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Wow, do elaborate! What's the shape of your head now? Is it extreme? Would you choose to have you head shaped if you were given a choice? Why did your parents do it, is it a cultural thing, did their heads get shaped too?

I believe the parent comment is referring to dental braces.

In case you aren't just playing along: He's making a joke about braces.

Does orthodontics really fall under cranial deformation? ;-)

I know, it wasn't a perfect comparison :-). My jaw, not my cranium. But--it really was basically cosmetic, as are most braces (though our orthodontist invented enough of a reason that my parents didn't feel like they were being extravagant and superficial, and I think insurance even covered it).

Is it normal to get braces several years before puberty? I never had them, but of my friends who did all got them well after puberty.

I wore braces for 3 years, starting age 10. The idea was to "halt" the growth of my upper jaw, so the lower jaw could catch up.