Category: temporal reduction

Anterior vs Posterior Temporal Reduction for Head Width Narrowing

The side of the head, also known as the temporal region, is composed of bone and muscle of various proportions. The posterior temporal region (above the ear) is about equally composed of both bone and muscle and is the thinner than than that of the anterior region. Even though it is thinner the posterior temporal Read More…

OR Snapshots – Temporal Muscle Reduction in the Treatment of Migraines

Migraines headaches have various causes of which the exact origin for many patients is not precisely clear. This explains the lack of successful resolution for a large large number of people affected by this type of head pain. But there is one small group of migraine patients that do enjoy the benefits of improvement through Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Posterior Temporal Reduction for Reducing Side of the Head Convexity

Background: There are a wide variety of head shape concerns that exist from the top, back, front and sides of the head. Such concerns may be that certain skull areas are too big, too small, asymmetric or just oddly shaped. While almost all aesthetic skull shape concerns are improvable, some are more improvable than others. Read More…

Combining Temporal Reduction and Otoplasty for Reshaping the Side of The Head

Temporal reduction is an aesthetic procedure that is used for the treatment of the ‘wide head’ or undesired convexity to the side of the head above the ears. It is a muscle removal procedure since the posterior temporal muscle belly makes up a greater percentage of the width of the head in this area that Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Posterior Temporal Reduction for the Wide Head

Background: The side of the head is an often overlooked aesthetic area whose shape can really only be appreciated in the frontal view. While great attention is paid to the anterior temporal region by the side of the eye due to its facial proximity, the more obscure posterior region is seen back in the hair-bearing Read More…

Five Concepts about Temporal Reduction (Wide Head Narrowing Surgery)

Reduction of the wide head is a procedure primarily performed by removal of the posterior temporal muscle. (temporal reduction) Besides the fact that few patients and surgeons even know such an aesthetic operation can be performed or exists, it is common that those who discover it grapple with why it works or have concerns about Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Fate of the Cut Muscle Edge from Temporal Reduction Surgery

Temporal reduction is an effective method for narrowing the wide head. The wide head is defined as the area above the ears that has too much convexity or fullness. Extreme fullness at the sides of the head occurs when the width of the head gets near a vertical line drawn up superiorly from the inside Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Head Narrowing by Posterior Temporal Muscle Removal

Background: The shape of the head is influenced by five different surfaces. These consist of the front, back, sides (2) and the top. Each surface has an effect on the appearance of the overall head shape. While there is specific numerical numbers that define the ideal head shape, there are certain convexities and shapes to Read More…

OR Snapshots – Temporal Reduction for Head Width Narrowing

The size of one’s head can be judged from different dimensions. One of these dimensions is head width, which is judged by the appearance or size of the head above the ears. A normal head width does not stand out and has either a flat to a very slightly convex shape. It lies well inside Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Transcoronal Temporal Reduction for Head Width Narrowing

Background: The width of the head is controlled by the thickness of tissues above the ears. This consists of skin, fat, muscle and bone. Of these four tissue elements, it is surprising for most people to know that the muscle layer is the thickest of all of them. The posterior belly of the temporal muscle Read More…