Are Skull Implants Placed Under General or IV Sedation?
Q: Dr. Eppley,I am thinking to get skull reshaping surgery because back and top of my head is flat. I have two questions.
1- are you using IV sedation for the surgery or general Anesthesia in your clinic?
2- are you using the MMA implants or silicone implants for the surgery?
A: In answer to your questions:
- General anesthesia is used for all skull reshaping surgery. These are not procedures that can be done under any other form of anesthesia.
- Custom skull implants is the far superior method skull augmentation. The use of PMMA bone cement is an historic and poor method of onlay skull augmentation.
Dr. Barry Eppley
World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon
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