Will Head Reduction Alleviate Shoulder Pain?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know about head reduction surgery if my head is large and hurts my shoulders. Could you call me if this is something I could have done.

A:I would doubt that any form of head reduction surgery would alleviate your shoulder pain. Skull reduction is about reshaping areas of contour access of which there are defined limits. Any amount of change in its shape is not going to result in a head that weighs less.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon