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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…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Head Width Reduction by Posterior Temporal Muscle Removal

Background: An aesthetically displeasing size of the head can occur at various skull areas. One such area is at the side of the head most commonly located above the ears. When it is too wide there is a noticeable convexity or bowing out of the temporal region above the ears. A more aesthetically pleasing shape Read More…

Technical Strategies – Anterior Temporal Reduction for Head Width Reduction

Temporal muscle removal has been shown to be effective at head width reduction. By removing the posterior temporal muscle belly, which is much smaller than the larger anterior temporal muscle and sits above the ears, a round or convex head shape can be narrowed. Interestingly the removal of this portion of the temporal muscle has Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Head Width Narrowing By Temporal Reduction

Background: The perception of excessive head width is usually seen as a convex shape to the side of the head above the ears. This makes the side of the head bow out and gives the overall head shape more of a ‘lightbulb’ appearance particularly when the lower facial features are smaller and more narrow. There Read More…

Technical Strategies – Minimal Incision Temporal Reduction Technique

Reduction of an undesired temporal convexity is becoming increasingly requested as it becomes aware that a procedure exists to do it. For a head that is too wide or convex above the ears, a technique has been developed to help narrow it. While such a temporal convexity is often perceived as being due to bone, Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Temporal Muscle Reduction Reduces Migraine Headaches

Background: There are a wide variety of types of headaches of which migraines make up some of the most disabling. While the exact cause of many migraine headaches is not precisely known, certain types of migraines are known to occur from peripheral compression of certain cranial nerves. This has led to a variety of injectable Read More…

Technical Strategies – Scarless Approach to Temporal Reduction

Reduction in the width of the side of the head (head narrowing) is most commonly done by removal of the posterior belly of the temporalis muscle. Many people understandably think that the width of the head above the ears is mainly due to bone but that assumption is usually incorrect. While the bone makes some Read More…