How Does A Custom Skull Implant Feel Like Bone?

Q: Dr. Eppley, The custom silicone skull implant is not soft when a hand presses on it? I am asking because the silicone implants look hollow and soft on the website and the Instagram account.It is not clear to me how the silicone can feel just like bone?

A:Like wall paper on a wall, it is flexible by itself but when placed on the wall it feels just like the wall. 9acquires the same feel mas what it rests on) You have to evaluate it in the situation in which it is applied not in isolation or free standing. It is no different than silicone chin and cheek implants.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon