How Soon After Getting Calf Implants Can I Start Walking?
Q: Dr. Eppley, As far as calf implants are concerned, is it going to be OK to walk in the airport to go home eight days after surgery? Just want to make sure? Is it OK to walk on calf … Continue...
View ArticleAre My Rhinoplasty Goals Achievable?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in having rhinoplasty and am wondering if my goals for the procedure are achievable. 1 – My nose looks better when I flare my nostrils vs when they are at rest. When...
View ArticleCan My Vertical Orbital Dystopia Be Treated?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I suffer from vertical orbital dystopia, my left eye being slightly lower than my right. I have been told bone contouring of the upper left eye orbit would help with the asymmetry,...
View ArticleCan The Fat Pockets Around My Mouth Be Removed?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have pockets of fat around my mouth that have been there since I was a kid. I’m 24 now and I have been self conscious about them for years. Could you help me? I read about … Continue...
View ArticleCan A Sliding Genioplasty Be Made To Heal Without A Step Deformity?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering about sliding genioplasty. is it possible to get sliding genioplasty that will heal without a stair step? For example this video shows that after the bone heals there is...
View ArticleCan The Bottom of the Back Of My Skull Be Augmented to Fully Correct My...
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a mild form of plagiocephaly and have had several fat grafting procedures with good success. However it doesn’t quite work in the bottom section of my skull and therefore am...
View ArticleWill A Brow Bone Implant Help Affirm My Identity?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m transgender and am really interested in a brow bone implant because that’s something my face lacks. Mine is barely noticeable and an implant would affirm my gender identity. A: I am...
View ArticleWhich is Better Cheek Implants or a Zygomatic Sandwich Osteotomy?
Q: Dr. Eppley, For the cheek implants, I was wondering if you carve standard implants a bit to tailor it to the anatomy? I was also wondering if you believe a zygomatic sandwich osteotomy (ZSO) is a...
View ArticleCan I Get A Custom Chin Implant First and Then Custom Jaw Angle Implants Later?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am concerned that I will not be particularly happy with the standard, off-the-shelf chin implant. So depending on the price for a custom chin implant alone, I think I would like to go...
View ArticleSliding Genioplasty and Cheek Implants for Asian Facial Reshaping?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a few questions regarding some procedures I am interested in. Right now, I am looking to balance my profile and improve my face shape from the front. The two procedures I am most...
View ArticleWhat Type of Surgery Is Needed To Correct A Double Upper Lip?
Q: Dr. Eppley, You had responded to an inquiry of mine a little while ago and I’d like to get more advice. I included a screen shot of the inquiry to remind you. In your response you mentioned that a …...
View ArticleCan A Cheek Lift Be Done With Existing Cheek Implants?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a few questions regarding the cheek lift: 1) Will it be done through the lower eyelid incision? 2) Are the results permanent? If so, how exactly will the tissue be resuspended? 3)...
View ArticleAre The Risks of Adverse Scarring The Same With A Lip Lift As It Is For Mouth...
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am Interested in a lip lift as well as mouth widening. Would there be significant scarring for my lip lift too? Are there any other risks to mouth corner cutting? Or is it just...
View ArticleCan Bone Be Removed in Temporal Reduction and Would It Be Just As Effective...
Q: Dr. Eppley, We had a consultation in the past and I’ve still been thinking some things over. Would it be possible to have a slight temporal reduction through just bone-burring and not removing the...
View ArticleShould The Step Off in a Sliding Genioplasty Be Bone Grafted or Not?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some sliding genioplasty and rhinoplasty questions: 1. Will the bone grafts merge with the chin or be replaced later by the body into natural bone? And is it recommended of not...
View ArticleCan I Go Blind From Having Forehead Augmentation Surgery?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some questions about Forehead Augmentation. I have a somewhat sloped forehead and ever since it was pointed out to me I am struggling to unsee it. It is much more noticeable and...
View ArticleCould My Bicep Implants Be Made of a Material That Is Too Soft?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I wanted to update you on my bicep implants. This may sound strange but what I notice is that since having them it has given my bicep area a “bloated” feeling and look. What I mean by …...
View ArticleWhich is Better for Malar Infraorbital Augmentation – An Osteotomy or Implant?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m currently in consultation with regarding a malar infraorbital osteotomy. But given the risks of the procedure compared to implants, I’d like your opinion on how much augmentation we...
View ArticleDo Neck Muscle Implants Exist?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I was just wondering if neck implants to give a thicker masculine neck existed. Implants that would be placed in the sternocleidomastoid area to give a wider/thicker neck appearance from...
View ArticleCan Wrap Around Jaw Implants Cause Permanent Nerve Injury?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering the possibility of getting wrap around jaw-implants. I had a couple of questions. 1) I’m having a hard time finding many before and afters online – especially with...
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