How Much Clavicie Bone Is Removed Per Side In Shoulder Narrowing Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, My shoulder width is 44 cm female my height is 168 but people think im taller. I feel i am broad in overal.You wrote that shoulder width can be reduced up to 3 cm. Do you mean on each side ? So a total of 6 cm? Also i just want the shoulders to look more round and soft. For example lets say we have Angelina Jolie vs Monica Bellucci. Monica Bellucci’s shoulders seem wider to me but they still look more soft than Angelina Jolie s shoulders. Less bony and more round. My shoulder caps look chunky.

A: In shoulder reduction surgery, the average amount of clavicle length removed PER SIDE is in the range of 2.5 to 2.75 cm and very rarely 3 cm. While the procedure does narrow the shoulders I think an equally visible effect of it is that it desquares or rounds out the shoulders.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon