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Austinou88

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Surgery to Narrow Wide Head?
« on: July 09, 2017, 12:35:30 AM »
Is there any type of surgery that can narrow your head shape?

There's 2 doctors that do it apparently, but I couldn't find any other doctors beside them that offer this.
So a little skeptical, but am curious.

Apparently posterior temporal muscle reduction can do this.


Video Explanation on Function of the Temporal muscle: https://youtu.be/Rde5qudjiQY
« Last Edit: July 20, 2017, 07:15:43 PM by Austinou88 »

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2017, 09:32:18 AM »
why would you ever want this? A narrower head is never better especially for a male

What do you mean by 'head shape' as well? Which part of the skull / face?

Milli_Meters

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2017, 09:37:45 AM »
There are people , whose heads are way too wide in proportion to rest of the face.

The Quest for Aesthetics

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2017, 03:51:00 PM »
Please elaborate on the meaning of head shape

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2017, 08:57:15 PM »
If you mean your neurocranium, then the only ways are through temporalis resection which only Eppley performs, or a lot of botox.

Lefortitude

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2017, 09:36:55 PM »
Can they also widen my head?

Austinou88

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2017, 09:30:46 AM »
why would you ever want this? A narrower head is never better especially for a male

What do you mean by 'head shape' as well? Which part of the skull / face?

Basically what Milli_Meters said. Head too wide for face, giving you a creepy, lightbulb apperance.
« Last Edit: July 18, 2017, 07:05:03 PM by Austinou88 »

Austinou88

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2017, 09:33:01 AM »
If you mean your neurocranium, then the only ways are through temporalis resection which only Eppley performs, or a lot of botox.

Why don't you see other doctors doing it, and just Eppley?
Is it legit? On Eppleys website he says theirs little risk.
« Last Edit: July 18, 2017, 07:05:10 PM by Austinou88 »

Austinou88

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2017, 09:33:56 AM »
Can they also widen my head?
Apparently he can.

Milli_Meters

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2017, 09:59:39 AM »
Why don't you see other doctors doing it, and just Eppley?
Is it legit? On Eppleys website he says theirs little risk.

Its an unusual request.

It was not really that easy till the advent of 3d printing. Eppley just realized there was a market and has jumped on it.

Lefortitude

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2017, 11:50:15 AM »
if your head is wide and ur face is narrow like a lightbulb as youve described, youd be better off widening the face, rather than narrowing the cranium.

Austinou88

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2017, 12:16:29 PM »
if your head is wide and ur face is narrow like a lightbulb as youve described, youd be better off widening the face, rather than narrowing the cranium.

Are you saying it would be better/easier to widen your face?
How?
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Milli_Meters

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2017, 12:33:28 PM »
Measure your head. Is it really that much wider than average? (15cms)

If it is very wide , you may need a compromise of slight skull reduction a la Dr Eppley and slight facial widening.

If it aint much wider than avg and just looks wide compared to ur narrow face , it wud be better to widen ur face.

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2017, 02:20:49 PM »
Only really shows up with short hair, medium length hair covers it up to the point where it isn't really much of an issue.

Otherwise your best option is posterior temporal reduction. Widening the face won't tackle the issue because the area directly surrounding the ear cannot be mobilised. It is the position of this area relative to the posterior temporal region which leads to that 'lightbulb' look.
« Last Edit: July 10, 2017, 03:49:18 PM by The Quest for Aesthetics »

Austinou88

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Re: Surgery to narrow your head shape?
« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2017, 03:33:13 PM »
Only really shows up with short hair, medium length hair covers it up to the point where it isn't really much of an issue.

Otherwise your best option is posterior temporal reduction. Widening the face won't tackle the issue because the area directly surrounding the area's cannot be mobilised. It is the position of this area relative to the posterior temporal region which leads to that 'lightbulb' look.

So than how safe is posterior temporal reduction procedure?
Is it predictable or can things easily go wrong?
« Last Edit: July 18, 2017, 07:05:24 PM by Austinou88 »