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Considerations in the Use of Square Chin Implants in Men

While chin implants has historically been viewed as a critical component of profile enhancement for some patients, this is a limited view of what it can aesthetically do. A more complete assessment of chin implants, 3D chin augmentation, takes into account what changes are needed or will occur in the frontal and three quarter views Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Tip Rhinoplasty for Asymmetry Correction

Background: The shape of the nose is controlled completely by the shape of the osteocartilaginous framework underneath the skin. Nowhere on the nose is this more apparent than on the nasal tip. The complex scrolled shape of the lower alar cartilages and how they meet in the middle controls the shape of the lower third Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Long Term Silicone Testicular Implant Results

Background: The replacement of a congenitally absent or surgically removed testicle is done historically by a saline implant. Borrowing from saline breast implants, a small fluid-filled shell is used as the testicular replacement. This has been the standard device used as a testicle implant since the early 2000s. It is currently the only FDA approved Read More…

World of Plastic Surgery – China’s Aesthetic Hospitals

On visiting China to investigate its burgeoning aesthetic industry, there is no better place to go than Shanghai. With a population over 24 million people it is the most populous city in the world. Sitting at the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze river up against the eastern China coast, it has Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Infraorbital Rim Implants For Congenital Lower Eyelid Sag

Background: The infraorbital rim is the lower eye socket bone that accounts for the bottom half of the bone that encircles the globe. It is formed by the union of the zygomatic bone laterally and the maxillary bone medially. Between the two bones is a suture line that may or may be present in adults. Read More…

Real Self 100 2016 Dr Barry Eppley

Indianapolis plastic surgeon Dr. Barry Eppley has again recognized as one of 100 doctors worldwide to receive the RealSelf 100 Award, a prestigious award honoring the top influencers on REAL SELF the most trusted online destination to get informed about elective cosmetic procedures and to find and connect with doctors and clinics. In 2016, Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Upper Blepharoplasties for Greater Eye Opening Appearance

Background: The desire for wider or more open eyes to improve one’s expression is not uncommon. Most of the people who seek such eye surgery have an abnormal eye appearance known as ptosis. This is where the upper eyelid hangs down lower than normal and covers up some of the iris or the colored part Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Posterior Approach to Webbed Neck Correction

Background: A webbed neck, also known as a ptergyium colli, presents as wing-like skin extensions around the sides of the neck that extend down to the shoulders. One of its classic signs is that the occipital hairline follows down along the webs creating an m- or inverted v-shape to the hairline from the back. Significant Read More…

World of Plastic Surgery – China

Located in East Asia, China is the world’s most populous country with a population close to 1.4 billion. It also has the world’s second largest land mass of just under 4 million square miles. It is composed of 22 provinces as well as has control over Hong Kong, Macau and essentially Taiwan. It has Read More…

Jaw Angle Bony Deformity after Sagittal Split Mandibular Osteotomies

The sagittal split mandibular ramus osteotomy (SSRO) is the most commonly performed osteotomy of the mandible. It is done to either move the lower jaw and its attached teeth either forward or back to correct dentoalveolar deformities and bring the teeth into a better interdigitating relationship. It is a very cleverly designed osteotomy that splits Read More…