Explore the fascinating world of cosmetic and plastic surgery with world-renowned double board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Barry Eppley
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...
Who is an expert in Plastic Surgery? How to choose a Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon With the public’s burgeoning desire for aesthetic and anti-aging treatments, comes an equal number of providers wanting to fill those needs. In days gone by, patients choose their cosmetic doctors primarily by word-of-mouth. Doctor reputations were earned by results and longevity Read More…
Who’s Treating You at your Local MedSpa? In the past 6 months, I have been contacted no less than ten times by nurses and aestheticians for injector training. Some of these folks I have known or interacted with in the past through our local hospitals and operating rooms, others I have had no idea who Read More…
Improving the size and shape of the lips is a frequent cosmetic request and a very commonly performed aesthetic procedure done in the office. While the vast majority of lip enhancements are done by injectable fillers, and most patients are only aware of this approach, there are other less common but equally effective options. Read More…
How to Pick your Desired Breast Implant Size One of the single greatest concerns for most breast augmentation patients is…..getting the amount of breast size increase that they desire. While most fears revolve around a concern that they might be too big, others are concerned that they get enough breast size increase to ‘get Read More…
Dual-Protection Sunscreens Anti-aging skin management 101 is….protection from excessive sun exposure and damaging UV rays…and one in which many patients fail to consistently do. This has become easier over the past few years as many moisturizers and some makeup now contain them. What most people don’t realize is that most sunscreens do not block all Read More…
Topical Peptides have the Potential to Stimulate Collagen One of the newer skin ‘stimulants’ that have come onto the scene recently are peptides. These are small proteins that help stimulate collagen production in the deep layers of the skin, tyhus having an anti-aging effect. There has been a buzz about these proteins and they are Read More…
Vitamin A has Anti-Aging Properties in Different Formulations One could argue that the original, and certainly now the most-studied, anti-aging topical skin care cream is Vitamin A, specifically the retinoid family of Vitamin A derivatives. The pharmaceutical compound of Retin-A has been around for two decades and its effectiveness at decreasing wrinkles is well established. Read More…
How to Choose between Saline or Silicone Implants in Breast Augmentation Since silicone breast implants have been re-introduced to the commerical market in late 2006, this has provided women with a choice in breast augmentation. While some plastic surgeons may favor one type of breast implant over another, the reality is that both breast implants Read More…
Over-the-Counter Antioxidant Skin Care Nutrients The single most popular and touted anti-aging ingredient in skin care are the anti-oxidants. They are in many topical products and are the buzz word in skin care over the past few years. They chemically work by destroying free radicals, which are destructive unstable molecules that form in the skin Read More…
Joint Plastic and Hand Surgery at IU Health North Hospital Over the past twenty-five years, I have had the opportunity to operate on hundreds of facial trauma patients and repair thousands of facial fractures. I have done so many over the years that I was a co-author on a major 1000 page textbook on Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...