Don Custom Skull Implants Last A Lifetime?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am interested in a custom skull implant. I have a few quick questions about it:

1.    Do you provide any kind of guarantee or certificate after the surgery, regarding the quality and long-term durability of the implant?

2.    Is it possible to stay and recover at your clinic for about 4 to 6 days post-surgery before returning to home?

3.    Would it be fine if I decide to come alone? I don’t really have anyone I can trust with me in such a delicate situation, so I’d be traveling and recovering by myself.

A: In answer to your skull implant questions:

1) This is a solid silicone material, not like a gel-filled breast implant, so there is no question about its long term structural sbtability.

2) Patients usually stay overnite in the surgery center the first night after the surgery. They then stay at a local hotel for however many days they need before they go home.

3) Patients most commonly come alone so that would be our normal experience.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon