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The Embryology of Facial Asymmetries

One of the key elements of beauty which is well known is that of facial symmetry. Many patients that present for facial reshaping surgery have various degrees of facial asymmetry, some greater than others. As a result a common question patients often ask is why do they have such facial a symmetries? Once the embryologic Read More…

Traditional Sculpture vs Surgical Sculptring

At a recent art show I submitted several pieces of art I created,one of which was a sculpture using explanted and discarded breast, buttock, thigh and calf implants.  In putting this piece together I had time to ponder the differences between the artistic sculpture I was creating on weekends and the surgery I do during Read More…

Why Women Have Plastic Surgery – A Poetic Description

In facial rejuvenation women historically and still today comprise the largest segment of patients treated. From Botox to fillers to facelift surgery, women make up the primary gender to have these anti aging treatments. Their motivations to undergo the many treatment options contemporary plastic surgery has to offer is really no different than the reason Read More…

The Efficacy of A Facial Exercising Device on Facial Rejuvenation

Facial exercising devices that promise a facial rejuvenative effect have been around for decades. Because of how they are often promoted (e.g., airline magazines) and the lack of any convincing clinical studies, they have been understandably perceived as a gimmick and not really effective. Their premise is that one can build the facial muscles, like Read More…

2017 Real Self 100 Honoree Dr Barry Eppley

On April 25, 2018, Real Self presented the 8th Annual RealSelf 100 which recognizes leading doctors of aesthetic medicine and surgery (Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologists, and Aesthetic Physicians) for their ongoing commitment to patient education and high patient ratings for services provided. According to their CEO The RealSelf 100 recognizes committed medical professionals who are leaders Read More…

Age-Related Facial Skeletal Changes

The anatomic structure of the face is well known to change with aging from the outer skin down to the bone. This recognition of how the face ages provides for more effective treatment strategies. While once skin pulling and tightening was the only treatment approach, the understanding of the loss of fat with aging has Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Massive Palatal Tori Removals

Background: The finding of a bony growth on the palate is most commonly the result of the development of a tori. They typically present as a small midline bony lesion less than a few centimeters in size in early adult life. They are capable of growth over one’s lifetime but it its usually very slow. Read More…

OR Snapshots – Lingual Frenuloplasty for Tongue Tie Release

Being tongue-tied is a common phrase that implies one can not speak due to a loss of words. But being tongue-tied is also a real medical condition that is a well known congenital oral defect known as ankyloglossia. It occurs when the attachment of the tongue (lingual frenulum)) is unnaturally short. The lingual frenum is Read More…

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