Should I Have Orthognathic Surgery Or Chin Augmentation?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a couple follow up questions regarding both the picture and the operations itself. 1) I’m a little confused by these pictures without labels, is the first one the 8mm advancement...
View ArticleDo Jaw Implants Need To Be Replaced Due to Wearing Out?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Is there typically issues with a jaw implant as one the jaw bone ages and you lose fat and elasticity? Can you see the implant? And do they need replacement? A: The answer would be no...
View ArticleCan A Custom Orbital Implant Reduce/Eliminate My Dynamic Undereye Bags?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, when my face is expressionless, I don’t have any visible eye bags, it’s quite youthful. But.. when I smile the fat on my face pushes up and gives me eye bags. I think everyone has...
View ArticleCan Rib Removal Surgery Reduce The Size of My Thorax?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Interested in rib removal. I have a very big thorax for my body size. Is it possible to reduce the scope of the thorax? A: No it is not. You can’t reduce rib protrusions that high up on...
View ArticleWhat Type Of Chin Reduction Do I Need?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Looking to improve the rounded appearance/protrusion to the chin on the side profile. On the front view I would like to achieve a slightly shorter and more rounded/feminine look to the...
View ArticleCan A Standard Chin Implant Lengthen The Lower Third Of My Face?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to give my face a little bit more definition and therefore lengthen the lower third of my face, while achieving a more harmonic chin – / jawline in profile view. Thus I...
View ArticleCan Seromas From A BBL Be Tapped Years Later?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I had a BBL 3 years ago in Turkey. After my surgery I realized my stomach became uneven because I had seromas. Can you a needle a seroma after 3 years passed? A: The abdominal...
View ArticleCan PEEK Material Be Used For Head Augmentation?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I hope this email meets you well. I had an in-person appointment with you in 2016. I haven’t done any surgery concerning my head augmentation and would like to come in and move...
View ArticleIs A Subperiosteal Lift Performed When Placing A Midface Implant?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I had custom midface implant surgery performed by another surgeon about 2 years ago, and I am interested in undergoing revision of the implants for a more defined look. However, I do...
View ArticleWhich Is Better For Total Midface Augmentation…Implant or Osteotomy?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested on total midface augmentation due to very assymmetric and retruded face. I am very interested to use PEEK custom implant. However many surgeons recommend me to avoid...
View ArticleIs A Jowl Tuckup Facelift Much Better Than FaceTite or Threads?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I totally understand in any form of a facelift nothing is permanent and you return to baseline. My questions are: 1. Does a procedure like the jowl tuck up change how fast or slow you...
View ArticleWhat Is The Best Genioplasty Technique After A Prior Genioplasty For Further...
Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a Lefort 1 and genioplasty in the past and it greatly improved my breathing and lip competence. However a small amount of lower lip incompetence persists. Fixing that lip...
View ArticleWhat Is The Best Material For Forehead Augmentation?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to undergo skull augmentation surgery. My problem is that my forehead is convex and seen from the front it looks very narrow. The areas to increase are shown in the Figure...
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Which Method For Waistline Narrowing Its Better – Rib Removal or Rib...
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am aware that your office performs rib removal for body contouring purposes. After doing some research into rib removal and other methods of waistline reduction I have come across the...
View ArticleCan Deltoid Muscle Removal be Done For Shoulder Narrowing?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in shoulder reduction surgery with you. I have suffered from my wide shoulders since I can think of, can’t feel fully feminine cause of them. I am pleased to find out his...
View ArticleCan Forehead Horn Reduction and Frontal Hairline Advancement Be Combined?
Q: Dr. Eppley, What is the average cost of a forehead horn reduction surgery and can it be combined with a hairline lowering procedure? A:It would be very common as well as convenient to put upper...
View ArticleCan I Get Facial Implants At 18 Years Of Age?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I am very interested in getting standard mandibular widening jaw implants and custom cheek implants (For the male model look). After extensive research on these procedures, you seem to...
View ArticleFrom The Scars From A Lip Lift And Corner Lip Lift Be Revised So My Mouth Is...
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello i have scar left from the upper lip lift with corner lip lift. From that my mouth can’t open wide even can’t see a dentist, corner of my mouth become so tight and short. I have...
View ArticleWhen Will The Bone Cuts From A Sliding Genioplasty Heal By X-Ray?
Q: Dr. Eppley, My sliding geniopasty surgery was in early September. I recently had a panoramic dental x-ray and noticed that the line of bone where it was cut for the genioplasty is dark – doesn’t...
View ArticleAm I A Good Candidate For Skull Augmentation By Bone Cement?
Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello I would like to know if I’m candidate for bone cement….I would like to reshape my head….I have attached 2 photos one is the actual shape of my head and the other one is my desire...
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