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...
EMMI Solutions based in Chicago provides online medical education programs in 16 different specialities for patients on various medical conditions and surgical procedures. Through physician enrollment in the program, they can offer their patients online education which helps them prepare for and recover from medical procedures, manage their expectations, and engages them in quality and Read More…
Notified on July 1, 2008, Dr. Barry Eppley Indianapolis plastic surgeon, has successfully passed the Cognitive Examination of the Maintenance of Certification in Plastic Surgery (MOC – PS) The module completed for this examination was Cosmetic Surgery. What does this mean exactly? In 2006, the 24 Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialities Read More…
Bariatric, or weight loss surgery, continues to be on the rise with a large portion of the U.S. population officially defined as obese. Gastric bypass surgery, also known as Roux-en-Y, is the most popular surgical method in the U.S. to obtain massive weight loss. While many gastric bypass patients are desirous of plastic surgery to Read More…
Cosmetic plastic surgery is both elective and very individualized. The decision to have plastic surgery is obviously very personal and every patient has their unique reasons for wanting a specific plastic surgery procedure, although most of the reasons are quite similar for most patients. Much thought should go into the before surgery aspect, including what Read More…
While the economy partly has been in a recent downturn, partly driven by higher gas prices (amongst many issues), there is no certainty as to how far south it may go. Where it stays as it is today or gets worse in the next 6 months is impossible to predict. What is possible to Read More…
I read a recent article in People magazine this week entitled the same name as this blog. The fundamental premise of the article was that plastic surgery today is done on the ‘average person’, not necessarily the rich and famous. They go on to cite five people who had differing plastic surgery procedures and Read More…
One of the very common questions that many patients ask, either through the internet or in actual consultations, is….how many of (whatever procedure they are interested in) do you do or have you done? On the surface, this question seems logical and appropriate and one that should lead to a level of greater or lesser Read More…
Having an Indianapolis office, I have an opportunity to see a number of Hispanic patients from throughout the city and surrounding counties. This is understandable as the largest population of Hispanics in Indianapolis at this time live just inside interstate 465 on the westside as well as across it further out west. Like all Read More…
A day doesn’t go by in my practice where I don’t get requests for discount pricing for some elective cosmetic plastic surgery procedure. Whether it be by phone, e-mail, internet inquiry, or in a face-to-face meeting with a patient or a chance encounter out in public, the requests to do something for ‘free’ or Read More…
I got a call yesterday from a news agency from the East Coast who was doing a story on patients who undergo plastic surgery procedures for career concerns/advancement. Over the years, I have had a few patients who openly stated so although I suspect many more of my patients have had surgery for that reason 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...