Category: plastic surgery case study | skull reshaping

Background: The smooth shape of the skull can be disrupted by a variety of surface contour irregularities. Protrusions, indentations and ridges can occur anywhere along its bony surfaces and are most evident when the view of the scalp is not impeded by hair. With today’s male hairstyles of shaved heads being an accepted and attractive Read More…

Background: Physically changing one’s height in adults can be accomplished by a variety of non-surgical and surgical methods. The historic non-surgical method was the placement of lifts in one’s shoes to the most contemporary method of lower limb lengthening. Shoe lifts are the simplest method and height increases of up to 1’’ are usually obtained. Read More…

Background: The skull is prone to a wide variety of shape malformations by virtue of its multiple suture connections during development. Premature fusion of these sutures cause well known forms of head deformity known as craniosynostoses. While these classic forms of craniosynostosis are the result of near or complete premature fusion of these suture lines Read More…

Background:  The back of the head appears to be a non-descript skull area that usually garners little attention. And this is true as long as it has a relatively smooth slightly curved surface contour. But when protrusions occur its obscure appearance can become an aesthetic distraction. Such is the case in the classic occipital knob Read More…

Background: The back of the head is prone to multiple types of aesthetic concerns. Bony issues could include an isolated occipital knob, prominent nuchal ridges or areas of generalized flatness. Soft tissue issues are more limited and largely consist of soft tissues excesses known as horizontal scalp rolls. While often occurring as isolated issues, it Read More…

Background: The skull has a complex shape and can have potentially a wide range of shape deformities. One of the most common is that of plagiocephaly….or a twisted skull. This is most manifest in the back of the head with one side flatter than the other. This may or may not be associated with bulging Read More…

Background: The back of the skull, known as the occiput, often differs in shape from the other skull bony surfaces. Due to the attachments of the thick neck muscles, the inferior surface of the occiput can have bony ‘irregularities’. Such raised bony areas are a result of the ‘form follows function’ anatomic principle where the Read More…