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Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello there, I have a tattoo going around my right wrist that I would to remove via surgical excision and skin graft replacement. A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. Excision and skin grafting of your circumferential wrist tattoo is one treament option for it. Whether that is appropriate […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, how long I would need to wait after temporal artery arterial ligation to consider doing a brow lift? Or should I just wait and get the ligation done after the brow lift? It really makes no difference to me, I just want to do whatever will yield the safest and best aesthetic […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Are you able to repair the greater auricular nerve that was damaged in a neck lift? A:That depends on the nature of the nerve injury. Was it cut? Was it trapped in a suture/scar? Can the nerve or its ends be found amidst the scar? These are all questions which can not […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, just inquiring. I don’t actually think there currently is any option, but is there any procedure to improve sacral sloping? Currently I have a very flat upper butt/lower back, but don’t think I’ve seen procedures for it. Closest is bbl, but that often seems to make the flatness more prominent in […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Adore Dr. Barry Eppley’s work! I have been a big fan for many years!!! I have never had a breast augmentation. My breast tissue growth is related to hormones. Because of that I have noticed significant reduction in volume on the top of the breast and would like an implant to help […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to get the tail of my eyebrows and eye corners lifted. Is this possible in me since they are already a bit high? A: Imaging is a very important step in considering any type of facial reshaping surgery. However it is first important to understand what imaging is and its role […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, mTo complement rib removal surgery, I would like you to perform resections of the dorsal muscles, liposuction, and a corset-style back lift to amplify the effects of the surgery. A: The vertical backlift to which you refer can be done provided one has adequate lax back skin to make it effective without creating […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, In the shoulders, I’d like to have a shoulder reduction with scapular filing. I’d also like to know if you file down the acromion? And if you can change the angle of the clavicle to a more feminine one, since the angle between men and women is different. A:For shoulder reduction the typical […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,In the pelvis, I’d like to have a pelvic scraping to improve the waist-hip transition. Another question: do you file down the iliac spines? Because mine are very prominent and pronounced. A: for iliac crest reduction this is done from the anterior superior iliac spine back to the mid-portion of the crest where it […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I’ve been looking at your posts and I’ve noticed that you can modify the ribs up to the 7th or 6th, if I remember correctly. So I’d like to have a rib removal from the 12th to the 9th or 8th, and for the other two ribs or the rib above, an osteotomy […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to have a mouth narrowing procedure. A While mouth narrowing surgery is possible I would be cautious about it due to the scar line that will result in the wake of moving the mouth corners more inward. Dr. Barry Eppley World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon

Q: Dr. Eppley, I desire all the procedures of a complete facial feminization, I want to use a more bony and deeper approach to the bone structure. That is, common facial feminization addresses the bone, but mostly by filing it down. In contrast, I have observed that the male face, in its physiognomy, is not only […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Regarding the head: – I would like to have a facial and cranial reduction and feminization procedure. This means shortening, narrowing, and filing down the bony prominences of the skull to make it more rounded and smaller, that is, more feminine. Among the things I want most is to reduce the lower […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, My face is wide and short. How can I fix it? A: In the wide and short face the typical approach would be to lengthen it vertically at the chin area and do soft tissue reductions in the cheek and lower facial area. However your pictures shows a very prominent chin that […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking into the temporal reduction for the width of my forehead.(temporal muscle reduction) Looks to be the most solid option from what I’ve researched. Seems like my width/corners of forehead are just wide and pop out too much throwing my face off if i dont have hair covering my forehead or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I understand that the most common approach to treating VOD involves an orbital floor implant. I also note that he mentioned that performing a floor implant would likely require repositioning of both the upper and lower eyelids. A:An orbital floor implant is the easiest and most predictable part of VOD surgery. However,  […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, how can I attempt to improve my asymmetrical eyes? You will note that the medial canthii are different to each other. A: I assume that you realize that the differences between the two medial canthi positions is relfective of the more global issue of vertical orbital dystopia (VOD). The right eye and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know, in my case if an occpital bun reduction would be possible. I would also like to know if Dr Eppley use video consultation for clients from others country. Thank You A: You have provided the definitive answer to the question of whether occipital skull reduction would be […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I do have a couple of follow-up questions as I think through which approach would be the best fit for my goals: For Rib Xcar, since the permanence is listed as dependent on corset wear, is there any updated information on how stable the results tend to be long term once patients […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hi I wanted to ask does this top of skull surgery make the face look visually longer once it’s shaved down I can’t see the patients full face but I have a feeling the face could look longer after this surgery? Im trying to work out if it’s suitable for me or […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, here are picture of my cheeks. Two are obviously when I went for a consultation for implants, these are the highest profile ‘off the shelf’ implants & I would go with them if a custom option wasn’t available. Third pic is of natural cheek, you can see the flatness on the point, this is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a consultation for back of the skull reshaping to make it more round. What the procedure options? Is there any hair loss involved? A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. Flat back of the heads are the most common skull augmentation procedures performed using custom skull […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m reaching out to request your professional opinion regarding my chin projection and whether a conservative sliding genioplasty would improve overall facial harmony. I do not have functional issues with my bite or jaw, and this is strictly an aesthetic evaluation. I have been told previously that my chin may be slightly […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m interested in clavicle lengthening and would like your opinion on whether the amount of widening I need is surgically achievable. I’m a trans man and I’m trying to bring my shoulder width into a more masculine proportion relative to my hips. I’m 152 cm tall. My bicristal breadth is approximately 26.5 […]

Q: Dr. Eppley I am interested in vertical chin reduction and if I proceed with the surgery I don’t want any titanium or steel screws I want the dissolvable screws is that possible?? A:Vertical chin reduction can be done by intraoral osteotomy which requires some form of hardware fixation. Resorbable screws will not work for […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I just had customized jaw angle implants done one week ago. I suspect the result will not be of my liking. I wanted a wider jaw from the front (along with more defined angular jawline from the sides), and to enhance a more “broad like” or harmonic jawline that has a smoother […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I need to get forehead reshaping done. I have a narrow forehead. A:Thank you for sending your picture. When you have a narrow forehead widening of it requires frontotemporal augmentation. You cannot just augment the side of the forehead alone because the temporal area adjacent to the forehead is also narrow and […]

Q: Dr. Eppley,I am interested in a cosmetic occipital skull augmentation to correct a flat posterior skull shape. I have a symmetric but significantly flat occipital area, which affects my side and back profile.I would also like to ask if it would be possible to combine the occipital cranioplasty with a rhinoplasty during the same […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have been reading on the internet that the problem that I have around the corners of my mouth are called perioral mounds. I would like to get those removed (microlipo?), or whatever I need to do to fix that area. A:Like anywhere else on the body the success of liposuction is […]

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know if you perform rib remodeling specifically in the area under the breasts, as I have ribs that are visible from the side and affect my lateral profile. I am not referring to the waist, but the floating ribs under the chest. A: I believe you are referring […]