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For a Flat Small Head, Are There Implants That Can Be Inserted to Add Size to the Skull?

asked 1 year ago by AznJoe818 in ca
Latest answer by Jeffrey Weinzweig, MD
Question viewed 1,664 times
Tags: age 18-24, male, head, implant

I have a very small head and its flat at the top. It doesn't curve up like a normal shaped head so i always puff my hair up to hide it. But I have read there is a procedure that can add size to the head with an implant? Is this done in America and if so how can I find an experience surgeon who has added implants to augment the top of the head?

2 answers to For a Flat Small Head, Are There Implants That Can Be Inserted to Add Size to the Skull?

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Skull Augmentation

I have a very small head and its flat at the top. It doesn't curve up like a normal shaped head so i always puff my hair up to hide it. But I have read there is a procedure that can add size to the head with an implant? Is this done in America and if so how can I find an experience surgeon who has added implants to augment the top of the head? The most effective method to produce permanent expansion in your case would be to use a tissue expander to enlarge the scalp prior to... more
Jeffrey Weinzweig, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Injectable Cranioplasty Can Fix Flat Spot On Head

Your problem is that the curvature of your skull from the forehead back is flatter than you would aesthetically like. While the historic use of an open cranioplasty or implant could easily improve the skull's shape, the trade-off of a scalp scar (particularly in a male) would not be worth it. But a new technique for cranioplasty now exists that avoids the need for a long scalp scar to introduce a skull-shaping (onlay) material. Using Kryptonite Bone Cement, this material can be... more
Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD

Indianapolis Plastic Surgeon

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