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Q: Dr. Eppley, I am an adult with what I believe to be scaphocephaly that was untreated as a baby and wish to have it looked upon by a specialist that can help me I would really want this fixed for me and my future. A:In adults I typically treat the long narrow scaphocephalic skull […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi, I underwent a frontal craniotomy due to a brain tumor, and it left a bone dent and a bulging bone part in my forehead.. What options would you recommend for surgery? And would it be possible to give an estimation of the cost? Thank you A:Give that this was from a […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a few questions about webbed neck surgery: So if I understand, the posterior approach will slightly straighten the neck? Can you briefly describe what happens during the posterior and how long does the recovery process last? Will it be possible to loosen the trapezius muscles with some physical therapy or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m hoping to get a more full shape with some outward volume as well. Fitting for my size and shape but significantly more than the flat bottom I’ve always had.  A:Thank you for sending your pictures. Your buttocks has a two-fold tissue issue…lack of volume and lower buttock sag or ptosis. While […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Are the legs and thigh muscle implants customized? A:While there are standard calf implants available, thigh implants have to be custom made. Dr. Barry Eppley World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon

Q: Dr. Eppley ,I hope this finds you well. I have come across your impressive work and have a question. I am due to have BSSO here in Europe in a couple of months (I’m having the orthodontic work done now). I wondered is this surgery will preclude me from having jaw angle implants at your […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello , would you be able to give me an idea what it would cost for back , top and forehead implants, and if for example you would be able to to 2 of those during the same surgery and the other later ( assuming all 3 at the same time wouldn’t […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m 6 weeks post op and my lower lip is contracted. If I get a reversal now can I get my lower lip back? My mouth looks downturned and aged. When would be the limit of time to get a reversal and get my lower lip back? My face looks so long. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, one of your previous patients referred me for your cat eye surgery. Is it correct that you do this or is it called a “brow lift” on your website? I am very interested. I am also interested in upper eyelid surgery (removal of skin), can these two surgeries be done together? […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,  Can my frontal bossing be fixed? A:Your frontal bossing reduction poses two challenges: 1) how much frontal bone can be safely reduced and 2) where would the incision be placed to do so that would be aesthetically acceptable. #1 requires a CT scan to measure the thickness of the frontal bone from […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is the scalp expansion only something that’s needed in the event that all 3 areas are done during a single surgery? If you were to do 2 doing one and the third at a later date … or one at a time, would you need the scalp expansion? Thanks again! A: Scalp […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am 25 years old, my IPD is about 6.5mm, and my ICD is 37mm. This is the average value corresponding to the Korean average of 34mm~37mm. However, as you know, I am Asian, so I have Mongolian folds, which are characteristic of Northern Asians, and unlike Westerners, my inner canthus is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a small head from my young age. Now my age is 46 and i have started to experience hair loss as before i had very thick hair to cover my head.i am by profession an engineer and this small size of my head is causing problems at my work place and socially as well. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m currently looking for a surgeon who specializes in midface lifting to treat malar fat sagging.I have read many of Dr Eppley’s articles on cheek lifting but I am not aware if he still performs this procedure? As I also live in the UK, I would appreciate any European surgeon recommendations if that was possible as […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I have previously had a posterior temporal width reduction at your clinic and enjoyed the results. However, I am curious if further reduction can be expected with an anterior temporal width reduction, and/or large skull reduction technique. A:Using a traditional postauricular approach anterior temporal width reduction produces much more limited results […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Is chin tightness after genioplasty really fixable? Or its a nerve damage case? A:Lower lip Tightness after a sliding genioplasty is a contracture/soft tissue deficiency which is definitely improvable by soft tissue release and dermal-fat grafting. Improveable is the term I would use rather than fixable. Overall chin tightness may be a […]

Dr. Eppley, If you have a look at the front facing photo I sent over, you can see that the right side of my face seems to be wider than the left side. I believe this is due to me having an uneven forehead shape. Do you think I would be eligible for a custom […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, you posted several case study about Genioplasty Tightness and dermal fat graft. No where on the internet i can find a review of someone who did the surgery with you. As i’m really interested in getting this procedure done with you, the only person i could find on internet did the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a sliding genioplasty of 5mm forward 8 weeks ago. My face was already long, which I remarked to the surgeon many times, Now my face looks so much longer and I honestly hate the result and wasn’t what I expected at all. A) Is the length of my face going […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have an asymmetrical forehead with two bumps, one in height and one in width and one is larger than the other. I would like to know if it is possible to have a completely smooth forehead. A:What you have are prominent forehead horns, one of which is bigger than the other […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like the supralateral orbital rim  to be addressed but would like to understand the extent to which he can enhance my whole browbone with this approach – is it just the orbital rim or can he go further, is it possible to have a brow bone that goes on my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Will doing a chin reduction generally cause less sagging than a mandibular angle shave? A:Chin reduction has a very high incidence of chin pad ptosis dependent upon how it is done. If it is done intraorally (which I would almost never do) then chin pad ptosis is likely to result. If it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a bad facelift that changed my jawline completely. The left side is lacking definition and it looks like there was valuable tissue removed.The right side still has some of my jaw left but it to is lacking tissue. There is a nodule on the right where the gonial angle is. […]

Q: D. Eppley, \ I was wondering in Otoplasty if it is possible to remove some bone from behind the ear in order to put the ear back. The reason being is one ear sticks out and the other is generally pretty flat against the head. I also notice the right side of the skull […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, How much is the treatment to remove the dark eye circles? A:Don’t think of them as removal but rather as treatment to reduce them. All that can be done is to reduce the undereye hollows which will help reduce their appearance but I doubt will make them go completely away. If the […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a somewhat specific question about a nose operation that I have not seen before. It is about putting the nose down so that it no longer looks as if it is connected to the forehead and is no longer so high. Is it possible in any way?Because I have never seen […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I recently saw a post about the inferior orbital box osteotomy. I’ve seen the normal orbital box osteotemy but it is too complex and extreme in my opinion. How does the inferior orbital box osteotemy differ from the normal orbital box osteotemy. Can I still expect the same results? I want my […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, There is a surgeon in Turkey that said they think they can remove my rib hump bilaterally with just doing a  3cm incision to remove rib cartilage, how much of the rib flare could I realistically expect to lose?Would pec implants or a sternum implant WITH pec implants be enough to overcome […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I was born with bilateral club foot. Surgery was completed when I was 3 months old. I still have thin calf muscles,skinny ankle and short feet which affects my confidence in my personal life. I am 30 years old with no other medical condition. I would like to know more about calf augmentation. […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I attached 3 pictures, the cropped one being with my jaw open and the right sided temporalis muscle being significantly smaller. Would this be a possible outcome of the surgery? I’m even open to burring of the lateral aspects of my forehead to help reduce width, if at all possible in my […]