Custom Jawline Implant Design
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have looked at the first draft of my custom jawline implant design. I would like the jaw angles to drop down further. According to my measurements I need about 31mms downward. What do...
View ArticleLip Reshaping
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in lip reshaping surgery. My main goals are to increase vermillion height and make my lips look larger and rounder (the shape of the lips in the pictures). I also would...
View ArticleEar Reshaping with Scapha Reduction
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have an ear reshaping question about the procedure where the helical rim is folded in and it not being able to do be done at the same time as scapha reduction. Is that the case even...
View ArticleFacial Implant Questions
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some facial implant questions regarding silicone implants. It seems as if some “experts” on different forums believe that jaw iimplants and cheek implants with silicone are...
View ArticleEarly Skull Reshaping Surgery
Q: Dr. Eppley, My three year old son has a high cephalic index around 88/90%. We are interested in early skull reshaping surgery and would like to have some volume added to the back to make it more...
View ArticleSecondary Rhinoplasty
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a secondary rhinoplasty surgery. I was just reaching out in regards to a prior septorhinoplasty surgery I had done. I am now one year post op and am not happy with...
View ArticleLip Advancements after Lip Implants
Q: Dr. Eppley, ; I am a young male patient. I contacted you about a month ago asking questions about lip advancements. I just wanted to elaborate further. I feel like my lips are a difficult case....
View ArticleCheek Sag after Cheekbone Fracture Repair
Q: Dr. Eppley, I was involved in a car accident a while ago that required my chee bone to be repaired. The surgeon that operated on me performed the surgery was a plastic surgeon, rather than a...
View ArticleCorner of Mouth Lift and Facelifts
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a corner of mouth lift. I have tissue hanging over my mouth corners that makes a deep marionette line. What can be done to correct it? Have a attached an unflattering...
View ArticleCustom Wrap Around Jawline Implant
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some questions about the custom wrap around jawline implant. 1/ What is the maximum horizontal projection (in mm) that (wraparound) custom jaw implants of ‘mimicking BSSO’? 2/...
View ArticleHorizontal Chin Reduction
Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve recently (one month ago) undergone a horizontal chin reduction in my home country. I’m not sure what the technique is called exactly, but my surgeon cut my chin bone into a T sort...
View ArticleChin Implant Malpositioning and Mental Nerve Numbness
Q: Dr. Eppley, Thank you so much for responding to my question on potential chin implant malpositioning! I was prepared to give a lot of time to healing, as I understand everyone recovers at a...
View ArticleMental Nerve Numbness after Chin Implant and Facelift
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am three weeks out from facelift, necklift and chin implant by a very experienced plastic urgeon. My chin and lower lip continue to be totally numb. In the first week, my surgeon...
View ArticleHip Implant Questions
Q: Dr. Eppley, Aesthetically, my concerns about hip implants are coming from the perspective of a late transitioning transgender woman. So my pelvic bones developed in typically male fashion, giving me...
View ArticleCheekbone Reduction Recovery
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some questions about cheekbone reduction recovery. I’m a lady in her 20s who is six weeks out from v-line surgery and buccal fat removal. I’m very worried about the progress of...
View ArticleBone Resorption and Sliding Genioplasty Hardware
Q: Dr. Eppley, my surgeon told me that when he degloved the chin and removed the titanium screws and plates from the sliding genioplasty (which was performed last year by another surgeon) he found...
View ArticleSuture Reaction from Double Eyelid Surgery
Q: Dr. Eppley, I went to my birth country to get double eyelid surgery. I underwent a procedure called non-incisional double eyelid surgery or suture double eyelid surgery, of which I hope you are...
View ArticleHydroxyapatite Granules for Facial Augmentation
Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m very sorry to take up more of your time, but I just had a couple questions about my surgery path and I wanted a second opinion. By a local surgeon, I was referred to a plastic …...
View ArticleOlder Facial Feminization Surgery
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in facial feminization surgery. Based on my pictures what are your recommedations? A: Thank you for sending your pictures. As an older facial feminization patient, the...
View ArticleCheek Sagging after Cheek Bone Reduction Surgery
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am from China an am 23 years old. Please read my story and give me advice. One year ago I went to Korea for V-line surgery and the cheek bone reduction surgery because Korea is very …...
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