What Skull Reshaping Procedures Do I Need To Fix My Plagiocephaly?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I just want my skull to be symmetric and normal because  unfortunatelyI have hereditary baldness stage 6 so my head will be shaved all the time. I need reducing from the top and augmenting at the back left.

A: The augmentation of the left back of the head is done with a custom skull implant most commonly placed through a low small scalp incision over the nuchal ridge.

Conversely reduction of the higher top of the head (crown area) requires a different surgical approach done from an incision on the top of the head.

When these skull reshaping procedures are done together then both are done from the incision on the top of the head at the crown area.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon