Do I Need A CT Scan Before Underging Skull Reshaping Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, hi!! i am a 25 year old female with mild to severe plagiocephaly. my frontal right side of my skull is protruding, along with the occipital right side of my skull being flat. i live in Montana but i am willing to travel to have this part of my skull shaven down (front right) and an implant put in the back right of my scalp. i had a couple of questions regarding the consultation. i see that we can schedule a virtual consultation, but wouldn’t radiographs need to be taken during the consult? i am just worried about traveling to Indiana just to get radiographs, fly back to Montana, then back to Indiana to get the procedure, then back to Montana again. any help would be greatly appreciate as i have been researching this for months and have been wanting this surgery my entire life. thank you so much!!!

A: You are correct n that a 3D Skull CT scan is needed to assess the thickness of the frontal bone to see how much of the forehead protrusion can be reduced as well as it serves as the basis on which the implant is made for correction of the flattened side of the back of the head.

That is a scan you get where you live in which we provide the order for you to get it done at a local imaging center. You only owe here once for the surgery.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon