temporal Reduction Surgery to Reduce Head Width

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have two questions about temporal reduction surgery. 1. How long time does it take removing the posterior temporalis muscle? If you already have made an coronal incision and the only...

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Overdone Subnasal Lip Lift

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a subnasal  lip lift two months ago only to reduce the distance between the nose and the lip. I didn’t want a lot of skin taken off and I didn’t want larger size or Cupid …...

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Brow Bone Protrusion

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have brow bone protrusion.I would like my forehead to be flatter and this obvious dent disappears. Plus, my eyebrows are asymmetric. I have two surgical methods in my mind.  1) An...

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Forehead Asymmetry Correction

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in forehead asymmetry correction. My forehead on the right side is about 3 or 4mm flatter than the left side. My temporal hairlinesare different on each side making me...

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Pointy Ear Correction

Q: Dr. Eppley, my ears are pointy. Can you reshape them and make them rounder? They don’t look as pointy from profile view and one ear looks sort of different from the other.   A: Thank you for sending...

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High Radix in Rhinoplasty

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in the following surgeries: 1. High radix rhinoplasty My nasal bridge/nose-raix is high and little bit wide. The nasal bridge/nose radix is shallow, without an...

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