hoax photo or no hoax photo?

[JDThomas]

Take a look at the head brace photos too. The brace is not straight so that the head rests higher up on one side than the other, the implication being that there is insufficient solid material left on one side of the back of the head to support the head in a straight position in the brace.

[Dealey Joe]

That flap looks like it has been made with a saw?