Will A Skull Implant Interfere With The Movement Of The Temporal Muscles?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’ve been a client of yours who is considering adding implants on my Sagittal skull look of cone shape and to ask to of muscles that move on side of head when chewing for mid year next year if possible, when you get a chance to respond, Thank You!….

A:Good to hear from you again. I believe your question is whether any type of skull implant will interfere with the temporal muscles on the side of the head that are responsible for jaw motion. And the answer is no on the basis of these two points; 1)t the temporal muscles stop at the temporal line of the skull and do not cross onto the top of the head. Thus any type of skull implant that sits between the bony temporal lines does not encroach upon the temporal muscles and 2) even if a skull implant crosses the bony temporal line it sits on top of the deep temporal fascia that covers the muscle. Thus it does not have any interference with the muscle movement.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon