Will I Be Awake Or Asleep For Skull Implant Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I have a flat back side of my head. I was just wondering how long the process is? how long i would have to be in recovery? Will I be under? Or awake for this procedure?

A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. You have a classic flat upper back of the head which is treated by a custom skull implant. Such a skull implant is made from the patient’s 3-D CT scan which they initially get where they live through our orders. The implant design and fabrication process takes 2 to 3 months to have it ready for surgery. Surgical placement of a custom skull implant is done under general anesthesia and, depending upon how are you choose to define recovery, gets some postoperative swelling which will take 10 to 14 days to largely go away.  There is no otherwise recovery limitations other than that of the swelling.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon