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Is there a way to make the forehead or temples narrower??? (NOT smaller)

flowerpower09Oct 20, 2015
I think it may be impossible without crushing your temples but... is there a way to make a very broad forehead narrower? I know about hairline lowering, but I don't think this is the right thing for me, because this only makes high foreheads smaller, not narrower like I want. One in all, I have a very wide face, but for all the other problems I've already found solutions like cheekbone reduction or jaw shaving, but is there a way to make the whole forehead narrower as well, or at least the temples?

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