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Rhinoplasty: Autogenous Grafts vs Synthetic Implants

Rhinoplasty remains one of the more challenging of all plastic surgery procedures. Because of the intricacy and interconnections of the bone and cartilages of the nose, surgical outcomes are far from guaranteed. Given that the nose is the most central and forward projecting part of the face, it undergoes considerable patient scrutiny, particularly after surgery. Read More…

Injectable Rhinoplasty – What It Can and Cannot Do

Getting a change in your nose without surgery seems impossible. But yet there are some nose imperfections that can be corrected without resorting to surgery. Some have referred to these as a Non-Surgical Rhinoplasty or a Surgery Free Nose Job. Personally I don’t like these terms as they imply one can have a major changes Read More…

Stem Cell-Enhanced Fat Grafts for Facial Rejuvenation

The use of fat has long been thought of by plastic surgeons as an ideal injection material for facial augmentation and rejuvenation. With no chance of rejection and more than an adequate amount of usable graft available from almost every patient, its appeal continues to grow. It s biggest drawback, however, is that it is Read More…

Mondor’s Syndrome after Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is a very successful cosmetic procedure that, fortunately, is associated with a low risk of medical complications such as bleeding or infection. When talking to my Indianapolis plastic surgery patients about breast augmentation, I try to cover the most likely complications which can occur. Most of these will center on issues relating to Read More…

Zoom Plastic Surgery Consultations with Dr. Barry Eppley

In order to better educate and serve many patients in the United States as well as around the world, Dr. Barry Eppley and Eppley Plastic Surgery has instituted the use of Zoom to do virtual consultations. While e-mail can be an effective source for answering some basic questions, an actual verbal isual consultation is much Read More…

Getting Past the Fears Of Lip Augmentation with Injectable Fillers

Lip augmentation continues to be one of the primary uses for injectable fillers. While some may debate as to which filler material is the best to achieve one’s desired look, that discussion is not nearly as important as the technique used to do it. The two primary concerns that I have observed in my Indianapolis Read More…

What To Expect Immediately After Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is an operation that makes an immediate and dramatic change. Because of the implant’s expansive effect, there are certain alterations in the overlying skin of the breast mound that most patients don’t think about or aren’t aware of. These changes frequently result in phone calls and concern during the first month after surgery. Read More…

Split Earlobe Repair with Immediate Earring Insertion

Earlobes in females are almost always adorned with either ear rings or stud wear for much of their life. Since the earlobe is the part of the ear that has no cartilage, any weight on the earlobe must be borne by the skin and the little bit of fat that lies between the front and Read More…

Upcoming Non-injectable Aesthetic Facial Treatments

Injectable aesthetic facial treatments, since 2002, have continued to be developed and are now part of mainstream beauty treatments for many. Whether it is Botox, Dysport, or the variety of injectable fillers, their delivery is exclusively by injection with the attendant discomfort and apprehension that comes from needles in the skin. It would be Read More…

Exchanging Breast Implants for a Bigger Size

One of the primary goals of breast augmentation is to give the patient their desired size through the selection of the implant that can achieve that goal. While there are many methods prior to surgery to help with that selection process, none are an exact method and the final implant placed in surgery is still Read More…