Forehead augmentation and parietal eminence reduction? (Photo)

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I am 20 yo and I found out that I have brachycephaly. You have no idea how this situation has been haunting my life. I would like to know if theres anything I can do to: 1. Augment my forehead; 2. Make my head more narrow in the area above my ears;

Toby Mayer, MD · Answer

I agree with Dr. Lambros--grow more hair. Your brain is inside your skull and thinning it makes you more susceptible to fractures etc.

Louis W. Apostolakis, MD · Answer

Hello,Of your two concerns, the forehead area is the one most treatable.  A custom implant would be required to reshape your forehead, but would likely work quite well.  Using your CAT scan, a virtual 3d model of your skull is made.  Your surgeon and a computer graphic artist work together to fashion an implant.  That implant is then 3d printed in plastic and sent to your surgeon where the two of you inspect it.  Should you agree that the shape is good, the implant company will cast it into silastic.  This will then be implanted.  There will be a scar behind your hairline on top of your head to place the implant, probably a couple inches in size.  You would certainly want to grow hair to cover that scar.  You need to consider the possibility that in the future you lose your hair and can't cover that scar.  Your family history of male pattern baldness should be considered.  As far as the width of your skull, that is a very challenging thing to change and I suggest you leave it alone.Dr. A

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

You have many of the classic skull features of brachycephaly. You can make some major improvements in the shape of your head through a combination of forehead augmentation and temporo-parietal skull reduction. These are very effective and safe skull reshaping procedures.

Val Lambros, MD, FACS (retired) · Answer

grow more hair. It solves a multitude of problems.......  and avoids big surgery which will leave scars that you will want to grow hair over anyway.

Forehead augmentation and parietal eminence reduction? (Photo)

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