Can My Wide and Weirdly Shaped Head Be Reshaped?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I always thought my head is really wide and weirdly shaped. I think I didnt look like that when I was a child and now It looks like its huge and rounded. Is it possible that my bones grew up and thats the reason I look like this or it could be my temporal muscles? I feel like its very wide and uneven. Its a huge problem for me beacuse it makes me insecure and I compare myself to other head shapes but never saw something like mine. I’m searching for all the things that could make my head smaller but i fail. I would be glad if you gave me any answer if something could help reduce my problem.

A: The side of the head is composed of the convex temporal bone and the thickness of the temporal muscle. While considerable muscle reduction can be done on the side of the head only a limited amount of bone can be removed. Thus to determine whether surgery may be beneficial a 2D CT scan is needed to evaluate the bone to muscle ratio at various locations on the side of the head.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon