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I want to get surgery to make my wide skull smaller by removing temporal muscles and using a bit of burring to get rid of some bone! is this possible?
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Is it your idea ?: It does not work that way , how ever is possible to remold the face by altering jaw , and cheek bones by various bone sculpturing techniques techniques but not the one by your idea . Consult a cosmetic ( plastic ) surgeon.
Answered 10/20/2015
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