How Can I Widen The Sides Of My Head?

Q: Dr. Eppley,Hi, I am seriously interested in skull reshaping. As i have suffered mentally with the shape of my head for almost all my life and I am now 40. I wondered what would be the best option in terms of implant’s to the sides of the head just behind and above the ears. My head is small and narrow in this area and I would like to increase the sides width to have a more wider head. I don’t think it would need much, I have fairly short hair which I tend to fluff the hair a little above the ears to make it look a bit more normal. So in short I have a small and narrow head particularly just above the ears.

A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. By your desccription and pictures you are describing head widening or submuscular temporal implants. (see attached implant design example) They are placed from an incision in the crease of the back of the ear which heals inconspicuously. The usual widths are 5 to 7mms which would certainly be consistent with ‘not needing much’.