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Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m a 25 year old male interested in the macrotia/ear reduction surgery. My primary issue is that my ears stick out quite a bit, particularly due to a relatively wide concha. A:While I can see the desire for ear size reduction you have to be careful in your case because of your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am writing to inquire about a consultation regarding potential facial reconstructive surgery. I have several concerns about my facial structure that I would like to address, and I am hoping to explore options for surgical correction.Specifically, my primary concerns include: Forehead: I have a pronounced or prominent forehead, which I believe […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi I am very interested in a skull reduction to improve my confidence and treatment of stress caused by body dysmorphic disorder. I’m a 26yo male  who was had anxiety about my head shape my whole life. My main concern is the top of my head being too tall, and a slight […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  I am reaching out to see if you could help me with my lip incompetence. I have had lip incompetence since I was a teenager, I am now 22. I had Double Jaw Surgery + Genio in April of this year. However, immediately after surgery I noticed that my lower lip was […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My grandson has a webbed neck condition but no syndrome attached to it. What is your professional opinion of the procedure  Posterior Cervical Lift and would you perform it? Thank you very much! A: Like many aesthetic procedures the surgical treatment of the webbed neck has a variety of techniques to improve it, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a couple of questions regarding genioplasty and osteosynthesis plates: 1. If you have a lean face, would you be able to feel the osteosynthesis plate when touching your chin bone (i.e., when shaving or when scratching the chin bone)? 2. Can you feel the genioplasty osteotomies’ cuts/lines when touching your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 20 year old asian girl with  lambdoid craniosystosis. Is there any skull reshaping possible for this?? A: You are referring to a flattening of the back of the head for which custom skull implants can create improved projection. Dr. Barry Eppley World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a question regarding the intraoral approach to treating horizontal hyper-projection of the chin. In your previous discussions, you emphasized that the most effective method for addressing hyper-projected chins in the horizontal plane is bone burring via a submental approach. However, it seems that many plastic and maxillofacial surgeons may lack […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 29 years old male who is going to have a sliding genioplasty (8-10 mm horizontal projection) next week.I am very concerned about the large step off areas located both superior and posteroinferior parts of my advanced distal chin fragment.I know that their occurence will be inevitable because of my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m wondering what I should do of my ears position and rotation, is it possible to rotate them to be more straight, or would a reduction help at all? I don’t know if they are lowset or just big and tilted. What can fix this A: They may be a bit low […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m not interested in having more chin. I have too much as is. am *scared of this ending up appearing as though I have a more lengthened chin, but I am still interested if this fixes the problem. There’s also a curved line above the tissue of my chin present when resting […]

Q: Dr., Eppley, would you have any idea what type of metal was used for chin implant screws in 1995? (I need to have a MRI, but no one knows what type of metal it is). Do you know if titanium screws were even used yet in 1995? Thank you! A: Most likely titanium in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have some facial asymmetry and I’m potentially interested in pursuing custom implants as a solution. When ordering a CT scan of the head, is there anything special I have to ask for to totally maximize image quality, other than that they use the thinnest possible slices and send me 100% of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I am interested in learning more about testicle implants and exploring how it may be possible to achieve an oversized low “bull” look. I have seen a few different self achieved cases over the years that have turned out incredibly aesthetically pleasing to me, however the one I adore the most […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi there, I have a question about skull reshaping. I have a shaved head so I’m concerned about scarring. Is there a way to do this surgery without visible scarring on the scalp? My head shape and hair style is very similar to this. Before I proceed, I just wondered if this is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a male looking into a chin augmentation as my chin is recessed upon researching the implantech website, I had some follow-up questions. If my primary goal is to increase lateral projection, and I have a deep mental crease: what implant would be most suitable for me, the flowers mandibular glove, […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I am inquiring about a virtual consultation for thigh implants. I just want my thighs far more proportionate to my body. Actually, I’d like them to be larger in comparison to most other things, but I still understand having realistic expectations. I don’t care to have the “muscular” look, just looking […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Could you possibly explain what a scalp expansion would look like. When I review your patients that received a first stage scalp expansion, the process seemed to take months. Do most patients remain home for this process? Or is it not obvious to anyone? I’ve seen pictures of patients with tissue expanders […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am more interested in a genioplasty than a chin implant.I am looking for movements around 12 mm horizontally and 5 mm vertically. However, I am concerned that a minor impact to the chin in the weeks following the procedure could cause it to relapse a little? How rigid is the plate, before the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, hi , i am looking forward to see the options for reducing my head size significantly. my head size, height not of an average ppl it’s nearly at 10 inch. can we get it shorter? A: While skull height reduction can be done within the limitations of outer cortical table skull removal […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am looking into crown implants for a flat head and to increase my cranial top. I was just wondering if anyone knew if these implants “smoosh” your brain or add too much weight on the top of your head leading to increased inter cranial pressure. Also, do those who have gotten […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am inquiring about head widening My skull is a bit narrow when I shave my hair. I read about implants you can use to make the skull look wider. Can you tell me more about it.  A: The best approach to widening the head in a ‘scarless’manner is with submuscular temporal implants placed […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Would you also be able to do a genioplasty with a large horizontal movements, but with a split in the middle, so that the chin will not become narrower? A:These large bony movements work because it is a single solid bone segment. Splitting introduces the risk of instability and limits the amount […]

A: Dr. Eppley, hi I was wondering about the iliac crest reduction surgery. what is the amount of length the hip is reduced by, is it doable on men, and does it harm or remove any muscles. A:It is 1 cm reduction per side at the widest part of the iliac crest. There is minimal […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 3o year old male with a flared lower left rib. I would be interested in getting it repositioned, or removed if necessary. It is not affecting my quality of life; it is purely cosmetic. Would you be available for a virtual consultation to discuss treatment options/financing/recovery times? Thank you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, can you do a surgery where you realign the zygomatic bone? Like say if one person cheek is smaller than the other, the zygomatic bone is pressed in or angled badly, could you bring the cheek bone thats pressed in, outwards or straighten it to help with asymmetry? A:Whether the more inward […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a 28-year-old male with a protruding occipital bone (I don’t know what caused it, maybe it was caused by my sleeping position when I was born?). This caused me some troubles. I consulted online at a hospital in China, and the doctor’s answer was that surgery was not recommended because […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in genioplasty for both horizontal and vertical lengthening.My local surgeon can achieve 12 mm horizontally and 5 mm vertically but will not do more horizontal advancement due to limited bone contact at the lateral wings. I’ve seen that you’ve performed 14-16 mm advancements. Is that always possible, or does it depend […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I have a question for the doctor. I had an implant put in on the front and back of head. I was curious what kind of damage could be done to implants if I decided to do boxing. Is there a low or high for damage to implant? A: Good to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am also interested in having my eyebrows set lower to my eyes and reshaped.. would this procedure cover that? A:Lowering of the eyebrows is always a hard change to make because the brow tissues on the lower forehead are tight and don’t stretch easily. But the subperiosteal tissue dissection and brow release […]