Can An Abdominal Panniculectomy Cause Nerve Damage In My Leg?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in abdominal panniculectomy surgery. I have a question about what is the best way to cut into the groin region so a female person having this procedure does not end up...
View ArticleCan Different Facial Implant Materials Show Through The Soft Tissues Better?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have viewed your custom facial implant results and you have mentioned that attractive results depend on the soft tissue. I’m not sure if mine is thick or thick but is there a way to...
View ArticleCan The Area Of My Cheek That Bunches Up When I Smile Be Reduced?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Thank you again for you prompt response, and please find the previously mentioned photos attached below. *Please note I’ve included the frontal photo me smiling that is when I feel my...
View ArticleShould I Have My Sliding Genioplasty Reversed?
Q: Dr. Eppley, When I initially chose to do a genioplasty it was a decision based on genioplasty and rhinoplasties often being two procedures that complement each other. But I think because I never had...
View ArticleWill Pectoral Implants Last A Lifetime?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Some surgeons say pectoral implant on male chest lasts life time while other are saying it will last about 10 years. May I know what you think about the life expectancy of the implant?...
View ArticleCan Three Custom Facial Implants Be Placed At The Same Time?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Qn about staging multiple surgeries I intend to have rhinoplasty with another surgeon. In particular issue is the transition between glabella augmentation and brow bone augmentation...
View ArticleAre There Any New Injectable Fillers For Permanent Jawline Augmentation?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am still contemplating getting fillers for jawline augmentation. it has been awhile since I contacted you. Is there any new filler that is a injectable solid or implant so I don’t have...
View ArticleAre Your Organs Still Protected After Rib Removal Surgery?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am very interested in hip implants and rib removal/rib resection surgery for a smaller waist and longer torso done by you. A few questions regarding rib removal surgery. 1. Can one...
View ArticleHow Long Is The Recovery After Forehead Augmentation?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been following for website for years now. I think you are the right person that I should go to. I am looking for forehead implant, more masculine forehead, more brow bone...
View ArticleDo I Need A Standard or Custom Chin Implant?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering what I could do to get a defined, sharper chin that projects downward more. I would like a more heart/diamond shaped face. I am content with my jaw definition/angles,...
View ArticleCan A Vertical Ear Reduction Be Done Again For Further Reduction?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in ear reduction surgery. As you can see from the photo, I already had this surgery done but I would like to achieve better results. 1. Could you please tell me what...
View ArticleCan Head Widening and Jaw Widening Be Done At The Same Time?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering if it was possible to widen or enlarge my head, it is small. That along with a jawline augmentation. Is it possible to do simultaneously. How much would that cost? Also...
View ArticleHow Can The Bony Stepoffs From A Prior Sliding Genioplasty Be Fixed?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have two large dents (step-offs) and a large bony bulge (on left jawline) that resulted from a bad sliding genioplasty done in 2009. I just want my straight jawline back but concerns...
View ArticleWill Rib Removal Help Alleviate The Burning Pain On My Left Side?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been suffering with rib pain for over 2 years now. I can’t walk or do activities without burning pain in my left side. I believe the worst are ribs 11 and 12, possibly 10. I …...
View ArticleHow Do You Select Jaw Angle Implants Size?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to ask you about how to decide the correct size for jaw angle implants. For reference my bigonial width is 9.8cm without soft tissues and 11cm counting them, my bizygomatic...
View ArticleDid I Need Scalp Expansion Prior To Hairline Lowering?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in hairline lowering. Would I need scalp expansion to do so? I can’t tell how loose my scalp is and whether it can move a lot or not. It seems sort of flexible but …...
View ArticleCan A Dermal-Fat Graft Be Used For Buccal Lipectomy Reversal?
Q: Dr. Eppley, several years ago I had a buccal lipectomy. I never liked the result and am searching for a “reversal”. In your blog I have read about the possibility to place a dermal fat graft in the...
View ArticleIs Rib Removal Safe If I Have Extra Large Breast Implants?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to have four to six ribs removed. I am also planning on extra large breast tissue expanders to reach a goal of 5000cc to 6000cc in each breast. Given that would it be safe …...
View ArticleWhat Is The Best Way To Do Nostril Repositioning After A LeFort 1 Osteotomy?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had upper jaw advancement surgery, and surgeon did not do alar cinch. My nose has remained the same apart from horribly flared nostrils. They flare outwards and upwards so that...
View ArticleCan A Vertical Lengthening Genioplasty Be Done After A Custom Chin Implant?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had a previous Custom Chin Implant that provided me with horizontal projection of my chin. However, I would like to have my chin augmented vertically with a sliding genioplasty. I...
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