Category: temporal reduction

Temporal Reduction Surgery Eliminates Ear Wiggling

Temporal reduction surgery is an innovative procedure for reducing the width or excessive convexity on the sides of the head. It is based on the removal of the thinner posterior portion of the temporalis muscle which can be up to 1 cm in thickness per side. Access to do the procedure is done from an Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Temporal Reduction Surgery for Wide Head Reduction

Background: The shape of the head is largely created by the skull bones with one exception….the side of the head. While there is bone on the side of the head, this bone is covered by the large temporal muscle. Running from the side of the eye and forehead the muscle covers the entire side of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Postauricular Scar Outcome in Temporal Reduction Surgery for Head Width Reshaping

Background: There are many types of aesthetic skull deformities that can be treated by bone and muscle modifications. When to comes to the side of head from the eye to the back of the head this is the only area of the skull which is covered by muscle. The temporal muscle has its origins along Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Narrowing of the Side of The Head Through Posterior Temporal Muscle Removal

Background: The shape of the head is largely controlled by the contour and thickness of the various skull bones. The lone exception is the side of the head from the lateral orbital rim all the way to the back of the head on which the temporalis muscle runs. It is the thickness of this muscle Read More…

The Anatomic Basis For Temporal Muscle Excision in Head Width Reduction Surgery

Decreasing the width or excessive convexity of the side of the head is performed by a procedure known as temporal reduction. This is an operation in which the full thickness of the posterior temporal muscle belly is removed. This is done through an incision placed in the crease of the back of the ear (postauricular Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Anterior Temporal Reduction in Congenital Asymmetry

Background: The width of the side of the head is controlled by muscle and not bone. This is a revelation for most patients as the belief is that the thickness of the temporal bone is what makes the head wide. But a look at the anatomy reveals that the bone is actually deeply concave by Read More…

OR Snapshots – Posterior Temporal Reduction for Improved Fitting of Eyeglasses and Migraine Relief

One very highly successful skull reshaping procedure is that of temporal reduction. Done to reduce the width or convexity on the side of the head, it achieves its effect by removal of part or all of the posterior temporal muscle. It is performed through an incision behind the ear in the postauricular sulcus which provides Read More…

Technical Strategies – Thermal Reduction of Anterior Temporal Muscle Fullness

Decreasing the width or excessive convexity of the side of the head is done by removal of the posterior temporalis muscle. Despite being only about 1/3 of the total volume of the entire temporalis muscle, it has enough thickness to it that its removal makes for a very visible change in the profile of the Read More…

Technical Strategies – The Importance of Deep Fascial Closure in Temporal Reduction for Head Widening

The desire for reduction of the width or convexity of the side of the head is mainly seen in men with short hair or a shaved head. While it is commonly perceived that this is a bone problem and only correctable through its reduction, this is anatomically erroneous. The more definitive and scar free method Read More…

Postoperative Instructions for Temporal Reduction Surgery

Temporal reduction surgery is an aesthetic head reshaping procedure done to reduce the width at the wide of the head. This is done through removal of the posterior portion of the large temporalis muscle which covers the side of the head. Done through a hidden incision in the sulcus behind the ear, it creates an Read More…