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Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I read your recent article on iliac crest reduction in October 2024 and i was blown away by the results! I have been battling with gender dysphoria because of the width of my pelvis for awhile but could not find any before and after photos online, nor examples of surgical scaring […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Previous implant in chin and very unsatisfied with it with previous Dr.  My 3D T scan shows a tilted chin implant with long wings. A: This is a classic aesthetic issue with most commonly used chin implant styles in females….they make the chin wider because they all have wings.(aka extended anatomic style) […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been thinking about getting the mouth widening procedure for a while because I’ve always felt like my mouth width is too small but I decided against it earlier due to the risk of scarring being bad and needing a scar revision. However, after my genioplasty, my mouth seems even smaller to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I dislike the vertical length of my lower face. I am interested in a consultation for a custom jawline implant can adequately vertically lengthen the entire bone along the inferior border from angle to angle. Dropping down the entire jawline 5mm to 7mms with some small horizontal lengthening if required.  A: I […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve had two prior breast augmentations, the first was in 2015 and the second was in 2018.  I currently have Mentor saline shells filled to 900cc in my right and 950cc in my left.  I had a daughter in December of 2022 and would like to fix the “damage” from that.  I […]

Q:Dr. Eppley, This shoulder reduction result caught my attention because the patient had pronounced collarbones before surgery, which I find very similar to mine. After the clavicle reduction, her collarbones seem less visible. Will they become prominent again after recovery? I’m interested in narrowing my shoulders but would like to maintain the visible collarbones. Thank […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a sliding genioplasty surgery. I do boxing for sport and I wonder if the bone would healed completely after a certain amount of time! A: You will be able to return to contact sports like boxing 2 to 3 months after the surgery when you are fully healed. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been researching surgeons who can perform a temporal artery removal. Does your clinic perform similar procedures? If so, when can I receive a consultation? Thank you. A: You are referring to temporal artery ligations for a reduction in their appearance. I have done over a hundred of such procedures. I would […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering having an occipital bun reduction. To the touch, I can even clearly feel the unevenness of the surrounded area (See attached picture). My skull is clearly not uniform there. When I have a bit of hair and since I also have a bit of fat, it reduces a bit […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had facial feminization surgery about two years ago. That included placement of hydroxyapatite bone cement in the forehead, but I ended up with a visibly raised area running along the central part of my forehead, above my eyebrows. I know there are surgeons who shave brow bones endoscopically. Is it possible […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi I had fat transfer to my cheek area and I would like to remove it my face doesn’t look good and the fat that was transfer I can feel the diference what’s the best option to remove that fat. A: Microliposuction is the only way to treat unwanted facial fat areas […]

Q:Dr. Eppley, ‘m a 21 year old man and I’d like to improve my jaw and midface as much as possible aesthetically. I got infraorbital rim implants two years ago but I still seem to lack definition around my midface. My face looks “blobby” to me. I want it to to look sharper, with more […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Please see attached my current pictures. The pictures in the brown sweater are current, the pictures in the light grey sweater are before braces, the pictures in the dark grey sweater are 4 months after braces. It has now been 8 months with braces within a total term of 24 months. The orthodontist […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I used to have a small chin and always hated how it looked as it affected my confidence.Earlier this year I decided to do something about it. I went for a chin implant and it as securedwith 2 screws. It looked good at first however after the swelling subsided, I realized the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, This is my current jawline implant design that I had implanted and I have a few issues with it. The front profile doesn’t have enough chisel/definition(width) and the implant has added roundness rather than sharp angles like I wanted. The Gonial angle should be a little wider and have more back projection […]

Q: Dr. Eppley. I am writing to you regarding possible facial surgeries or solutions for a short lower third, ”short face syndrome”, which has had a substantially negative impact on my life and confidence. Been reading about one of your past patients who had a very similar problem as me, almost never closing his jaw […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am a 32 year old MTF trans woman. I am 5’7” 135 lbs and would like hip and butt implants. I have always been on the smaller side before transitioning.. I was able to gain some weight during Covid but obviously it did not stick once i returned to my daily […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, is there any surgery that can fix my case of mild hypertelorism as an adult, or a surgery that can at least make my mild hypertelorism appear less pronounced?” A: The question is not whether there is any surgery to treat any form of hypertelorism, as there is (orbital box ostoetomies) , […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had very recently a cheek implant done on my face here in Turkey but unfortunately the cheek implant was put wrongly into my cheeks/face and I would like to replace or correct the position of the cheek implant.  I have the following cheek implant now: – Brand: Implantech – Type: Combined […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I want to ask about facial implants, specifically cheekbone and jaw implants to widen my face and make it more angular. Do the implants need to be custom? How much do they cost if they are custom and how much if they’re of the shelf? Can asymmetries also be fixed? My […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 28-year-old transferal who would like to undergo waist narrowing surgery, hip and buttock augmentation with implants. However, I might have antiphospholipid syndrome (a type of thrombophilia that’s treated with anticoagulants).Whether I actually have this autoimmune disease is yet to be confirmed by a specialist who I am going to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have V line surgery done on S.Korea last year. They really didn’t You can see that my chin and jawline was pushed back and cut off in these pictures, I’m trying to restore my jawline and chin to how it was before only straighter if possible. So I think the only way […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I had a mini facelift procedure done under local anesthesia. Looking back on it, I don’t feel that I needed the procedure at all, but the doctor was a double board certified plastic surgeon, so I trusted his judgment. The procedure left me with bilateral retracted tragi. It’s as if the tragus on […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have had angular cheilitis for over 2 years. I have tied everything, but the small scars in both moth corners won’t heal. I was wondering if there are some surgeries you can perform to solve this problem permanently. A:Excision of angular cheilitis can be an effective treatment for sure as it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in forehead augmentation. A big determining factor for moving forward is the amount of downtime. A:Forehead implant augmentation in females has a fairly limited recovery. (as opposed male brow bone-forehead augmentation) Recovery is really more social (appearance due to swelling) than it is anything physical. One can look non-surgical […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I’m wondering if you have any more before/after images of the skull reduction surgery? My head size has bothered me my whole life, and I’m very interested despite it being a huge cosmetic surgery. My main concern is where the scars usually are and how well they can be hidden afterwards. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a 37 year old silicone chin implant that has become infected twice. I am planning on having it removed. I have read that some tissue reapproximation should be done to avoid chin ptosis. The surgeon does not think this is necessary. What do you think? Do you do this ? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, The shape of my skull at the back is oval. I would like to correct its shape so that it appears normal. Could you please tell me the price? A:It is not clear to me whether you need is a skull reduction or a skull augmentation to the back of your head […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can I continue my boxing profession with my jaw implant? A:Lots of patients ask about doing boxing and martial arts after jaw implant surgery and my usual response is yes since it is a really a hobby and I am not concerned about the limited trauma since training is very different than […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’d like to flatten the temporal convexity and width of the side of my head. I don’t know if Botox would be enough or if the muscle would need to be removed too? A:It would be fair to say that muscle removal is twice as effective as Botox at reducing the muscle […]