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Before and After Plastic Surgery Photo Results of Dr. Barry Eppley

It is a common request that patients seek to review before and after photographs from many different plastic surgery procedures. Photographs not only provide an awareness of what results can be achieved but also provide evidence that their prospective plastic surgeon has experience in the procedure that they are interested in. I think one Read More…

Tummy Tuck Options in the Extreme Weight Loss Patient

One of the main concerns of almost all extreme weight loss patients is the extra skin and fat that hangs around the waistline. While weight loss can occur differently around the body, the abdominal and waistline deformity occurs most commonly. Unlike the typical woman undergoing a traditional cosmetic tummy tuck, the abdominal operations in Read More…

The Risk of Asymmetry After Breast Augmentation

One of the known complications of breast augmentation surgery is asymmetry between the two breasts after surgery. Of all potential complications with breast implants, such as infection, bleeding or other issues, asymmetry is the most common. It is the most common reason in my practice, accounting for over 90% of revisional surgeries, for a return Read More…

Real Recovery Times for Body Contouring Surgery

One of the most common and important questions almost all patients ask their surgeon is….how long will my recovery be? Or what will my recovery be like? Body contouring surgery is no different and, because of the size of the surgery, patients have to have realistic expectations about the recovery period. I like to Read More…

The Need for Drains in Body Contouring Surgery

Bariatric plastic surgery usually involves removing large segments of skin which are then closed by bringing the two sides together. What is not obvious is that the skin is closed over a ‘space’. As the skin is more elastic or flexible than the deeper tissues (such as fat) that lie underneath, closure of the Read More…

The Natural Looking Facelift Result

As facelifts have become commonplace, so do the telltale signs of someone having had a facelift. Almost everyone knows or has seen someone that has had, in their opinion, a ‘bad’ facelift. More specifically, they find that the person may look strange or different after surgery. Most importantly, they look like they have had something Read More…

Pain After Bariatric Plastic Surgery

One of the frequent questions patients ask is…how much pain will I have after my body contouring surgery? How much and how long will I hurt? What can I take for the pain? These are, understandably, on the top of many patients concerns. While most surgeries involve pain, and body contouring surgery is no Read More…

Surgery Times for Major Body Contouring Surgery after Extreme Weight Loss

Body contouring surgery, also known as bariatric plastic surgery, is unique in that many of the operations are long. Removing and reshaping loose hanging skin is tedious. Or to put it more graphically…there is a lot of cutting and sewing to be done in most body contouring surgeries. While patients almost always ask how Read More…

Understanding the Healing Risks of Bariatric Plastic Surgery

While every type of plastic surgery has risks, most of the time they don’t happen. Body contouring surgery, however, not only has risks but it is not a question of if you will develop complications…it is question of how when and severe will they be. This may initially sound pessimistic, but the reality is that Read More…

Liposuction of the Calfs and Ankles

Thick calfs and ankles in an otherwise not overweight female is not a rare problem. It is frustrating for these women as it is just the way their body was made and is not a reflection of their lack of effort to try and reduce it. (which they can not) While liposuction is commonly Read More…