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Can You Design A Plagiocephaly Skull Implant For My Surgeon?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m 31 years old, I come from Poland, my problem is plagiocephaly. I have been looking for a solution to this problem for many years until I finally found your website. I’d have a few...

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Would A Sliding Genioplasty Be Better Than My Current Chin Implant?

Q: Dr. Eppley, In the summer of 2019, I had chin augmentation surgery (implant), hoping to alleviate the aesthetics of lip incompetence (including a ‘gummy smile’). Unfortunately, i wasn’t aware that...

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What Is The Youngest Age You Would Perform Clavicle Shortening Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, We are interested in clavicle shortening surgery for my daughter. What is the youngest age you can perform this surgery?  A: The youngest age in which I have performed shoulder narrowing...

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How Can I Get A Better Jawline And Cheeks?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to achieve a stronger angler looking face and my stretch my face around the mouth area of my jowls which I feel are weak. I have considered a facelift, fat grafting and replacing...

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Does The Midface Mask Implant Improve The Infraorbital Area?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in making my side profile more forwardly grown overall, specifically in my middle and lower third region (maxilla and mandible) because they look flat. Does the midface...

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How Can My Smaller Calf Be Made More Equal To The Other One?

Q: Dr. Eppley, One leg is bigger than the other in width, can i get them equal?? A: You can get closer but never equally equal with a calf implant and fat grafting. That appears to be a classic...

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How Can I Get A Wider Chin After A Shield Type Bony Genioplasty?

Q: Dr. Eppley, i had a chin shield type of genioplasty done approximately 8 months ago. This specialized cut made my face a bit more on a feminine side (34 year old male) , the cut still left both side...

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Can I Safely Get Botox If I Have Custom Infraorbital-Malar Implants?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to get botox in the forehead and eye area. Is there a risk that my custom infraorbital malar implants you inserted last summer can get infected if the injections happens around...

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Can Intramedullary Nails Be Used In Clavicle Reduction Osteotomies?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can you do the intramedullary instead of plates and screws for fixation of clavicle reduction osteotomies? (shoulder reduction) A:In regards to the intramedullary nail my research...

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Can A Small Buttock Implant Be Used For The Hip Dips?

Q: Dr. Eppley, For hip augmentation surgery for hip dips for fuller looking hips would you be able to use a standard buttock implant small one so I could have curvier hips? Please do let me know thanks...

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Can A Jowl Tuckup Be Done Under IM Sedation?

Q: Dr. Eppley, can a secondary “jowl tuck” lift (for incipient jows and neck skin laxity) and secondary upper bleph (for slight recurring skin laxity) be done under sedation by intramuscular (not IV)...

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What Is The Cost of Chin, Jaw, Cheek and Midface Implants?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello id like to get my chin and jaw /cheek / midface implants. i want to know the cost range please let me know. A: Just based on a description alone it is impossible to say what type...

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Will A Lower Facelift Make Me Look Years Younger?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m not familiar with much of plastic surgery vocabulary but what I’d like is for my face to look years younger. From what I can see, there is volume loss, and loose skin (including...

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How Soon Can I Get A Chin Implant Revision?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing to you because I am very sad as I had surgery on my chin but the result was not what I expected and now it is very hard. Due to a retruded chin and chin asymmetry, I...

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Can I Get Deltoid Implants At The Same Time As Clavicle Lengthening?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in clavicle lengthening surgery. I have a couple of questions:  1) I’ll be traveling from Europe and so will need to fit this around my work schedule. How long would I...

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Can My Wide Hips Be Reduced?

Q: Dr Eppley, I have a question, I’m male and have very wide hips and I’m very insecure about it. On some anatomy pictures I saw that the widest width of your hips is caused by the outwards sticking...

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Will Hardware Removal After A Sliding Genioplasty Improve My Chin Tightness?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking to get my genioplasty plates removed from a procedure two years ago. However this would be my 4th procedure on my chin. For a timeline , 2 years ago I had a genioplasty with...

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What Is The Best Method To Lengthen My Lower Jaw Using My Own Bone?

Q: Dr. Eppley,  For a long time i have been very insecure about a few aspects of my jaw. For one i have quite a short vertical jaw (or lower third of the face ) length which looks bad compared to my...

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Can Shoulder Reduction Surgery Reduce My Bideltoid Distance from 18.5″ to 17″?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in clavicle reduction surgery for shoulder narrowing. I’ve attached some photos for reference. Some additional possibly relevant information for my request for shoulder...

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Can A Sliding Genioplasty and Custom Jaw Implants Be Done At The Same Time?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve scheduled a consultation, but just wanted to get some input before.  1) Can a sliding genioplasty and custom wrap around implant be done in the same surgery?  2) I have an implant...

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