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Can you shave down your skull bone at all? (photo)

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bandlNov 7, 2013

The picture shown is my oblique view and I'm wondering if the area shaded in the bottom picture can be shaved down to about where I shaded it to. This would make my face look more like my right side.

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X-rays of this area will be required to determine whether they are osteomas or just a thickening of the bone of the four head. Cost will be determined by exactly what needs to be done. Usually these require shaving done through a hairline incision with the hair roots buried underneath the...

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Unfortunately, the photo shown implies a poor prognosis of tissue survival.  Hyperbaric oxygen treatment and/or application of leaches might be of some benefit depending on when the injury occurred.  If this area does slough, there are reconstructive options (multiple stages) which can...

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I have used a hairline incision to remove the Irregular forehead caused by supra orbital ridge bone for the past 35 years. This is done in such a way as to have a hair grow through the incision at the hairline. Access bone is removed to make smoother contour. You can go to my website for...

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The only treatment for frontal bossing is to remove the bone. If you inject filler  above this it will just make the bossing look larger but it issomething you could try with saltwater to see if you like it.

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This is probably best treated by filling the dent with your own tissue and therefore does not leave a large scar. 

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