How Can I Reduce My Wide Forehead/Temples?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’m looking into the temporal reduction for the width of my forehead.(temporal muscle reduction) Looks to be the most solid option from what I’ve researched. Seems like my width/corners of forehead are just wide and pop out too much throwing my face off if i dont have hair covering my forehead or a hat on.. Not exactly sure what is best etc, open to opinions and what not from the professionals.

A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. You have a classic excessively convex shape to the side of your head due to enlargement of the temporal muscles. This is not a bony deformity but a soft tissue one. In your case of temporal convexity, as it appears to involve both the anterior and temporal components of the muscle, it would require a combination of posterior temporal muscle removal and transposition of the anterior portion of the muscle to create the most effective side of the head reductive reshaping.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon