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Can massage really change the skull shape? (photo)

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FireLionMar 19, 2014

There is a type of massage in Korea that claims to make the skull smaller. Surely if anything, the pressure would thicken facial bones, not shrink them?

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Dr. Suzanne Kim Doud Galli, MD, PhD, FACS
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