How Soon Can I Get Skull Reduction Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’d like to ask about the general cost range for a cranium height reduction procedure, the usual wait time between a successful consultation and the surgery date, and how soon after the surgery a patient can typically fly back to their home country (Denmark in my case).

A: I believe you are referring to a top of the skull bone reduction procedure. The wait time between the consultation and the time for surgery will largely depend on your schedule. We try to make it work to our patient’s best time frame given their international location and having to travel. In all skull reductions, the greatest wait time is based on getting a 3-D CT scan of the skull and performing bone thickness color mapping so we can determine how much of the skull can be effectively and safelyreduced. Getting the scan and having it mapped does take some time.

After the surgery, you should be able to go home within 48 hours.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon