Category: skull reshaping

A complete flat back of the head (often called occipital flatness or brachycephaly) can be augmented surgically if someone wants a more rounded, balanced skull shape. This is a real and fairly specialized area of craniofacial / aesthetic skull surgery. What is skull (occipital) augmentation? It’s a cosmetic procedure that adds projection and roundness to Read More…

Adult brachycephaly refers to a persistently short, wide head shape (increased cranial width relative to length) that began in infancy and remained into adulthood. What it is Definition: Brachycephaly = reduced front-to-back skull length with increased width Cephalic index: Typically > 80–85 In adults, the skull bones are fused, so the shape is stable and non-progressive The most common cause is positional Read More…

Introduction Adult Metopic Ridge Reduction refers to surgical contouring of a persistent midline forehead ridge caused by partial or complete fusion of the metopic suture. In adults, this is a cosmetic forehead contouring procedure and is not a craniosynostosis operation. What a Metopic Ridge Is (in Adults) A metopic ridge in adults is characterized by: Read More…

Introduction An occipital bun is a rounded overgrowth of the occipital bone at the back of the skull. This produces an exaggerated posterior curvature that disrupts the normal, smooth convex contour of the back of the head when viewed in profile. It represents a normal anatomic variant of skull development rather than a true bony Read More…

Introduction A back-of-the-head skull implant, also known as an occipital implant, is a cosmetic or reconstructive procedure designed to improve posterior skull projection, roundness, and symmetry. Common indications include: A flat or under-projected occiput (most often congenital) Imbalance in head shape where the front or sides are well developed but the back appears flat Asymmetry Read More…