Category: plastic surgery case study | skull reshaping

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Role of Scalp Expansion in Large Custom Skull Implants

Background: At its most simplistic level, aesthetic skull augmentation uses an implant to push off the outer bony cortex to create an overlying soft tissue expansion the scalp. Like every form of aesthetic face and body augmentation the ability of the soft tissues to stretch and be displaced outward is ultimately what creates the change Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Secondary Skull Augmentation using a 3D Custom Two Piece Implant Design

Background: Total skull augmentation, or enlargement of the entire head, is an uncommon procedure amongst all types of skull reshaping procedures. Almost always expanding the outer surface of the skull in a near 180 degree manner requires a first stage scalp expansion procedure to ensure a competent scalp incision closure. A prior skull augmentation procedure Read More…

OR Snapshots – Parietal Eminence Skull Reduction

Skull reshaping entails a variety of different procedures to effect minor to major head reshaping. Such procedures can fundamentally be divided into either augmentative or reductive surgery. Skull reduction procedures mainly involve bone but can also include soft tissue as well in some cases. One such skull area is that of the parietal eminence. This Read More…

OR Snapshots – Intraoperative Reshaping of a Custom Skull Implant

Custom skull implants provide one of the most effective methods to treat a side variety of head shape abnormalities. Made from a 3D CT scan they provide a preoperative design that hopefully adequately addresses the patient’s aesthetic head shape concerns. Because of their custom design, most cases do not require any intraoperative adjustment for either Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Skull Implant for Occipital Plagiocephaly and Flattening

Background: Plagiocephaly, also known as cranioscoliosis, is one of the most recognized skull shape abnormalities deformities. It has a relatively common occurrence amongst all the possible congenital skull deformities. While it affects the entire skull shape its greatest effect and patient concern is often on the back of the head. Asymmetry and variable amounts of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Two Piece Large Custom Skull Implant for Head Enlargement

Background: The size of one’s head or skull is largely genetically driven unless there are congenital brain or skull deformities involved. Head sizes vary greatly amongst all people and even amongst gender, race and geographic location. There is no known intellectual differences between the broad normal range of head sizes that occur. The interpretation of Read More…

OR Snapshots – Scalp Incision Location for Custom Occipital Skull Implants

Correction of flat and asymmetric back of the head deformities is unequivocally best done with a custom skull implant. Made from the patient’s 3D skull CT scan, the outline of the skull augmentation needed and the point of maximal projection and symmetric shape can be best achieved. With a preformed skull implant, like any other Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Right Occipital Plagiocephaly Custom Skull Implant Correction

Background: Plagioephaly is a well known skull deformity that is marked by an asymmetry of the circumferential skull shape. This is most commonly manifest by a flatness on the back of the head with varying degrees of asymmetry of the forehead as well. It is almost always that the back of the head is flatter Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Skull Height Reduction using a Grid Pattern Technique

Background: Macrocephaly can be a pathologic condition where the entire size of the head, the skull, scalp and intracranial contents, are abnormally large. There are a variety of causes for it including hydrocephalus, genetic conditions and an enlarged brain as some of the most common reasons. These are usually treated a younger age of often Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Head Enlargement with a Custom Skull Helmet Type Implant

Background: The size of one’s head is subject to a variety of normative values such as a circumferential measurement and percent of total body size. But regardless of numbers, the person’s interpretation of their head size is what is most aesthetically important. For those concerned about their head size, some people see their head size Read More…