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...
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…
Summary of Experience with EMMI solutions in the Plastic Surgery Practice of Dr. Barry Eppley Based on my experience with the EMMI solutions program in my plastic surgery practice since last September, my initial four month surveys have been very positive. Programs used on EMMI have included abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, breast reduction, and liposuction. Read More…
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…
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…
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…
Dr. Barry Eppley of Indianapolis joins The American Society of Bariatric Plastic Surgeons As the number of bariatric surgeries performed in the United States continues to increase, so has the number of patients that have been left with large amounts of loose skin after massive weight loss. The success of bariatric surgery has led Read More…
Overseas Plastic Surgery – Is It Safe? I recently was asked to see a patient in a hospital emergency room to take out sutures from a facelift that she had done in Mexico. While she suffered no terrible complications, the cosmetic outcome was certainly not what I would have considered acceptable here in Indianapolis. The Read More…
With an increasing number of people undergoing cosmetic surgery (nearly 11 million people underwent some form of plastic surgery in 2006 according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons), plastic surgeons are looking for additional methods to enhance the patient’s experience and improve their recovery. Massage therapy is one therapeutic approach that can potentially Read More…
Eppley Plastic Surgery at IU Health North and West Hospitals Since the opening of IU Health West Hospital in Avon, Indiana in 2004 and IU Health North Hospital in Carmel, Indiana in 2005, Eppley Plastic Surgery opened dedicated offices to plastic surgery and spa therapies in these hospitals. Dr. Barry Eppley brings his extensive experience from Indiana Read More…
What To Do with Your Herbal Medications for Upcoming Plastic Surgery The past five years has seen the two societal trends come together…..an increase in the number of elective plastic surgery procedures….and….the availability and daily use of herbal medications. Numerous surgical complications have been implicated from certain herbs. The most common herbs implicated are Echinacea, 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...