If my skull is too hard to be molded like many babies that have this problem are there any surgeries that could fix this?? I know it's my skull and it could be dangerous but I'm willing to take that risk. My head is completely flat at the back and it goes higher as you can see. This effects my appearance completely. It has made going out of the house a living hell for me since I always get stared at. I'm also thinking about getting fillers in my forehead to kind of even out the slope I have .
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It is possible to correct such defects with properly sized and placed orbital floor implants or grafting. The surgery does take a couple of weeks to recover from. Find a facial plastic surgeon or occuloplastic surgeon that routinely treats trauma.
Thank you for your question. If there is pus coming out around the plate, the plate needs to be removed. Pus is a sign of infection. The bone should have healed by now - but an xray or CT would be useful to confirm that prior to plate removal.The plate acts as a foreign body to which bugs attach...
It sounds like you have a complex facial asymmetry with an underdeveloped jaw, orbital dystopia (unequal eye height) as well as a sunken eye on one side. There may well be options to improve your situation and I would recommend you see a Craniofacial surgeon for a proper assessment of what the...
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