How Can My Scalp Rolls Be Removed?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I would like to know more information about scalp rolls removals and wrinkled skin at back of head.

A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. In looking at your pictures my suspicion is that this scalp roll may be associated with a bony overgrowth of the occipital knob or nuchal ridge line. It would be very unusual in a young person with your neck shape to have true excessive scalp  rolls alone. The determination if the scalp roll is caused a bony projection is how it feels. If the scalp roll feels fixed and minimally mobile then it is due to a bony projection which needs to be reduced with a little bit of excessive scalp removal. If it is soft and mobile, moves up-and-down, then it is a soft tissue issue alone where excision of the scalp roll is needed.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon