How Can I Reduce This Area Of My Temples?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I want to reduce the width of my the temple region that is lateral to my eyebrow, right above the cheekbone prominence as I feel it is too wide relative to the rest of my face, ruining facial harmony and giving my face in front view a overly wide appearance. Is this area bone or muscle and can it be reduced via reduction or removal. I am not sure I have seen you do this region as opposed to the posterior temporal region that is the back of the head. If not, would botox or the electrical method work?

A: Botox would be the only effective method of muscle reduction in that far anterior temporal region.

Dr Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon