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5-Fluorouracil Injections for Keloids and Hypertrophic Scars

  Certain types of scars are particularly problematic, not only because of the way they look, but due to their tendency to become raised, thickened, and painful. Keloids and hypertrophic scars represent an abnormal scar healing process. Many different treatments have been tried for these difficult scars including surgical scar revision, steroid injections, and radiation Read More…

Facelift Incisions – Where Are They?

For anyone considering a facelift, one of the most important concerns or questions is……where are the incisions (scars) going to be? While there are numerous ‘kinds’ of facelifts, almost all of them use very similar types of incisions. The more extensive or complete the facelift is, the more likely and the longer the incisions will Read More…

Getting a Good Tip in Rhinoplasty Surgery

  Most rhinoplasty results are going to be judged on how well the tip of the nose looks after. While tip manipulation is just one part of most rhinoplasties, it is the one part of the nose that draws the most attention for most patients. And it is the one part of the nose that Read More…

Doc Chat Radio Show Airs in Indianapolis with Dr. Barry Eppley

Beginning February 8th, Dr. Barry Eppley is hosting a new radio show, ‘DocChat’, on News Talk WXNT 1430 in Indianapolis. This is a new show concept and the first medical show of its kind in Indiana. The focus of the radio show is about becoming more confident through changes…changes that can make you look, feel, Read More…

The Changing Size of the Abdominal Panniculectomy Procedure

Since the advent of bariatric surgery and the rise in the number of such procedures every year, a traditional body contouring plastic surgery procedure is undergoing a change. That procedure is the abdominal panniculectomy…or the cutting off of one’s overhanging pannus. This is a more extensive form of a tummy tuck. Panniculectomy surgery is a Read More…

Understanding the Different Browlift Surgery Options

  An essential part of facial rejuvenation is the upper one-third of the face, the brows and the forehead. Browlifting historically was done by using an incision across the top of the scalp, otherwise known as a coronal browlift. While this is a highly effective browlifting method (and still the gold standard), there are tradeoffs Read More…

Event Planning, Travel and Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

  I was seeing a postoperative patient recently and ran into a circumstance that is worth talking about. This was a patient who had some facial surgery and had a few cosmetic issues with the result that were going to require some adjustment. Only then did I find out that the urgency of getting the Read More…

Self-Image, Psychology, and Bariatric Plastic Surgery (Body Contouring)

The road from the beginning of the decision to make weight loss happen…to bariatric surgery…to the final steps of body contouring plastic surgery is a difficult and long journey. Often, this is a process that has evolved over years. Not only has pounds and inches been lost but your lifestyle has hopefully changed forever. For many, Read More…

Submuscular Placement of Implants in Breast Augmentation

  Placing breast implants under the muscle, known as submuscular placement, is one of the most common locations that plastic surgeons choose. While above the muscle implant location (subglandular) was more commonly done prior to the withdrawal of silicone implants in 1991, saline implants and their risk of rippling and the desire to decrease capsular Read More…

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