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Implants vs. Cartilage for Augmentation Rhinoplasty

Augmentation Rhinoplasty – Implant vs. Cartilage Grafts Rhinoplasty in certain ethnic groups, such as African-Americans, Asians, and some Hispanics, may often involve building up the bridge of the nose. (dorsal augmentation) Because the bridge of the nose is long and often requires a fair amount of thickness to have a visible effect, the use Read More…

Wii Gaming and Plastic Surgery Skills

Playing Wii Games Helps Surgeons Perform Surgery Better I listened to a report on NPR this morning that reported that playing Nintendo’s Wii games helped surgeons perform better at doing operations. This was from a small study of eight surgical residents in training who ‘warmed up’ for 30 minutes prior to a virtual operation compared Read More…

Tip Rhinoplasty Using Cartilage Grafts

One of the three main areas to modify in a rhinoplasty is the nasal tip. The nasal tip is a very elegant structure that has a remarkable amount of anatomical detail from its size, shape, and symmetry of both halves to its amount of projection and its relationship to the nostril and nasal base. Read More…

EMMI Solutions and Online Programs for Plastic Surgery

Dr. Barry Eppley serves as Medical Advisor in Plastic Surgery for EMMI Solutions Emmi solutions of Chicago is a company that provides an online patient education program for a wide variety of medical and surgical procedures. Through this program, Emmi helps increase patient satisfaction, helps physicians manage patient expectations, helps patients prepare for and Read More…

Guidelines for Laser Tattoo Reduction Treatments

The popularity of tattoos in the past two decades has spurned an alternative industry….tattoo removal. According to some studies, approximately 20% to 30% of tattooed individuals will eventually desire their removal. The use of the laser offers a more cosmetically acceptable method than surgery or dermabrasion. When I see patients that are considering laser tattoo Read More…

Different Types of Liposuction – Does It Make A Difference?

Not a week goes by that a patient seeing me for a liposuction consult does not ask…what type of liposuction do you do? Or….do you use tumescent liposuction? With the many different liposuction techniques that are available, and the media propaganda that often surrounds them, it is no wonder why many patients want one Read More…

Lifts and Advancements for Lip Enhancement

Non-Injectable (Surgical) Lip Enhancements By far, the most popular form of lip enhancement or rejuvenation is by injecting any of the commercially-available forms of hyaluronic acid gels (e.g., Restylane or JuvaDerm) By injecting into the body of the lip or along the white roll, good results can be consistently obtained in the vast majority Read More…

The Role of an Osteotomy (Sliding Genioplasty) in Chin Augmentation

When one thinks of chin augmentation for cosmetic purposes, the use of a chin implant typically comes to mind. And while the vast majority of chin augmentations are, in fact, done with an implant, there are some patients who may better benefit by a different approach. As opposed to putting an implant on top Read More…

Explore Plastic Surgery and Technorati

Dr. Eppley’s Blog, Explore Plastic Surgery, makes listing on Technorati The extremely popular Technorati – the self-described authority on what is going on in the world of Web logs – claims the plastic surgery blog of Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis, known as Explore Plastic Surgery. Dr. Eppley writes a blog on plastic surgery procedures and Read More…

Types of Mexican-American (Hispanic) Rhinoplasties

Mexican American (Hispanic) Rhinoplasty in Indianapolis Hispanics represent the largest minority in the U.S and continue to grow. In Indianapolis in 1990, the estinate of Hispanics was 5,000, by 2000 that estimated number had grown to 50,000, and I am certain that it is higher now. As a result, I have seen more Hispaniscs in Read More…