Can The Titanium Mesh On My Skull Be Removed?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Would Dr. Eppley be willing to remove titanium mesh that is covering part of the skull? I would be paying out of pocket but what I would like done is essentially removal due to infection and inflammatory reaction due to internal fixation device. The mesh was placed five years ag0 after a craniotomy & there has been ongoing and increasing pain at the location of the mesh

A:I would need to see some x-rays that show the location of the mesh as well as the size of the bone defect that it is covering. In removing this mesh it would need to be replaced with split thickness cranial bone grafts as you obviously can not leave the dura/brain exposed.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon