Can My Anterior Temporal Width Be Reduced?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello, I have previously had a posterior temporal width reduction at your clinic and enjoyed the results. However, I am curious if further reduction can be expected with an anterior temporal width reduction, and/or large skull reduction technique.

A:Using a traditional postauricular approach anterior temporal width reduction produces much more limited results as the entire muscle can not be removed and that muscle is much thicker.  When done by a more open superior approach (hemi-coronal scalp incision) the anterior temporal muscle can be treated more effectively……but that is a very rare  patient who is willing to put that degree of effort into it.

When you speak of ‘large skull reduction’ could you define further what you mean by that.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgery