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Best way to make a big muscle neck smaller/thinner? (good chin projection, 24 years old 8% body fat)

annom454Nov 20, 2013
Dear doctors, I am a 24 year old person that always had a big neck. With blouses i can´t close the top buttom. I have only 8% bodyfat but still bad jawline and neck goes almost into chin. While projection of the chin is good. Are there possibility´s to make the neck smaller ? Thank you

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