I had to undergo a craniectomy surgery because of a hematoma, it's been a year since the operation. I am wondering if there's a way if making the dent less visible?
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What you are demonstrating is a head widening effect. (temporal augmentation) That is done by placing custom made implants beneath the temporal fascia from an incision in the crease of the back of the ear. Your imaging shows temporal augmentation of about 7mms per side for a bitemporal width...
Like many long-term sagittal craniosynostosis patients who have had primary corrections the front of the skull (forehead and anterior temporal regions) can reveal some persistent narrowing. This is best correct as an adult with an overlay augmentation using a custom skull implant design for a...
Cross mental nerve graft has the potential of helping patients (restoration of sensation of the lip and other anatomical regions. This procedure currently available for nerve reconstruction involves microsurgery, it is a procedure called cross-face nerve grafting, a technique that uses a nerve...
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