Category: plastic surgery case study | skull reshaping

Background: Dramatic head shape changes are achievable with the use of custom skull implants. Part of their success depends on the ability of the overlying scalp to accommodate the push of the underlying onlay implant volume. Since the bone and the implant are stable structures it is up to the scalp to change its shape Read More…

Background: One of the most common areas for aesthetic skull augmentation is the back of the head. This is more true in men than women if for no other reason than it is more exposed due to short or no hair styles. But the back of the head can have differing degrees of flatness as Read More…

Background: Aesthetic skull augmentation can be done by either PMMA bone cement or a custom made skull implant. Each has advantages and disadvantages as a skull implant material. The question is never which biomaterial is safer, as they are both biocompatible, but which one is more effective. That would depend on the type of skull Read More…

Background: Aesthetic skull augmentations consist of placing various materials on top of the surfaces of the skull to change its external shape. In the history of plastic surgery this skull augmentation material has been PMMA bone cement, one of the few true plastic materials used in aesthetic and reconstructive surgery. While originally intended as a Read More…

Background:  Custom skull implants have revolutionized any form of aesthetic head augmentation. Having a preformed design with an assured smooth shape creates  head shape changes that were heretofore impossible without major scalp incisions and the use of synthetic bone cements in large quantities. In an indirect way it is a lot like breast implants (although Read More…

Background: The flat back of the head is one of the most common aesthetic skull deformities seen. Although there is no biologic reason that it would occur more in men than women, most flat back of the head patients I see for treatment are men. The reason of course that more men present for treatment Read More…

Background: Of the five surfaces of the skull aesthetic deformities of the back of the head are the most commonly treated. One of the typical concerns is when the back of the head is flat whether it is on one side or involving the entire back of the head. When it is the entire back Read More…

Background:  Aesthetic skull reductions are done by a high speed burring technique. The usual goal is to remove the outer cortical layer of skull bone down to just outside the diploic space. In so doing as a result of the high speed rotary burr a lot of bone residue or dust is generated. Because of Read More…

Background:  The shape of the head is determined by the interface between the exposed bony surfaces of the skull and the overlying temporal muscles on its sides.  This creates five surfaces (four sides and a top) which influences the appearance of the head from 360 degree viewing angles. Because any one of these skull surfaces Read More…