Category: skull reshaping

Background: Congenital skull defects occur in a wide variety of presentations. In essence it is any contour irregularity that results in a noticeable loss of contour projection. Most congenital skull defects are not full-thickness. Rather they are partial thickness with inadequate bine thickness compared to the surrounding bone. One of the smaller congenital skull defects Read More…

Background:  While shape deficiencies can occur on any area of the skull, the back of the head is the most frequently affected. Most such head shape deformities are positional, occurring either in utero and in the early post natal period. Given the frequent position that the head is in laying in utero or during sleep, Read More…

Background:  The shape of the skull has varying degrees of convexity on its five surfaces. The forehead and sides of the head come closest to a flatter surface shape but the top and back of head has a well defined convexity to it. A flat top or flat back of the the head is a Read More…

Background:  A full crown of the head is a desirable physical feature for some women today. For those women who have a deficiency in the crown area, they commonly try to camouflage it by teasing their hair up but eventually may tire of the effort due to lack of effect or thinning of their hair. Read More…

Background: Head width reduction is commonly perceived as a bone thickness problem. But the reality is that the posterior temporal muscle makes an equal, if not greater contribution, in many cases. As a result, muscle removal has proven to be a highly effective and successful procedure with no adverse sequelae for head width reduction. Posterior Read More…