Could It Be Possible to Shave Down Bone on Top of the Skull?

I am sorry this happened to you.  There are two major things going on in your photo/question: 1) The photo is flipped (I am assuming you used an iPhone, which can flip selfies).  Nevertheless, based on what you said, it sounds like your cheekbone was fractured.  Fixing this...

I treat a lot of orbital floor fractures. In my opinion, if the floor fracture is fairly large, or you have enophthalmos( the eye sinks back and appears smaller) or you have entrapment( the eye does not move freely upward usually), then you need surgery.  If you delay it, the muscles...

You have one chance to get good results with a skin flap reconstruction and smoking anything will compromise the healing.   Also, if the flaps die, any other options for reconstruction probably won't look as good as those flaps would have.  Cigarettes are well known to cause severe...

Surgery on your jaw should not change the overall width or size of your nose. That being said perhaps there is some swelling just from the trauma of the surgery that should resolve. Sometimes your nose can appear longer or shorter after jaw surgery especially if the position of your chin changes...

Protecting your airway post operatively is definitely a priority. You need to talk to your surgeon to understand his thought process. If he is expecting a lot of swelling in the tongue base or throat and you will be having your jaws wired shut then in event of emergency they may not be able to...

Skull deformity and scalp scars can be improved after craniotomy. Determining exactly what would be required would involve examination in the office, review of your operative notes and review of any available imaging. Missing bone can be replaced or the contour deformity camouflaged. The widened...