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Q: Dr. Eppley, My desire is firstly, to reduce my chubby cheeks. In the picture where I have the white strip behind my head Im anywhere from 12-15% body fat (middle distance track athlete), yet my cheeks are still chubby, and Im convinced that it is due to genetics as my fathers side tends to […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a clavicle reduction. Am I a good candidate for the surgery? I measured my chest with a ruler and from edge to edge(between the two green lines I drew) I am 48 cm overall. A:Technically anyone can have their shoulders reduced. What makes someone a good candidate is whether […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am considering a chin augmentation, and after some initial research, it appears that a vertical genioplasty may help me achieve the results I’m aiming for. I would greatly value your expert opinion on whether adding horizontal movement would also be beneficial in my case. If so, how many millimeters would you […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, About four years ago, while trying on glasses, I had my wife take a picture to see how I looked with a particular pair. For the first time, I noticed that one of my eyes was positioned slightly lower than the other. I’d never been aware of this asymmetry, and the discovery […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’d like to address a pronounced “barrel chest” contour in my upper torso. My main goal is to create a more feminine, proportional appearance that will look natural once I begin hormone replacement therapy and breast development. Specifically, I’m hoping to reduce the forward protrusion of my ribcage so that my chest appears […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had  a TBI a few years ago. My doctor did covered it after medicaid approved it, but the company who made the implant didn’t do the scan of my head the right way so I still have small dent on my head. A:If I understand your surgical history it appears that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in receiving a custom chin implant as well as a custom cheek implant for my right cheek (the side with the mole on it). I think the right side of my face is underdeveloped and the main cause of my facial asymmetry. I honestly think i have a mild […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Concerning the result I want to receive from facial surgery, I would like to systematically explain my problem: Before puberty I was looking like normal but at the age of 15-18 I experienced elongation of my face. So much that I cannot recognize myself anymore in the mirror. The “T” zone of my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m reaching out to ask if your clinic offers custom brow ridge implants. I’m interested in enhancing the prominence of my brow ridge for a more defined and masculine look and would love to know more about the options available. If you do provide this service, could you please share some details […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in a mouth widening surgery…altogether both sides ½ inch or so (btw I don’t feel good with my nose). it should be half cm higher from tip to bridge A:Mouth widening is usually done 5 to 7mms per side which would be consistent with the 1/2inch you have mentioned. For […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering how far can the nasal base or apex can be projected for a less flat profile. If you don’t mind. What’s the max on average could be projected by a midrange implant with focus of the nasal base. As you can see with this black and white illustration the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was wondering if custom infra-malar implants would be the best procedure to improve my infraorbital rim hollowness/discoloration, zygomatic arch, cheekbone setness and overall lack of cheekbone mass. -improving the overall mass and getting that “high set” look are paramount to me. – is infraorbital discoloration due more to the lack of […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a problem with the small size of my head, and my head is also flat from the back. A: The flat back of the head is very clear with widened biparietal-temporal areas. One can make no conclusions about head size based on just a 3D CT scan. The flat back […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been a fan of your work for a while. This is my first time contacting you and I was just hoping to get a few answers to some questions I had. If you could help with any of them, it would mean a great deal! Is there a difference between a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m considering jaw implants but have concerns about potential bone imprinting. On your website, you mention: “the average implant settling into the bone… was in the range of 1.5 mm…this is actually not just seen on the chin but can be seen in other facial implant sites as well (eg. jaw, cheek),” […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I realize it depends on individual cases, but generally speaking, would you consider a 3mm orbital decompression to be conservative? A:For the eye area a 3mm change is likely ‘significant’. Dr. Barry Eppley World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon

Q: Dr. Eppley, I actually don’t hate my resting face, but when I smile I feel like my chin and maybe even jaws just look terrible. A:The general concept here is that this is a dynamic facial problem….meaning at rest the face is fine but the problem only appears in dynamic facial motion. (e.g.,smiling) It […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a chin implant in 1995. Twenty-five years later, I began to have very specific localized pain in the jaw bone directly at edge of implant, and also feel overall tightness and discomfort throughout my chin. There was back and forth that the pain was dental; ultimately had two teeth extracted […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am a transgender person. I have been following your work for some time and have the intention to get shoulder reduction and rib removal done. I have been bothered by the masculine and broad shape of my upper body for years and have never been able to make dues with it. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have questions about chin augmentation. Specifically, I’m interested in achieving 10mm of horizontal projection with a chin implant. I understand that custom implants can also provide vertical length adjustments. While adding vertical length isn’t a priority, if I opt for a custom implant, I would like to add 4mm of vertical […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,Hello! I am primarily interested in modestly increasing the anterior projection of my chin, avoiding facial lengthening and jaw widening. I would like to explore which options are most suitable for my face, learn more Dr. Eppley’s custom implant process and pricing for each option that I would be a good candidate for. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, my forehead is slopped on one side and wavy on the other. I was wondering how much it would cost to get that fix? It has been something that I have long felt insecure about. A:With the combination of an excessively sloped forehead on one side and irregularities on the other […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m 32 year old female. Through out my life, I’ve never liked the shape of the back of my head but couldn’t do anything about it because i was too young, didn’t have the money or couldn’t afford insurance. Now that I’m older, i have been researching head augmentation through implants . […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, What are the pros and cons of thigh, buttock and hip implants compared to fat grafting? Should they be considered as standard for body feminization as breast implants are for breast augmentation? Or are they riskier? A:This is a complex question which defies a simple answer. But it speaks to the fundamental […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello i would like to ask you if It is possible to solve my condition. I have a problem on my eye area appearance and i think it’s because of my narrow brow bone width and wide byzigomatic distance. I think the eye separation ratio isn’t ideal, i mean the ratio between IPD […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, For the shoulder reduction would the amount removed per side (2-2.5cm) scale as well with height and if so – how much would potentially be removed for a height of 174cm? A:I always try and remove the maximum amount of bone length based on the length of the clavicle but there are […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello. I was wondering if there was a way to minimize or fix my brachycephaly. Thank you A: Augmentation of the flat back of the head is done by the placement of custom skull implants. What degree of correction/augmentation you desire would determine whether it is a one stage or a two […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was looking into your forehead surgeries and I was wondering what you’d have in order to get a more forward projected forehead/brow ridge? I’d like to bring the entire thing forward so much so that it shadows over my eyes, but look natural in the way that it isn’t just a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a complex regarding my chin area, as I think it lacks projection and makes my already thick lips look more protruding. I think a sliding genioplasty would help with my facial profile, but I would like to have your expert opinion on whether this surgery would help. I am also […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am reaching out to inquiry about the Correction of Eye/Orbital Asymmetry, as you will see from the attached photos I have some degree of Vertical Orbital Dystopia on my Left Eye due to my low cheekbone on left side. My question is will a customized orbital floor that also correct left […]