Can I Shave 3/8″ Off The Back Of My Head?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to round out and shave about maybe 3/8 of an inch off the back of my head.

A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. As a general rule for the occipital bone and your ethnicity, it is likely that you can have about 70 mm of occipital bone reduction which roughly translated to the 3/8 of an jnch that you have described.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon